4. Always provide adequate protection for your R-122V, or any
ribbon microphone. If the microphone is to remain set up on a
stand when not in use, place a “mic sock” (supplied with every
Royer microphone) over it until it is to be used. Do not carry the
microphone around without placing a mic sock over it. Failure
to follow this commonsense practice may yield a stretched ribbon
and compromised performance.
5. Do not allow the microphone to be dropped on hard surfaces
such as floors or tables - depending on how the mic falls, the
ribbon could be stretched. The microphone would likely continue
to operate, but performance could be compromised and re-
ribboning the microphone would be necessary to restore normal
operation.
Amplification Considerations
Almost any quality microphone preamplifier with nominal gain
characteristics will give excellent results with your R-122V
vacuum tube ribbon microphone. Unlike standard ribbon
microphones that require a proper impedance match to deliver
optimal performance, the input impedance of your preamplifier
will have minimal affect on the R-122V’s operational performance
because the ribbon element is loaded perfectly via the microphone’s
electronics package. However, preamplifier impedances below
2,000-ohms will impair headroom.
Careful consideration should be given to the quality of the
microphone preamplifier. Studio-grade preamplifiers generally
sound much better than cheap ones. Headroom, noise floor,
transparency and coloration are all factors to consider in
determining which preamplifier is most suitable for your studio
or live sound application. Other features are usually secondary
and fall into the category of conveniences or interface capabilities
(such as digital or optical outputs).
A good preamplifier should sound natural, with no sign of edginess
or excessive noise. Vacuum tube preamplifiers sound warm, yet
wonderfully airy and transparent. Do not expect a vacuum tube
preamplifier to be as quiet as a solid-state preamp, as electron
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