microphones

I am considering buying a couple of hand held mics and some choir mics.
It would appear that the pro gear is around $1k per unit in some cases.  I wonder what is available at the low end of the market and I wonder what its tech performance is.
What would be really nice would be to measure some of this.  But for that, I would need a calibrated microphone.  I think I could use other gear that I have access to generate and transmit the signal and then to analyse the received signal.

At the end of the day, does it make any real difference anyway.


Takstar PCM6100 $US27.99 +$9.99 = $US38
http://www.buytakstar.com/product/takstar-pcm-6100-professional-condenser-microphone

The pattern seems the same as the 6110 so why would one buy the 6110.  Also the peak is about 8dB. That seems a lot.


Takstar PCM6110 $US54.99 + $19.99 = $US75
http://www.buytakstar.com/product/takstar-pcm-6110-professional-recording-microphone









 So what does a somewhat more expensive mic cost and look like
Brisbane Sound sell this mic.  Its a Neuman KM184 for $AU1649.00 (inc GST but at that price who's counting)

http://www.brisound.com.au/Retail_Catalogue_page/1206_item.html?ref_cat_id=WIRED

From the plot, it seems to have a much flatter response.

Takstar 5600




Behringer C2 $AU89 for two ($44.50 each)
https://www.storedj.com.au/products/BEH-C2

I could not find a official Behringer freq resp plot.

The freq response plot comes from
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/attachments/low-end-theory/235834d1305962431-behringer-c2-mics-world-greatest-sdcs-behringer-20c-2-20stereopaar-20cardioide_1-messkurve.jpg

This looks to have only about a 2dB peak around 7kHz.  I assume the top trace is freq response. 

Behringer C4 $96.99 Cranbourne  $109 Store DJ

http://www.cranbournemusic.com.au/cstore/resultsql.html?prod_group=MICROPHONES&category=CONDENSOR%20MICROPHONES

Again, no freq response plot available.



This web page describes a home made apparantly flat mic
http://www.speakerbuilder.net/web_files/Articles/diymic/diymicmain.htm

Why is  a $2 electret mic so flat?
This is a Panasonic WM-64 from digikey
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=720968&k=9958