JZ Microphones have teamed up with Grammy-winning producer and engineer Marc Urselli to develop a new hybrid mic that employs both a ribbon and a large-diaphragm capacitor capsule.
The MU-1 has been created to offer a quicker and simpler solution to the popular approach of combining ribbon and capacitor mics on a single source. It features the Golden Drop capsule found in JZ’s praised Black Hole mic series, which is housed alongside a premium 1.2 µm foil ribbon motor. The mic’s design ensures that the two elements are phase aligned and level matched, meaning that it’s far quicker to set up and adjust positioning than is possible with typical dual-miking approaches.
A single five-pin XLR carries the outputs from both elements, and the MU-1 comes supplied with a breakout cable that splits the two signals out to their own three-pin XLRs.
Key Features
- Patent-pending hybrid capsule architecture.
- Phase-aligned, level-matched dual outputs.
- Single five-pin XLR out with dual three-pin XLR breakout cable.
- Condenser: JZ Golden Drop cardioid capsule, transformerless signal path.
- Ribbon: 1.2µm foil motor with custom transformer.
- Handcrafted in Latvia.
- Active design (48V phantom power to both elements).
- Solid all-metal body
- In the box: shockmount, wooden box, breakout cable, ownership certificate.
At JZ, we’re always looking for innovative, practical ways to make engineers’ lives easier — not more complicated. MU-1 is exactly that. It takes a technique the best engineers in the world already love, and removes every obstacle between them and the sound. That’s the kind of innovation we care about.” - Andris Zemmers, CEO, JZ Microphones
Pricing & Availability
The MU-1 is available to pre-order now for $€1999, with the first units expected to ship in August 2026. Matched pairs are available upon request.
