- Feb 26, 2014
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So my headset's (Steel Series Siberia V2) microphone just died.
I would like to get a separate mic if possible. I don't want to have to get a new headset every time it's mic dies... I use it mainly for gaming.
I did take a look at the Sony ECM-CS10 and the Snowball iCE, but I'm not sure about those....
As I understand, the ECM-CS10 is an omnidirectional mic, so the fact that my PC is pretty close to me (maybe about 50-70cm at worst) and the fans can get pretty loud sometimes, COULD be a problem...
Where as with the Snowball, from what I've heard you need to speak pretty close to the mic for it to pick up speech and I would like to be able to lean back in my chair every now and then when gaming with a controller...
Not to mention that since it would stand on the desk it might pick up too much noise from the PC as well. It is/(has a mode that is?) unidirectional as far as I know, so I don't know if that would be a problem, but it's a concern nonetheless.
The budget isn't set in stone, but I would rather not go over something like... lets say 60$
Lower the better, as long as the quality is ok.
One more thing I should mention:
I'm in Finland so links to newegg and the like, are useless to me. Better just tell me a name of a mic, so I can search for it online from the local sites.
Of course, if there's international shipping, a non-local site might work too.
Only in my experience even if it's cheaper, there's a good change it's still more expensive after shipping...
TL;DR:
I need a good and cheap microphone mainly for gaming.
Background noises and pickup distance are of concern.
Any and all suggestions or information is appreciated
Thanks!
I would like to get a separate mic if possible. I don't want to have to get a new headset every time it's mic dies... I use it mainly for gaming.
I did take a look at the Sony ECM-CS10 and the Snowball iCE, but I'm not sure about those....
As I understand, the ECM-CS10 is an omnidirectional mic, so the fact that my PC is pretty close to me (maybe about 50-70cm at worst) and the fans can get pretty loud sometimes, COULD be a problem...
Where as with the Snowball, from what I've heard you need to speak pretty close to the mic for it to pick up speech and I would like to be able to lean back in my chair every now and then when gaming with a controller...
Not to mention that since it would stand on the desk it might pick up too much noise from the PC as well. It is/(has a mode that is?) unidirectional as far as I know, so I don't know if that would be a problem, but it's a concern nonetheless.
The budget isn't set in stone, but I would rather not go over something like... lets say 60$
Lower the better, as long as the quality is ok.
One more thing I should mention:
I'm in Finland so links to newegg and the like, are useless to me. Better just tell me a name of a mic, so I can search for it online from the local sites.
Of course, if there's international shipping, a non-local site might work too.
Only in my experience even if it's cheaper, there's a good change it's still more expensive after shipping...
TL;DR:
I need a good and cheap microphone mainly for gaming.
Background noises and pickup distance are of concern.
Any and all suggestions or information is appreciated
Thanks!
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