It seems like Drop is having a few deals just because it's Friday. Haven't seen that before. Pretty good price for this well-reviewed gaming headset. There is a newer version (PC38X), but these ones are a lot cheaper.
Massdrop X Sennhesier PC37X Gaming Headset US$105 +US$15 Shipping (~A$163 Delivered) @ Drop
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Hi Jass,
What are your mic recommendations? I see people recommending the vmoda boompro a lot, are there others you'd put in there with it?Thanks
Well none of these options would support an in-line mic, so that rules out almost all of the headset boom options.
In terms of affordable options that would suit most people, I wouldn't opt for cheap desk (gooseneck condenser) unless you can find audio samples online, because it's incredibly hit and miss. Outside of those your best bet is probably an affordable dynamic microphone such as the Behringer XM8500, or one of Audio Technica's cheaper models (ATR1100X, ATR1300X), but the Behringer XM8500 ($20-$30, Amazon) is fantastic for spoken word. Combine that with a basic XLR-to-USB (or XLR-to-3.5mm, both $8-$15) cable and a cheap arm ($15-$20), and you'll probably be happy with that for a long time.
If you're happy with the additional background noise of a condenser microphone, you might be happy with something like the Razer Sieren Mini when it's on sale at $50ish via Amazon. Ignore most of the Fifine and Samson recommendations people make, as they either have poor tuning, poor audio quality, or wind up having way too wide a pickup pattern.
A more narrow use case would be a lav/lapel mic, for which the Boya BY-M1 ($10-$15) is an easy recommendation, but you need to be able to clip such mics onto a proper shirt collar or about halfway down a (buttoned) shirt. Clipping it to the top of a t-shirt would give somewhat muffled audio.
A more left-field option would be budget shotgun microphones, which can be very directional, and can be setup to sit on top of a monitor (very carefully) but would record well from a distance if you want to reduce the cost of setting it up on your desk. A good budget option is again from Boya with the VM01 ($30 locally).
If you need something to strap onto the side of the headphone, I'm not aware of any other readily available options than the Antlion Modmic series, but they are horribly overpriced.
Mr wolf, why or how do you know so much?
@DONMAI: Haha it's more that I know what to look for and who to listen to, rather than rattling off everything in one go. Some of the recommendations I looked into specifically for the post, like the shotgun and some of the dynamic mic options.
The rest is just understanding a little about what each microphone type does, and the acoustics of getting good clear audio out of them. For example, the lav/lapel mic sitting almost directly under your chin is of course going to muffle sound coming out of your mouth: the microphone is picking your voice up through the sound waves travelling directly out from underneath your chin and what's reflecting off nearby surfaces, instead of any direct path from your mouth (which would be clearer and undistorted).
The rest is just the wisdom and knowlege accumulated as a lifetime learner, I guess? Hope that makes sense! :)
If it was me I'd go with modmic wireless https://www.pccasegear.com/products/46585/antlion-modmic-wir…
Or the wired version https://www.pccasegear.com/products/47974/antlion-audio-modm…Both are great and attach to existing mics. I did it for my audiophile headphones and it really is the best of both worlds.
Got these for around ~$135 including delivery on another drop sale a while back, impressive sound for the price and great for gaming, the flip-up-to-mute mic is a game changer if you are set on using a headset. Definitely better options in terms sound and features, but this delivers a pretty good all round package for music/games if you want one headset to do it all.
Need AU price in the title, this works out to be just under $163, but it has previously been around $130 when on sale.
At this price, it's not really super competitive, especially in the context of the Epos x Sennheiser gear - which this is based off - going on sale a lot locally.
Once you're heading north of $120, just start looking at proper headphones or IEMs, and figure out a mic solution thereafter, starting for as little as about $5 through to $50 depending on what kind of entry level option and setup you want.
Better open back headphone options for gaming in this range are the AKG K612 Pro (Amazon), HIFIMAN HE-400SE (Amazon), and the HIFIMAN HE-X4 (Drop). K612 would most resemble this.