Brandon said:
"I wish he would have compared it to something shitty like a AT 4033 or 4050. Hell, a 414 would have helped give me some perspective. I really wonder if I would consider a Lawson mic to be dull."
Wish I could have done this, but the only inexpensive LDC I have is a Rode NT-2, and I didn't have enough mic stands to put up any more mics in my little studio. FWIW, I don't think the Lawson is dull by any means. PS--I always heard the 4050 was a very respectable mic.
natpub said:
"Seems to me you have to actually pay for or have credit card space to charge all those mics then, yes? So, you'd need to have like $20,000+ to "line em all up?" Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he said he had like $2-4k, and I don't think anyone will just sent out all those mics for free. Maybe one at a time, but I dunno about "line em all up." "
I think if you have a good relationship with a reputable high end dealer like Fletcher or Nathan, a reasonable compromise can be worked out. Both of them have sent (in the case of Mercenary) or brought over (in the case of Nathan, who is local for me) stuff for me to try without billing me for the whole kit and kaboodle at once.
BTW, I mostly lurk here, and don't post reviews here because I don't (unfortunately) do music for my living. So please take my little review in that context. Everyone needs to make their own mind up. What works for my voice (such as it is) may not work at all for others. If money were no object I would have bought 3 of those mics, and if I were a commercial facility looking to record a wide variety of voices (and could only afford one of the mics I tested), I would have bought a different mic than the one I did.
Irwin