@FreakyFwoof OK so the mics are exposed to water in rain rather regularly? I'm always particularly careful to prevent that from happening, although i'm usually fiddling around with much more expensive mics. I guess destroying $20 mics in pouring rain is much less critical than $500 mics or pricier. I just don't know how they stand water, especially in the case that it gets into the sockets of the XLR plugs.