# Microphones like lenses

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/microphones-like-lenses/158>\
**Category:** Everything Else\
**Created:** [May 23, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/microphones-like-lenses/158 "2013-05-23T23:54:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/microphones-like-lenses/158/1 "2013-05-23T23:54:07Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Streets\_Still\_Works](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/streets_still_works/32/23_2.png) [@Streets\_Still\_Works](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Streets_Still_Works)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/microphones-like-lenses/158/2 "2013-05-24T12:40:17Z")

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Today’s topic has a different focus. And it’s not even a cookbook!  
  
  
  
[http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/microphones-lenses/10602/](http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/microphones-lenses/10602/)

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**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/microphones-like-lenses/158/3 "2013-05-24T14:34:54Z")

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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.