For those here who’ve asked “What is the mic that the artist in this vid/photo is using?”- what did you do with that information?

We get such posts regularly here, so I was wondering what happens after someone identifies the mic within a few min to few hours.

The cynical side of me feels like nothing happens, with the posts made in the manner that young children ask about things whilst walking through town with parents- *“Ooh, what’s that? Ok. Oooh, what’s that?? Ok. Oh wow- what’s that???”* At the most positive, this casual curiosity is charming. At the most base level- especially considering an audio engineering forum- this is annoying as fuck, if engineers are helping you for nothing other than “oh that mic, k thx bye”.

The optimistic side of me is hoping that maybe y’all are like “ok- I want that mic, so I’m gonna put away $100 a week until it’s mine”, or maybe “ok- I’m interested in that sound- let’s see who else has used it and what their voice sounds like with the same mic in song context”, or maybe “ok- I want that mic, but it’s too expensive- let’s research other cheaper mics that have a similar sonic character”— essentially, my optimism is hoping that you are actually being helped to get to some next step in your audio engineering goals.

So, uh… What’s the deal?