These three Prime Day microphone deals are my top picks for vocal audio nirvana
A good microphone is, to me at least, a criminally underrated bit of kit. After all, a great mic is the difference between sounding fantastic on your next podcast, stream or meeting—or sounding like you're trapped down a drainpipe with several angry cats.
The best microphones used to be somewhat expensive affairs, with XLR mixers and cables a plenty needed to get a great sound. No longer! You can now pick up a great, easy to use microphone for extremely reasonable money. And the Amazon Prime Day sales means its a great time to buy yourself that audio upgrade for cheap.
But which to buy? If only someone who's used a load of them could guide you through all the options, making sure you...oh. Look who's just turned up.
Hello. Here are my top three picks for the best Prime Day microphone deals. Strap in folks. Let's get us some audio.
Razer Seiren Mini | Supercardioid | 48KHz | USB | $49.99 $39.05 at Amazon (save $10.94)
The cutest of microphones, this may be. But don't be fooled by its diminutive size and price—this little mic is capable of capturing a surprisingly good sound. It's our top budget mic recommendation for a reason, and at this price it's even better value for money.
Price check: Newegg $49.99
This isn't just the cheapest microphone on this list—it's the cutest, too. But before you think that it's simply just a toy, know this: this little mic is capable of capturing brilliant sound. That's it. Pretty much all it does, and that's more than alright by me.
There are some concessions made to budget, of course. There's no dedicated mute button, and the cable is rather frustratingly a Razer proprietary model, meaning you'll have to buy one off Razer if it breaks. But otherwise, this microphone is practically the definition of cheap and cheerful.
With a supercardioid pickup pattern and a 14 mm condenser capsule, this little mic plugs in to your machine via USB and captures warm, yet accurate audio primarily from whatever is in front of it. In this case, of
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