Sound On Sound Magazine Gives INSPIRE & ESSENCE a Stellar Review

Nov 1, 2025 | Reviews

INSPIRE & ESSENCE featured in Sound On Sound Magazine’s 40th Anniversary Issue

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The verdict is in – Sound On Sound magazine has published their review of our INSPIRE and ESSENCE microphones, along with the ORBIT shock mount, in their 40th Anniversary issue!

A huge thank you to Sound On Sound for the overwhelmingly positive article and congratulations on 40 years as one of the world’s most respected voices in pro-audio.

 

INSPIRE & ESSENCE featured in Sound On Sound Magazine’s 40th Anniversary Issue

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

The verdict is in – Sound On Sound magazine has published their review of our INSPIRE and ESSENCE microphones, along with the ORBIT shock mount, in their 40th Anniversary issue!

A huge thank you to Sound On Sound for the overwhelmingly positive article and congratulations on 40 years as one of the world’s most respected voices in pro-audio.

“They may be debut products, but the INSPIRE and the ESSENCE have arrived fully formed and ready to disrupt one of the most competitive markets there is.”

– Sam Inglis, SOS

We’re honoured to be part of such a milestone issue and on the front cover too, no less!

Here are some highlights from the review by editor, Sam Inglis! Subscribers can check out the full article on their website or in the November edition of the magazine.

“Aim Audio’s patented dual output stage is found nowhere else. Both mics, to my mind, lose nothing in comparison with more expensive models from ’boutique’ manufacturers, and if I was looking for a general-purpose large-diaphragm mic for home and studio use, l’d be very happy with either.”

“The switchable output stage is, feel, a much more worthwhile feature than the multiple ‘voicings’ built into some capacitor mics.”

“I have only positive things to report about Aim Audios shock-mount and pop filter designs. The latter does its job very effectively, with no adverse sonic consequence es that I could detect, whilst the mount is both extremely good at isolating the mic from stand-borne vibration, and supremely versatile in terms of placement and orientation.”

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