TE's focus on design allows the company to solve problems differently than other manufacturers.
CM-15 Field Microphone Overview
At first glance, the CM-15 may seem like an expensive portable field microphone, and it is. But at $1,199, it’s on par with other high-end field microphones, and at the same time, it’s packed with all sorts of features that users want but manufacturers never seem to deliver.
"There are plenty of field recorders with stereo microphones, battery operation, USB audio interface capabilities, plus the ability to connect other microphones that cost a lot less than this thing. It really comes down to form factor + aesthetic design and whether that matters to you," electronic musician GurtTractor responded in a forum thread started by Lifewire.
In many ways, the world of music equipment is quite conservative. There are endless variations on the same old studio mixer designs, microphones and synthesizers. Users on music equipment forums mock the new and simultaneously complain about the lack of new features on recording equipment. It ends up with a mismatch between what people really want to buy and what is actually available.
