I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but if you have up to 3 vocalists, there're always good deals on Ebay for Sennheiser E835 3-packs. That'd be a good starting place for vocal mics. They're very nice mics for the money, rugged and resistant to feedback. They're the SM58 of Sennheiser's line (but no where near as legendary, of course, Senni's legendary lies in the 421).
Also, it's the SM57 that's Shure's more instrument-inclined mic. I'd recommend the Audix I5 over that if you're buying new, though.
I'm with soundlight there. The Senn E835's sound great and look great too. We just upgraded our wireless sticks from the 835's to the new G3 series with the 900 series capsule. There's a huge difference in sound quality! Definitely sings much nicer than 58's. (not knocking the 58's btw). And another vote for the I5. Love it! Here's a link to a google search for Audix i5 vs sm57. In a nutshell: People talk about the i5 being more sturdy, they say there's a 2.5db boost at 3.5k and a couple other changes. Similar, but it seems the i5 is a bit brighter and has better rejection. audix i5 vs sm57 - Google Search I've never done a comparison test between the 57 and the i5, but i can agree with the findings here.
one last opinion on the O1V. Do it! Just make sure you get the Version 2. as long as you don't mind not having recallable head amps, it's a wonderful board. We use it with LabGruppen and Danleys. Love it!
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