The JRS-34-P Passive Ribbon Microphone, named in memory of Jon R. Sank (1934-1998), was designed by his son, Stephen Sank. Steve's father, Jon R. Sank, was Harry Olson’s successor at RCA’s* microphone division from the late 50’s through the early 70’s. Jon was instrumental in the design and production of RCA’s BK-11 and other world-class ribbon microphones. When RCA closed its microphone division in 1974, Jon left with a lifetime of tools and knowledge which he passed on to his son, Steve. Today, Steve and his wife Cynthia continue the family tradition of developing quality hand crafted ribbon microphones. It comes in a beautiful handcrafted wooden box.
MSRP: $1499

Cloud JRS-34 Phantom Powered Ribbon Microphone

 The active, phantom powered, JRS-34 also comes in a beautiful handcrafted wooden box. It is also available as the JRS-34-TV, in a non-reflective black finish. The active JRS-34 has an output level similar to a condenser microphone and interfaces with any phantom powered preamp.
MSRP: $1799
Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter phantom powered preamp Introducing the Cloudlifter! Now you can interface any low output passive microphone with any other phantom powered preamp. This inital boost of approximately 20db will lift your signal well above the noise floor. Regardless of the secondary preamp you are using, the Cloudlifter will make your track stand out, as if done with an expensive high-gain ribbon mic pre. The 2 channel box Cloudlifter will deliver beautiful world class intial preamplification on the go, with any phantom powered audio interface.
MSRP: $329