I had a chance to use the CMT44's in a serious project today for the first time. They are lovely.
Set them up as an XY pair; tracking bongos, shekere, tambourine, cowbell, finger cymbal in a folk/newgrass/rock project. Much crisper and more melodic than my other SDC's, which include KM184s, 4041s, CEM6 and 012's. They sound great, and are easy to place and are not overly subject to overload like the KM184s, which tend to get "blown" by energetic percussion unless I use a windscreen, which seems ridiculous in a treated room.
The tracks sound clear and distinctive in a somewhat busy mix with multiple guitars, banjo, mandolin, drumkit etc.
Hope their matching brethren are behaving as well, Aegert.
Aloha,
Jonathan