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In that price range I've heard good things about the AT 4040.

Sorry, but I have to go with the other U195 users. A close second would be my SM7.

I do not like the NTK on most vocals, actually. It's good on other things, but for vocals I find it too essy and thin. I liked my Baby Bottle on vocals before I had to sell it. I liked my ADK TC on vocals before I had to sell it. (BTW, I sold both of these mics to get a Soundelux U195, which is...

Yes. I meant to say "could not be more different." :o :o :o Oops. I'm not a big fan of the SM57, but I love my SM7.

IMO, the SM7 and the SM57 could not be more different, given that they are both dynamic mics made by the same company. Edit: to fix a typo.

To answer the original question, I think the Audix D6 is bassier than the Beta 52. It's great on kicks. I love it.

I thought the AT4060 was too, as well as the AKG Solidtube.

Same pres in both units.

They're completely different sounding mics. The e609silver has a presence peak and is not as smooth as the e609.

Why do you have such lousy rep? This is a great suggestion.

Another vote for "won't knock your socks off, but rarely stinks." It's pretty good on 85 percent of sources, but not really amazing on anything, in my experience.

Interesting.

I've heard there's a transformer in the 57. There might be in the 58 too, but I know it's more than just wires from the XLR to the capsule.

Do they use the same electronics?

SM57 is better/more versatile in the studio, IMO. The SM58 is a very good vocal mic for live use, though. Many people contend that if you take the ball off of an SM58 it is essentially an SM57 though. It may be worthwhile to get the SM58 and get both flavors (assuming that these people are right.)

I have the Nady as well. I wrote this review of it for Mojo Pie: http://www.mojopie.com/rsm2.html I did a side-by-side comparison between the RSM-2 and the Royer, and me and the engineer I worked with thought the Nady beat the Royer on certain things.

I just called them, and they said they'll re-ribbon. They're going to call me back with a price.

But no matter what, you can get a wider dynamic range by not using a compressor and turning down the input level. I'm not saying that's the best strategy (I usually compress on the way in for guitar amp, drums, and vocals), just that a device whose purpose in life is to limit dynamic range...

How so? A compressor is a device that limits dynamic range.

There's a reason why you have negative rep. Not that there's anything wrong with the C1 but that you consider it so obviously better than the rest of those mics. Those are all fine mics, with the possible exception of the Samson.