Yea, saying the C1000s are more useful in a pinch for their mild bludgeoning properties, or at the suggestion of patrick for their autoerotic value, than for any single form of sound reinforcement known to mankind is not a knock on, how is it called 'round these parts, the "vintage" legacy of AKG... The C460 and C480 variants have good uses (although I might not use all of them for live-to-2-track applications). And the old C24 is STELLAR for live recording. Well, if you can even find one for less than $5k. And if it's still working.
Forgot to mention the Rode small diaphragm condensors. I have just about as much love for them as I have for the C1000. If the NT4 cost $100 I might not feel that way, but, it doesn't