OK, I'm going to do it-but if I'm going to go to the trouble, there's a few things I need to do. First, I'm going to start a new thread, because folks mostly don't log into this old thread much anymore, and I'd like to drum up a little interest. So I will eventually start a new thread on the mics forum. Secondly, I broke the piggy bank and ordered the perfect bottom-feeder dynamic- so sucky even my local Guitar Center had to special order it- a Behringer XM8500- $19.99! I felt dirty buying it, like when you sleep with a woman you don't like because she has good tits!
Oh well. I've also decided that I want to separate the condensers from the dynamics, so it's a little less apples and oranges. On the dynamic side, I'll use the XM8500, ShureSM57, and Shure SM7b. I really don't use the SM57, because it doesn't agree with my voice, and requires too much EQ to get even close. I generally use AKG D770 for the kind of stuff most people use an SM57 for, but in this case, I'll use the SM57 just because everybody has one, everybody knows what it sounds like, and it has so much hype behind it for a cheap mic.
On the condenser side, I'll use Studio Projects B-1 and B.L.U.E. Kiwi for sure, as my cheapest and most expensive FET condensers. I'm still deciding what mid-priced mic to slip in between the two. I could use a C414B-ULS (cost me $650 new), or a B.L.U.E. Baby bottle ($500). I have Rode NTK, but I'm not sure I want to involve a tube mic. I don't know, though. It's probably my best $500-or-so condenser. Other options would be B.L.U.E. Bird (down to about $300 now), Oktava MK319 (about $300, although I bought mine new at GC for $50, no kidding), and AKG C2000B (bought for $100, now up to about $250- an underated studio workhorse). What do y'all think? I think I want to use 3 dynamics and 3 condensers. All six mics will go through Behringer ADA8000, M-Audio DMP-3, and Avalon AD2022. Let me know which mid-priced condenser you think I should use. I'd love to use, say an
AT4040 or similar, but I don't own one. The options above are what I own. I'll start up the new thread when I have that cool new Behringer dynamic, and I've finalized the mic and pre combinations. I think I'll make that Behringer dynamic the prize to the person who guesses the most combos correctly!-Richie