amplexus
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This is my take as well.this thread is about his capsules alone which i think is missing the point. the real effort here is testing the components, assembling the kits, writing novice-proof instructions, providing support, etc.
Capsules aside- as someone who repairs this shit for a living, and also has many years of teaching and training experience, I will confidently claim that there is no better documented and packaged DIY kit around than what Matt puts together. For someone looking to get into DIY gear they are an incredible starting point and I think there is real tangible value in that.
Add on then that he is (or at least was) doing a reasonable amount of QC on the capsules and kit parts, and provides legitimately high quality electronic parts and the value proposition evens out a bit i think.
I would agree that the “finished goods” mics are probably overpriced for what they are but when I have a student or client looking to get a start on DIY, MicParts is one of two or three places I point them.
I did build a pair of T-47’s with their capsules and actually found them to be really quite lovely mics and anyone else who’s used them felt similarly. I have since replaced the capsules with @soliloqueen’s flat 47’s and they have made a definite improvement- but that’s just taken a mic i already really liked and jumped it into another level.