Middleman
Professional Amateur
Over $1000 you should be looking at the Soundelux U195 or the AT4060. I prefer the 4060 for that larger than life sound. Neither of these will be found at GC however. In that price range they only carry the BLUE line or the Neumann TLM 103 and occasionally the U87. Some stores however, carry some of the vintage stuff but it's hit or miss on which brand mic. Maybe I should clarify that a bit. These are the ones you see from store to store but I have seen high variablity in their lines above $1000 so its hit or miss.
The Neumann 103 requires quite and investment in a good preamp before it starts to sound decent. If you have inexpensive preamps it comes off rather bland but detailed. Don't expect to be all that impressed if you going to plug it into a low end mixer or a DMP3 etc.
The Neumann 103 requires quite and investment in a good preamp before it starts to sound decent. If you have inexpensive preamps it comes off rather bland but detailed. Don't expect to be all that impressed if you going to plug it into a low end mixer or a DMP3 etc.