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Now, I'm nicely running my Snowball from Blue Mic with my Bose headphones. Still on Audacity. Is spending the money worth it? Well, yes, because after a while, even if you have something good to say on your podcast--and there's gold in them there hills occasionally--it's nice when you don't pop your p's or make your listeners (all 7 of them) wince. ]]>Dec 3rd 2009 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
Lol, Bose... /sigh]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
Lol, Bose... /sigh]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
lol double post, my bad... I haven't quite gotten the hang of the new Engadget yet it seems.]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
lol The Bose are pretty comfy. And I'm Canadian--it's a blessing on my ears in the winter. ]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/It's not a neumann but it aint't too shabby]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
You said "under $100". Engadget is rolling in the dough, so they've got nice equipment!]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/>I don't know if anybody agrees with me, but I feel these articles are shit]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
>>>>I don't know if anybody agrees with me, but I feel these articles are shit]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
Like AnandRam said, a Snowball is a good choice for a mic, especially if you ever plan on recording a second person at the same time.

For headset/headphone, if it's JUST for monitoring the audio, I personally wouldn't be too picky, as a well rated 'budget' pair will give you enough quality for monitoring. How it sounds on a typical 2 or 2.1 computer speaker setup is more important, and you'll hear that in the editing.

For a one person show, and I like the Plantronics Gamecon 777 which can either be used as 3.5mm jacks on both headset and mic, or the USB dongle to get rid of that pesky system sound.

Any USB based mic usually takes a bit more tweaking to get the audio level right on both the system sounds and individual programs, but it's worth it. The SteelSeries Siberia is pretty close in quality, but the mic is a clip on style instead of boom, and has an independent cable. This makes it more flexible, but a bit more unwieldly in some situations.

If you go with a Snowball or something like that, a pop filter is a cheap and worthwhile investment. Heck, you can stretch pantyhose around a coat hanger. How's that for cheap? ]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
Funny you mention it because I was tempted to think I needed to try the pantyhose! But in the end, it didn't sound like I was popping at all through the Snowball, so I guess I didn't need it.]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
For podcasting, inbound audio doesn't matter as much as outbound. Spend money on a quality mic (I'm looking at you, snoball) to give your listeners the best listening experience.]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/if you pop it all the time.

Just the ThinkPad build in mic or some $7 Audio Technica
mic could work quite well, as long as you actually take care where
you place your mic and how to speak.]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/USD 99.00 MSRP]]>Dec 4th 2009 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810]]>Dec 4th 2009 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810]]>Dec 4th 2009 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
I record music professionally, I'm even endorsed by a mic company, but won't get into that. A couple of days ago Im at home, I need to record a quick VO for a quick reference for a commercial. I have a MBox3 setup at home for production but no mic, I don't feel like driving all the way to the studio, so my neighbor brings by The above mentioned mic. It blew me out of the water. I didn't even have to run it through Pro TOols, Logic recognizes it right away and was clean as hell.... I bought one the next day. ]]>Dec 4th 2009 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
Anyone got any recommendations?]]>Dec 4th 2009 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
The Zoom H2 might be what you're after. Brilliant quality both as a portable recorder and a USB mic.

http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/]]>Dec 4th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Dec 4th 2009 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Of course if you are very 'open' you can have yourself be convinced by people that something that isn't that good is great and if you are the type you can keep that up and live with it maybe.

These are my conclusions from my experiences.]]>Dec 4th 2009 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/I'm a musician, not a podcaster and I use it for recording my guitar and it records it perfectly, no background noise at all. Plus, they're only like 20-30 dollars.
Good luck]]>Dec 4th 2009 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/
SnowFLAKE from Blue is also not bad...no software means easy set up...plug and go...use own software to control settings. sits on screen. ]]>Dec 7th 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/ask-engadget-best-headset-microphone-for-podcasting/Jan 5th 2010 2:54PM