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Ok thanks! I didn't know the fathead II would be very different. I will definitely take that into consideration.

Another note: would an at4040 be better? From a comparison I've heard I couldn't hear much of a difference between the at4040 and at4033. However, it was just one comparison and it wasn't the best comparison either.

The cad e300 is a bit out of my price range at the moment, so I would prefer to get something a bit cheaper. I've heard the NTK used on sax and loved the sound. I haven't heard the at4033 on sax but I've heard condensers that (to my ears at least) sound very similar and also liked the sound...

Thank you very much for your input, I appreciate it a lot. However, I have heard the fathead and I believe I used it to record at a friend's studio during a jam session once and it doesn't flatter my sound very much. I'm not a huge fan of ribbon mics in general, to my ears they are a bit veiled...

Also one note: the seller of the NTK says the previous owner may have been a smoker. Will this have ruined the mic? Or will the sound be pretty much the same?

I am looking for a microphone to get me into the world of home recording for my saxophone with a budget of $200 for the mic. I have found some great deals on ebay where I could potentially get an at4033 or a rode NTK within my budget. The NTK is priced very aggressively in an ebay auction...