Try to get ahold of one of the Winter Olympics Shure SM7Bs - I saw one for sale at NAB for 250$. That fits a male voice well.

But make sure your preamp can boost a bunch without adding it's own noise - the output is pretty low.

Apparently the Heil PR40 is also good, its possible Heil do other models even more suited to this. I believe they were a broadcast mic manufacturer originally. I own both the SM7b and the PR40 but we now just default to a U87 for voiceovers, it works better we think.

Jeemy, post: 346891 wrote: I own both the SM7b and the PR40

Hi Jeemy

How do the SM7b and PR40 compare in your estimation? I hear that the PR40 has a certain condenser-like sheen to it?

Is it worth having both or are they to samey?

Cheers

LiD

many thanks for your answers, I will dig into this :)