Recommend me a mic.. vocal charactistics in post.

I am thinking I need a new mic. My voice is a bit unique. Everyone I call on the phone knows right away who it is. No prank ca for me!
My vocal chords have bowed a little over time and my voice has become a bit more airy. I was a first tenor in school, and a voice major. I cannot hit the high notes that I once could but still, every time I call someone new, every time I go through a drive through window... EVERY TIME... they say, "Is that all mam"?
So I have an airy, female sounding voice, not too high but certainly not low.
 
I've been thinking about trying an SM7b with a Cloudlifter. I would try a Cloud R44 but they don't fit my budget. The R-122 looks interesting but it too much and too much of a turkey shoot. I'd love to stay under 500 bucks but I don't know if I can. I have several MXL mics, the original 2001, MXL ribbon (I forget the model), S-57 of course... I wonder if just adding the extra gain from a Cloudlifter would make the difference. Maybe I should do that, and see how it affects the mics I already have. ALso have a Samsom dynamic and a nice small condenser.
 
I am open to suggestions if you know a mic that you would go to on instinct for a voice like mine.
 
Thanks,
 

I would second the ADK Hamburg suggestion.
 
 
for a more expensive solution,
try the Shure KSM44

Thanks, I'll check those out.
 
J

I have the opposite problem. 50+ years of smoking has taken it's toll but I do find the SM7b works fine... it has adjustable eq built in that makes a huge difference in sound- so make sure you give the settings a try-out. I personally find condenser mics to sterile but that's just my opinion.

Good move on the cloudlifter because dynamics definitely need a preamp- You might also want to look into a RE20. On another forum (not the purple place) a similar question came up about dynamic mics and the general feel was that you really can't go wrong with either a Sm7b a RE-20 or a Beyer M88.

Thanks guys. I got the Cloudlifter yesterday and hope to be able to use it tomorrow, and next Tuesday and Wednesday. My "studio" is by necessity, on the end of the dining room table right now and my wife makes a lot of noise, talks a lot... she works on Tuesday and Wednesday this time of year. She is a CPA, in the spring she works all the time. I'll check those mics out. Thanks!
 
J