Gordon.
re tried and true.
sorry but i gotta disagree somewhat.
heres why as you are a brit like me.
fyi with respect i was educated by world class professors at university in the uk who taught me to always explore lots of things.
they literally took this at that time silly lad from a very very poor part of london and gave me a world class broad education.
(ie i was from an area in london as depicted in the tv comedy 'fools and horses'...lol....for lurkers see you tube....hilarious).
dont get me wrong i dont knock my london heritage and am very proud of it.
which is why i sometimes like do a song in the east london accent like a couple of songs in my sig ive done loads of em useing pg software.
(in those times growing up i saw so much kindness with poor people helping each other it was amazeing hence why im so proud.)
now im feeling nostalgic...lol.
also i wouldnt have met my lovely wife if i hadnt broadened my horizons and travelled to various countries and worked all over the world.
in conclusion its just loads of fun for me to locate new things and interesting gear.
wish i had have located the Higgs Boson...lol.
best to you Gordon.
for forum lurkers heres a microphone company that seems popular over the years with a range of microphones for various budgets.
(see you tube for tests etc and various threads on gearspace.com.)
https://mxlmics.com/products/happiness.
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