Behringer B1 Single Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone

I cant afford to spend alot on gear buy I also want to make quality recordings. This mic is perfect for anyone who needs great audio on a budget. I love the fact that it needs very little Eq. I use it with the ART v3 preamp and it sounds great. Anyone who feels they need to bad mouth Behringer because of blah,blah,blah, is really doing the budding musician a disservice. Thank you Behringer for providing small fries like me with affordable quality gear.

Feature:
Has bass rolloff and an attentuation pad, which do their job. Included shockmount is really high quality -- all metal and convenient to use. Case is surprisingly good. Foam spitguard is odd-looking but effective. Those complaining of the thread adapter: LOOK AGAIN! There is a brass 3/8 adapter screwed in. Remove it to find 5/8-27 threads!

Quality:
Nice construction, every part smooth, strong and well-fitted.

Value:
I am finding it hard to believe something so nice is priced so reasonably. Very much worth the price.

Desirability:
Professional-looking. Studio now looks like I may know what I'm doing.

Sound:
Have only used SM57's previously and am not an experienced recordist, but this bugger sounds great to me. Sound is clear and airy and "right there" instead of lurking off in the far corners somewhere -- no hint of the muddy dark tone that always plagued me before.

Support:
Haven't broken it yet, no experience with factory support.

Overall:
I suspect in 3 years I will know more about mics and be able to see the usefulness of an expensive one. But this should always find some sort of use, even so. I dig its sound on vocals and tenor saxophone; I might even sing some, now that the B1 makes me sound so much better. If it's ever lost, I'd go for another one immediately.