Re: Sorry....but purchase dilemma

["stoatwizard" stoatwizard]

MKH30/40

You won't look back - the extra clarity is remarkable, and your R04
doesn't have such a bad rap either. I used the 30/40 into a HiMD until
I improved the recorder and I'm glad I went that way, even though I'm
not mainly a soundscape guy.

The HD-P2 and others you mention seem to be on a par with the R04, so
why spend you own money on a sideways move when you have access to that
level of recorder anyway? Plus the luxury of the other two channels -
you might point antoher cardioid backwards and mess about with
surround!