I have a U87, JZ BH2, Oktavamod, Beta58. What sets the AEA KU5A apart from the RCA BK-5A (or any other ribbon for that matter) is its polar pattern. I'm looking to buy a vocal mic under 1K, which will be used on both male and female vocalists with different voices and for different genres (pop, r&b, singer-songwriter, etc). I travel a lot and need a mic for live and untreated room applications. I work almost exclusively with live sessions, and I've been using the Sennheiser MD441U on nearly all my vocals for the past year. The KU5A Windscreen is a custom designed foam windscreen that slips over the KU5A ribbon microphone, allowing you to use it up close on vocals without the need for an unwieldy pop filter as well as in outdoor settings protecting it from direct blasts of wind. I have heard both the AE KU5A and the OC818. It's rare to find a mic that combines great sound quality and extended frequency response with good isolation, so when I heard the AEA KU5A was designed for a similar purpose I was excited to shoot them out. The KU5A accomplishes this via a super intense dual path acoustic labyrinth behind the ribbon and a few of what the designer calls "leaks" on the sides. Maybe even use the vocal for a final mix. It will exclusively be used on vocals and not other instruments, so I don't really care how it sounds on guitar, drums, etc. WELCOME We congratulate you on your purchase of the AEA KU5A ribbon microphone and welcome you to the AEA family. The KU5A Windscreen is a custom-designed foam windscreen that slips over the KU5A microphone, allowing you to use the mic up close on vocals without a pop-filter and outdoors for live sound reinforcement. AEA KU5A OWNER’S MANUAL . Das KU5A Ribbon-Mikrofon ist designed und optimiert für den Nahbereich und liefert … AEA KU5A vs Austrian OC818. It's rare to find a mic that combines great sound quality and extended frequency response with good isolation, so when I heard the AEA KU5A was designed for a similar purpose I was excited to shoot them out. Das AEA KU5A Bändchenmikrofon mit Supernieren-Charakteristik soll laut Hersteller neue Wege in der Bändchen-Technologie beschreiten und mit seinem scharf fokussierten Sound im Studio und auf der Bühne das Übersprechen von anderen Instrumenten, Raumreflexionen und Umgebungsgeräuschen vermeiden. It was modeled with a transparent sound so the tonality of y It has the most rejection of any ribbon ever. But it needs to work for a lot of different kinds of voices. Never before has a ribbon mic delivered such directionality and uncompromised tonality in a package so fit for both studio and live settings. KU5A Windscreen MSRP $49.95 usd. I work almost exclusively with live sessions, and I've been using the Sennheiser MD441U on nearly all my vocals for the past year. I usually just take my Beta58 and call it a day but I would like to step up my road demo game.