Topic: Visivox SCM mics and pre: any users?

[sunjan]

Hey all,

I read a pretty long review about this Canadian-made gear, seems that it used to be popular in the minidisc community a few years back:
http://www.godsownclay.com/Equipment/Microphones/visivoxscm-pro.html

Visivox used to have a website, but it was taken down in 2005:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050913095653/http://www.visivoxtechnologies.com/products.htm#

After that, the business migrated to Ebay, but since 2007 nothing has been for sale:
http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=visivox-audio-technologies

I found a spec sheet for the pre, it used to retail for $99:
http://mrk.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/file/view/Visivox+SCM+-+Microphone+Pre-Amplifier.pdf

Has anyone here used Visivox? How does it compare to other budget options? They sometimes surface second hand, I'm contemplating picking it up on the cheap...