Good value (cheap) mic

DEL 707 · 13 May 2015 at 20:56

I use a set of Sennheiser PX 200 - II on my PC, which I quite fond of, and for a mic, I have a very cheap headset that I bought from PC World years ago, that I just hang round my neck.

The other night a mate recorded a gaming session and my voice was definitely the worst quality out of the lot. So I'm wondering if anyone can give some mic recommendations, I don't want to buy a whole new headset, because I'm attached to my Sennheisser's, also I want to spend less the £20 ideally.

FinglisHobbit · 13 May 2015 at 21:01

I used to use a cheap speedlink clip on mic and it was pretty good. They cost about £8

actually, here it is .

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-037-SL&groupid=702&catid=1058&subcat=0

Drake5 · 13 May 2015 at 23:41

Have a look at samson

Akagi · 13 May 2015 at 23:42

Don't buy that Speedlink, it is rubbish.

I have had two of them, the clip broke on both of them, people were always complaining about the audio quality, and the second one just screeches whenever you plug it in.

I'll bet most of the good reviews were written within a few days when it was still working fairly OK.

Is this too expensive? http://v-moda.com/boompro-microphone/

£28 incl shipping to UK.

kyippee · 14 May 2015 at 01:12

The v moda mic is really good, have it myself but you ideally need a pair of headphones with a 3.5mm detachable port to use it. Although I have modded my sennheiser hd598s to accommodate them.

Vinno · 17 May 2015 at 02:47

I can second the little clip on one being a bit naff. I could never get the volume high enough for people to actually hear me talking

Akagi · 17 May 2015 at 02:53

Sorry I totally forgot that you need headphones with a 3.5mm jack to use them! My headphone have a 3.5mm jack so it didn't cross my mind.

canuseemygrapes · 17 May 2015 at 20:37

£1 ebay clip on special

DEL 707 · 20 May 2015 at 23:20

Doing a bit of looking around and upped my budget a bit

I'm now looking at the HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset which seems to be getting some good reviews.

Or I get a ANTLION Audio ModMic V4 and stick it onto the side of my Sennheisers.

So the bottom line is which 1 is going to give me the best audio quality, my current Sennheiser PX 200 - II or the HyperX Cloud Gaming Headset?

kyippee · 21 May 2015 at 00:03

The Modmic will give better voice quality. I prefer over ears if you're gaming for a long time though, so would probably go with the HyperXs personally. On another note, you could tie the v moda boom mic to your headphones if you want a cheaper option as they don't need to be plugged into headphones for the mic to actually work, but would look a little odd.

keasy · 27 May 2015 at 18:51

That little medusa clip on is fine if taken care of.
There's no input issue at all with it being too quite, I think that problem arrises from a poor set up in all honesty.