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MXL R40 Ribbon Mics are back at M F dot com for $69.99

How are y’all doin on this bright+chilly day.  Wanted to L Y K that the MXL R40 Ribbon Mics are apparently available again for $69 at musicians friend dot com.  Click here to go to their website.  The prices on this item fluctuate wildly, so if you’ve been considering buying your first ribbon mic (or maybe a knock-around unit for live sound use….???), this might be the time to move.

While not a great microphone on the level of a good vintage RCA or Beyer, the MXL sounds surprisingly good when mod’d with an aftermarket transformer.  We ran an article on this easy+inexpensive process some years ago, and it has proven to be one of the most popular articles on PreservationSound.

Click here to read that article.

…And click hear to check out a listening test that we did of 4 different ribbon mics, including the mod’d R40.

chris

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  • Chris,

    Great article, which I stumbled across your R40 project while looking for information on my recently acquired R40. I figure it sounded OK stock, but I knew it could be better.

    After reading this post, I shot over to Edcor and purchased a RMX-1 transformer. I have performed this modification on a Nady RSM-4 a few years back (along with a ribbon adjustment), and the different was outstanding!

    Finding your website also sparked my interest into building audio projects again. Thanks for the inspiration!

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