It's like the ugly and inconvenient knock-off of Beyerdynamic M160.

I received this microphone as a Christmas gift. Let me start with something positive, it sounds more or less same as a Beyerdynamic M160, and hence work excellent for recording guitars.

But, everything goes downhill from there. Due to its odd shape it is tricky to mount. Its mounting platform is nowhere as sturdy as that of Royer R121 or Extinct Audio Black Ops.

Although it has the sound signature of the M160, but it misses out on all other qualities that made the M160 such a practical choice when it came to ribbon microphones. First of all unlike the M160, this microphone is uses figure-8 polar pattern, so it's nowhere as easy to position as the M160, and due to its odd mount it's nowhere as convenient to use as the M160. I highly doubt if it is anywhere as durable as the M160.

I can't fathom how people in reviews have raved it as being better than the R121, because honestly it's more or less a M160 knockoff with an uglier design, questionable durability and none of the practicality.

Its only saving grace is that it offers the M160 tonality at half the price.

Genuinely impressed.

I heard good reviews about this microphone, but here's the thing, when folks start claiming stuffs like "flagship killer", "better than the Royer R121" for a microphone I usually take those claims with a grain of salt.

I bought the microphone because I wanted a reasonably priced but decent quality ribbon microphone, but after using it I will say genuinely impressed by this microphone. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I prefer it over the Royer R121, and Beyerdynamics M160.

It captures details so much better than those microphones and although it has the warmth of a ribbon microphone it doesn't add unwanted boxy and woofy low mid and mid-range coloration to your guitar tracks. It has an excellent linear tonal response. It's hands down one of the most mix friendly ribbon microphone I have ever used.

No I won't use phrase "good microphone for the price" for this microphone, this ain't some cheap alternative to the industry standard ribbon microphones. This is a high quality ribbon microphone that is being sold at a price that is affordable for working musicians.

The sound I have in my head

Small, heavy.well built. greater frequency response than most other ribbons. More 'air' . This was my first ribbon mic, and I don't regret getting the Voodoo when I compared with other ribbons, OR any other mic for that matter. Even though i gave it 5 stars, the shock-mount looks cool, like a suspension bridge--- but replacement of the bands is like a Chinese jigsaw puzzle! An absolute nightmare to figure out. Don't believe me? Try it. So, you get a mic, shock-mount, and 'puzzle game' all in one. But seriously, I bought the mic for its sound, and this mic knocks it out of the park!

Very accurate, hifi and neutral sounding ribbon mic.

It's a different kind of ribbon microphone. When compared side by side with Royer R121 it doesn't have the mid-range honk, it has a very clean, detailed, and neutral mid-range.

As for the low end, once again, it's very uncolored, clean but extended. The biggest surprise is the high end. It has a more extended high end than other ribbon microphones, however its high end is very clean and it has the warmth that you expect from a ribbon microphone.

The best description of this microphone will be that it's highly accurate, hifi, but at the same time it has the warmth of a ribbon microphone. It captures sound sources with utmost accuracy, but at the same time imparts smoothness to them. I like it better than the Royer R121, which is quite surprising when you consider the fact that this microphone costs just $400. It looks hideous though.

I mainly use this for singing and spoken word

I know that a majority of the microphones which existed back in the 1950's were ribbon microphones and me liking vintage equipment, I had to have one. I use this microphone mainly for spoken word applications, but have used it for singing as well with great results. You do have to be careful though as I broke my first one by lightly banging it while on tis stand and it never worked properly ever again after that!

Good things sometimes come in a small package

This mic is pretty close in sound to the x1r from se. It's small and is made really well