426: Shure's Price Increases, Aston Apex, and More

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Topics discussed: The Shure SM57 and Shure SM58 increasing in price and why I think this has happened, sharing my thoughts on the Aston Apex, and explaining that Sound Speeds was not criticizing me for doing tests.

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00:00 - Intro

00:24 - Shure Increasing Their Prices

• China Tariff: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/28/2025-07325/notice-of-implementation-of-additional-duties-on-products-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-pursuant
• Mexico Tariff: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-national-emergency-to-increase-our-competitive-edge-protect-our-sovereignty-and-strengthen-our-national-and-economic-security/#:~:text=For%20Canada%20and%20Mexico%2C%20the,will%20see%20a%2010%25%20tariff
• USMCA Goods: https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement

11:26 - WIBT: Aston Apex

15:30 - WYHTS: Correcting V-Tuber's Audio

16:52 - WYHTS: Sound Speeds Wasn't Attacking Me.

19:20 - Value for Value (Movie Podcasts & Microphone Self Noise)

27:20 - Conclusion