Really liked the e965 with the people I've used it with, better than the Beta 87a.
I've been putting in a bit more time with the 965s on recent gigs, and have been consistently impressed:
- Set to super cardioid, there's just about enough side/rear rejection to get a quiet-ish singer 4" off the mic up to a decent level over a noisy stage. Just.
- As a general-purpose mic, they do really well. Saturday's gig was a St. Paddy's Day festival, and they got used for a range of vocalists, plus washboard, bodhran, bongo-cajon (yes, really), and some others I've probably forgotten.
Oh, and they work fine on cabs as well.
IMO, a small-but-welcome step up from the e935.
Chris