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2 Chan. Dig. In PCI card suggestions

Don't care about any A/D section (got a HEDD 192 for that). I'm looking for a 2 chan. high sample rate (88.2, 96k) PCI card (preferably AES in) as an alternative to a MOTU 1296 ($1500 will get you what I am describing plus 12 chans. of some pretty good A to D, but I'm looking for less expensive options). I use a MOTU 2408 & 308 for multi-channel inputs to my Mac.

Hypercardioid pattern: Too tight for single overhead?

Your thoughts requested, especially impressions from any who've tried this. What I'm contemplating is using my new Beyer M260 with Sank mod as a single drum overhead in Fletcher's three-mic technique. I'm a week out from this session, and wondering if its hypercardioid pickup will present too tight an image.