To be perfectly honest, the whole thing confuses me. People complain about mics being too bright, having too much top end, then they turn around and bump the high end with "air" circuits, high shelf eqs, etc. I've seen people rave about the Lewitt 440 Pure, but to me, it's quite bright. The same people complain about the Rode NT1a being way too bright.
It's like the days when receivers all had an EQ circuit for "loudness" that was supposed to compensate for Fletcher Munson effect. People would punch the button even when things were cranked up, just because it boosted the bass and treble.
In the end, it's all what you like, I guess. I tend to record mostly flat. I often roll some vocals off above about 12k, unless you want a lot of breathiness.