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I ended up getting the Flea 47 and 49 and love them both. The 47 goes very deep and is very sweet. It holds its own with any 47 clones or originals I've heard, and I vastly prefer it to the Wunder versions, which to my ear sound smaller and more pinched by comparison. I can't say if the Flea 49 gets at the classic U49 sound as I have less experience with that mic, but I'm finding it to be an incredible multipurpose instrumental mic with great depth and size. It's smoother than the 47, with less of that midrange forward "lean", which makes it more versatile but less vibey.
I highly recommend trying these mics for yourself--Ivan, at Flea, is a joy to deal with. Don't worry that it's an international transaction. Everything went very smooth for me.
-R
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