the t.bone RM 700

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the t.bone RM 700
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T Bone RM700 Ribbon mic - relatively average budget mic with one special trick up it's sleeve!
Cirrus 28.01.2014
This is an interesting mic. My understanding is that they're made in China and branded with the T-Bone name for sale in the EU, and also sold in America under a different brand name.

It's a budget ribbon mic, most likely aimed at people who might have a low end condenser, a couple of '57s, and are curious about the "third kind of mic". It's very well built; despite its lollipop construction it's all metal, feels sturdy and comes with a good shock mount, wooden carry case AND a padded aluminium flight case!

As with most Ribbons, the RM700 has a figure of 8 pickup pattern which makes application and placement quite critical - it hears equally well in both directions, so the room sound is as important as the direct sound. Ribbons tend to exhibit strong proximity effect - a low end build up as you move it closer to the sound source - so care must be taken to utilise this effect well. While most ribbons have low output, the RM700 seems relatively powerful thanks to its onboard transformer, however this is at the expense of some sound quality - while most Ribbons are quite dark sounding, the RM700 is even more mellow than most, and it lacks some of the snappy low and midrange detail that more expensive Ribbons such as the Coles 4038 and Royer 121 possess. HOWEVER - given the price points, it would be churlish to compare them too much.

Ribbons tend to be very sensitive to wind blasts from vocals, kick drum holes, bass ports etc. The RM700 seems to be more rugged than most though, and is rated to withstand high SPL levels. I found that the treble can be improved by opening the mic up and removing some extra pop shields that are taped in place. However as this makes the ribbon less protected and voids the warranty I'd not recommend it unless you're feeling particularly brave!

The mic has one strength that I think makes it very worth the money: The low-mid range. While on its own it can be quite dull, I absolutely love it when paired with another mic on guitar cabs. Alongside an SM57 on a guitar speaker, the RM700 brings out a really thick but rich lower midrange that adds depth and power to clean and distorted tones. It's my go to setup for recording my Vox AC30, and has also worked wonders on higher gained rigs too.

For that reason alone I think this mic justifies its existence in my collection, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a second mic for guitar amp duty.
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Quality Value for money
Dev1107 02.05.2020
Bought this to try some mid side recording on acoustic guitar
Paired with an akg ck91 .
Not the biggest signal but adds a warmth to the room sound when used as figure 8 in mid side pair.
Not perfectly balanced on both sides of the ribbon ,slightly weaker signal to the right hand side (back of mic)
But for price it works very well, I’m happy with it.
Much cheaper than the big brand alternatives.


Have not tried it for any other purpose at present.
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Great Value for money
Anonymous 10.08.2022
This mic delivers very good quality for the price. I've used it successfully on orchestra, brass, acoustic guitar and even a bright vocal. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a ribbon mic.
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Really good for the pricerange and beyond
Gegginator 26.04.2020
TBone Microphones are cheap mics that have simialar sonic capturing traits compared to the more pricey range ribbon mics. How ever, the microphone is sensitive to close range setups on guitarcabinets and are more suitable for mid range room micing of drums and guitar cabs. The mic is REALLY excellent for aquistic instruments and also as a secondary mic in a two mic vocal setup, for lower mids and bass layering to get the warm round signature even with high pass filter engaged.

I really love this mic and would easily have bought a second one if needed.
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t.bone RM 700
Anonymous 08.09.2016
Used the t.bone RM 700 on vocals, guitars ( acoustic and elec ) and as room mic on drumkits, it works perfectly as a room mic it offers all the dark ambience you expect from a ribbon mic to endure your mix of the drumkit, but its a bit darker than it should, it has an "over the top" boost on low frequencies so it wont make a good choice for overhead micing, also because of that "boost" on the low freqs and the proximity effect its also not a good choice for vocals,
But it makes an exceptional good choise for guitar micing especially for clean electric guitars, it offers an wonderful dark "round shaped" sound.
Overall, its more than a usefull mic to have, it has GREAT metalic construction,very solid, it has all the "good" effects of a norma(expensive) ribbon mic in a very very low price and not so "sensitive" as the other ribbon mics are,
A very nice mic to have in your collection with plenty of uses, professionaly or not.

P.S. used on 4 different pre amps (api, golden age,allen&heath) and the pre amps from a focusrite scarlet 10i20, worked fine on all of them, as a ribbon i expected to be sensitive so i pushed it on the limit and more, but nothing happened the mic had no problem still working fine.
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Secret weapon on Toms
pidah 08.01.2018
Try these on toms. You won't believe how good they sound. Just aim the "pancake " parallel to the shell ( or at 90 degrees to the head..) and make sure the "null" or thin part of the pancake looks at the cymbals. You will be amazed at the very low amount of spill for the cymbals, and at the full forced puncyness of the tom sound.
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Nice mic, robust build, case(s), shockmount. Amazing for the money
StephenG 04.06.2013
It needs at least 60dB and preferably 80dB of gain, but when it's got it, it's a really nice mic. I can't believe it can be done for this price, but apparently it can. No power switch, but nice neat size, and looks great.
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A.Rossi 04.05.2020
good mic, nice sound
Warm and a beatifful round sound.
I like it really much, and really good for the price.
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Affordable & Very Usable Ribbon Mic
DannyDeepo 12.08.2019
Looks a bit cheap with the random looking Logo and text from T-Bone. Shame because its packed amazingly in an attache briefcase and wooden case with nice cradle/mic clip. Very cheap option for getting into the Ribbon mic sound (dont forget to keep you 48v OFF)
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Great ribbon mic for the price!
mperaldo 19.01.2021
I love 'em! They are very good microphones for the price, I used them on various sources, love them as drum overhead when I need a "darker" sound.
I recommend to pair it with a db booster to have a cleaner sound (they are a bit noisy).
Shock mount is included but not very solid.
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