http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/ Engadget Comments for Samson's Q2U microphone does USB and XLR on a budget http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/Dec 3rd 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/Dec 3rd 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/Have you compared them side-by-side? The Samson certainly sounds better in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqADM4S_qVM]]>Dec 16th 2009 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/Dec 3rd 2009 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/samsons-q2u-microphone-does-usb-and-xlr-on-a-budget/
Agreed. If I needed a USB to XLR solution... I'd use my SM58 and get one of these:

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Get yourself a mixers with a compressor and an PC USB audio interface and you will thank yourself in the long run. People underestimate the value of hardware compressors and with a mixer you have room to grow in the future.

A "decent" starting vocal mic won't cost you much either,]]>Dec 4th 2009 12:29AM