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  • Royer R-121 (Nickel)
    Royer R-121 (Nickel)
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Dynamic Ribbon Microphone Dynamic Ribbon Microphone with Figure-8 Polar Pattern, Comes in Beautiful Wooden Box - Nickel Royer ribbon microphones are simply wonderful! Here at Sweetwater, many of our Sales Engineers own and use these microphones due to their flexibility and versatility. The R-121 is a Sweetwater best-seller and hundreds of our customers agree that you can use it on everything from guitar amps and percussion to...
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    (8 reviews) Sale Price: $1,295.00
    List Price: $1,395.00

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  • Avantone Audio CR-14
    Avantone Audio CR-14
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Avantone!
    Ribbon Mic w/Shock Mt. & Case Ribbon Microphone with Dual Ribbon Element, Shockmount, Wooden Box, and Metal Case Here's an exceptional ribbon mic, at a price that makes it easy to put to work in any studio! Avantone's CR-14 ribbon mic gives you smooth sound, classy retro-style looks, and the kind of SPL handling (up to 145dB) that makes it great on practically anything in your studio - vocals, drum kits, guitar amps, and...
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    (3 reviews) Sale Price: $259.00

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  • Royer R-101
    Royer R-101
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Ribbon Microphone Passive Studio Ribbon Microphone with High SPL Handling Here's a ribbon mic that's built to take on practically any sound source in the room! Royer's amazing R-101 works well on everything from drums to acoustic guitars to loud amplifiers. You'll love the smooth "you are there" sound you get from the R-101. You'll also appreciate the peace of mind you get knowing that...
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    (11 reviews) Sale Price: $799.00
    List Price: $895.00

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  • AEA R84
    AEA R84
    Special Offer: Free Stereo Mounting Bar!
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from AEA!
    LRG Multi-Purpose Ribbon Mic Large Ribbon Studio Microphone w/Cable and Carrying Case If you are new to ribbons, you are in for a treat! The AEA R84 Ribbon Microphone is an outstanding general-purpose microphone, ideally suited for solo and accent work. It is hard to find an application where the R84 mic does not shine. Its natural sound and figure-8 directional sensitivity mean the R84 gives you...
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    (9 reviews) Sale Price: $990.00
    List Price: $1,100.00

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  • Beyerdynamic M 160
    Beyerdynamic M 160
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from beyerdynamic!
    Hypercard Double Ribbon Mic Hypercardioid Ribbon Microphone with Double Ribbon Transducer You'll be astounded at the wide range of applications for the M 160! Long regarded by audio professionals as one of the top choices for capturing the sound of a wide variety of acoustic stringed instruments - everything from violins and violas to acoustic guitars and zithers - the M 160 also delivers impressive...
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    (5 reviews) Sale Price: $699.00
    List Price: $799.00

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  • Royer R-121 (Black Nickel)New
    Royer R-121 (Black Nickel) 
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Dynamic Ribbon Microphone Dynamic Ribbon Microphone with Figure-8 Polar Pattern, Comes in Beautiful Wooden Box - Sweetwater-exclusive Black Nickel Royer ribbon microphones are simply wonderful! Here at Sweetwater, many of our Sales Engineers own and use these microphones due to their flexibility and versatility. The R-121 is a Sweetwater best-seller and hundreds of our customers agree that you can use it on everything from guitar amps and percussion to...
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    Sale Price: $1,295.00
    List Price: $1,395.00

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  • Royer R-101 Matched Pair
    Royer R-101 Matched Pair
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Matched Pair Ribbon Mics Passive Studio Ribbon Microphone with High SPL Handling - Matched Pair Here's a ribbon mic matched pair that's built to take on practically any sound source in the room - in true stereo! Royer's amazing R-101 Matched Pair works well on everything from drums to acoustic guitars to loud amplifiers. You'll love the smooth "you are there" sound you get from the R-101. You'll also...
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    Sale Price: $1,648.00
    List Price: $1,840.00

