[massimo]

My chain:
Me, generally on a Lowden O25 (Jumbo - cedar top) or Goodall Concert Jumbo (Italian spruce top + rosewood) or, best of all (believe it or not), my 25 years old Guild D50 with older strings
Brauner VM1 cardioid, eye-level, 10 centimetres from my nose or from my right ear, pointing down
Schoeps cmc5 with mk21h capsule (whatever the name, the wide cardioid capsule with high some boost) at 12th fret
Millennia Media Hv3b
Pendulum OCL2, needles hardly moving, manual mode with longest attack and shortest release
Apogee Rosetta 200

When recording my De Bonis classical, the VM is maybe 20 centimeters more distant.

I am extremely happy with this chain.
Being this the forum that it is, however, I would be happy to try the Gordon for the Millennia and a Gefell 296 (or 295? Anyway, the cardioid with no treble boost) for the Schoeps. But I guess the improvement would be infinitesimal.

Best regards
Massimo