Hi, I am a singer and have been struggling with the decision to purchase one of these mics. I have been testing out the sennheiser e965 to compare and found that it sounds a little more muddy or dark compared to the Neumann. I do not have a bright tone, my voice is dark to begin with, except on some high notes where if hit on a certain vowel can come across a bit annoying so I am trying to decide for live performance which would be the right choice as well as if there is actually any difference between the silver and black in either models, I was told there actually is a different pick up patter....is this true?