Well, I must admit too that part of my disdain for SS is due to the fact that Leonard makes a habit of pushing his products on TS.com to the point of near nausea, and often offending many members in the process.
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Originally Posted by aaron_in_sf  WADR, I would personally only go with the SP gear if price is a strong factor.
Sonic Studios gear is definitely more expensive piece for piece but I must say the build and sonic quality exceed all other options I've tried. I currently own, oh, ten different lav/binaural style microphones ranging from $20 Radioshack stereo lavs (no longer available) to DPA 4061-based Core Sound HEBs; I always choose my DSM-6S/EH's in a WHB (better with the matched $1k preamp) for ease of use and overall quality.
Caveat: their noise floor cannot compare to non-electret "real" mics, but in all other respects they're my favorites for ultraportable recording. The DPAs are somewhat quieter (indeed as are Shure WL183 home-brews which you might consider, at $170 a pair they're a steal for the quality) but Leonard does something when he modifies or rehouses the Panasonic capsules in the DSMs that stands them out.
YMMV of course. For sample recordings made with the DSMs and consumer MD poke around my site.  Eg this hidden page: http://quietamerican.org/surf.html
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