I find it interesting that I've picked the cheapest mics in all of these blind shootouts - and so have most of the others.
Am I a tin ear because I prefer these cheap chinese ribbons for their fat sound? I lot of guys with huge mic lockers have shocked themselves by picking these same mics and the 57 before really expensive boutique mics too. It's always funny reading the quotes after they say which mic is which.
Maybe people just find it hard to like these things because they are too cheap. I can see how if you are layering lots of tracks the fat sound will become too muddy and then one of these brighter (unbiased?) ribbons will be perfect but for a single note horn line, give me rich and creamy?
And besides, some of the biggest names are now using these mics.