i heard two moe tapes with these mics a while back, liked the sound, did some research, turns out that these mics rock, not many people use them and im sure they are many on this board that use mics that arent circulation much in the taper community, i know what i want, my ad20 is very clippable and moving from 99db dynamic range to ~105 with minime/v3, my mics could accomplish a lot more, and going to a show and running 0 gain scares the shit out of me, ive clipped many tapes with my old c1000's and dont want anymore, did phish on 2/22/03 cincy 2nd nigh, clipped the shit out of ad20, and ive heard many other stories about it, i love it, dont get me wrong, but my mics require a better pre, and if im going ot get one, i want the best , and the minime/v3 choice is what im left with, sorry for seeming like im jumping the gun on the purchase, but it is neccesary, i guess im new to taping if ive only been doing it for 8 months, but my ears tell me what to do, and the v3 is what my conscious is telling me to buy.