I agree with JoVee, save 4 or 5 thousand bucks and get something with quality
that will work and be useful for many years or, you can buy one thing at a
time. I've been doing that for 4 years now,

Oh heck I didin't mean to get read as THAT much money...
Mike's lo-end budget rolled in pretty good...

couple hundred on a cheap/adequate front-end

couple hundred on mic/stand/cable(s)

but then you're stuck with speakers to work through and those just don't
come that cheap. Maybe they've got a decent hifi/stereo they already
could/would use. I worked through my Dynaco A-25 speakers for years and the
stuff I did on them holds up fine.
still it looks like they could get going for a grand or so if they can use
current hifi to monitor quietly (like you should ANYWAY...) and add another
500-1k to get a monitor system


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John I-22
(that's 'I' for Initial...)
Recognising what's NOT worth your time, THAT'S the key.
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