Royer Labs is marking 15 years of ribbon microphonemanufacture with the release of its 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition model.
Royer Labs was founded in May 1998 and the R-121 Studio Ribbon Microphone was its first product. The hundred or so R-121 models shipped with a black version of the Royer Labs logo before changing to the green logo that has been a feature of R-121s since. The 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone celebrates the company’s history with the original black logo. In addition, the anniversary R-121 ships with a 15th Anniversary Certificate of Authenticity, signed by David Royer, the company’s chief engineer after whom the company is named.
‘The R-121 is an exceptional microphone, but I have to admit to being sentimentally attached to the first few R-121’s with their black logos,’ says John Jennings, Royer Labs’ VP of Sales & Marketing. ‘When David showed [Royer President] Rick Perrotta and me the original R-121 design, we knew we had a game changer on our hands. That mic laid Royer’s foundation, and over the past 15 years R-121s have been used on countless world renowned recordings – from heavy rock to the finest classical and scoring work. It’s become a fixture with many pro audio engineers and producers, and it was a huge factor in our receiving the 2013 Technical Grammy Award. The 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone has a rich and unique heritage that, in many ways, has defined who we are as a company.’
The R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone has a production run of 250 units at The the same MSRP price (US$1,395) as the standard R-121.
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