Microphone

A dynamic mic, like the SM57, can create a particular sound for vocals, but a condenser mic is generally better for vocals. The closer you are to the SM57 the more bass you'll get. Move away and it doesn't sound more tinny but the bass will diminish. I bought an AT4047 for vocals and I like its lack of coloring the sound. Out of your price range, which is what I did at first, but the 4047 is so much better I don't regret saving up for it. source

I suppose by really really quiet I mean like the sound of ants walking and going about their buisness or even the sounds of smaller creatures not visable to the eye. I am assuming a regular condensor would pick up too much noize. Maybee I'm wrong maybee a directional condenser would work best. I'm just curious if anyone has designed a microphone or a way of recording microscopic sounds. If not I suppose I could build a mini iscolation booth with a flexible mount inside for the mic and then crank up the gain as much as possible. source

I'm not sure what kind of background noise you're having problems with, but I was wondering if you've tried putting a pad on the mic? If the noise is low end rumble, have you tried a low pass filter? source

This is why I bought most of the outer boxed Cube games new, to make sure I had it complete. I think the only one I didn't was Batman, although that was "as new" as the seal was still intact, just I got it 2-3 years after release when still sitting on a shop shelf. source

Well, they really don't work well at all in reverse. But you would simply plug the speakers into input and mic into output sources. The nature of their design makes them usless in the opposite rolls. source