Are these guys for real? Placid Audio Microphones

TalismanRich

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One of the ads that popped up at Audio Test Kitchen was for Placid Audio. They had some interesting looking microphones, so I clicked in the ad to see what they had to offer. After all, there have been companies making mics out of unusual materials like wood that sounded half way decent. Why shouldn't this have a shot?

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I wasn't prepared for what these sounded like. Now, this is a microphone that sells for a whopping $475.

Male Voice - Carbonphone - Tone Box Settings 1-5 by Placid Audio | Free Listening on SoundCloud


So, My question is "would you fork over $275 to $475 for a mic that sounds like this?"
 
A typical smoker spends a couple of grand a year or more to poison themselves while subsidizing the private school tuition of tobacco executives' kids so while the mic is stupid it's not the most irrational thing people spend money on.
 
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