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The SE Z5600a tube microphone arrived and immediately all the nerds surrounded it to check out the new toy. "Performance- enhancing looks" said the box, sounded a bit cheesy. . . . I ripped it open to reveal an aluminum case that contained the mic inside a simple wooden box, next to the external power supply, shock mount, and cables. It really did look pro, but nowadays, what mid-level mic doesn't come with some sort of cheap flight case, wooden box, or half decent shock mount? It seems that even the lowest end mics come dressed to impress. This begs the old question: "Put a new skirt on an old whore, and what do you have?"
SE's company website addresses the issue. "You can be confident that every aspect of both the mic and its accessories has had the same unrivalled level of care and passion right throughout its design and manufacture," it claims. "Even to the level that every single microphone that leaves the facility has undergone a personal listening test rather than simply being put through a machine."...