I have heard alot of Jon Buffington's(stiringthesause) recordings and they sound great.I was very impressed with those mics
Thanks man! That really made my day
I'll throw another vote in for the Peluso's. Now the adk's are real nice and so is the LSD2 if you want to go with a LD. But for an sd at that price point (well maybe $100 more new) you can't beat the Peluso's. For an uncolored, transparent mic, with plenty of cap options, you would have to make a MAJOR price jump to beat these. I keep buying more gear but I have yet to replace my Peluso's. These will stay in the arsenal. My next set of mics will be in addition to, not replacing my Peluso's.
Search my name, Jon Buffington, on the archive. Or search Peluso. Let your ears be the judge.
Now these Avenson's I have are simply sick and are close to your budget but they aren't very versatile since they are only omni's. Any one want to listen to what these sound like, try my M'utet show on the archive. Thanks goes to Dirk for steering me towards these.