There have been similar products in the past that didn’t take off, like Mic Modeler. I’m guessing they didn’t take off because they just didn’t sound very good. Still, I’m on the fence about this one. All recorded sound comes down to amplitude + frequency (and phase); whatever a device’s analog circuitry contributes to a signal, like slew characteristics, or noise, is of interest only in how it affects a signal’s frequencies and amplitude. So with a really flat mic (very costly to engineer), coupled with the latest insights into modelling, I don’t see why something like this shouldn’t work as advertised. BTW, would a MSRP of $2000 really be targeted at the prosumer segment?