A buddy of mine uses a yeti mic on conference calls like me, and he's got
the wrap-around spit/pop sheild on his rig.  It sounded great, so I got to
looking around, and the HyperX mic has a built-in anti-pop mechanism that
saved on the external unit, better or worse.  Saw new ones for sale on ebay
for ~$120 bucks, but I fear audio sync issues with my external speakers and
a separate mic as I get whenever I've tried this.  Why I stay with my Jabra
conferencing puck as it tends to work well via usb.

Monoprice sells various bits like the anti-pop shield, various mics, even
higher-end xlr units through their audio production kit.  You can get most
everything you need for professional audio cheaply.

Wires are the worst for me, I too destroy headsets or anything wired
regularly.  Bluetooth always simply sucks to use, especially with linux as
an audio device.  Still something linux fails to ever get right.  I began
looking for some more professional wireless mic systems to use, but again
got exotic quickly that I didn't want to spend 3-4 hundred bucks on
marginal increases over my conference puck.  I'd love to hear of a good
professional, non-bluetooth wireless setup with some range (around the
house), noise cancellation, etc, usb or other.  I still mostly rely on my
bose wired headset to my phone for that.

-mb


On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM David Schwartz <newsletters@thetoolwiz.com>
wrote:

>
> On Mar 28, 2020, at 12:16 AM, der.hans <PLUGd@LuftHans.com> wrote:
>
> Am 28. Mar, 2020 schwätzte David Schwartz so:
>
> moin moin David,
>
>
> A lot of people get these big (4”) round things on a gooseneck that are
> suspended in front of the mic. I think they’re pretty silly unless you’re
> doing professional-level sound. They’re used as “pop filters”. A foam
> windscreen that goes over the mic is just as effective most of the time,
> and a lot cheaper.
>
>
> In today's world a big dorky spit guard sounds like a great idea :). I
> might get one for wearing when going to the store!
>
> Mics designed to sit on your desk typically have foam inside the mic. An
> external foam windscreen is good today because you can take it off and wash
> it.
>
>
> HAHA! It’s not so much a “spit guard” as for diffusing plosives — Ps, Ds,
> Ts, Ks, etc, push out a small blast of air. If you’re close enough to the
> mic, it creates a big “boom” of sorts.
>
> Some people think these things direct sound or do something to make you
> sound better. They’re just wind guards when the wind in question is coming
> from one direction — your mouth.
>
> I’ve seen folks set them up on mics several feet away from people, in
> front of mics set up to record instruments, etc.
>
> If you’re not within a couple of feet of the mic and facing it directly,
> then they’re useless.
>
> -David Schwartz
>
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