I used to suffer the VERY SAME (mental lack of comparison) ERROR .
Now that I own ALL OF THEM, I basically now NEVER use the NTG3.
The NTG3 also has a LOT of noise, but thats mostly due to its frequency response, but its a living hell on caputuring low ambient sounds.
You can get a NEW...
A "new" type of shotgun microphone comparison by someone that owns most of the high-end microphones. (I did leave the Sanken out of this specific review for now).
There are ENOUGH "this sounds like this" sound sample videos / audio out there. LOTS.
......... So, I thought I would mention the...