[Tone-a-holic]

I have an Audio Technica 4033 that I have been using in both studio and live settings for over 10 years. It has never caused any problems, or failed in any way. Regardless of brand, I'm gun-shy of mics that use batteries instead of phantom for their power supply. If I remember, the ATM10 was about a $100.00 mic, which doesn't make it inherently bad, but in most cases you get what you pay for. I would never have any reservations about the reliability of any 4000 series AT mics.