AEA KU5A Active Supercardioid Ribbon Microphone
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Why this number?
The typical used price is the median of 32 used sales observed in the last 24 months, with outliers removed and the figure rounded. An observed sale is often the last asking price rather than a confirmed hammer price.
| Typical used price | €810 | median sold, rounded |
| Most sold between | €780–€860 | 25th to 75th percentile, same window |
| Window | last 24 months | the tightest of 90 days, 6 months and 24 months with 8 used sales |
| Sample | 32 used sales | thin data, treat as a rough guide |
| By condition | €830 | mint, median of 8 sales, same window |
| €850 | excellent, median of 17 sales, same window | |
| Time to sell | — | only counted from listings we watch start to finish; not enough yet |
| Live asks | €1,429 | typical ask across 10 listings, 76% above typical used |
| Outliers | dropped | beyond 10× the product’s own median: bundles, parts, typos |
| All-time | €800 | 131 used sales, 2019–2026; not used for deals |
| Sales on record | 156 | all-time, all platforms |
| New | €1,735 | Thomann, read 28 August 2026 |
Typical prices are rounded (to 5 / 10 / 50 / 100 by size, in whichever currency you read); asks and the chart are exact. As of 17 October 2026. Full method, including what each badge means
For sale right now
The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.
2 local pickup ads in Germany, on Kleinanzeigen. Showing 2 local pickup ads in Germany, on Kleinanzeigen. Local pickup near you, in Germany: 2 ads on Kleinanzeigen.
Reverb
eBay Germany
eBay United States
4 more live · €1,429–€2,842 · typical ask €1,429 · most of these are new asks against a used typical
- €1,42976% over typicalnew ·
United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago - €1,42976% over typicalnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 5 days ago
- €1,57895% over typicalnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 3 days agocheck this is the same unit
- €2,842251% over typicalnew · United States · eBay United States · confirmed 1 h agocheck this is the same unit
Price history
What it sold for, quarter by quarter, since Jul 2019: 129 sales in quarters with at least three, and the bars along the floor show how many each quarter. The shaded band is where the middle half of sales landed.
Recent sales by listing date
32 used sales · last 24 months · middle half €780–€860 · thin
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | €800$930 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 May 2026 | €1,032$1,199 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 7 May 2026 | €688$800 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 27 Feb 2026 | €774$900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jan 2026 | €1,379$1,599 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Show the last 50 of 156 recorded sales
| Listed | Price | Condition | From | Platform | The listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | €688$800 as sold | parts | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Apr 2026 | €848$985 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 10 Apr 2026 | €796$925 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Mar 2026 | €1,154$1,341 as sold | excellent |  United Kingdom | Reverb | Details |
| 8 Jan 2026 | €782$909 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 26 Dec 2025 | €796$925 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 21 Dec 2025 | €873$1,015 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Dec 2025 | €731$850 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Oct 2025 | €860$1,000 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 Oct 2025 | €774$900 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Sept 2025 | €1,513$1,759 as sold | new |   Estonia | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Sept 2025 | €792$920 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Aug 2025 | €990$1,150 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 31 Jul 2025 | €800$930 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 30 Jul 2025 | €925$1,075 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 11 Jul 2025 | €1,314$1,527 as sold | mint |  Poland | Reverb | Details |
| 7 Jul 2025 | €860$999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 May 2025 | €776$900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 May 2025 | €773$900 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Apr 2025 | €816$950 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 12 Apr 2025 | €858$999 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 3 Apr 2025 | €604$700 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 28 Feb 2025 | €859$1,000 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Feb 2025 | €782$911 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Jan 2025 | €1,149$1,332 as sold | mint |  Germany | Reverb | Details |
| 6 Jan 2025 | €768$894 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Jan 2025 | €845$980 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 2 Jan 2025 | €747$870 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 23 Dec 2024 | €820$950 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Dec 2024 | €773$900 as sold | very good | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Nov 2024 | €820$950 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 22 Sept 2024 | €894$1,039 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 19 Sept 2024 | €1,509$1,754 as sold | excellent | Estonia | Reverb | Details |
| 15 Sept 2024 | €688$800 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 5 Sept 2024 | €798$925 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 4 Aug 2024 | €776$899 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 Jul 2024 | €857$998 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 13 Jul 2024 | €1,013$1,180 as sold | new | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 18 Jun 2024 | €794$920 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 17 Jun 2024 | €820$950 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 14 Jun 2024 | €797$924 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 29 May 2024 | €733$850 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 24 May 2024 | €862$999 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 20 Apr 2024 | €880$1,020 as sold | excellent | United States | Reverb | Details |
| 16 Apr 2024 | €820$950 as sold | mint | United States | Reverb | Details |
A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.
Cheapest live: Germany €1,093 · United Kingdom €1,095 · United States €1,429 · before shipping
In one paragraph
The page's figures as one paragraph, assembled for quoting; not written by hand.
Sellers are asking a median of €1,429 for the AEA KU5A Active Supercardioid Ribbon Microphone today, 76% over the €810 it actually sells for (32 recorded sales, last 24 months; most sold between €780 and €860). New, it costs €1,735 at Thomann (read 28 August 2026), so a used one at the median saves about 53%. There are 10 listings live right now across Reverb, eBay Germany, eBay United States, from €1,093 asking. Figures computed 17 October 2026 by Doirado from cross-platform listing data.