just look for a condenser of any kind that takes phantom power..........beohringing or however you spell it has some great ones for like 400, better then the ones goin for two three thousand.............damn, i just read that this was for your summer house and no more then 20 thousand? fuck, can I come visit, I can be your engineer? but for real, I kno all about cheap, but good studio equipment. You will want to get a power mac G5 unless the G6 comes out, then you will want to get the Digi Design 002 with pro tools, the power mac is like 22 hundred and the 002 is like hmmm maybe 23-26 hundred. then get some soundproof shit, and that is all you need for vocals, just PM me if you need to make beats or need anything else, but you get that set up, you got the same shit eminem, brittany spears, etc., record on.