
And the simple USB connection and plug-and-play operation means you don’t need any extra gear-just plug right in and start recording and streaming in amazing quality. Snowball and Snowball iCE feature industry-leading Blue condenser capsule technology to deliver natural sound directly to your desktop. 1.Capture studio-quality audio for podcasting, YouTube™ videos, game streaming, Skype™ calls and music, with Snowball-the world’s most popular family of USB microphones. Hope that summarizes my point, that when choosing a USB mic it’s better to not overthink nor overspend, and just grab something that works. I believe everyone is familiar with the latter, not so long ago it has been considered the standard. On Amazon, it has become so popular that in only 2 years it has received over 10,000 ratings, which is more than Blue Yeti has accumulated for over 20 years. In my list it’s way ahead of others in many aspects and is very close to a perfect score. For recording a direct monitoring is crucial, there is also a new trend for dynamic USB mics nowadays.īut if you simply want to pick up the best out there, then HyperX QuadCast is a no-brainer. Those in turn come down to sound quality, features and footprint, basically. For podcasting you may want to have a superior quality with a mute capability, for streaming it is absolutely crucial to have a shock mount, in order to isolate it from the table. When this has been understood, it becomes a matter of choosing the one that satisfies your specific conditions. This is why, the top 5 or top 10 USB mics among other criteria would have to be both popular and reliable.

However, few mics retain their popularity over time – in the beginning they receive positive reviews, but eventually the users start point out the issues, so no one wants to purchase them anymore. Anything sub $50 are usually considered trash tier, so it’s better avoid those. If you don’t need a premium, you can still find lots of good ones under $100. On average, a quality USB mic is worth anywhere around $100 to $200. Every time you search amazon you will see dozens of new budget models riding the trend. The mics with USB output are by far the most diverse category.
