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Samson C01U Pro USB Studio Condenser Microphone $109 + Shipping @ PC Case Gear

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Samson C01U Pro USB Studio Condenser Microphone $109 + Shipping @ PC Case Gear
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belongsinforums on 22/11/2020 - 11:22 pccasegear.com (267 clicks)
Last edited 23/11/2020 - 11:41 by 1 other user

Did a few hours research on a PC mic. This mic looks at the right price point for those who want background noise cancelling (e.g. mechanical keyboards).

Informative review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Eezdu7OGw

Lowest previous price on camelcamelcamel is $119.29

Shipping is $16 express for me (QLD).

Website description:
On sale! (normally $129) The Samson C01U Pro USB Studio Condenser Microphone features a 19mm diaphragm that ensures pristine studio-quality audio and provides a smooth, flat frequency response of 20Hz-18kHz, supercardiod pickup pattern, plug and play into a Mac, PC or iPad and a headphone output for zero-latency monitoring. Backed by a 1 year Samson warranty.

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  • boxall on 22/11/2020 - 11:45

    I use this one if the one above is of no interest:
    https://djcity.com.au/product/rode-nt-usb-mini-studio-qualit…

    The rode is excellent.

    • belongsinforums on 22/11/2020 - 11:47

      The rode is also on sale with current eBay sale. I decided against it since multiple reviews state the need for a boom arm. Also, it lacks good noise cancellation but makes up for it with better vocals

  • LordM00 on 22/11/2020 - 11:56

    Anyone know how it compares to the Go: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/49720/samson-go-portable… ? Will this have similar noise cancelling, considering that its the same manufacturer?

  • jasswolf on 22/11/2020 - 13:22
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    For $135 shipped from Amazon UK via Amazon AU (before cashback) you can get the Behringer XM8500 (dynamic XLR mic) and the UMC202HD interface for it, which is a great interface that can scale with a future mic upgrade.

    That combo will sound better than 99% of USB mics for vocal/spoken word purposes, and the ones that do sound better are 2-3 times more expensive.

    Lots of good XLR condenser mics starting at around $100 too. Unfortunately Samson mics tend to be overpriced due to the Q2U being recommended over and over again for years, despite the quality of USB and XLR microphones having improved at the price point.

    • belongsinforums on 22/11/2020 - 14:09
      +1

      Q2u was$50 us a few years ago. Cheapest i could find was$150 aud yesterday

    • DangerDave11 on 23/11/2020 - 07:17

      Where can I get this?

      • jasswolf on 23/11/2020 - 08:15

        Amazon Australia, as I said in the post:

        https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00SAV0VP0/

        https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0002KZAKS/

        • DangerDave11 on 23/11/2020 - 16:26

          Thanks! Do you think the XM8500 is a good pair with the UMC202HD or would you go higher for something similar with a condenser and noise cancelling?

          • jasswolf on 23/11/2020 - 18:00

            @DangerDave11: Going higher to me would involve spending another $100+ on the condenser over the XM8500. The XM8500 is a great starter mic until you're ready to do that.

            Dynamic mics are the ones that reject background noise more readily, they're designed as stage mics. Condenser mics offer limited noise rejection beyond the scope of their polar pattern. Noise cancellation is handled in not handled by the microphone, either through AI, equalising it out (like a hum, not varied background noise) or through noise gates.

            I'd suggest learning a bit more about microphones before you commit to buying anything, I'm not sure on your use case and requirements. Those prices aren't going anywhere.

            • DangerDave11 on 23/11/2020 - 18:02
              +1

              @jasswolf: Cheers, thanks Jasswolf. I ended up order that combo after watching a bunch of Youtube videos. Seems like a great starter kit :)

            • confidantduk on 29/11/2020 - 20:44
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              @jasswolf: Wish I knew this before buying my stuff, great advice dude

  • belongsinforums on 12/12/2020 - 23:34

    Seller has increased the price to 129

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