we've all been there
you're settled into your groove you got your doritos and
mountain dew akimbo
you're finally ready to break out of silver and overwatch comp and then you
jump on comms and you're greeted by
keyboard clattering staticky garbage from that one teammate
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okay so we were playing it up a little bit most people don't have potato
headsets these days but that's not to say that there aren't tons of options
that straight up slap around even a decent all-in-one
gaming headset even if it does boast high quality
communication and built-in premium noise
canceling features because as appealing as all of that
sounds in writing in the real world appealing is probably the last word you
would use to describe the sounds coming from something like this one
but before we get into the microphones it's
important to note that unless it's a potato audio is
highly subjective so while i might
choose one microphone over another one my voice isn't yours my ears aren't
yours and it's ultimately up to you to decide what sounds best so i would
highly recommend taking advantage of return policies where necessary to try
out a couple of different mics to find the best fit our first microphone is the
samson meteorite coming in at 40 bucks a
purchase that i actually hesitated on since it completely lacks
any mounting options which means it'll likely sit right beside your keyboard
other best cheap mic roundups featured it though so we decided to give it a go
and my suspicions were immediately confirmed it is literally just a ball
with a usb cable so unless you plan on getting creative
with your hot glue gun it'll pick up every keyboard clack
desk bump and a ton of other background noise but wait it gets worse because of
how far the mic sits from your face you'll have to pretty much crank the mic
gain amplifying the issue
so i'm not sure why other people are recommending this thing
we don't let's move on to something a little more enticing
this is the fifeine k669 usb microphone
aside from its excellent name it sports a nice brushed pink exterior with
physical gain control on the front unlike our previous mistake and it comes
with a stand to keep the mic in a prime position to capture noises from your
mouth hole rather than from your keyboard platform but the most amazing
thing about this thing is the price it's the least expensive microphone we tested
coming in at just 28 less than you might spend on loot boxes
in a month if you're one of those people overall sound
really good but it's a bit lacking in the noise isolation department so you
might want to invest some of the money you saved on a different mount to keep
it further away from your keyboard next up we've got a mic from blue yes
that blue the one of yeti fame but this one is significantly less expensive the
snowball ice comes in at 50 bucks or as low as about 40 dollars on sale and it
includes a little plastic tripod with standard threading so that you can use
the snowball with a third-party stand its odd shape though can make it tricky
to shock mount without buying their expensive first party solution
as for quality though the snowball is very clear with solid noise isolation
thanks to its almost entirely foam padded internals
however if you have a soft voice you might have some trouble with it as the
padding also seems to absorb some of the incoming vocals
it does work to the advantage of us squeakers though so uh
i'm pretty much liking this one pretty well
it's pretty too
but Linus what about xlr
i'm glad you asked so we tried a few different xlr setups based around
behringer's you euphoria um2 xlr
interface at just 30 bucks it might not be glamorous but it's an awesome gateway
drug into the xl audio game on the cheap
and we're able to do it without using one of
these please don't use these
now sadly since it's basically impossible to
stay under 50 without buying some stuff
used or already having a little bit on hand this is a more premium option
but if you already have an xlr cable and a
microphone stand you can pick up the xm
8500 also from behringer for just 20
bucks which would have you sitting right at 50
this setup is basically a usb mic killer
in any environment thanks to the excellent background noise suppression
that dynamic microphones have not to mention that you can easily
upgrade this setup in the future with a mic like the sure pga 48 or sm48 for 34
dollars and 43 dollars respectively
so then what should you buy
well if you're looking for the best bang for your buck it's hard to beat the fi
fine k669s sleek design and excellent
sound quality at just 28
but if you're rocking cherry mx blues in your keyboard or if you're a buckling
spring aficionado i'd go with the blue snowball or the behringer xlr setup as
they both give you exceptional noise isolation
just don't buy the meteorite that thing
is terrible i'd pick it up and you know what i'm gonna pick it up
taking it out of the crater could get it because it's a meteorite
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