thanks guys for all the recommendations
@DiggerinVA: could you please xplain a little more?
You need to ask yourself a few questions
How much recording are you going to do
What will be the most common type of venue
Will the venues differ much - small room with 100 people verses a big arena where you're sat 50 row from the sound source.
If you're only ever in a small room then you could get a mic that really works close to the sound source
If you are going to be way back you need a directional mic of some sort
Don't assume that because a mic is used stealth it's not the right mic for your open taping needs
You can stealth Schoeps mics but they are very popular for open taping
If you can afford to go the Schopes route you can't go wrong but you can get very good mics for a lot less.
If money was no object I'd get Schoeps CCM4s or CCM 5s or maybe CCM 41s and run them into my SD 722 (which I've already got)
Note: you don't need a SD 722 but they are very easy to use and look good :-)
Even if I had this rig I'd still stealth because it's easier and gives more versatility IMO
You do know that asking a simple question like this here is like opening a vat of worms?
Cheers
Duncan