Need a standalone microphone! Help me please!?

[kappakali]

So finally my pair of $9 gaming headphones have kicked the bucket (they lasted 3 or 4 months, suprisingly, and even worked really well), and this time around I have decided that since I always seem to break every expensive set of gaming headphones I get, which I have no idea how... that I would get a standalone microphone and use this pair of general headphones I have laying around. I really need something that won't break, and the headphones always seem to do so (something about me taking them on and off improperly, or maybe its because my head is so big..).

 

Currently deciding between the Modmic (a headset that attaches onto the side of a pair of headphones), and a Blue Snowball iCE. My budget is max $50 but I may be able to extent another 5 or 10 depending on circumstance.

I'm totally open to suggestions other than the modmic or snowball, but those are my main picks for now.

 

Modmic: https://www.amazon.com/Antlion-Audio-ModMic-Attachable-Microphone/dp/B00R98O6R4/ref=sr_1_3?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1472855164&sr=1-3&keywords=modmic

 

Snowball: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B006DIA77E/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1472855278&sr=1-1&keywords=blue+microphone

[aeroencychris]

Snowball is alright but I absolutely love my Samson Meteor, I'd take a look at that. Don't get a modmic, too many cables.

[aeroencychris]

Snowball is alright but I absolutely love my Samson Meteor, I'd take a look at that. Don't get a modmic, too many cables.

[Dackzy]

The snowball just sound meh/bad to me, I would personally rather have a mod mic than a snowball.

[Ru5h]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

The snowball just sound meh/bad to me, I would personally rather have a mod mic than a snowball.

The thing is that hes going from a shitty pair of £9 headphones to a £50 snowball mic. I did the exact same thing and it made me nerdasm. It was amazing. And the mic has lasted me years. Its by no means a bad mic. 

 

Although stuff like a razor mic would blow it away

[Vasllo]

I've bought two of these to use with my recently bought Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80Ohms):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01F84YMZQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_g267_i3_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-4&pf_rd_r=66C54JXEZZHHPBH1A62P&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=cdb42b11-1ad3-4a1f-8333-e9ef614c88d1&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

And they sound perfectly fine for VOIP, miles better than my notebook's built-in mic. Maybe you should look into cheaper options if you don't plan to use it on quality streams/videos.

[Starglider]

Yetti

[kappakali]

4 minutes ago, Starglider said:

Yetti

Would love to, but sadly too expensive.

Also your profile picture is amazing.

[kappakali]

11 minutes ago, Mateus Campello said:

I've bought two of these to use with my recently bought Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (80Ohms):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01F84YMZQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_g267_i3_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-4&pf_rd_r=66C54JXEZZHHPBH1A62P&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=cdb42b11-1ad3-4a1f-8333-e9ef614c88d1&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

And they sound perfectly fine for VOIP, miles better than my notebook's built-in mic. Maybe you should look into cheaper options if you don't plan to use it on quality streams/videos.

I have ventured into that area before, so I might be looking for something a bit more quality.

 

Totally keeping my eyes open to all price points in my budget however.

[Dackzy]

7 hours ago, Ru5h said:

The thing is that hes going from a shitty pair of £9 headphones to a £50 snowball mic. I did the exact same thing and it made me nerdasm. It was amazing. And the mic has lasted me years. Its by no means a bad mic. 

 

Although stuff like a razor mic would blow it away

well yeah it is better than what he is used to, but the snowball still sounds a bit tinny to me. I have gone from shitty headset mic to 1-2$ china mic (those were amazing for the price, not even joking) to the mic I have right now, the Omnitronic M80 and that thing is pretty damn good for the price. I don't really think that any of the blue mics are a really good value and the snowball also just looks stupid IMO, I would much rather have a mod mic or the mic I have right now.

[Ru5h]

5 hours ago, Dackzy said:

well yeah it is better than what he is used to, but the snowball still sounds a bit tinny to me. I have gone from shitty headset mic to 1-2$ china mic (those were amazing for the price, not even joking) to the mic I have right now, the Omnitronic M80 and that thing is pretty damn good for the price. I don't really think that any of the blue mics are a really good value and the snowball also just looks stupid IMO, I would much rather have a mod mic or the mic I have right now.

Well, in my personal opinion is that a good mic is a good mic no matter how it looks. and I have a snowball mic right now and it certainly doesn't sound tinny, I guess it might have just been you sir, although defects can happen

 

It also comes with its own filter, just, if you didn't know

[Dackzy]

44 minutes ago, Ru5h said:

Well, in my personal opinion is that a good mic is a good mic no matter how it looks. and I have a snowball mic right now and it certainly doesn't sound tinny, I guess it might have just been you sir, although defects can happen

 

It also comes with its own filter, just, if you didn't know

well I am not alone, many of my audio friends also think the same and I think that jay also said the same in his latest tech talk. Some people like them, some people dislike them.

[Ru5h]

1 hour ago, Dackzy said:

well I am not alone, many of my audio friends also think the same and I think that jay also said the same in his latest tech talk. Some people like them, some people dislike them.

Well, its perfectly fine to have differing opinions, but you have to agree that is by no means a bad mic 

[Dackzy]

11 minutes ago, Ru5h said:

Well, its perfectly fine to have differing opinions, but you have to agree that is by no means a bad mic 

no it is not bad, but also not the best IMO