MICROPHONES
APOLLO 2
Take your recordings to new heights with our beautifully crafted stereo ribbon microphone
ABOUT APOLLO 2
Our gorgeous Apollo 2 is a beautiful sounding stereo ribbon microphone that has become, like the original Apollo before it, a must-have for studios, composers, venues and sound stages all round the world, from Glyndebourne to Hollywood.
Hand-crafted in the UK using the highest quality components including a hand-wound transformer and cutting-edge laser-welding technology, Apollo 2 will guarantee astonishing results, whatever and wherever you’re recording.
With its two highly sensitive ribbon motors set in X-Y Blumlein formation, Apollo 2 will capture a truly stunning and superbly accurate three-dimensional image, picking up every detail of your recording space and your instruments or voices.
APOLLO 2 HIGHLIGHTS
STEREO SOUND
A pair of ribbons
sit in Blumlein
X/Y formation
CRYSTAL CLEAR
Captures incredible
detail and
natural sound
MADE IN ENGLAND
Represents the
very best of British
engineering
FAMOUS FANS
Users include
Abbey Road Studios
and Paul Epworth
"Apollo 2 is truly a magnificent microphone. It captures the soul of your instruments or voices while also representing incredible detail. It's made me forget everything I thought I knew about ribbon mics!"
Tony Anderson, Composer/Producer
Our hand-built Apollo 2 is crafted to ensure that the ribbons soak up all the precise details of your source and of the space you're recording in
APOLLO 2 IN USE
Ideal for stereo recording, as an overhead for orchestra, choir or instrumental ensemble, or to capture the full character of a solo instrument in stereo or mono, Apollo 2 will give you natural, expansive results with perfect clarity in the highs and a balanced depth and fullness to the mids and lows.
Thanks to its phantom-powered circuit and custom-wound transformers, Apollo 2 requires very little gain and no EQ, so achieving the best results is completely effortless. Our Apollo 2, Sigma 2 and Delta 2 are the first ribbon mics in the world to incorporate RFI filters in their circuitry, which means the signal remains crystal clear, even if used live.
Sontronics Apollo 2 really will take your breath away and impart a quality to your recordings that you didn’t imagine possible!
Sontronics Apollo 2 is perfect for piano, orchestral and choral recordings and ideal for capturing the ambience and character of your entire recording space. It also works amazingly well as an overhead microphone for drums and percussion or for small instrument and vocal ensembles.
"I couldn't quite believe it when I first heard the Apollo on my piano, it's truly stunning! I also use it as room mic, which has totally transformed my recordings."
Ben Christophers, Artist/Songwriter/Producer
IDEAL APPLICATIONS
CHOOSE YOUR RIBBON
TECHNICAL SPECS
MIC TYPE
Stereo ribbon
POLAR PATTERN
Blumlein X-Y
figure-of-eight (x2)
FREQ. RESPONSE
20Hz to 15kHz
SENSITIVITY
-33dB ±1dB
IMPEDANCE
≤150 Ohms
MAX.SPL
125dB
CONNECTOR
6-pin to two 3-pin (cable supplied)
POWER
Phantom power
48V (±4V) required
WEIGHT
744g (1,014g with shockmount)
DIMENSIONS
260 x 65 x 65mm
Click for the full list of technical specifications and frequency response graph
APOLLO 2 REVIEW
Resolution
Magazine
January 2020
"I'm enormously impressed by this fantastic microphone. I've never encountered a mic in the live field that matches Apollo for tonality, pickup and beautiful clarity."
Barry Bartlett, Audio Designer/Engineer (Glyndebourne Opera)
