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What’s the difference between various inexpensive made-in-China ribbon mics? There are so many styles, makes and models!
Importers and “rebranders” of made-in-China mics often specify different body, headbasket and color schemes to differentiate their microphones from other brands. But just as the capsule is the heart of a condenser microphone, the “motor” is the heart of [...]

Show me a guy with a ribbon mic, and I’ll show you a guy who’s afraid of phantom power.
The two go hand-in-hand, as if the mere presence of phantom power could cook all the ribbons in the studio, whether they’re wired or not. But that sounds less like phantom power than like ghosts in the [...]