Elgato Wave Neo
Choose it for one direct USB speaking position and use its headphone jack to monitor your voice. For two separately controlled speakers, plan two microphones and an interface with two inputs.
Connections & full profile →Elgato Wave:3 MK.2
Choose the MK.2 as your audio device and set up its processing before adding it to OBS; guides for the first Wave:3 describe different processing.
Connections & full profile →Elgato Wave DX
Add an XLR cable and an interface with a microphone preamp. A USB cable or passive XLR adapter alone cannot connect this microphone to the computer.
Connections & full profile →Shure MV6
Use it directly over USB. Choose an XLR or hybrid microphone instead if you intend to move the same mic onto a standalone analog mixer.
Connections & full profile →Shure MV7+
Use USB for the microphone’s DSP and headphone features. On XLR, plan processing and monitoring at the interface; those USB features do not follow the analog cable.
Connections & full profile →RØDE PodMic USB (Black)
Choose a mount that supports the microphone’s documented weight. Use USB for its onboard processing, or plan processing and monitoring separately on the XLR route.
Connections & full profile →RØDE NT-USB+
Use the direct USB route and place the microphone close enough for a clear voice before treating room reflections with processing. Choose another microphone if an XLR mixer connection is required.
Connections & full profile →Razer Seiren V3 Pro
Use USB when you want the microphone’s software processing. On XLR, add an interface and do the processing there; the USB features don’t carry over to the XLR output.
Connections & full profile →Shure SM7B
It needs more gain than most entry-level interfaces give: Shure asks for a preamp with more than 60 dB of gain, or an inline booster. Choose the interface before the microphone.
Connections & full profile →View at Shure ↗Samson Q2U
Its USB audio is 16-bit at 44.1 or 48 kHz. On the XLR route it needs an interface with a microphone preamp.
Connections & full profile →View at Samson ↗HyperX QuadCast 2 S
For one voice, use the cardioid pattern and keep it close: the omnidirectional and stereo patterns take in the whole room by design.
Connections & full profile →View at HyperX ↗Logitech G Yeti
Its USB audio tops out at 16-bit, 48 kHz, and as a condenser it hears the room: use the cardioid pattern for one voice and speak from close in. The other three patterns take in more of the room by design.
Connections & full profile →View at Logitech G ↗Logitech G Yeti GX
A supercardioid dynamic hears little beyond what is right in front of it, so keep it a short distance from your mouth and pointed at you. It connects over USB only; there is no XLR output for a later interface.
Connections & full profile →View at Logitech G ↗Logitech G Yeti Orb
A condenser with one cardioid pattern: it suits a quiet room and a voice close to the front. Its mount thread is 1/4-inch-20, the camera size; a boom arm with a 5/8-inch thread needs an adapter.
Connections & full profile →View at Logitech G ↗Logitech G Snowball iCE
It records 16-bit at 44.1 kHz and Logitech lists no headphone socket or gain control on it, so you set the level in the computer and hear yourself through software.
Connections & full profile →View at Logitech G ↗FIFINE AmpliGame AM8
The mute, gain, headphone and lighting controls work over USB only; on XLR it is a plain microphone and the interface does that job. No XLR cable comes in the box.
Connections & full profile →View at FIFINE ↗HyperX SoloCast 2
HyperX lists it for PC and names no headphone socket, so you hear yourself through the computer. As a condenser it suits a quiet room.
Connections & full profile →View at HyperX ↗Samson Q9U
It has no desk stand: plan a boom arm or mic stand. On the XLR route add a cable and an interface; its mute button works on both outputs.
Connections & full profile →View at Samson ↗Shure MV7X
XLR only: add an XLR cable and an interface with a microphone preamp. Unlike the MV7+, it has no USB output and no on-board processing.
Connections & full profile →View at Shure ↗RØDE PodMic
The box holds only the microphone: add an XLR cable, an interface with a microphone preamp and a boom arm. For a USB connection as well, RØDE makes the PodMic USB.
Connections & full profile →View at RØDE ↗RØDE NT-USB Mini
A condenser for a quiet room: it hears keyboard and fan noise more than a dynamic microphone would. It has no on-microphone mute.
Connections & full profile →View at RØDE ↗RØDE NT1 5th Generation
Very sensitive and side-address: speak into its side, in a quiet, treated room. On the XLR route the interface must supply 48 V phantom power.
Connections & full profile →View at RØDE ↗Audio-Technica AT2020
It needs 48 V phantom power from the interface, plus an XLR cable and a stand. As a sensitive side-address condenser it hears the room; a dynamic suits a noisy desk better.
Connections & full profile →View at Audio-Technica ↗Audio-Technica AT2020USB-X
USB only: unlike the XLR AT2020 it cannot move to an interface later. It is a condenser, so a quiet room matters.
Connections & full profile →View at Audio-Technica ↗HyperX QuadCast S
For one voice use cardioid and stay close; the stereo and omnidirectional patterns hear the whole room. HyperX’s newer QuadCast 2 S records at a higher resolution.
Connections & full profile →View at HyperX ↗FIFINE AmpliTank K688
All its controls work over USB only; on XLR the interface sets gain and monitoring. No XLR cable comes with it, and FIFINE asks for a 2 to 6 inch speaking distance.
Connections & full profile →View at FIFINE ↗FIFINE K669B
FIFINE lists a gain knob but no headphone socket, so you hear yourself through the computer. A condenser: it suits a quiet room, 6 to 12 inches from your mouth.
Connections & full profile →View at FIFINE ↗Audio-Technica AT2040
XLR only: add a cable, an interface and a boom arm. Its hypercardioid pattern hears little from the sides, so keep it pointed straight at your mouth.
Connections & full profile →View at Audio-Technica ↗Razer Seiren V3 Mini
USB only, and Razer lists no headphone socket on it. A boom arm and any 5/8-to-3/8-inch thread adapter are extra.
Connections & full profile →View at Razer ↗Razer Seiren V3 Chroma
USB only, with no XLR output. A boom arm, and any 5/8-to-3/8-inch thread adapter it needs, are extra; its lighting and stream mix are set in Razer Synapse.
Connections & full profile →View at Razer ↗TONOR TC-777
TONOR lists no headphone socket, gain knob or sample rate for it. A 3/8-inch boom thread needs an adapter, and TONOR says it does not work on Xbox.
Connections & full profile →View at TONOR ↗HyperX DuoCast
It has two pickup patterns, cardioid and omnidirectional; for one voice stay on cardioid and close, because omnidirectional hears the whole room. HyperX lists it for PC, Mac, PS5 and PS4, not Xbox.
Connections & full profile →View at HyperX ↗Razer Seiren V2 X
USB only. Its high-pass filter, gain limiter and Stream Mixer live in Razer Synapse, which Razer lists for Windows 10 64-bit or later; a boom arm is extra.
Connections & full profile →View at Razer ↗