What is the best gaming microphone? Whether you're streaming, recording a podcast, or just want your friends to actually hear what you're saying when playing multiplayer games, a quality gaming ...

Smaller, cheaper, and more usable at a distance than the Shure MV7, the MV6 is a very good thing in a more compact package. The odd niggle aside, it makes for a formidable desktop gaming mic. PC Gamer ...

In the world of desktop audio for podcasting, streaming, and otherwise recording purposes, Blue has long held the crown without fail by way of its Yeti line. There just hasn’t been a mic that offered ...

The Røde DS2 studio arm or mic stand is ideal for podcasting and less conspicuous than a large boom arm. Finding a reliable and affordable microphone desk stand is more complicated than you might ...

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Marc Storch is a commerce writer currently based in Denver, Colorado. He is passionate about making tech accessible to all and being excellent to each other. Outside of writing about tech and video ...

HP unveiled its latest gaming gear from its Omen and HyperX brands ahead of the Gamescom expo in Cologne, Germany. The products include the Omen 35L gaming computer designed from end-to-end for gamers ...

Blue Microphones' Blue Yeti and Snowball mics were hits before Logitech bought the company. In this photo, a Blue Yeti peeks out from under the left end of the central monitor. Not many USB ...

I've been using the HyperX FlipCast microphone, a dual USB/XLR mic with impressive recording capabilities, but a high price ...

The JBL Quantum Stream Studio is a USB microphone that sounds great right out of the box. If you want to change the color of the RGB lighting, you’ll need a PC, but otherwise you can do most things ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. It’s been almost 20 years since Audio-Technica launched its ...

Whether you’re streaming games to Twitch, doing voiceovers for your YouTube videos, or just video chatting, your audience needs to be able to hear you clearly. If you’re still using microphones built ...