nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q I just bought it because I needed a new phone and it was the newest version and it was a decent size. So I should get 6-7 years of use out of it and when that cost is amortized over 6 years that’s a fair price to me.

nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q nostr:npub1ug75t93nsu4z2ffg4zpv8eaffx9l0u5z3xygq2wztakfw9egyazshrn0uq nostr:npub169wchwzehv6csj68y69rmvppu56mmxkvp49uwp77epr887qlx2zsjnhcp3 If it’s a mic that’s actually a counterfeit, I really wouldn’t want to cover that on my channel because I think that’s unethical and the counterfeiting is also illegal. But I would love to hear it next to a proper SM7b.

Also Gene - The channel you were commenting on was my podcast channel. That’s not why I’m thought of as the mic guy. That one is still under 10,000 subs. My main channel is Podcastage, and that one has over 300,000 subs. To me that seems like a lot. Haha.

nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q I don’t like the idea of going to trade shows for a few reasons.

1) I don’t want to be flown out by a company because that’s more of a relationship than I want with a company.

2) I don’t want to spend thousands of dollars to go to a trade show where all I’m gaining is awareness of the gear that will be available in a few months.

3) I don’t want to get too friendly with these companies or the people who work at them. I like many of them, but don’t want to become too close.

nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q nostr:npub18znyslzd7qy03saq0u667nr2hltxja5dkhka02qczlykmp8dx7qs2j7c68 I’ve worked hard to be as transparent as trustworthy as possible, so I appreciate that. I’m just explaining the other side of the coin because it’s something I am able to add context to, and the ethics of youtube reviewers is somethign I find very fascinating.

nostr:npub18znyslzd7qy03saq0u667nr2hltxja5dkhka02qczlykmp8dx7qs2j7c68 nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q So I could lie & bullshit people, but they would hear proof that I’m lying right to their face so there would be no benefit for me. On top of that for people like who have spent well over $100k buying audio gear over the better part of a decade to review, it would be absolutely brain dead of me to sell out and throw away my integrity and the trust I’ve built up over 8 years to please a company that sent me a mic that cost them $50 or $500 to make. That’d be short sighted as heck

nostr:npub18znyslzd7qy03saq0u667nr2hltxja5dkhka02qczlykmp8dx7qs2j7c68 nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q I understand your skepticism and that’s your prerogative to distrust anyone who receives a product at no charge. The wonderful thing about microphones and standard testing is that you can’t hide the bullshit. If I do the same tests on every single microphone whether it’s sent at no cost or if I buy it with my own money, those flaws will come out and be presented in the actual video so the person watching will hear the issue.

nostr:npub1a73wyr3s8ffagwsnlfd548d0nsaqcwdnn6550akehaxglw3kzc8qce7y6q nostr:npub169wchwzehv6csj68y69rmvppu56mmxkvp49uwp77epr887qlx2zsjnhcp3 I will have to look into this. It may be kind of easy to do since I have the 320kbps M4a uploaded already and there is a podcast functionality in my host. It might take a bit of time, but I’ll look into it.

nostr:npub1jtm4dxvu3ccgk60wvvt0uw9j9vz7nuc80f7agrv0vgkkushxk5zq0rrxtn You edit? Your presentation is so good that I thought you just blew through these in one take without any post work. The myth and the legend turns out to be Man as well. Thanks for all you do for us podcasters James.