Warm Audio getting into the dynamic game with a D19 clone

Cool, worth checking out I think.

I was talking to a Warm dealer a while ago and he pointed out that there are to distinct groups of Warm buyers.
1. Guys who have never used but listed after the real deal based on folklore, who love the fact they can afford their white wales.
2. The guys who know the real deal buy the Warm, left craving the real deal and driving up vintage prices.

So yeah for the price it would be nuts not to give it a try, but you’re most likely going to end up hunting for vintage.

Woah! As an owner of zero Warm products... and owner of a handful of AKG D19s.... I have to say this has me intrigued.

I'd love to hear your thoughts if you do grab one. 

A bit off topic but figured someone here would know. Are the D19 slots performing a similar function as the old EV RE(10-18) mics?

one of the press releases said something about the vents reducing proximity effect - so I'd say there is a 50/50 chance of them being there for functionality or just because it looks more like the original.  

so you have one of these already or did you see that demonstrated in a video?  I'm just curious.  one would think that they are there for functional reasons, but I've also noticed that aesthetics are huge with clone makers.

There's a deep dive video and Brice Young from Warm describes it.

Warm Audio is a good, smart company that fills a valid niche in the pro audio world. People have been whining about them since they came onto the scene because they're (I'm going to use a cringe-fully overused term here) disruptive. You didn't used to be able to get an 1176 of any kind for less than, what, $1500? There's like $200 worth of parts in an 1176. They're not doing the same thing as the high end boutique companies, that's a different niche. But to be able to get solid hardware that works and offers a lot of the sonics of the classics for blue collar money is cool. I've still got a pair of WA76 and they do a great job. I had and liked the WA412 (also had/liked a pair of WA12 when they first came out) and I've had lots of other Warm stuff that's come and gone. I understand the difference between them and, say, Chandler, or even Stam/Audioscape. It's a different thing. Difference in paradigm, difference in design/manufacturing process, difference in sonics. But I think there's way too much cork-sniffing about Warm Audio. If you've got a studio full of high end gear that you've spent decades amassing and love dearly...great, Warm is not for you. For my wants/needs, companies like Stam/Audioscape/IAA are the go-to.  But if you're starting out, or just on a tighter budget, Warm Audio has a lot to offer, in my view.

Just waiting for the Ringo endorsement.

He does have a home studio...