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1 HN user recommended this in 2021, in 2 comments.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2021, in 2 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
A cheap and usable condenser mic costs 30 bucks (e.g. Fifine), a lavalier mic costs between 2 bucks on aliexpress and 50 for e.g. from Rode. (I found that the ultra cheap aliexpress are the exact same like the no-brand 10 bucks on amazon, like so many things)
I got both but mostly use the condenser mic and it is an absolute game changer. If you want to explain something it is so noticeable in the eyes of your conference participants how good they can hear you. And it makes a huge difference if you finally feel like what you are saying is not painful for others to endure.
Check out this very lovely video series on how to pimp up your conferencing setup. Especially this episode about mics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOx4hZKmOs
Edit: And this is the mic I can recommend using on Linux:
https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-FIFINE-Computers-Podcastin...
I bought the fifine condenser microphone and it is really nice. I use it on Linux and it only costs about 30 bucks, depending on which version. I got the slightly more expensive version for 40 dollars which has a detachable cable and a backchannel for headphones (so you hear directly what comes from the mic). The benefit: Linux uses the mic as a audio interface and also gives you sound through the port of the mic:
https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-FIFINE-Computers-Podcastin...