The VR1 a passive ribbon to bring out the bite and edge from your guitar cabs with no muddy highs. The VR ribbon microphones from sE mark a new era for ribbon mic technology. Until the VR Series the only ribbon mic in the world to perform across 20Hz-18kHz was our own Rupert Neve collaboration the RNR1. This was achieved using state-of-the-art custom transformers and a Rupert Neve-designed circuit to reveal HF usually absent. With the VR mics full frequency response is achieved using a clever mechanical device designed by Siwei Zou the company CEO and a hand-tensioned ribbon constructed by our highly specialized technicians in sE s capsule room. Specifications: • Electronics: Passive • Generating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbon • Directional Pattern: Figure-8 • Frequency range: 20 Hz - 18 kHz • Impedance: 300 Ohms • Sensitivity: 1.78 mV/Pa (-55 dB) • Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz) • Signal to Noise Ratio: 75 dB • Self-Noise: 19 dB(A) • Matching Connectors: XLR3F • Power requirement: N/A (phantom-protected) • Dimensions: Length: 33mm (1.30 in.) Width: 19.5mm (0.77 in) Height: 127mm (5.00 in) • Weight: 230g / 8.11oz