I have one and have tried vocals with it. Not bad, pretty edgy and doesn't
capture detail well and once you put it beside a Neuman U87 or better vocal
mikes you immediately see what your missing.. Probably a lot better than an
SM58 for a lot of vocal applications. For bang for the buck though I'd
suggest looking at the current crop of Chinese mics. In particular the ones
from SE. On the American side I hear some of the CAD mics sound great for
the money. I have a Soundelux U195 which is amazing but they are out of the
price range you stated at around $1200.A secondhand Neuman TLM103 may be a
good choice for you if vocals are a main concern. Theres always loads of
them on Ebay

My 10cents

Martin

"Bubba" wrote in message news:Uvquc.26592$zN5.9047@fed1read01...
I'm kind of tired of using regular Shure vocal mikes for my studio
recording, would like to pick up some condenser mikes for drums, guitar
cabs, and vocals for semi-live/demo style recordings. I'll be using Tascam
digital 788 8 track. Wondering if AKG C1000s are decent enough to get a
great recording. Or what could someone suggest in the $200-500 retail
neighborhood