...so is anything going to sound as good as...

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...that $2,000.00 Neuman I simply can't bring myself to buy?...
 
Check Soundeluxe or Lawson mics. More performance for half the cash of an equivalent Neumann.
 
...thanks track rat-I don't recall hearing those names before...
 
Actually, the first company is called "Soundelux" without the ending "e." Just didn't want you to get tripped up if you did a Google search or something.
 
There are lot of mics that are every bit as good as a $2000 U87. In fact, the newer 87 Ai's don't even sound as good as the older ones. And maybe the 87 isn't even the best mic for a certain application you may have.

Mics to look into:

Soundelux U195
Blue Bluberry
Studio Projects T3
Royer R-121
AKG 414
Audio-Technica 4050
Microtech Gefell M940
ADK TT

All of these mics are under $1200, most are under $1000.

There's certianly more, but that's a start.

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I have been eyeing a Lawson L251 for a long time. One sold on Ebay for around $1800 last year and I have kicked myself every day since then for not jumping at it (brand new they are right at $2500). The Lawson L47MP is supposedly amazing as well and they come in around $2000 brand new.

The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger at full price on the 251 is that I have been holding out on my big mic purchase until Stephen Paul's mic is released.

As far as the other mics mentioned I agree, but I would go for the Blue Kiwi over the Blueberry, you can land those under $1500 ocasionally used.
 
The Brauner "Phantom C" is no slouch... the Gefell UM900 is pretty fucking awesome... there are a myriad of viable options...
 
Soundelux also has a new mic, the iFet7. It purports to have two mics in one body, the U47 FET and the U87. I think there's a switch to change from one to the other. I haven't heard it personally, but I hear it's good. I think it's about $1700 new.
 
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