I own one, and it is a permanent part of my locker. It is very quiet, sensitive, and has a 2-micron element. It does not have the high frequency response of the TLM-103, etc, but that is not why I bought it.

I'd rate it as a bright/neutral type mic.

The price you are paying is very good, a few dollars less than the new price every day from eBay sellers.

Also seriously consider the Studio Projects B1.

There has been quite of bit of discussion on it over at http://www.studioforums.com (very positive)
Use the search function there to check it out.

Studio Projects also has their own forum here BTW.

Chris

Hi

I got a pair last month and so far I only had the chance to test them on some small recordings I'm doing for the soundtrack of a DV feature I'm working on; they seem to be bright and clear (on acoustic guitar), but one word of caution: they are very different from the NT5, I have a pair of those too, being SD condensers, while the 4040 is a mid/large dia condenser, so they aren't really comparable IMO; I plan to get more in depth with the 4040 around the half of the next month when I'll have some bigger recording sessions with acoustic instruments, but I do know (from other users) they are killer as OH and piano mics, try them out, better, for that price I'll get them right away.

Hope this helps

L.G.

Just out of curiosity, how do they compare to the AT4050? I have a pair of those I'm very fond of.