[linux-audio-user] OT: Recommendations for Headphones and Mic

[Lars Luthman]

On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 19:10 +0000, James Stone wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 10:48:39AM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> > James Stone wrote:
> > >I am planning to buy some reasonable headphones and an
> > >entry-level mic for voice recording.. I would be grateul if
> > >anyone here has some recommendations..
> > 
> > what will you use the headphone and mic for? Are they both for singing? 
> > For VO work?
> 
> Yes.. for singing.
> 
> > What is your price range?
>
> I'm really doing this on a budget.. The soundcard is a real
> bottleneck (SBLive) so there is no point (as I see it) spending
> masses on the mic/headphones.. I was thinking in the region of
> 50 GBP for each.. The Audio-Technica ATH-D40 look interesting..
> any thoughts?

If you spend a little bit more on the microphone you can get a Samson
C01U USB mic that probably has a better ADC with less noise than your
SoundBlaster. I don't know how it compares to other non-USB microphones
though.

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