SE ELECTRONICS - se-x1r - ribbon microphone - x1 series - figure8

The X1 R is a rugged ribbon for any purpose.


The sE X1 R ribbon microphone is a high performance passive ribbon from sE Electronics. The sE Electronics X1 R is suited to a variety of recording applications including guitar cabs, overhead drums, brass, woodwind, strings, commercial broadcast and voice-over.
The X1 R is a vintage-modern hybrid that provides all the inherent smoothness of a hand-crafted ribbon mic, but with more versatility, durability, and ease of use than the delicate ribbons of yesteryear.

The X1 R brings the magic of traditional ribbon mics into the modern age with a tough construction that can handle any SPL. This is a ribbon you can take on the road.
Its hybrid old and new ribbon technology gives you all the natural beauty of the ribbon sound, but with more versatility and ease of use than the majority of ribbons on today's market.

This state of the art ribbon element enclosed by top-grade Neodymium magnets boasts some of our latest ribbon microphone technologies. We have combined our traditional ribbon technology with some of the mechanical elements of our own VR1/VR2 microphone HF (High Frequency) extension technology to bring you a classic sounding ribbon mic with a gentle HF lift.



SPECS :

-Electronics: Passive
-Generating Element: Hand-tensioned 2.5µm aluminum ribbon
-Directional Pattern: Figure-8
-Frequency range: 20 Hz - 16 kHz
-Impedance: 200 Ohms
-Sensitivity: 1.78 mV/Pa (-55 dB)
-Max SPL: 135 dB (0.5% THD @ 1kHz)
-Signal to Noise Ratio: 71 dB
-Self Noise: 23 dB(A)
-Matching Connectors: XLR3F
-Power requirement: N/A (phantom-protected)
-Weight: 510g / 17.99oz