Anyone do that Warm Audio Mystery Box sale?

[DrewPeterson7]

Snagged one as an impulse buy, that just shipped today. Basically, for $250, they'll send you one of their mics, which most likely will be one of their $299 Jr series mics (which are still fairly well regarded, as good-for-the-money takes on classic mic designs), but there's an outside chance it'll be one or a matched pair of one of their more expensive mics (with the most expensive eligible mic being their WA-8000 at $1300), and one buyer will receive a full 13 mic collection of every eligible mic they're including in the mystery box offer.

I'm pretty well set for the instruments I usually record (acoustic and electric guitar, mostly - bass I go direct, and I sequence drums), but it never hurts to have a few more usable mics lying around, so I impulse ordered one. Worst case, I spent $250 on a mic probably worth around that, and it'll be one option to pull out every now and then. Best case, I spent $250 on something a fair bit nicer, and maybe it'll be a viable alternative to one of my usual go-to's.

Kind of a fun offer, anyway. As far as the "knockoffs of top dollar classic gear" go, Warm Audio is fairly well regarded, so whatever I get, well, I only hope it's not their take on an AKG C414, since I've already got a pair of SE Electroncs SE4400a's, which is their (excellent) take on that design.

 

[Serendipity Records]

I know they’re sold off of Reverb but I cannot seem to find an actual link for the sale?

 

[TalismanRich]

I saw that a few days ago, but I really don't have a need for another mic. Some people have bought mics, and immediately posted them for sale on Reverb. If they were lucky enough to get an expensive mic, they price it a hundred less than retail. I guess it's an easy way to make some extra spending money.

The promotion appears to be over. You can expect the market to be flooded with "Used - MINT WA-47jr" mics.

I saw several FenTone Ribbons and an 87R2 listed already.