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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