"Feel free to bring any mic you want to A/B." pretty bold statement.
can't wait to see someone show up with a korby convertable mic then let's a/b
that's a great mike BTW.....my professor has a set and we use them all the time. those capsules are pretty damn close to the original sound!
in regards to the "shootout"..........after talking to larry v. at the aes convention i doubt he'd condone such a bold statement. he's an engineer and desinged his mikes to have similar sonic qualities as all the old classics.....schoeps, neumanns, etc. he was a VERY humble guy and i doubt he'd ever make such a statement himself.
with that said, i wouldn't judge ADK nor associate them with this guy's comment. There microphones are fantastic sounding, built with quality parts and solid construction. BUt to say they match up to any mike is simply not true.
Now if he are talking about Sonador omni microphones he might have a case
edit: larry v. started ADK microphones.......just to clarify