Looking for a decent stand alone mic

[Kirah]

Hello so i'm looking for a decent stand alone mic ether clip on or low profile desk mic.

I can spend around 70-80usd i prefer is to be a desk mic.

To avoid additional cables getting tangled when i take on and off my headphones.

 

I currently have the mod mic and wile its a great mic It keeps getting tangled and falling off during movement.

Hence why i would prefer a good desk mic that is about 10cm's or 4 inches tall.

 

So it can stand under one of my monitors It can be a little bit taller but not by much.

Sense i don't want it blocking parts of my screen.

 

But if its not possible to find such a desk mic in that price range a nice clip on mic would work as well.

and i like to have a mute button for easy mic muting.

 

[KieranFretwell]

I have this and i think its pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Samson-Meteor-Studio-Microphone-Titanium/dp/B00FQE337M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411863319&sr=8-2&keywords=samson+meteor+mic

[RevoltTrain]

Maybe you can find a Yeti for sale?

[TheKDub]

Blue Yeti is a good one, if you can find one cheaper though I'd suggest the Audio Technica AT2020.

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT2020-USB-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B001AS6OYC

[Smooth Bunz]

MY SWEDEN BROTHER!!! 

For that price the Blue Yeti would be the best bet

[Kirah]

Hmm the Yeti and the AT2020 is around the same price range prefer the AT cause it looks better.

How about the blue snowball / snowflake are they any good? cause they are like half price atm so is the samson meteor mic.

 

what about noise cancellation this is mostly a problem during summer time when i need to have the AC on.

 

Also if i needed to pick one should i go with the AT or the Yeti.

I don't really need the whole built in headphone amp thing of the yeti.

Sense i already have the O2 amp + odac combo unit.

 

And i prefer the looks of the AT cause its black and it matches all my other stuff.

But i don't know which one is the best of those two.

[legend8887]

SL150

[MayflowerElectronics]

Blue snowflake

[Kirah]

Okay so i managed to pick up the AT2020 USB during a sale and the mic is great and all.

But i have one problem this mic picks up everything with in a 10mile radius.

 

like it even picks up the sound of people downstairs is there anyway to adjust the sensitivity of it some how?.

maybe some third party application or something cause all i can do is lower the mic volume but not the actual sensitivity.

and there doesn't seem to be any form of noise cancellation in the windows settings ether.