Yes, some microphones accentuate the frequency spectrum in the sibilance range (typically from around 5 kHz up to around 9kHz). Therefore, whatever natural sibilance a person’s voice has will be accentuated by these microphones.
Keep in mind that in all cases, two factors greatly affect the quality of the sound of a podcast participant: The unique audio characteristics of the person’s voice COMBINED WITH the unique audio characteristics of the particular microphone they’re speaking into. This is what makes it virtually impossible to recommend a specific microphone that will sound good on everyone’s voice.
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