I've had really good results from the AKG D770's. I like them better than 57s on most "57" usages. They can be had for 50$ including shipping. Some of my best purchases.
Hey Blue Bear,
Where in my post did I mention that Nady was a "replacement" for a Nueman? If I had a Neuman I would use the Nady for a paper weight. Hows that?
Hmmm... I just reread the original post and have to add that I wouldn't put vocals through the Nady's if I had a choice. Mine sound OK with the acoustic guitar but they murder my voice.
Which probably isn't all that hard to do, anyway...
It only has an SPP of 0.89285714285714285714285714285714
Check out this thread which had an SPP factor of 1.2564102564102564102564102564103!!! (that was before my post, and the others, that probably pushed it to SOP (smilie overload point).