The two parts to any sound reproduction chain that are imperfect – in fact not very close to perfect at all – are the inputs and outputs. Everything else in between the input microphone and the output loudspeaker is relatively […]
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http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/microphones-lenses/10602/
Great simile, Paul.
Microphones even have Bokeh; the off-axis response of microphones is often subjectively viewed as good or bad and makes a difference in how we perceive the recording.