Good Microphone For 80$

[Tetoris]

Hello to all. I hope you and your families are doing well with the pandemic that has consumed the world. I would like to ask if there were any good USB microphone choices for around 80$.

In mind i have the Genesis Radium 600, but i want to know if there were any other good choices in that price point.

 

Radium 600:https://genesis-zone.com/product/radium-600

 

 

[techy_akshay]

Try these too:

1. Blue Snowball Ice - no driver required. Uni-directional pick-up. Plug and play.

2. Fifine Tech K668. The best with background noise reduction.

3. Fifine tech 669B .

4. Fifine Tech k670

[The Flying Sloth]

There are a metric buttload of good microphones under 80US but unfortunately very few of them are USB. Well, very few USB microphones are good to begin with so I suppose that's a point, anyway, you can get a Behringer UM2 and a good XLR microphone in that price range so I'd highly suggest you do that rather than pick up a USB microphone that's going to crap out much sooner than a proper microphone system. If you want any information / options on purchasing microphones and interfaces there's a rough guide and recommended gear list in my signature (includes a section on USB mics),

 

Sloth

[Tetoris]

2 hours ago, The Flying Sloth said:

There are a metric buttload of good microphones under 80US but unfortunately very few of them are USB. Well, very few USB microphones are good to begin with so I suppose that's a point, anyway, you can get a Behringer UM2 and a good XLR microphone in that price range so I'd highly suggest you do that rather than pick up a USB microphone that's going to crap out much sooner than a proper microphone system. If you want any information / options on purchasing microphones and interfaces there's a rough guide and recommended gear list in my signature (includes a section on USB mics),

 

Sloth

Alright say i get the behringer what microphones would you recommend for 50-55$ Max

[The Flying Sloth]

Just now, Tetoris said:

Alright say i get the behringer what microphones would you recommend for 50-55$ Max

If we're talking only buying new gear, Behringer C2, often a set of two would cost under $30, it's what I use and I constantly get complements on my mic quality when playing games or chilling in a Discord server. Again, in the recommendation link I go through things to keep in mind when choosing a microphone and some other good options like the V67G and MB75.

Because of the current world situation prices are fluctuating a lot on audio gear and I can't be sure what prices will be like in your area. 
The main reason I suggest XLR (real) mics over USB is choice and upgradability, you can pick a mic that really sounds great on your voice with the added benefit of it not dying on you abruptly because XLR mics are designed to handle (moderate amounts of) abuse

Sloth
 

[Tetoris]

1 minute ago, The Flying Sloth said:

If we're talking only buying new gear, Behringer C2, often a set of two would cost under $30, it's what I use and I constantly get complements on my mic quality when playing games or chilling in a Discord server. Again, in the recommendation link I go through things to keep in mind when choosing a microphone and some other good options like the V67G and MB75.

Because of the current world situation prices are fluctuating a lot on audio gear and I can't be sure what prices will be like in your area. 
The main reason I suggest XLR (real) mics over USB is choice and upgradability, you can pick a mic that really sounds great on your voice with the added benefit of it not dying on you abruptly because XLR mics are designed to handle (moderate amounts of) abuse

Sloth
 

Right now the price on a Behringer U-Phoria UM2 is 40 euros (44$ us) so my budget allows for mics that are 50$ or so. If i could offset that 40$ cost i could get something like an audiotechnica at2020 or something like that for 75-80$. Does it matter if i get something older as my xlr input like an old console or something? WIll that affect the audio quality?

[The Flying Sloth]

15 minutes ago, Tetoris said:

Right now the price on a Behringer U-Phoria UM2 is 40 euros (44$ us) so my budget allows for mics that are 50$ or so. If i could offset that 40$ cost i could get something like an audiotechnica at2020 or something like that for 75-80$. Does it matter if i get something older as my xlr input like an old console or something? WIll that affect the audio quality?

If you're located in the EU ordering from Thomann is a possibility, prices will certainly be cheaper there for you.
The AT2020 isn't an especially great microphone (as explained in my recommendation list) and honestly, on discord / in games I think the C2 sounds better. 
I have owned mics that cost between $8 and well over $500, there's a reason I continue to use the C2 as my daily mic over any of my others.
Buying a cheap mixer really isn't a great option as they aren't likely to have USB connectivity and they take up much more desk space than the UM2,
Honestly, my low-end mic setup suggestion will almost always be the UM2 and C2.

Sloth

[Tetoris]

2 minutes ago, The Flying Sloth said:

If you're located in the EU ordering from Thomann is a possibility, prices will certainly be cheaper there for you.
The AT2020 isn't an especially great microphone (as explained in my recommendation list) and honestly, on discord / in games I think the C2 sounds better. 
I have owned mics that cost between $8 and well over $500, there's a reason I continue to use the C2 as my daily mic over any of my others.
Buying a cheap mixer really isn't a great option as they aren't likely to have USB connectivity and they take up much more desk space than the UM2,
Honestly, my low-end mic setup suggestion will almost always be the UM2 and C2.

Sloth

I would order from thomann if i could but shipping is 20$ on every order and i frankly can t afford to waste that much money on just shipping. Anyways thank you for your help