Golden Age Project R1A PREMIER Active Ribbon MicrophoneThe R1A is a unique microphone since it is a high quality and low cost vintage style ribbon microphone with active electronics using high end components. The unmatched natural and musical sound of the R1A ribbon microphone combined with a discrete amplifier (no integrated circuits used), powered by standard 48V phantom power, that isolates the ribbon and the gain make up transformer from the outside world. All of this gives you a stunning realism with