Gear of the Decade - Aston Spirit!

Following on closely from the Aston Stealth being awarded ‘Best Microphone’ in MusicTech’s Gear of the Year Awards, the magazine have published their ‘Gear of the Decade’ round-up and another Aston, the Spirit, is one of the ‘chosen few’ products! The Spirit features as one of the game-changers of 2016. Spirit and Stealth are, in fact, the ONLY microphones to feature in the article, which celebrates ‘incredible innovation’ in audio gear from 2010 to present day.

Giving the Spirit a score of 9/10 for innovation and 10/10 for impact, MusicTech say: “It’s exciting to see a company genuinely spearheading new ways of improving the humble microphone. They’re quickly becoming a recognisable name in numerous studios around the world.”

The Spirit is a large diaphragm condenser mic with a choice of Cardioid, Omni and Figure-of-eight polar patterns. It has been used – in preference to far costlier alternatives – by a galaxy of artists including Noel Gallagher, Radiohead, Gary Barlow, King Crimson and many more.

Spirit is available for £349/€395/$449 from the world’s finest music retailers – find your nearest store here:

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