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  • Shure KSM313
    Shure KSM313
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Shure!
    Dual Voice Roswellite Ribbon Mic Dual-voice Ribbon Microphone with 30Hz-15kHz Frequency Response, Proprietary Ribbon Material, and 146dB SPL-handling Get dual-purpose performance from Shure's KSM313 ribbon microphone! One side of the KSM313 provides a brighter character that shines on your vocals, while the other side offers a rich, full sound that's ideal for your amplified instruments. Among its other premium components, this striking ribbon mic features...
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    (3 reviews) Sale Price: $1,295.00
    List Price: $1,619.00

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  • AEA R88
    AEA R88
    Special Offer: Free Stereo Mounting Bar!
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from AEA!
    LRG Stereo Ribbon Mic Large Ribbon Stereo Microphone with Cable and Carrying Case The AEA R88 stereo ribbon mic utilizes the same basic LRG and acoustic structure as the R44CNE, and delivers that "big ribbon" sound for stereo applications. AEA's first ribbon mic, classic high-output R44, continues gaining converts with its natural sound, articulate midrange and forgiving nature. Both the AEA...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $1,705.50
    List Price: $1,895.00

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  • AEA R92
    AEA R92
    Special Offer: Free Stereo Mounting Bar!
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from AEA!
    LRG Instrument Mic Large Ribbon Studio Microphone w/Cable and Carrying Case In the past few years AEA's acclaimed R84 Ribbon Microphone has become a new studio standard. Now AEA has once again expanded the sonic possibilities of ribbon mics with the R92 Ribbon Microphone. Reduced proximity bass boost and excellent wind blast protection make it suitable for close micing (6-12 inches) of...
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    (2 reviews) Sale Price: $810.00
    List Price: $900.00

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  • Royer SF-12
    Royer SF-12
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Stereo Coincident Ribbon Mic Stereo Coincident Dynamic Ribbon Microphone The Royer SF-12 stereo coincident ribbon microphone combines high quality audio performance with outstanding stereo separation and imaging. It is a modern ribbon design with no audible diffraction effects or cavity resonance. Royer SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone at a Glance: Two matched ribbon mics in one...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $2,695.00
    List Price: $2,895.00

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  • Audio-Technica AT4081 (Mic Only)
    Audio-Technica AT4081 (Mic Only)
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Audio-Technica!
    Active Bi-Directional Ribbon Mic Active Ribbon Microphone with Low-profile Body, Figure-8 Pickup Pattern, and Phantom-powered Electronics The Audio-Technica AT4081 active ribbon microphone gives you the amazingly smooth and natural sound of a quality ribbon mic, but also adds a higher output than you'd expect! A-T built the AT4081 around their revolutionary, active ribbon transducer — but the AT4081's slender build more closely resembles that...
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    Sale Price: $699.00
    List Price: $895.00

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  • Royer R-122
    Royer R-122
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Ribbon Microphone Phantom-Powered Active Ribbon Microphone The R-122 is the world's first phantom powered ribbon microphone, delivering all of the warm, very natural tone of Royer's R-121 ribbon mic, but with 15 dB more Gain and Impedance Matching circuitry that allows the ribbon to operate at its full potential regardless of the preamplifier you plug it into! Royer...
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    (4 reviews) Sale Price: $1,750.00
    List Price: $1,895.00

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  • sE Electronics Voodoo VR1
    sE Electronics Voodoo VR1
    Special Offer: Free sE Pop Filter with sE Mics $399 and up!
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from sE Electronics!
    Passive Ribbon Mic Passive Ribbon Microphone ...and so does sE Electronics. Put them together, and you've got one of the coolest affordably ribbon mics out there. Based on some of the innovations sE created when they made the world-famous RNR1 ribbon mic, sE Electronics set out to create the affordable, passive Voodoo VR1 ribbon microphone. What makes the...
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    Sale Price: $699.00
    List Price: $799.00

