I’m ditching my dreams of the Coles 4050 Stereo ribbon mic and am going to build two Lola Mic Pres from Hairball Audio and a pair of u87 clones (sourced from a few places).

The LOLA mic pre from Hairball Audio

A shot of a completed D87 (u87 clone)

I’ll still get the Coles someday, but right now, a reliable pair of u87’s will go futher in the shop.  Plus at under a grand… c’mon.  And I get to build them.