I don't know of any tapers using the m294's, so I don't think you'll get much feedback on those. although I could be mistaken, so it certainly doesn't hurt to ask. I will put in a good word for the 210's though. I don't own them, but I have borrowed and run them once. I was at the Orhpeum Theater in Boston, under the balcony, all the way in the back, and far left. if you looked at the venue, and thought, "now, where would be the absolute worst place to record from", that's where I was. So given all that, I was pleasantly surprised with the recording I made (m210 > V3). it certainly isn't near my all-time great recordings, but given the circumstances, I thought it would turn out much worse (and had I not borrowed the hyper caps and run my cards, I'm sure it would have been a lot worse). so that's a big plus for the 210's, I'd say.