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  • AEA A840
    AEA A840
    Special Offer: Free Stereo Mounting Bar!
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from AEA!
    LRG Phantom Power Ribbon Mic Large-diaphragm Powered Ribbon Microphone with 141dB SPL Handling, 20Hz-20kHz Frequency Response, and High Output The exciting AEA A840 is a powered version of the acclaimed R84 microphone. Now, you can get that luscious ribbon sound, only with the benefit of a hotter signal that gives you a lot more versatility — both in how you use it and what preamplifier you use it with. With an outstanding clear, natural sound,...
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    Sale Price: $1,552.50
    List Price: $1,725.00

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  • Blue Microphones Woodpecker
    Blue Microphones Woodpecker
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Blue!
    Active Ribbon Microphone Active Ribbon Microphone with Wood Finish and Figure-8 Polar Pattern The newest addition to the Blue family of microphones, the Woodpecker is an active ribbon microphone with a stunning exotic wood finish. The low noise and superb detail of Blue's renowned Class-A discrete handmade electronics combines with the bold sound of a handmade aluminum ribbon pressure-gradient transducer....
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    (7 reviews) Sale Price: $999.99

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  • Audio-Technica AT4080 (Mic Only)
    Audio-Technica AT4080 (Mic Only)
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Audio-Technica!
    Active Bi-Directional Ribbon Mic Bi-directional Active Ribbon Microphone with Figure-8 Pickup Pattern and Phantom-powered Electronics The Audio Technica AT4080 active ribbon microphone gives you the unbeatably smooth, natural sound of a great ribbon mic — plus the kind of rock-solid reliability not always associated with a ribbon! Housed in a classically rugged, "suspension cradled" housing that resembles a side-address condenser...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $999.00
    List Price: $1,245.00

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  • Beyerdynamic M 130
    Beyerdynamic M 130
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from beyerdynamic!
    Figure 8 Double Ribbon Mic Dual Ribbon Microphone with Figure-8 Polar Pattern Beyerdynamic is one of few microphone manufacturers worldwide that still produce ribbon microphones. One of the finest examples of their work is the legendary M 130. This unique double-ribbon microphone's element has superb transient response, creating a highly detailed sound with unequalled accuracy and...
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    Sale Price: $699.00
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  • Royer SF-24
    Royer SF-24
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Active Stereo Ribbon Mic Phantom-Powered Stereo Ribbon Microphone The new SF-24 stereo ribbon microphone is a phantom powered version of the popular Royer SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone, combining the SF-12's high quality audio performance, outstanding stereo separation and imaging with Royer's exclusive active electronics system for ribbon microphones. The SF-24's output of...
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    (3 reviews) Sale Price: $4,295.00
    List Price: $4,495.00

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  • Royer R-122V
    Royer R-122V
    Special Offer: 18 Months Interest Free Financing from Royer!
    Tube Ribbon Microphone Ribbon Microphone with Vacuum Tube Circuit and Military-grade Tube The R-122V was the first commercially produced vacuum tube ribbon microphone available. Performance-wise, the R-122V falls in line with the R-121 and R-122. The tube offers 15dB more gain than the R-121 and 10dB more than the R-122, but the sound is pure Royer - familiar and natural. The increased output lets you...
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    (1 review) Sale Price: $3,095.00
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At Sweetwater, we take pride in our great ribbon microphones selection. We carry top-quality products that you can count on for dependability and quality, and our knowledgeable and friendly Sales Engineers are here to help you find the ribbon microphones to fit your needs, at a competitive price. Whether you're looking for pro-level items, entry-level gear, or anything in between, you can count on Sweetwater for an incredible inventory of the best products you'll find anywhere. And our expert service and amazing free shipping on most items add even more value to our ribbon microphones stock!

Our Customers Say...

I can talk to my Sales Engineer about any piece of equipment, and he always steers me in the right direction. He truly knows what he's talking about, and he never tries to over-sell me on anything. If he worked in the Nashville area, I'd probably owe him about 20 dinners by now!
Michael Erin Woody, Brentwood, TN

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