Decent Microphones

[SecretImbecile]

Hi,

 

I couldn't think of the right place to ask a question like this, but I'm sure a few of you have experience with this.

 

I'm looking into some way of getting a decent Microphone for recording and the like. I'd like to start creating content on youtube and the like (just as a pastime), and whilst I can make my videos look fairly professional with 1080p recording and some decent editing, the audio quality from my headsets microphone is abysmal, and has put me off publishing any content as of yet.

 

I'm aware that my current headphones (those silly fata1ty ones) are pretty poor quality, and hence an upgrade just to my headset would be possible, if there are any headsets out there which provide decent audio quality. Otherwise, a standalone mic would suffice.

 

My budget for this wouldn't really go further than  than £70 (~$100) , as any more than that is a bit much for a hobby.  :)

 

Thanks,
Jack

[Cacao]

Something like a blue snowball is a great mic for starting out, it's only about 70$ and it sounds amazing, I've been using it for about 1/2 year and have had no problems with it.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Snowball-Microphone-Aluminum/dp/B002OO333Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373404498&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+snowball

[Hyydrah]

If you're planning on using it for professional use, a headset is not the way to go. Something like the Blue Yeti would be great for your uses.

[bchampion96]

I can second the vote for a blue snowball. You can get very similar sound quality as a headset by attaching an antlion modmic. It sounds incredible for how tiny it is.  

[SecretImbecile]

I think given my budget I'd be leaning towards the blue snowball instead of the yeti.

 

I'm open to further recommendations, if anybody has any.

[setsuo33]

+1 For the snowball, I've had it for 1-2 months no complaints

[SecretImbecile]

Ok, that seems unanimous. Thanks for your help  :)