The AEA Stereo Protractor is really a great tool to have around the studio. Some stereo sets of microphones will come with something similar, but this is probably the best of it's kind that I've used as it's super straight forward and easy to set up. I recently used it with a set of Neumann KM184 small diaphragm condenser microphones, which I ...
I wouldn't recommend the AEA TRP Ribbon Pre for home studio owners, as most home studio owners won't be using ribbon microphones enough to justify having something like this. Both for those professional and home studio owners who do have a few ribbon microphones and use them a lot, having the TRP around would definitely be a worthwhile investme...
Overall, the AEA R84 is an affordable ribbon microphone that is great in a variety of situations. I've used the mic for mostly in situations where I am looking for as much detail as possible. Since it is a sensitive microphone, I tend to only use it in situations where there isn't going to be any bleed from anywhere else. For these reasons I'...
