HUM RS-2 Ribbon Mic System

HUM Audio Devices RS-2 is extraordinary, complete recording system with sound and features never before found in any of the top class ribbon mics. Huge, larger than life sound with a lot of depth and details, at the same time preserves the classic ribbon sound flavor so much beloved by musicians and engineers. The RS-2 is the world’s first remote controlled, Stereo/MS ribbon microphone system with built-in High-End discrete class A mic preamps. The RS-2 is a complete recording system with sound and features never before found in any of the top class ribbon mics. Custom tailored 1.8 micron aluminum ribbon motors are paired together with audiophile quality handcrafted audio circuits and high precision CNC-machined mechanics. The RS-2 excels on many sound sources, covering a wide range of studio recording applications, including string section recordings, piano, guitars, woodwinds, ambience, drum overheads and vocals. It gives you huge, larger than life sound with a lot of details – like in good condenser mics, but at the same time you have that classic lovely ribbon sound flavor, so much beloved by musicians and sound engineers. Tracks recorded with RS-2 also blend very well with other elements in the mix. That’s a distinctive feature of all the best mics on the market. TWO MODES Active and Passive mode HIGH-END MIC PREAMPS High End, discrete class-A mic preamps built into mic body RIBBON MOTORS Custom made 1.8 micron aluminum foil ribbon motors REMOTE CONTROLLED It gives access to all functions via single XLR cable LOW CUT FILTER Switchable Low Cut Filter (50Hz, 80Hz and 120Hz) AIR BOOST MODE Air Boost mode gives you very smooth Pultec style HF boost M/S MATRIX Transformer based M/S matrix PHASE INVERT MODE Phase Invert mode for both mic channels simultaneously DIM OPTION Very useful DIM option protects speakers during mic positioning ROTATABLE MIC HEAD Rotatable mic head for fast change between L/R to M/S position HIGH GAIN & HUGE HEADROOM High gain and huge headroom – no worry about high source SPL ANTI-VIBRATION SYSTEM Dual anti- vibration system (external and internal) CUSTOM MADE CABLES Custom made signal and power cables LUNDAHL TRANSFORMERS Lundahl mic and line output transformers SHORT SIGNAL PATH Extremely short signal path AUDIOPHILE QUALITY Audiophile quality selected components NO ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS No electrolytic capacitors in signal path