Best BUDGET Microphones For Podcasting | Best Microphones Under $100

[00:00] this is me testing and comparing podcast

[00:03] microphones under $100 I've spent the

[00:06] last 2 weeks hunting down the five

[00:09] bestselling models compared their design

[00:11] features and build quality side by side

[00:15] but in all honesty I would only consider

[00:17] these

[00:19] [Music]

[00:22] two so in 2025 starting a podcast has

[00:26] become even more popular than before and

[00:29] whether the are a beginner or looking to

[00:31] upgrade the gear you already have these

[00:34] five budget podcast microphones are the

[00:36] ones I would have a look at to kick

[00:38] things off let's jump straight into a

[00:40] sound test comparison starting off with

[00:43] the Elgato wave DX I have this

[00:46] microphone set up around 3 in from my

[00:48] mouth and this is what this microphone

[00:51] sounds like moving on to the road pod

[00:54] mic I currently have this microphone set

[00:56] up around 3 in from my mouth and this is

[00:59] what this microphone sounds like next we

[01:02] have the Audio Technica at 2040 set up

[01:05] and ready to go I have the capsule

[01:07] around 2 to 3 in from my mouth and this

[01:10] is what this microphone sounds like I

[01:13] now have the mayona PD 300X set up and

[01:16] ready to go with the capsule around 3 in

[01:19] from my mouth and this is what this

[01:22] microphone sounds like finally I have

[01:25] the fine K 688 microphone set up and

[01:28] ready to go I have the capsule about 3

[01:30] in from my mouth and this is what this

[01:33] microphone sounds like now having a

[01:36] listen to that sound test comparison all

[01:38] five of these microphones sound really

[01:41] good but before we decide on which

[01:42] sounds best there's still a lot more

[01:44] details we need to consider the algado

[01:47] wave DX is highly rated on Amazon at the

[01:49] budget $70 price tag it offers a solid

[01:52] metal build the design is clean and

[01:55] compact but compared to some of these

[01:57] other models the sound quality is okay

[01:59] and overall it actually lacks quite a

[02:01] few features in some instances the same

[02:04] can be said for the at 2040 and the Pod

[02:07] mic at $99 the Audio Technica at 2040

[02:11] offers a similar feel to the Elgato but

[02:14] in terms of build quality and sound

[02:16] quality it's a step up for me regarding

[02:18] the Pod mic this microphone is by far

[02:21] the most popular XLR option under $100

[02:24] on Amazon I think the fact that this

[02:26] microphone looks better than the other

[02:28] two offers a rock sof build and

[02:30] ultimately offers a fuller better

[02:32] balanced sound it's clear why this pod

[02:35] mic can be spotted in many setups now

[02:38] the fine fine K 688 and Mayo pd300 X is

[02:42] actually quite an interesting comparison

[02:45] offering both a USB and XLR option and

[02:48] at $70 there is a reason over 2,000 K

[02:51] 688 microphones are sold each month but

[02:55] meono recently released the similar

[02:57] looking pd300 X and in terms of weight

[03:00] and build quality it's definitely a step

[03:03] up from the K 688 I mean the F fine is

[03:06] at a great price point but once you have

[03:08] the Mayo running through its software

[03:10] and you've tweaked a few settings it

[03:12] just sounds so much better than the fine

[03:15] even just the podcasting setting in the

[03:18] software is a big step up now I think

[03:21] it's pretty clear which two microphones

[03:23] I would consider for a budget podcast

[03:25] setup in 2025 if you're looking for an

[03:28] XLR option only the Pod mic is a Nob

[03:31] brainer and if you're looking for both

[03:33] USB and XLR options the PD 300X is as

[03:37] good as it's going to get under $100