I haven't heard the Townsend in person but a friend of mine did a few shootouts with the Slate VMS vs a variety of mics, including some very affordable mics from Advanced Audio. The Slate was at or near the bottom virtually (pun intended) every time. He owned it less than a year and finally sold it because it was never the best option for anything.
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Jim
2023 Iris ND-200 maple/adi
2017 Circle Strings 00 bastogne walnut/sinker redwood
2015 Circle Strings Parlor shedua/western red cedar
2009 Bamburg JSB Signature Baritone macassar ebony/carpathian spruce
2004 Taylor XXX-RS indian rosewood/sitka spruce
1988 Martin D-16 mahogany/sitka spruce
along with some electrics, zouks, dulcimers, and banjos.
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