Good cheep usb mics

[Kd4lif3]

So I recently moved into a new house and in the time between the possession of this house and the sale of my last one I was without my pc. I watched a lot of Netflix on my iPad using my hyperx cloud 2's and later found out that I managed to bend the 3.5mm jack. One of the side effects of this is that my mic is super quiet and only works if the prong is turned in a very specific position. I've considered replacing the jack and I even bought a soldering iron but I am unsure if I'll be able to do a good enough job to have a properly working headset (i tried once with a sacrificial pair of headphones and sacrificial prong and I only got one earpiece working). Considering that the mic on these headphones wasn't fantastic to begin with I thought i might just buy a separate mic. Imm looking for anything that's under the $50 cad price point which uses a usb connection and is of decent audio quality. I might be a little flexible with the price within a margin of $10 if $50 brings up nothing. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

P.S. If anyone knows the wiring arrangement for the hyperx cloud 2's (which colour corresponds to which pole on the jack) plz share. If i could know without a doubt where each wire goes idd be willing to just spend a few bucks on a new jack and replace it.

[ninbura]

Blue snowball is pretty cheap:
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Condenser-Microphone-Cardioid/dp/B014PYGTUQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1533583748&sr=1-4&keywords=blue+snowball

You could find a Yeti for around $60 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-Professional-USB-Condenser-Microphone-Sliver/323380760496?epid=241210949&hash=item4b4afecfb0%3Ag%3AydUAAOSw-UBbLrWm&_sacat=0&_nkw=blue+yeti&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.Xblue+yeti.TRS1

[Kd4lif3]

6 hours ago, TheAgnda said:

Blue snowball is pretty cheap:
https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Condenser-Microphone-Cardioid/dp/B014PYGTUQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1533583748&sr=1-4&keywords=blue+snowball

You could find a Yeti for around $60 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-Microphones-Yeti-Professional-USB-Condenser-Microphone-Sliver/323380760496?epid=241210949&hash=item4b4afecfb0%3Ag%3AydUAAOSw-UBbLrWm&_sacat=0&_nkw=blue+yeti&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC2.A0.H0.Xblue+yeti.TRS1

cool, ill look into that

[Tz000]

1 hour ago, Kd4lif3 said:

cool, ill look into that

Its not USB but the Antlion Mod mic, Massdrop Mini Mic are both fantastic options the first being about $50.00 and the mini mic at about $25.00.

 

If not the two options TheAgnda mentioned would be excellent options for on desk / boom.

 

 

[Tyler Moore]

Pssst.

The more you spend on a microphone the more sensitive it is, does that make sense?
Now, quality doesn't come from the microphone itself, it's an add up of all factors like your room, how it's treated, are there on-going sounds/noises that you can hear?

Snowball Ice, would be a great entry level microphone for those wanting to talk, sing and more. Its price-point is most affordable and the quality is promising. 

Just remember, if quality isn't where you want it to be after having bought an ICE or something similar, correct the room then consider a new microphone. GL