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90% of my day job is recording voiceovers. We use U87s through a tubetech pre, with an LA22 for peak limiting. I'm rarely unsatisfied with that combination.
for Voice-Of-God style movie trailer guy, i've found the proximity effect on a sennheiser shotgun to do nice stuff. have to know how to work it (stay on the mic!), and watch out for the pops... but it can be pretty good.
I'd suggest U87 as the primary mic, just because it's a known quantity for most people. As for the pre - well, obviously you want something clean and uncolored. there's lots to choose from - plenty of great suggestions in the thread thus far.
As has been said numerous times, having a great sounding booth is going to be just as important as the gear - I was in an ISDN session the other day where I could hear the air conditioner running in the talent's house...
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