General
The Royer Labs R-122 mkII active ribbon microphone is fitted with a pad switch and low-off filter and, thanks to the active circuit, the R-122 mkII has a much higher output and lower impedance than the passive R-121. As such, the R-122 mkII can be used with almost any preamplifier and when recording extreme, loud sound sources, you can use the switchable attenuator and avoid overloading. At close range, you can compensate for any possible excess layers created by the proximity effect with the low-off filter. Whether your sound source is incredibly quiet or extremely loud, close or distant, the R-121 mkII will deliver the full, silky sound you would expect from a high-grade ribbon microphone.
