At 04:41 AM 3/31/2007, you wrote: >a fantastic mic is the Lawson 251... taking a nod at the ELAM/ >Telefunken 251 ><http://lawsonmicrophones.com/l251.html>http://lawsonmicrophones.c om/l251.html >these mics are BRILLIANT!! >you must check them out before you buy anything. >peace >tv Lawson does make great mics. I have their L47MP, and other than being a bit bright on strident female vocals (that's why I have an AEA R84), it's my go-to mic the majority of the time. These mics are significantly out of the price range of the original poster, however.