Couldn't agree more...Pearlman makes some of the best microphones around at any price, and Dave Pearlman is one of the classiest guys in the business.
We benchtested the TM-1 (american tube) and TM-2 rather extensively on drums and vocals in a recent session, the results of which can be heard here:
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-Chris