T. Bone Ribbon Mic/Other Cheap Ribbons

craigmorris74 said:

I recently picked up a T. Bone RB100 off Thomann to mess around with.  The mic is advertised as using 2.5 micron foil for the ribbon.  I know in the past the cheap mics would advertise one thickness but put something really thick in instead (probably to reduce the chance of the ribbon breaking).  Does anyone know if this is still the case, or are the Asian factories actually putting the advertised foil in the mics now?

Thanks,
Craig

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abbey road d enfer said:

There's a lot of variations between samples of the same SKU: I suspect they may use alternate suppliers so you don't know what you'll get.
My Thomann ribbon mic, although spec'd at 200 ohms, was actually 2500, which made it unusable in most circumstances. I know for certain that other members have the same mic with the correct impedance.
Ribbon thickness is a trivial issue in comparison.

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