Andy Burns wrote:

I ought to try making some recordings from the various mics I have
available, to compare them myself, instead of relying on what other people
have commented.

I've been thinking the same. And it would also be worthwhile to listen to
them on more than one piece of gear: my PC's audio playback might well be
colouring the sound even further.

Maybe look at virtual mixer/eq software, e.g.

https://vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm

Interesting; thanks for the link.