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Brosefstalin42

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Nov 26, 2017

Hey, just wanted to chime in with 2 thoughts. One, consider getting a USB to mic and headphone port if you don't have a mic in on a dedicated sound card. There was a Logitech mic-headset combo that did this and it was so much better than plugging it into the integrated audio on the motherboard (even a decent quality Mobo and integrated audio chipset). That should help out with both static noise and low mic input levels. Two, remember that IEMs vs headphones vs speakers and their advantages and disadvantages when it comes to sound (IEMs being easy to port around but having more difficulty with bass and mids, headphones not having as much bass as full speakers with subwoofer but better mids and bass than IEMs, and full sized speakers having best sound but requiring lots of cost, space, and not portable) that there will be similarities with different size and style mics. Small ones like this drop are convenient, but are going to sacrifice clarity and likely power/volume compared to a headset with a mic built in, having more focus on clear communication for gaming yet not for a podcast or other professional production. The full size desktop and studio mics again take up space, cost more, but also give the best recording quality. The only exception would be expensive studio small hanging mics, but you're going to be spending 5x-10x the cost of this drop for one.
I'd say put this down as a convenience risk, as build quality last time suffered so be prepared to improvise a fix (a clip, a hanging hook, or safety pin may be a decent alternative to rig up if they have subpar velco and adhesive) or be willing to risk the $25 on top of getting a desktop mic instead if you already have your headphones setup. I mean, if you spent $600+ on your headphones setup, get a decent desktop mic on top of that. If you're bumming along on $50 headphones and integrated audio chips, then this would go along with that budget.

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xRavyn

Dec 10, 2017

Brosefstalin42Just as an addendum to this, some people are getting mics that have a constant audible hum in the background. I'm one of them, and using a 3.5mm-to-USB adapter did NOT eliminate the line noise. They may be defective units.

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Brosefstalin42

260

Jan 1, 2018

xRavynAs another comment, it sounds like the cables aren't shielded at all, so the cable, especially ones that have excess length coiled around, may be picking up radio waves and other electromagnetic interference, and that comes with just having a long conducting cable (seriously, get a long, thick gauge copper wire, some crystal diodes, and some circuitry wire and more thick copper cable with any enamel sanded off and coiled around to act with a little metal tongue depressor and you can pick up AM radio stations, did it in physics class in high school 13 years ago, longer the antenna cable the stronger the signal). So if you have issues, getting the shortest shielded wire possible will cut that down along with a USB interface or a sound card mic in Port.
I also just got an xlr mic, cable, and stand for about the same price as this (already had the XLR input interface, but you can get a behringer uphoria for $20-$30) with some of the custom mod stuff others are talking about ($15 mic, $10 cable, $20 stand makes $45, $65-$75 with the behringer uphoria XLR interface).
I do stream and whatnot, so having all my stuff makes sense for me, as it's extra money and space for all the stuff. If you're just communication for games or chat, this mic you can fanagle for the price and make it work.

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