I got a catalogue from Sweetwater and was browsing through the mic section. To me an expensive mic would be in the $300 range. They had mics listed in the $5000 range. What could a $5000 mic do that a $300 mic couldn't? I can't see what could be so expensive in that little area of a microphone. Diamonds maybe? Gold parts? But I don't think diamonds and gold could affect the sound. Sort of like Waves plugins, I guess. Their price is astronomical but can EQ from a $300 set of plugins be that much different from a $5000 or $10000 ones? Beats me. But I won't be purchasing the high priced spread!

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