You could go the route that a lot of radio stations have had a lot of
success with.
Electrovoice RE20 or Shure SM7B and a Symetrix 528E vocal channel.
Under what you budgeted for.
As Scott suggested, try it without spending money on room treatment.

On 8 Mar 2006 19:31:17 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

wrote:

Knowing our budgetary constraints, does this sound like a decent plan?
Is there a better voiceover mic that wouldn't capsize our budget? How
about the aural exciter? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Get an RE-20. Ditch the exciter. Try setting up with no acoustical treatment
at all and see how it sounds... you're going to need to deaden the place,
but you'll know how much and how heavily when you roll tape the first time
and hear the playback.

A possible alternative is to go the Coles Lip Mike route and ditch the
VO booth altogether. It's limited, but it does what it's supposed to
and is a lot more effective than a typical makeshift booth.
--scott

Mike Cleaver Broadcast Services
Voice-overs, Newscaster, Engineering and Consulting
Vancouver, BC, Canada