I did some more listening to spoken word clips over at the jamroom, and I'm beginning to realize that there IS no best. It's so much a matter of taste...and what sounds 'best' with a particular singer. Three very highly regarded mics for vocals sounded so totally different in the audio clips I was listening to last night....so, which is best(rhetorical question)? It's funny but one of the mics that I personally liked best was one of the cheapest...if not THE cheapest...the studio projects b1. I'll probably stay away from a condenser though, since I'm trying to keep as much of the room as possible out of the vocal tracks. I liked the sound of the sm57 but it was definitely more harsh than some of the more expensive dynamics. I thought it sounded nicer though than the OM 6 which is about two times more money. It's a tough decision...which mic will sound 'best'... to my ears...with my voice... in my particular room. O.K. it's over to ebay to see what kind of bargains they're offering today...if any. Oh yeah, thanks Nickolo, for the suggestion of the reflection filter.
Will definitely look into that. At the moment I've got a big comforter(quilt) hung on the wall behind the mic.
