Turtlerock Forum

Hi, I'm gauging interest in trading my A440 AEA ribbon mic. Only 12 months old with very little use due to delays in acquiring suitable studio space over the last year. I estimate its value to be around the 5k mark.

Needless to say its an amazing mic but you need a well-treated room because of its naturally faithful character, figure 8 polar pattern, and stunning sensitivity. Incredible on acoustic sources and of course a preeminent distant mic.

Although sonically its phenomenal, its powerful proximity effect makes it challenging to tame in my dimensionally-challenged non-treated environment. A decent space is at least 12-24 months away (I don't record/engineer for a living) and I'm wanting to get some of my own material recorded at home in that time so thought I'd put it out there.

Below is a bunch of gear on my current wish list in case there's anyone out there who would like to discuss a trade of some description.

AEA R44
pair schoeps CMC6 with subcardioid caps (or omnis)
Neumann (anything vintage)
clean pre (NPNG/Forssell/M-1/Gordon etc)
I'm also interested in non-flavoured comps at the moment (NTP179-160/Trakker)

Thanks
James Hanly