Best mic for ~£50 - 2016 ?

On Holiday · 8 May 2016 at 19:08

Currently after a desk mic (or one that is mountable to an arm!)

Blue Microphones Snowball iCE USB Microphone - top of the list but it's a couple years old now - is there anything out there better for the same budget?

Thanks.

EDIT: Further research shows the iCE is one-direction, so will go for the normal Snowball unless there are any other contenders I should consider?

Raumarik · 13 May 2016 at 11:08

Blue Yeti is on offer occasionally at various places for around £60, it's far better than the snowball.

Twirlywoos · 13 May 2016 at 14:18

These are within the £50-100 bracket. The Samson ones are surprisingly good.

Samson C01U
Audio Technica AT2005
Samson GM 1 U G-Track
Blue Yeti
Audio Technica AT2020USB+

eBay item number:331854323652

Solz · 16 May 2016 at 21:36

I to am looking for a desktop mic, and have been searching for a while, at 1st I was going to get a Blue Yeti, but didn't want to spend to much a lot for a mic, and thought by having a big obtrusive mic, sitting on my desk would be annoying so decided a against it! but you and others might be OK with it.

So some searching later I stumbled across the Samson Go Mic Portable, its a usb mic and seems like its almost good as the blue yeti judging by you tube videos, I've seen, but cheaper and smaller than a Yeti! £34 so it might be worth taking a look at!!!

On Holiday · 18 May 2016 at 09:03

Thanks, will check these out.

I had looked at the Blue Yeti though prices seem to be £80+ !