I apologize to anyone who might currently be using this idea, but I haven't
heard of anyone doing it.

The name of the business would be The Testing Room. The objective would be
to allow people to test out a multitude of high end microphones and preamps.

The idea is to set up a small room filled with an assortment of high end
microphones and preamps that are capable of being quickly mixed and matched
through some sort of patch bay and then recorded into a variety of
(probably) digital recording machines with software like protools, cakewalk,
nuendo whatever the flavors of the day are at that point.

The price for being able to do this would be in the $200/day range which
would be reimbursed if the person bought some gear.

The recording devices would have preloaded wav files so the person could
hear how a vocal or guitar part would blend into a mix. Also the person
would have the option of bringing their own 2 track wavs to mix with.

The idea is to give a person an opportunity to try a ton of mic/preamp
combos. This seems to be a huge problem for most and people tire of relying
on word of mouth especially since these products can be pricy.

The biggest problem, of course, is location. Are people going to be willing
to travel to a far off destination for such an opportunity. Obviously, the
specifics are not well thought out. But, I wouldn't mind some feedback on
the general concept.