TexRoadkill
Audio Bum
A product is only as good as the people who support it. Personally I would rather spend a few extra bucks for the Studio Projects or MXL name because at least then you have somebody to go to when they break.
In my day job I work for a software VAR (Value Added Reseller). We don't have anything to do with the actual software production but we do have custom configurations and specialized support and training. Buying the exact same software from another reseller would be a different experience all together.
Even if all Studio Projects or MXL did was put a new sticker on a 797 mic than that would be nothing new in the electronics industry. There are only a handfull of companies manufacturing 90% of all consumer electronics products.
You are paying for somebody to guarantee delivery, listen to your bitching and fix it when it breaks. Maybe they even run their own Quality Assurance to minimize the chances of getting a crappy unit. I don't see anything wrong with that.
I know from personal experience there is a huge difference between the quality of a $300 SE Electronics mic and a $150 MXL or SP mic. The SE loses in every way.
In my day job I work for a software VAR (Value Added Reseller). We don't have anything to do with the actual software production but we do have custom configurations and specialized support and training. Buying the exact same software from another reseller would be a different experience all together.
Even if all Studio Projects or MXL did was put a new sticker on a 797 mic than that would be nothing new in the electronics industry. There are only a handfull of companies manufacturing 90% of all consumer electronics products.
You are paying for somebody to guarantee delivery, listen to your bitching and fix it when it breaks. Maybe they even run their own Quality Assurance to minimize the chances of getting a crappy unit. I don't see anything wrong with that.
I know from personal experience there is a huge difference between the quality of a $300 SE Electronics mic and a $150 MXL or SP mic. The SE loses in every way.
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