Shure MV7+: The best USB podcast mic gets better
techcrunch.comI was happy — excited, even — to check out Shure’s latest USB microphone. Its predecessor, the MV7, has been my default podcasting mic since it was launched toward to end of 2022. I’ve recorded more than 100 episodes of my show on the thing — not to mention using it for meetings, social engagements and even telehealth visits.
If you’re looking for a desktop microphone for podcasts or streaming and don’t mind investing a bit of cash, but don’t want to bother with a separate audio interface (mind you, there’s also XLR on-board, if that’s your thing), you’d be hard-pressed to beat the MV7 — until now, that is.
As the name suggests, Shure’s MV7+ doesn’t represent a massive departure from its predecessor. If you’ve asked me at some point over the past year and a half to recommend a USB mic, I likely suggested its predecessor. If you happened to heed my advice during that time, no worries. The new hardware doesn’t present a sufficient enough departure to recommend an upgrade at this stage. More than anything, the MV7+ is the refinement of an industry-leading mic.
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I was frankly a bit surprised when Shure reached out to offer the new microphone for review. It’s a (relatively) fast follow-up to a well-received product. That’s not to say the MV7 didn’t have its shortcomings, of course. In fact, there was one glaring issue about the product. It’s the first question I asked the company when it told me the new product was coming.
Yes, the MV7+ has USB-C. It was, frankly, bizarre that a $300 or so device released at the end of 2022 didn’t. With day-to-day use, this oversight was more of an annoyance. But the longer I used the product as my daily driver, the more pronounced the issue became. I am my own podcast producer. This generally doesn’t present a huge issue for the shows I record, but every so often, something will happen to the sound quality and I won’t be able to respond in real time, as I’m too focused on the conversation.
It took me a bit to
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