My goal was to keep my original question focused, now that I got my MS question answered I will break it down. I have U89s, 140s, v2, psp-3, mytek, OCM R-44, and a M10. I tape on stage, small clubs, good sounding rooms, bad sounding rooms, theaters, arenas, sheds, and just about any situation you can think of. I wanted to keep a small 2 channel rig, 4 channel rig, 4 microphones, cards, hypers, and subcards. So I was thinking about selling the u89's, V2, and mytek then get 414s. Figure I could pocket at least 3k, have less gear, and the same options I have now.
MS sounds like too much work for me rite now. If I had half a brain I would be trying to sell all the photography gear I have collecting dust and keep hording my recording gear; anyone looking for large format film cameras?