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• Royer R-121, much lower down the list now that I've got some AEA ribbons. But you can never have too many ribbon mics.
• an MS setup, maybe with beyer M130 - figure 8 ribbon beyer M160
• Sennheiser K6 family. A versatile series with interchangeable pieces. More common in broadcast use.
• Danish Pro Audio 4000 family and other models.
• Josephson Series Six family. Optimized for transient and phase response. Built to order.
• A U47-type mic, maybe a Lawson L47MP, or a Soundelux E47 version.
• Neumann U87 The standard studio condenser for vocals and other uses. Has "the sound" that many folks expect from a studio recording. Price is about $2000.
• Neumann TLM 170R A modern design from Neumann. TLM is TransformerLessMicrophone. Price is about $2000, essentially the same cost as the U87, but not as popular.
• Neumann TLM-193 First things first: this mic doesn't sound like a U87. Judged on its own merits, the TLM-193 sounds slightly laid back, but very, very natural, even off-axis. The expensive optional shock mount is worth having since there's no bass roll-off switch. List $1200, street under $1000.
• Schoeps Colette family. Longtime favorites for location recording. Many capsules and accessories.
• Sennheiser MKH family. The quietest small diaphragm condensers you can buy. Low distortion, too.
• Soundelux U99 Classic tube and transformer design, a high end ($2500) favorite, switchable mult-pattern.
• AEA 44c Wes Dooley's reimplementation of the RCA 44B/BX. It is exact, the parts interchange. About $3500.
• A USB/X10 controlled "Recording" light