If you’re thinking about showcasing your gameplay then you’ll need some dedicated streaming for gamers gear. Included in the Streamplify complete streaming bundle is a dedicated streaming webcam, microphone, microphone arm mount, two ring lights of different sizes and a foldable green screen. You can pick up the entire bundle for a MRSP of $699, …
Read More »Rode PodMic review: “Excellent sound quality at an aggressive price point”
I’ll cut right to the chase and tell you that the Rode Podmic is easily one of the best microphones for streaming that you can get your hands on in 2022. What’s more, priced at just $99 / £99, it’s one of the more aggressively priced models on the market, …
Read More »Neat Bumblebee II review: “For the price, it’s an impressive performer”
The original Bumblebee USB mic from Neat really set its stall out with a unique and very distinctive visual design. One we quite liked, as it happens. But the thing about going bold with the visuals of any streaming component is that you’re likely to turn off as many people …
Read More »MSI Immerse GV60 streaming microphone review: “Sounds fantastic”
MSI is renowned for its plethora of PC components and accessories and with its first-ever microphone, the Immerse GV60 Streaming Microphone, the company is looking to continue its domination and move into the best microphones for streaming space. The GV60 is a USB condenser microphone aimed squarely at streamers and …
Read More »Blue Snowball review: “A classic for a reason”
Few USB microphones are as instantly recognizable as the Blue Snowball even in 2022. This classic ball-shaped mic has been making the rounds now inside the bedrooms of every would-be podcaster and musician around, though, even well over a decade after its introduction, the Blue Snowball is easily up there …
Read More »Elgato Wave:3 microphone review: “Full of clever touches”
Branded in Elgato finery, ultimately falling under Corsair’s ownership and manufactured by studio mic company Lewitt, it’s fair to say the Elgato Wave:3 is a bit of a team effort. Its corporate lineage might be confused but the execution is anything but: this is a deceptively feature-rich streamer mic at …
Read More »Elgato Stream Deck review: “A must-have for streamers”
When Elgato introduced the Stream Deck in 2017, you’d have been forgiven for asking the same question a lot of us did: ‘OK, but why do I need it?’ It was a fair thought, but nearly five years on the Stream Deck (and its family members the Mk2, Mini, XL, …
Read More »Razer Seiren V2 Pro review: “understated and attractive with great sound quality”
As the ‘V2’ denotes, this is an update to Razer’s existing Seiren mic. Priced to go toe-to-toe with some of the best microphones for streaming, like the Blue Yeti X, the last iteration impressed with the brand’s typically smart looks and spot-on presentation, but couldn’t meet Blue’s outright sound quality. …
Read More »ROCCAT Torch review: “Function over Form”
Had the Roccat Torch emerged from the hardware brand’s labs five years ago, we’d all have been reduced to incredulity by such sound quality and functionality for under £100/$100. Today, though, we’re spoiled. We’re finicky. We wonder whether quite this many cables and dials are required to achieve the aforementioned …
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