Hi Bob

Don't laugh, but I'm using Audio Technica 10a's - quite old omni mics. One has got slightly noisy - but generally they do reasonably well. I also use with a mixer for extra gain my two AKG D202 dynamic mics (cardiod), which are quite good. (40 years old ...)

In a studio situation I've used Neumann KM184's and U87 - but I don't own such mics.

I've considered the Rodes - but maybe its all back to square one.

Yes, I wondered about the blind tests!! I'm carrying out deaf tests at the moment ...

I've just spoken on the phone to a fairly high end dealer who really though I needed much more expensive mics (which I can't justify) and better mic pramps ... because piano and violin are so hard to record. But as an ex-professional string player I think I can get a pretty good sound even with the mics I have.

It's hard because a friend who is a professional sound engineer and producer rubbishes most mics, especially the Neumanns, but I've found them quite good in the studio when I've hired them ...

Oh well ...

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