Yo mikey, welcome to the board, and (almost) everyone's mic drawer looked pitiful once! Fear not, for you have chosen well. I have a very few high end mics, and some good cheap ones. There are many good cheap mics, but Studio Projects will compete realistically against any of the competition at their price point, bang for buck. I use B-1 and C-3. I confess, the B-1 gets beat out by more expensive mics, but is a versatile learning tool that performs well as a pair. The C-1 is a good enough main vocal mic that it sees use. Lots of debate has been done here, with semantics fights, over how a budget mic "holds its own" against a $2000-$5000 mic, or doesn't. For some songs, a cheaper mic often sounds better, because it's the right mic in the right place at the right moment. What you have to do, as a would-be recording artist, is get a good solid, cheap mic or 2, and *make* them sound good. Shure SM57 and the B-1 are no-brainers, to learn about dynamics and condensers. Best of luck-Richie