AEA A440 Phantom Powered Ribbon Microphone

Phantom Powered, Ultra-Quiet Version of the Iconic R44 Ribbon MicrophoneThe Rolls Royce of Ribbon MicsThe A440 is the quietest high-performance ribbon microphone ever produced. It combines all of the warmth and beauty of the classic 44 with a signal so hot, you'll have to experience it to believe it. As with the rest of AEA's Big Ribbon microphones, it needs very little EQ, takes it nicely when you want it, and is free of resonances in the audible range. The A440 is unlike any other microphone on the market today, and no professional studio should be without one.A Glance under the HoodLike its passive cousin, the R44CX, the A440 is based on the RCA 44BX, but is phantom powered and uses a custom-made German transformer. The active electronics are inspired by AEA's acclaimed TRP JFET preamp technology, providing a consistent sound immune to preamp loading. The A440 uses the same RCA NOS (new-old stock) ribbon element, only 1.8 microns thick, which is hand-cut from material originally man