SM81, KM184, and AT4047

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I own the SM81, and I record a lot of acoustic banjo in mono. I record into a Golden Age Project Jr preamp and into my UR44 Yamaha/Steinberg audio interface. The SM81has a pretty darn flat frequency response and that’s usually good but short of using a different banjo (mine is top of the line anyway) it just sounds not as clear or defined as I expect.

I’ve narrowed it down to two microphones and if I was to get one, I’d like advice on these or preferences on one over the other.

I did my homework for bluegrass banjo. Two popular microphones are:

AT4047
KM184

Any advice for getting one over the other?
 
The 184 is a decent mic for sure. The 4047 would be darker, woolier sound. I have both.
 
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