^^ The Milab VM-44 cardioid does have a bit of a mid-high frequency bump on their charts (maybe similar to the Schoeps MK5 card or MK4v?) which gives it a little "shimmer" in that range. acidjack, hi and lo, and I have done some informal comparisons between them and the Schoeps MK41 and have been more surprised with how similar they sound than their differences. The 41's have a little more presence in the upper-mids, the VM-44's have a bit more low-end and slightly wider soundstage (to be expected), but the rest is startlingly close by our ears. YMMV. As has been stated earlier in this thread, would love to hear samples of the VM-44 supers to see how they stack up to the cards.