Alright, so I've scrounged up a bit of money to buy my first mic+power rig. I have a MD to record onto, and will probably be buying a Neuros III if it winds up being as awesome as it may. But as for now, I wanted to buy a *basic* setup in order to actually decide if I enjoy taping or not. It'll be a stealth rig, and I'd like to keep the total purchase price in the $100 range. Here are a few options I've been flirting with:
http://stores.ebay.com/CHURCH-AUDIO Church Audio Omnis + Pre. From searching thru the forums, I realize a lot of people have personal problems with this fellow, but it looks like he has a pretty good deal on mics. There's a Chris Robinson show up on bt.etree.org using this setup and it's pretty impressive (a TS member did it I believe?).
SP-CMC-19's or 20's or SP-BMC-2 or 3's with a DIY Battery Box.
Giant Squids + Bat Box
From what I've gathered, Cards are better for stealthing (to cut out crowd chatter). Split omnis are supposedly better for if I want to mount them on a regular rig. These will be my only set of mics for the time being (probably until I graduate and get a real source of income), so if they could do both mediocrely, I'd be happy. Most of the time I'll be patching, but these are for the shows I go to where I'll be the lone taper.
So, suggestions?