Say you"re looking for a great-sounding condenser microphone for vocals. You could a) sell your car, forgo paying rent, and force your cat to go hungry for a week; or you could b) buy a Shure PG42 and get pretty much the same results. Yes, it"s true, Shure builds perfectly respectable microphones at a reasonable price. Now, if you"re thinking, "there"s no way you can make a solid recording with a PG42," then just consider how many bands have recently made it based on producing great recordings with similar gear. Making great records on a budget simply means knowing what gear to buy, and the Shure PG42 is a deceptively good vocal microphone that sound way better than what you"d expect, given the affordable price tag.