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Logitech USB Desktop Consumer

Best Price: $23.00

from HT from Fort Lee, NJ, clickfrom.buy.com
the only draw back is the usb cable is too long for me and it is fixed to the microphone so i could not use other shorter cable.
from www.pricegrabber.com
i had used a headset microphone for the longest time on my pc before i got a macbook pro, and then realized it wouldn't work at all because the impedance of the line-in port on that notebook is too
from www.walmart.com
we could't get it out!!!big problem, practical solution: buying a usb microphone, not expencive and a fast solution.it works great !
from www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: clear sound, solid construction, plug n play weaknesses: power button a little weak summary: the microphone is one of the best out there, and its plug n play capability means that i
from www.thenerds.net
summary: i had used a headset microphone for the longest time on my pc before i got a macbook pro, and then realized it wouldn't work at all because the impedance of the line-in port on that notebook

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Positives: Easy To Use, Clear Voice Quality, Clear Sound Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 16000 Hz

2 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for PORTABILITY

Audio-Technica AT2020 Professional

Best Price: $109.00

from www.zzounds.com
the reason for this is because the stand's pipe end you screw it on has to be relatively smaller than some stage mic stands or others.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
it does a really good job of capturing voices, but you definitely need a pop-screen as sibilances get a little over-exaggerated.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
i have to agree that it's a little rough with sibilance, but that can be remedied in the mix.
from www.zzounds.com
the quality is great as long you have the right stuff and know what you doin.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: large-diaphragm, cardioid condenser.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Setup, Impedance: 100 ohms

3 RECOMMENDED by 13 people for PORTABILITY

Canon DM50 Consumer

Best Price: $162.00

from www.pricegrabber.com
this microphone is a wonderful compact addition to your video camera’s accessory bag.
from "KEVIN", www.bhphotovideo.com
sound quality/pickup; second to none; non intrusive size; easy to use; simple to attach; fantastic value; downside; on a gls2 canon it uses up the only shoe if you need a light attached at the same
from "Derek", www.bhphotovideo.com
the mic is very compact and fast to attach.
from www.adorama.com
the little canon hv-20 hd camcorder has a real problem: the omnidirectional built-in mics pic up everything, including the zoom motors and the breathing of the videographer!
from bmrolls, www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: size, sound quality, ease of use.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Lightweight, Impedance: 200 ohms

4 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for PORTABILITY

Canon DM-100

Best Price: $187.00

from www.amazon.com
the ease of using it (slipping it into the shoe, no other power source needed, fits camera perfectly in terms of size and weight) far outweigh any slight advantage you might get by spending hundreds
from www.amazon.com
the picture is stunning - and it's hard to believe you can get such beautiful images from such a compact camcorder.
from www.amazon.com
if you're going to shoot outdoors on windy days, this is a compact solution that will fit very well in a small video bag along with your camera - small enough to always have it with you.
from www.amazon.com
several scenes taken without it contained a lot of wind noise, while scenes captured using the mic contained little or none.
from www.amazon.com
the only con is that it is a big furry looking stick on top of the camera!

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Connectivity: Cable

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for PORTABILITY

AKG C1000S Professional

Best Price: $224.00

from www.zzounds.com
a foam padded case for this microphone would have been a big plus without adding much to the price.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: this mic sounds best without the little gadgets for eq or pattern; they work, and the hyper cardioid one isolates great, but it creates a slightly megaphone-sounding peak you have to eq out.
from www.zzounds.com
comes with a little cap to change the pick up pattern of the microphone to a hypercardoid.
from www.zzounds.com
value: if the bass was a little less overbearing i would have given it a 10.
from www.zzounds.com
overall: as long a own

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Great Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

Rode NT1A Professional

Best Price: $366.00

from www.zzounds.com
this microphone is a condenser - it picks up a lot of sound, but it picks up very little noise!
from www.zzounds.com
sound: this mic can be used to capture great vocals but setup is very critical because it has a smaller sweet spot range than more expensive mics.
from www.zzounds.com
quality: havn't had it for too long so i havn't taken it on the road as of yet...
from www.samedaymusic.com
put pretty much any pop filter in front of this thing and let singers sceam at it all day long, it does fine.
from www.zzounds.com
desirability: large, nickel-plated microphone, with a golden dot, that should get all customers wanting this microphone, why not?

