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I currently have a Blue Snowball microphone, and don't get me wrong, it's a great microphone. But, I am looking to upgrade to something better. Not just the microphone itself, but also a shock mount and desk-mounted boom arm. The Rode PSA1 seems the most ideal boom arm for me, so that's the first one out of the way.

But as for the other two, which is best?

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I currently have a Blue Snowball microphone, and don't get me wrong, it's a great microphone. But, I am looking to upgrade to something better. Not just the microphone itself, but also a shock mount and desk-mounted boom arm. The Rode PSA1 seems the most ideal boom arm for me, so that's the first one out of the way.

But as for the other two, which is best?

Can't go wrong with either the first two options, but I tend to lean more toward the at2020.

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What dont you like about the Snowball? What are you wanting to improve?

The Snowball is rather quiet now, even with 100% gain and the switch at the back of the mic set to the default position. Plus, I would like to have more options on the microphone itself, rather that having to rely on software alone.

Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q

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The microphone has been chosen.

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Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX | Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0Ghz | Asus Z97 PRO | Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4x 8GB) 1600Mhz | Noctua NH-D15 | EVGA SuperNova 850 G2 with CableMod Custom Sleeved Cables (Black/White) | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB | Western Digital Blue Series 4TB | 3x Noctua NF-F12 PWM + 3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM | 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0 in SLI | Windows 8.1 | Corsair K70 LUX RGB with Cherry MX Brown Switches | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Glorious PG Gaming Race Extended Mouse Mat | Beresford Caiman MKII DAC + Amptastic Mini-1 Stereo Amplifier + Q Acoustics 2010i | Sennheiser HD 598 | Audio Technica AT2020USB+ | Logitech C920 | Asus ROG Swift PG279Q

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