HUM Audio RS-2

HUM Audio Devices RS-2 is extraordinary, complete recording system with sound and features never before found  in any of the top class ribbon mics. Huge, larger than life sound with a lot of depth and details, at the same time preserves classic ribbon sound flavour so much beloved by musicians and engineers.

RS-2 is world’s first remote controlled, Stereo/M-S ribbon microphone system with built-in High-End discrete class A mic preamps.

RS-2 is complete recording system with sound and features never before found in any of the top class ribbon mics. Custom tailored 1.8 micron aluminium ribbon motors are paired together with audiophile quality handcrafted audio circuits and high precision CNC-machined mechanics.

RS-2 excels on many sound sources, covering wide range of studio recording applications, including string section recordings, piano, guitars, woodwinds, ambience, drum overheads and vocals. It gives you huge, larger than life sound with a lot of details – like in good condenser mics, but at the same time you have that classic lovely ribbon sound flavour, so much beloved by musicians and sound engineers. Tracks recorded with RS-2 also blend very well with other elements in the mix. That’s a distinctive feature of all best mics on the market.

TWO
MODES
Active and Passive
mode

HIGH-END MIC PREAMPS
High End, discrete class-A mic preamps built into mic body

RIBBON
MOTORS
Custom made 1,8 micron aluminium foil ribbon motors

REMOTE
CONTROLLED
It gives access to all functions via single XLR cable

LOW CUT
FILTER
Switchable Low Cut Filter (50Hz, 80Hz and 120Hz)

AIR BOOST
MODE
Air Boost mode gives you very smooth Pultec style HF boost

M/S
MATRIX
Transformer based
M/S matrix

PHASE INVERT
MODE
Phase Invert mode for both mic channels simultaneously

DIM
OPTION
Very useful DIM option protects speakers during mic positioning

ROTATABLE
MIC HEAD
Rotatable mic head for fast change between L/R to M/S position

HIGH GAIN
& HUGE HEADROOM
High gain and huge headroom – no worry about high source SPL

ANTI-VIBRATION
SYSTEM
Dual anti-vibration system (external and internal)

CUSTOM MADE
CABLES
Custom made signal and power cables

LUNDAHL TRANSFORMERS
Lundahl mic and line output transformers

SHORT SIGNAL
PATH
Extremely short
signal path

AUDIOPHILE QUALITY
Audiophile quality selected components

NO ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS
No electrolytic capacitors in signal path