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I have a Samson Q2U and have had a few people tell me I sound like a podcaster.



I, too, have the Q2U.

The great thing about the setup, aside from the microphone being solid, is that it gives you an upgrade path but works right out of the box fully (mic, stand, pop-filter, USB or XLR).

Phase 1: Plug it in via USB, use the included stand. GO!

Phase 2: Upgrade the stand to a desk-isolating one (e.g. arm/freestanding, etc).

Phase 3: Upgrade to XLR instead of USB (e.g. buy an audio interface/mixer).

Phase 4: Upgrade the microphone at some point.

You can literally buy it and stop at Phase 1 forever, but if you wish you can use it as a jumping off point to a higher end setup and won't have to buy it all at once (easily $300 or more total, for arm/audio interface/pro grade microphone).


Thanks for the breaking up that information so nicely :)




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