OldFart wrote:
I have NO experience with drum mics, but do pay pretty close attention when discussions arise.

I've listened pretty carefully to conversations about Snare mics, where on one side you have the Shure SM57 crowd ( which is about 60-65% of the users). On the other side I hear the most from Audix i5 users. Each one make compelling cases for their mic of choice.

Further for Snare mic'ing : There are those in the Small Diaphragm Condenser crowd which appear to be the smallest group ( I'm guessing it's because condensers are sensitive enough to require some finesse, which comes from purposeful use and experience).

The discussion ( verbal fight? ) involving the SM57 and the Audix i5 seems to be a lively encounter.

Nevertheless, all this is interesting in my view. So I continue to pay attention.