I have a Reslo RV Ribbon Microphone which I bought off Kingley last year sitting pretty in my front room and I would love to hear it sing but I don't have a lead for it. It has a screw on connector with 3 female conection points, two side by side and one off on it's own. Does anyone know where I could get a lead that would fit this beautifull mic?
Last Edited by on Jan 15, 2013 11:32 AM
Hi JD, yeah I've tried E Bay etc, but no joy, It's such anunusual Mic and connector I think I am in for a challenge. I was thinking of trying Ron Sunshine but of course sourcing one in Blighty would be better.
Could someone explain the terminology of Hot and Cold in this context, I'm a Plumber and I know a lot about Hot and Cold but if I use that knowlege in this context I could end up with a wet face!
Hi guys, once again thanks to you all for your advice,I don't know if the mic works so it would be good if someone could tell me how to test it before I lay out cash for a lead. I presume I can just cut the end off a lead, bare the wires and poke them into the female connectors on the mic as in JDs pic above, maybe with a bit of wooden tooth pick poked in to secure them and then plug into an Amp and see what occurs, would that suffice?
Yeah that should work for testing purposes Steve. If I remember there were a couple of ribbon mics in that stuff. I can't remember if either worked as I just used them as ornaments. Years ago I tried wiring up a ribbon mic to an amp. I seem to remember it had a very low output. Unlike those 545SD mics which are killer harp mics.
Hi JD, I just wanted to sing through it to hear what it sounds like because it looks so good and I am hoping it will sound as good as it looks so I will just be plugging it into an Amp and having a go.
Hi Xaudia, I have since this post was started striped out the Mic and found the internal wiring to be missing and I do'nt know if I can justify the expense of getting it repaired as I have been advised that it is probably not a great Mic for use with a band as it will pick up a lot of external noise. I suppose it might work well in a Guitar and Harp only set up for the vocals as there will be far less external noise in this situation. I would still like to play out with this Mic as it is such a good looking piece of kit though,how much approx would a 3mtr cable cost?
Hey Geordie. I have heard Filisko say somewhere that ribbon mics were the best sounding for acoustic harp. Not sure weather he was talking about recording or live as well.
Thanks for that Mr B, a very informative video me thinks, I might have a little re think because I do like the idea of contrasting accoustic and Amplified Harp within a set list to keep things interesting for the audience.
Geordiebluesman - Steve, I'd just use an SM57 or SM58 for acoustic playing. That's what the majority of acoustic players do. RIbbons mics are far too fragile for regular stage work. They are very good for recording though as are tube mics. If you want to use something like the Reslo or maybe that big old non working purple Tannoy mic (I think that was that in with the bunch of stuff?). Then I'd just get a low impedance dynamic element from Maplins and try using that inside the shell. That way you have the reliability of modern elements with the old style look. Alternatively just get a Shure 55SH or a cheap copy of one.
Hey Kingley I just took a look at those Shure 55SH Mics, that really is a nice looking Mic, any idea how they compare to the vocal bench mark that is the SM58?
They can be nice recording mics when working properly, but might be a bit risky live.
>I do'nt know if I can justify the expense of getting it repaired
I don't want to sully this nice forum with talk of filthy lucre, so the best bet would be to drop me a line via http://www.xaudia.com/xaudia/Contact.html
If you send in some photos I could give you a ballpark for repair, cables or part-ex etc. Cheers! Stewart
