Pops wrote:
I see Royer now has a R-122V Vacucuum Tube Ribbon Mic for around $3,000
USD. Now let's see, the Nady is going for about $350 USD. I guess you
can say you get what you pay for, maybe, maybe not? Hmmm?
I can't talk about the R-122V for a couple more months, but I can say that
with the Nady you definitely do not get what you pay for.
For the price of the Nady you can get a Beyer M260.80 or an RE-20, both
of which are well-designed and useful.
Also any opinons on Royer's Woodpecker Active Ribbon Mic? At a list
price of $1,300 USD, It looks really slick, but a ribbon with a wood
finish....Yikes!!! I guess you'd have to wear gloves and only use it in
an air tight enviornment? 
That one I haven't used at all, but I have used some of those Crown
handhelds with wooden finishes and they are reasonably rugged.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."