Studio Projects C1 Vs Audio Technia At4040, Which one for my saffire??? Options

[jdimitri]

Hi all! I've heard all about the C1 sounding like a U87 (i have no idea what that sounds like, but it sounds like it sounds good )
But I've also read good reviews about the AT4040 and i think it looks better and more 'trustable'
Opinions please! ANY opinons welcome
Im going to use it with a saffire for recording my voice (male vocals)

[lepetitmartien]

Note that "baryton" is a French word and my voice of French-Swiss btw , so ok, it's with an "i" in english… oops

SE Electronics sE2200A is a good contender too.
The rode NT1A is a good performer too for low frequency voices, I don't know if you go in the highs…

The Saffire pre may be good (in the neutral way) but as edge100 said, it may be good sometimes to have a decent pre around which is not that transparent and help fattening/smoothing things and the VTB1 is a lawful contender in the pre department there's plenty and to spare for as much $ you want to spend into so… (it's a religious subject too