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hey, just wanted to mention, kind of off topic but directly to do with this thread's responses.... I believe that the original poster said he had access to an rca bk-5a... but then many people replied about the inexpensive chinese ribbons to buy so he could learn about ribbon mics. I think if you're able to use a bk-5a then you're already using one of the best mics ever made, one of the best ribbon mics ever created, so the chinese mics are going to be quite different, and not really so much a learning experience aside from the figure 8 pattern they have (bk-5a is actually unidirectional, fairly rare for a ribbon). Of course, I could be misinterpreting what the original poster was meaning about having access to a bk5...
I know this is a fairly long running thread, but I thought I'd mention here that people should make sure they read the original post clearly before starting another ribbon thread about apex 205s (and their mods) versus fatheads versus 121s versus classic rca ribbons.
That being said, I think the great info from the ribbon repairman himself here about apex 205s and ribbon sags is very interesting, I learned a lot from that. It's just funny to watch how the very first 3 or 4 posts ignored his comment about having access to a great mic like a bk-5.
I guess I'm in a funny mood, sorry to bring it up! No harm meant!
Cheers,
Don
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