Yessir, best bang for the buck... I got mine BECAUSE of all the tasty GD 80's tapes out there. it was the sound I knew I wanted when I started out, regardless of the newer junk. (which very little has impressed me much) I give exception to Neumann km100's, DPA 4022's, but that's a whole other ballpark.
They're good mics, and at good prices these days. Was lucky enough to scoop my pair up for 300 including CP-2 and 4 caps.. Spent another 60 for a MX-100, 25 extra for the center channel mod and couldn't be happier (till i have the bread for some active km140's)... I'd take 3 big ones and look into Mr. Utah's offer. Hey, they're practically vintage so you can get that money back when, or if you decide to sell.. ?
-Mike