Am i just out of touch?

[brighter]

the microphone that came in the box with rock band in 2007 is good enough for 99% of gamer uses, provided you know how to run it through a compressor. i only stopped using the one i had because it broke; now i use an app on my phone that lets me use it as a usb mic lol. even podcast mics are overkill!! you can just get Literally Whatever. you're hanging out, not Making Content.

that's my qualifier for saying an expensive chair, from a company that makes good *office* chairs rather than things designed to have logos appear in twitch streamer webcams, is absolutely worth it on a health level. i have a second hand herman miller aeron that i got on the cheap from some startup that went out of business & it's been incredible for my spine, even (or i guess especially) as someone sits like an absolute idiot. for people like us who sit down all the time, it's not just a fancy piece of furniture, it's an investment in the long term condition of your body. all those fucking race car chairs are awful though don't touch em

for cheap headphones i swear by sony mdr7506 but with many asterisks attached; i have the hobbies & brain diseases that make you care about "flat responses" & find the kind of barky midrange on them both useful and pleasant. other people find them physically exhausting to listen to for extended periods. ymmv - there is no such thing as a "best headphone," unfortunately

also RAZER SOFTWARE IS AWFUL AND SOMEHOW GETS WORSE EVERY TIME I SEE IT. DO NOT SUBJECT YOURSELF TO IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IT MAKES THEIR PRODUCTS EVEN WORSE THAN THEY ALREADY WOULD BE. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE TO LOG IN TO YOUR MOUSE?

 

[Vexicrypt]

No it's a USB Mic. So the soundcard and preamp is included. It's basically a Shure SM7 AND a preamp AND a soundcard, except you cant plug anything else in that soundcard and just like the other USB mics, if it breaks it's harder to repair and find spare parts.

And retail price is 400$ so all in all it's not a bad product per se but maybe destined for streamers or business people who just need a good mic for their zoom meetings and couldnt set up a proper sound interface.

OP mentioned SM7db which is not a USB mic, it just has a built in gain booster.

 

[-Ruri-]

Dunno about mics but I’m using an IKEA Markus and it’s really nice for the price, got mine for 150€ and it’s really solid imho. It has mesh too so you won’t sweat during summer. Some people report problems with the lumbar support but imho it’s fine, just takes a bit of time to get used to it. You can remove it if you don’t end up liking it.

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

OP mentioned SM7db which is not a USB mic, it just has a built in gain booster.

Ah I see. It's still not the same than the SM7B you mentionned, which is the base 400$ mic with no preamp and just the revision of good old SM7. They have a USB version which is 280$, the MV7, that I would still not recommend as I don't like USB mics.

I'm pointing the difference because Shure is not a "gamer's brand" like people seem to think here. They're standard mics for broadcast. There's a middle ground between those gamer headset who often sound like shit and overpriced pro audio gear.

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there is no such thing as a "best headphone," unfortunately

As far as comfort go, for me BeyerDynamics DT770 is the best headphone I ever used. There are several versions tho, 30 Ohms for the everyday use and 80 or 250 Ohms you'll need a good HP amp output to drive them.

 

[Ikagura]

"Gaming" chairs are supposedly more comfortable but for that price I'd rather pay a "real" armchair instead.