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Tim Reitnouer / Sara Watkins

“Ribbon mics are certainly part of my toolbox, and AEA makes some of the best.”

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Kurt Vile

“The AEA N22 we use on my amp live sounds killer!”

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Kurt Ballou / Converge, God City

“I used to combine two or more mics per amp. With the N22, I don’t need to do that anymore.”

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Hanan Rubinstein / Alicia Keys, Pharrell, Kanye

“I’m lovin the mics… the R44 is incredible on anything I put it on pretty much”

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Douglas Charles Showalter / Cam

“I can’t say enough great things about how much of a workhorse [the N22] has been in my studio.”

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Julian Lage

“The N22 is one of the most musical microphones I’ve ever used.”

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Justin Meldal-Johnsen / Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Air

“My N22 has turned out to be an incredible bass amp mic…to such an extent that I won’t record bass without it.”

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Josh Block / Leon Bridges

“There are very few pieces of equipment that can handle the amount of tasks I put the KU5A up against. It handled all of them effortlessly with the perfect amount of clarity and enjoyable qualities. It’s a winner, hands down.”

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Chris Allen / Sear Sound Studios

“Their size, shape, and weight make them far easier to place than the bulkier ribbons I’m used to. The N8s are the closest thing to a perfect ribbon mic I’ve heard.”

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Mike Cottone

“As a trumpet player, there is no better choice than a ribbon microphone…”

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Chris Sorem

” AEA Mics make everything sound larger then life , they capture harmonic information like nothing else. Now that I have heard the, I couldn’t Imagine working without them. ”

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Cal Campbell

“The R92 has been one of my favorite work horses. I use it on everything from snare and electric guitar to vocals and percussion…”

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Aaron Sterling

“If you come to my studio, you’ll find the N8 situated right above my head as a mono overhead mic and the R84 next to my desk as an all purpose percussion mic…”

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Chris Koltay / War On Drugs, Deerhunter

“AEA mics are my first line of defense in the war against boring, sterile sounds. You will not find a finer example of the intersection of craftsmanship and sonic truth.”

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David Gaume / Local Natives, Autolux

The [N22 and N8] seem to pick up pleasing character and intimacy to sources while leaving out the squirrely harshness of guitar amps and shrillness of cymbals.

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Karl Latham

“AEA Microphones, specifically the N8 Stereo Pair, coupled with the RPQ2, give me the exact warmth, transparency and detail that I had been searching for!”

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Greg Wells / Keith Urban, Katy Perry

“The R88 is a magic microphone and captures music in a unique way that I’ve come to rely on. I use it on drums, acoustic guitar, piano, and any instrument I want to sound like it’s in the room with the listener.”