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Originally Posted by
BradD
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Just curious, why does anyone need/want 12 U47s?
for the same reason someone wants 60 schoeps (or any other highly desireable piece of gear that gets regular use): if the gear does the job, you like it and can afford it, why not?
in the case of u47's, it's still more sensible than to see your money melt away on a bank account and not everyone is into buying houses or shares from weapon manufacturers, art-connected nft's or otherwise participating in crypto-criminal activities...
anyway, i sold my u-47 (and some other vintage tube mics) two years ago and the money i made helped me to finance gear for which i have much more frequent use and without which i could neither compete for some jobs nor realize them; an u-47 however i can still rent if i have/want to - besides, i can't get bothered to use any tube mics (specifically their psu's/cables) on location anymore...