I bought an MXL V63M condenser mic for ~ $49 and a Art TubeMP Studio Preamp (~$29) from Amazon.com a little over a year ago and I have been pleased with what I can get out of it. My voice isn't that good and my range is limited, but I do what I can do. I have some recording at the soundclick site listed below that have examples of my vocals (and acoustic guitar) recorded through this mic and preamp (mic --> preamp --> tascam 224 audio interface --> PC --> Sonar HS 6XL).

Kevin


Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud