AEA R88-My In-Depth Review ("Why I hated to send it back.") during the review period. After level-matching all the recorded files, I spent considerable time listening to the differences between the two microphones. By Rich Tozzoli Published: June 30, 2015 ⋅ Updated: June 4, 2020 . MIX Magazine, 2004-11; SoundOnSound, 2005-12; EQ Magazine, 2005-01; R88 Documentation. Funky Ribbon. AEA R88 and R88A Ribbon Mic . The AEA R88 is, in rather simplistic terms, two R84 figure-of-eight mics mounted one above the other in a common housing. On complex music, rich in harmonics and with reasonably fast tempos (i.e. R88 Product Description; R88 User Guide; R88 Technical Specification; AEA R88 Multi-Pattern Ribbon Stereo Microphone. We were going for a … If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. The R88A ribbon microphone is an active version of AEA’s R88MK2 Passive Ribbon Mic. Sound On Sound has carried reviews of AEA ribbon mics before (the RCA44 and the R84), but this review is a little different, because the new R88 is the only stereo ribbon mic I have ever come across. Review: AEA R88 mk2 Stereo Ribbon Microphone. Clubhouse Studios (Rhinebeck, NY) engineer/producer Neil Dorfsman and owner/engineer Paul Antonel put up an AEA R88 mk2 stereo ribbon microphone on drummer Ray Levier’s kit. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. A few years later, Wes and AEA wunderkind Sammy Rothman stopped by, fairly unannounced, and dropped off a pair each of their Nuvo series ribbons — the N8 and the N22. The R88A offers an extra 12dB of transformer gain, which is advantageous when recording quiet sources like vocals or soft acoustic guitars. The R88 is a stereo ribbon microphone, with two ribbon transducers mounted at 90° to one another. Like the R88MK2, the R88A is a stereo microphone with two ribbon motors stacked on top of each other and off-set. – Mix Magazine(Read the review) “When I heard that Wes Dooley at AEA was planning a stereo version of the R84 – the R88 – I was interested. Reviews & News. Rich Tozzoli tested an AEA R88 mk2 stereo ribbon microphone at Clubhouse Studios. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. That day, I acquired my third AEA mic, the R88 Mk2 stereo ribbon, and a relationship was born.