Most bad podcast audio is not a talent problem. It is a room problem, and the microphone you chose either fought that room or amplified it. After spending six weeks recording voiceovers, interviews and multi-guest calls with every mic in this roundup, the difference between a thin, tinny voice and one people keep listening to […]

If you have ever reached over to move a heavy broadcast microphone and watched the arm sink an inch every time, you already know why picking a boom arm is not the same decision as picking one for a lightweight USB condenser. The best boom arms for heavy microphones are built around a different balance […]