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    Cheap(ish) tabletop microphone

    I'm looking to buy a tabletop but I have no idea which one to pick. I'll try to be as specific as possible on what I need:

    • I'm not looking for amazing studio quality, just to be heard clearly over voice chat and it to be able to handle some background noise (like a loud keyboard).
    • Don't really need any advanced features, just having a mute button is enough.
    • I really need it to be able to pick me up from a distance (around an arm's length), since place on my desk is limited and a microphone arm is out of the question.
    • Durable over advanced any time. I'll need to disconnect and reconnect it rather frequently, so I'll hate cable to break in a month.


    About the price.. I don't mind paying up to 100-110 euro, but I would appreciate any cheaper suggestions, since as a student it takes a while to save it up.

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    How about something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-ZM-MI...3537627&sr=8-1
    It is not a tabletop but a clip on mic. You can clip it on to your headphone wires(with you use headphones) and that should do it.
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    If you are looking for a tabletop mic I would suggest something from Blue. They are a little pricier but the quality is there and should be right around the budget limit you suggested.

    Blue Yeti USB Microphone - This is a very popular and well liked microphone but it does pick up a decent amount of background sound due to it's sensitivity and omni-directional capability.

    Blue Snowball USB Microphone - This is probably just as popular as its big brother but not nearly as good of audio quality even if the characteristics for capturing audio are a bit more direction.

    And HERE is a video review of the snowball and yeti together with an audio sample of each that you can listen to yourself. I personally think its enough of a jump in performance for the extra money spent.

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    Yeah, I've heard about blue mics, but generally they are suggested as a starting point for recording and production, and I kinda feel it's a bit of an overkill for what i need. I would rather go for something simpler and, frankly, cheaper.

    Regarding clip on mic, I am using an inline right now which is a similar idea, but it does tend to make unwanted noise when I move around and it's dragged across my t-shirt, which was my main reasoning for buying a tabletop.

    ---------- Post added 2012-11-22 at 05:00 PM ----------

    Was lurking around and found this one, seems to be rather popular on amazon and most of the reviews are positive. Anyone heard anything bad about it?

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