If the mic on your phone, laptop or other device leaves a bit to be desired, the bootlegMIC is a simple DIY mic that sounds fantastic and takes up almost no space at all.
Whether you work at home and do a lot of video conferencing, or you love multiplayer games and want to hear your teammates as well as the background music and the ambient sounds, you need a good headset that can provide great audio and deliver your voice clearly to the people on the other end of the line. Thankfully, there are plenty of great options that don’t sacrifice one for the other. Here’s a look at five of the best headsets, based on your nominations.
Pop filters are used to avoid sharp “P” and “B” sounds (known as plosives) from overloading the mic level and causing distortion. Most commercial pop filters are $20 or more, but you can build your own for much less with an embroidery hoop, a dowel and panythose.