KMR Audio has announced its exclusive dealership of American boutique manufacturer Stager Microphones, starting with the SR-2N ribbon microphone.
Handcrafted in Nashville, the Stager Microphones SR-2N is designed ‘to capture a larger than life sound that belies its diminutive size’.
It uses a 0.6 microns large ribbon, powered by neodymium motor and a toroidal output transformer. The top end exhibits the typical roll off of ribbon microphones, but retains transient detail that flatters percussive sounds as well as bright sources. ‘Get it close to a guitar cab for superb low-end emphasis, or use two as microphone overheads to capture a gorgeous, three-dimensional sound, or simply point it at any source and be impressed by what you hear,’ the company says.
Along with its gig-eight polar pattern and 0.6-micron ribbon, the SR-2N uses a proprietary toroidal transformer, comes with an 8ft mogami cable attached and has a ball joint swivel mount.
The Stager Microphone SR-2N retails at US$500 and is available in the UK directly from KMR Audio at £499 inc. VAT (£415.83 ex VAT).
