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Image on a white background of a tall cylindrical Sontronics Apollo 2 microphone sitting in its shockmount cradle. The lower third of the microphone is solid black with the Apollo 2 name and Sontronics logo engraving through to the brass while the top two thirds is a mesh cylinder through which the two ribbon motors can just be seen
Image on a white background of a tall cylindrical Sontronics Apollo 2 microphone sitting in its shockmount cradle facing to the right. The lower third of the microphone is solid black with the Apollo 2 name and Sontronics logo engraving through to the brass while the top two thirds is a mesh cylinder through which the two ribbon motors can just be seen
Image on a white background of a tall cylindrical Sontronics Apollo 2 microphone sitting in its shockmount cradle facing to the left. The lower third of the microphone is solid black with the Apollo 2 name and Sontronics logo engraving through to the brass while the top two thirds is a mesh cylinder through which the two ribbon motors can just be seen
Image on white background of large black ABS plastic flightcase with Sontronics Apollo 2 sticker on the front and with the handle raised
Image of a man playing a rosewood coloured grand piano with the lid open showing the strings and in the foreground, suspended above the piano on a microphone stand is the Sontronics Apollo 2 microphone pointing downwards at the piano
An image of the Sontronics Apollo 2 microphone in its shockmount cradle suspended high up on a mic stand in what appears to be a church setting
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APOLLO 2 stereo ribbon microphone

£1,999.00 £0.00
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Our APOLLO 2 is a beautiful-sounding stereo ribbon microphone that has become a must-have for studios, composers, venues and sound stages all over the world, from Glyndebourne and Abbey Road to Hollywood and beyond.

• Unmatchable results
• Incredible for orchestra, choir and overhead
• Stunning for drums or guitar amp
• Used at Abbey Road Studios and by Oscar-winning film composers
• Designed, developed and hand-built in the UK

DESCRIPTION

Hand-crafted in the UK using the highest quality components, including a hand-wound transformer and cutting-edge laser-weld technology, APOLLO 2 will guarantee astonishing results, whatever and wherever you're recording.

With its two highly sensitive ribbon motors set in X-Y Blumlein formation, APOLLO 2 will capture a truly stunning and superbly accurate three-dimensional image, picking up every detail of your recording space and your instruments or voices.

Ideal for any stereo recording application or as an overhead mic for orchestra, choir or chamber ensemble, or even to capture the full character of a solo instrument in stereo or mono, APOLLO 2 will give you natural, expansive results with perfect definition and clarity in the high end and a balanced depth and fullness in the mids and lows.

APOLLO 2 really will take your breath away and impart a quality to your recordings that you didn't imagine possible!

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IDEAL FOR

  • orchestra
  • choir
  • opera
  • piano
  • drum overhead
  • any stereo application


 

TECH SPECS

Microphone type: Stereo ribbon (phantom-powered)
Polar pattern: Blumlein X-Y figure-of-eight x2
Frequency response: 20Hz to 15kHz
Sensitivity (0dB = 1V/Pa @ 1kHz): 18mV/Pa -33dB ±1dB
Impedance: ≤150 Ohms
Max. SPL (for 0.5% THD @ 1kHz): 125dB
Connector: 6-pin to two 3-pin (cable supplied)
Power: 48V phantom power required
What's included: Apollo 2 microphone, shockmount, ABS flightcase
Product weight: 744g (mic only), 1,014g (mic + shockmount)
Packaged weight: 5.15kg
Product dimensions: 260 x 65 x 65mm (microphone)
Packaged dimensions: 477 x 372 x 190mm