I agree.I just got CL5N for under $100.It sounds really good with my soundcraft mixer and Prx635 speakers.Very clean in both lows and highs.I also use dbx 226 compressor on my voice.I am really impressed with this little mic.
One thing I don't understand is, on the box it says cardion pattern but on Samson page it says super cardion.it would be nice if you could chose but for this price who cares.
Like I said above Sennheizer e965 and Shure KSM9 are both in $600 range.Great mics too.