On the other hand, having compared apples and oranges, I like oranges. I have a T3 and a C3 and an NTK. The three mics share very little in sonic performance. My fav is the T3 on my voice but I use the NTK just as much on a few other voices. You don't want to hear but you have to try it out on your voice
If you can hear 5db of self noise compared to the noise coming from the average preamp gain stage you have dogs ears. God Bless ya........ P.S. Nope, I'm not on the Rode payroll.....just like what they do as compared to the competition.....
I would say, save your money and just buy a used T3. I've seen them go for $350 used. I bought mine new for $499 and it was worth every penny and more.