Originally posted by sk880user:
May I suggest AKG C3000? It is for $300 and is intended to be for the studio and for the stage.
As great as the AKG C3000 sounds, from my own personal experience (I own one), I don't recommend it for stage use. Though it can be used on stage, it isn't really that road rugged. I dropped mine on stage (just once) and . . . .

. . . glad I carried my EV767 as a backup.
- Scott