I have an mbox and a digi 002. Wanted opinions on two things:

1.) Do you recommend using a mic preamp, or using factory Focusrite pres?

2.) Best mic between:

a.) RODE NT1000, Studio Projects C1 and TB1.
b.) RODE NTK, Blue Baby Bottle, Shure KSM32

Thanks for the help, if I can achieve a great sound with set a I would like to minimize the money. But, if ultimately i need to go higher what would be the best between the second set.

Thanks