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**toolskid** · 11th January 2006

I was really asking as I own both the RB500s and a couple of Royer R122s (+using the R121s daily) and I just couldn't put the RB500s even approaching the same league as the Royers. I find the RB500s SUPER coloured and poor on transients, with a very very thick almost compressed sound - they have a quite spectacular lack of detail compared to the more high end ribbons I own and use (royer/aea/STC)!!! I will try to check out the 700s but they would have to be in a completely different league to the RB500s to be favourably compared to the Royers! I dig the RB500s for funky fx mics or honky mushy drum rooms etc.., but the R122s are (to borrow e-cue's phrase) "like ears", I find the R121s (with complementary loading) to be in a similar league to the R-122s!! Anyhow, don't really want to rant too much, but I thought I should put my oar in!!

All the best anyhow!!!

11th January 2006	#9
toolskid Moderator Joined: Jan 2004 Location: london Posts: 2,786	I was really asking as I own both the RB500s and a couple of Royer R122s (+using the R121s daily) and I just couldn't put the RB500s even approaching the same league as the Royers. I find the RB500s SUPER coloured and poor on transients, with a very very thick almost compressed sound - they have a quite spectacular lack of detail compared to the more high end ribbons I own and use (royer/aea/STC)!!! I will try to check out the 700s but they would have to be in a completely different league to the RB500s to be favourably compared to the Royers! I dig the RB500s for funky fx mics or honky mushy drum rooms etc.., but the R122s are (to borrow e-cue's phrase) "like ears", I find the R121s (with complementary loading) to be in a similar league to the R-122s!! Anyhow, don't really want to rant too much, but I thought I should put my oar in!! All the best anyhow!!! __________________ Emre Ramazanoglu http://www.emremusic.com the wise man can pick up a grain of sand and envision the whole universe. The fool, however, will just lie down on some seaweed and roll around until he's completely draped in it. Then he'll stand up and go "Hey, I'm vine man"