Aston Element - This is the "People's Microphone"
The Aston Element is commonly labeled as the "People's Choice" "with the final voicing decided by public vote, with more than 4000 early adopters participating in a series of blind listening tests of Element prototypes against other brands’ leading models.
TLDR this is what happens when you mix 4000 opinions and mix it all into one mic.
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Aston Element at different distances
1:27 Compared to the Earthworks Ethos
1:43 Compared to the RE20
1:57 Compared to SE Electronics SEV7 MK edition
2:13 Compared to the Shure SM58
2:26 Compared to the XM8500
2:36 Compared to the Mackie EM91C
2:50 Compared to the Blue Ember
3:02 Compared to the Shure SM7B
3:12 Compared to the Oktava MK319 (unmodded)
3:27 Compared to the Baby Blue Bottle
3:39 Compared to the RODE NT1 4th generation
3:51 Compared to the Fifine K688
4:02 Compared to the PROAR 414
4:15 Compared to the PROAR Fangdong
4:27 Compared to the Shure KSM32
4:40 Compared to the Neat King Bee Version 1
4:53 Compared to the Neumann U87