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Nice Durablity, Impedance: 100 ohms

Audio-Technica ATR-35S Professional

Best Price: $27.00

from Buzz from Texas, www.circuitcity.com
this little microphone works great with my camcorder for interviews, etc.
from Greg from Chilly Philly, www.circuitcity.com
over the past three years, i've used six of these little gems for different projects.
from www.amazon.com
i am using this little microphone to get better audio for a documentary i'm making wherein i'm primarily filming an elderly lady sitting in her living room.
from www.amazon.com
don't let the size fool you - i don't know much about audio - yet - but i can tell you the sound recorded from this mic is wayyyy better than the usb microphone headset i was using.
from www.amazon.com
the long cable is a big plus for me.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Longer Cable Length, Impedance: 1000 ohms

Olympus ME-15 Consumer

Best Price: $28.00

from www.thenerds.net
it has good sound pickup, discrete size, no unnecessary on-off switch, and a very convenient 90-degree mini-plug.
from www.thenerds.net
i need a small unobtrusive mic with a short cord that works well with my dvr.
from www.amazon.com
for the price this is a perfect little microphone for audio.
from www.amazon.com
it's nice and small and easily clips onto your shirt.
from www.amazon.com
a little pricey however, in my opinion, but it is worthwhile.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 2200 ohms

AKG Perception 200 Professional

Best Price: $280.00

from www.zzounds.com
it's a good microphone for preposterously little money.
from www.zzounds.com
it is a large diaphram, so the highs are soft, by definition.
from www.beachaudio.com
i have a small recording studio.
from www.zzounds.com
lots of headroom, doesn't have to warm up as long as my mxl990
from www.zzounds.com
even traffic sounds :p ease of use: well, as long as you have phantom power, you're ready.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Use, Professional Compatibility: Recording

Behringer C-2 Professional

Best Price: $57.00

from www.zzounds.com
desirability: feels and looks very good, nicely small, only wanted sometimes it was black and less obvious to see, and less obvious printing on it.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: the only thing i wish behringer had done differently would be to separate the lo-cut and 10db pad switch quality: for such a small mic, it has a nice heft to it.
from www.zzounds.com
used them on choir xy/ortf, harp xy, choir organ, big main organ.
from www.zzounds.com
i was previously using a single shure small diaphram condensor mic and the c2's do a better job of picking up the wood and string sound of the guitar.
from www.zzounds.com
sound: i use these for live sound in a small chapel with lots of reverb and they work great.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Portability, Professional Compatibility: Recording

Azden SMX-10

Best Price: $85.00

from "HeadShot Cinema", www.bhphotovideo.com
it serves well but when shooting outdoors picks up a small amount of background noise but over all, great mic.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
the rode videomic was just too big to work with on these small cameras and the smx-10 has surprised me with the audio quality that can come from the mic when properly set up.
from www.amazon.com
i like it because it provides far superior sound than the built in mic on the hv20 and it is not too bulky.
from www.amazon.com
seeking to produce something other than the usual crushingly boring home movies, i was looking for a good external stereo shotgun microphone for my small digital video camera and my digital stereo
from www.amazon.com
the mic is very light, not too long (doesn't hang over the front of the camera) and the cord is of the coiled variety so it doesn't hang all over the place.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Strong Output Strength, Polarity: Unidirectional

MXL CUBE

Best Price: $100.00

from www.zzounds.com
but the mxl770 got a little 20mm capsule diagram, and when you open up the mic you can see that there is a 2nd eeny meeny popkiller in front of the capsule itselff, verry special in my opinion never
from www.zzounds.com
the grill on the capsules is almost transparent though, and it looks a little odd.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: i like the fact that it has a bass rollof switch so i have to do very little eq'ing!
from www.zzounds.com
could it have been because i left it in sub-zero weather in my trunk for too long?
from www.zzounds.com
desirability: i just liked the fact that it was big and heavy, but other than that, i dont reallybuy products for their looks, i buy them for their practicality.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Easy To Use, Impedance: 100 ohms

Shure Beta 57A Professional

Best Price: $129.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
it's a great little mic for my purposes!
from www.musiciansfriend.com
i've used this mic side by side with an sm57 in my little home "studio", initial thinking it couldn't be that much different.
from www.zzounds.com
it is a pretty big step up from the older sm57 and since it is a supercardioid design, it has much more rejection to ambience and outside noise.
from www.zzounds.com
quality: built like a tank, and feels very tight and compact.
from jwcutrell, www.shopping.com
pros: versatility, sound quality, frequency response, build, supercardioid pattern cons: very little to say here...

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Attractive Design, Impedance: 150 ohms

Behringer ULTRALINK UL2000M

Best Price: $254.00

from www.zzounds.com
as long as you treat it right (keep in some kind of protective case while transporting, don't slam the buttons or knobs really hard, just basic common sense) it will hold up fine.
from www.zzounds.com
ease of use: it's a little strange at first to get the mic configured, but the manual does explain it.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: more then i need quality: had a little problem with the led screen but it haas stopped now value: for the price it does not get much better then this mic desirability: sleek and black
from www.zzounds.com
putting the batteries in the mic was a little challenging.
from www.amazon.com
the behringer c-1 mic is the best condenser mic i've used for the money, its large diaphragm capable of reproducing some of the rich and deep sonorities of the costly, high-end mics at the radio

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Frequency Response: 30 - 19000 Hz

Sony ECM-DS30P

Best Price: $38.00

from Beast from Boston, MA, www.circuitcity.com
i played a few levels with her and then she started playing by herself (she might need a little help once in a while).
from zymase from Salt Lake City. UT, www.circuitcity.com
this is a superior game to that one in every respect, due in large part to the fact that the movies on which is is based are far better.
from www.amazon.com
performs admirably on my olympus dm-1 (i'm thinking of getting a ds-2000 eventually), but one thing that needs to be known about this microphone is that it has to be plugged in for long-term usage.
from www.amazon.com
as a radio/tv broadcast journalist, this compact microphone allows me to record spontaneous interviews in broadcast quality.
from www.amazon.com
this microphone is something that my staff of photographers has liked because with a small digital recorder is help them keep things portable and together.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Frequency Response: 100 - 10000 Hz

Shure PGX24/SM58 Professional

Best Price: $408.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
i think it has to do with how long you hold the power button down.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
the only flaw that i found was that the mic goes haywire when the battery starts running a little low.
from www.amazon.com
i'm very happy with it....only thing though, i recommend getting rechargable batteries...as you'll need to have an extra pair or two if playing long shows as do i....usually 4 hours plus.
from www.amazon.com
big upgrade relative to wired sm58.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Strong Build Quality, Professional Compatibility: Performance

Samson C01U Professional

Best Price: $112.00

from www.amazon.com
this is truely a great microphone and it is getting a bad rap because this minor little problem
from www.amazon.com
this is no big deal if you are recording voice for a talk show, as it sounds the same.
from www.amazon.com
even though i thought the price was a little high, the quality really makes up for it.
from www.amazon.com
so there's no need for a power pack or bulky adapter, making it completely portable for you laptop people.
from www.amazon.com
it was a little confusing at first for me to get started but once i figured out the few things you have to do, i think it sounds great, and is not difficult to use.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Easy To Setup, Professional Compatibility: Recording

Audix OM-5

Best Price: $150.00

from asb002, www.pricegrabber.com
i must confess that i do not use it very much anymore, with the advent of bigger hard drives and open source alternatives.
from www.zzounds.com
value: even though the om-5's are a little more money than some of the competitor's products, they are well worth it.
from www.pricegrabber.com
but beware, the bigger the hdd, or the smaller the free space, the longer it's going to take.
from www.zzounds.com
the sm58 was demoted to miking the guitar amplifier a long time ago.
from www.zzounds.com
feature: excellent simple build quality quality: the best value: would be happy to have paid full retail om7 sells for 175 in uk (approx $350) desirability: n/a sound: the sm58 is dead long live

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Positives: Attractive Design, Strong Sensitivity, Clear Sound Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

Shure KSM27/SL Condenser Professional

Best Price: $57.00

from www.zzounds.com
some troubles with the shockmount, it seems the screw that holds can be a little chessy (sorry but its true) more that one time i had to stop the recording because the shockmount didnt hold the mic.
from www.zzounds.com
put a little compression on it and sounds like the radio support: havent had a problem yet besides the bands but repaced them myself overall: the only mic id want next is ksm 32 just to see how
from www.zzounds.com
im going to get the case anyway because boxes only last for so long.
from www.zzounds.com
value: great for the money, although the rode nt-1000 might be a little lower in noise for the same price.
from www.samedaymusic.com
value: great price point for a large condenser shure mic.

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Positives: Clear Voice Quality, Clear Sound Quality, Great Portability, Impedance: 150 ohms

Zalman Tech ZM-MIC1 Consumer

Best Price: $16.00

from www.amazon.com
its cable i think is a little too long but i like that it has attachments so it can hook to your headphones.
from www.amazon.com
also, the clip size is fixed so it won't grab onto skinny headphone cords nor onto clothing, and the extra long cord is a hassle but i can also see it being handy for some.
from www.amazon.com
as soon as i plugged it in my teammates commented how i no longer sounded like i was in a fish bowl.
from www.amazon.com
voice clarity is excellent as long as you don't use it in a noisy environment.
from www.amazon.com
one thing to mark, is that the clip only accommodates large headphone cords, like that on some of the higher end sennheiser headphones.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Strong Build Quality, Effective Output Level: -40 dBm

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