XLR microphones connected to your PC via an XLR cable are still the best choice if sound quality is your main concern. But USB microphones are ideal if you want plug-and-play simplicity without ...

In the box, you’ll find the Cherry Xtrfy NGALE R with a desk stand, a USB cable, and a quick-start guide. This plug-and-play ...

That said, you now get a light ring on the top of the mic that indicates which way it’s listening–I appreciate that. Connection to the computer is via USB-C instead of the mini-USB that the ...

[Andy] notes that MEMS microphones are very delicate and ... to make the sound clearer before sending it through to a computer by the USB audio device descriptor. Once the components are chosen ...

Is it better to use USB or XLR? If you're just going to use your single mic at your PC, then a USB microphone is ideal - it's plug and play, with no extra equipment needed. XLR mics need to be ...

However, the mighty German audio brand has woken up to the demand for consumer USB microphones that can be plugged directly into a computer and provide a zero-latency headphone monitoring function.

Shure's MV7i is a classic dynamic USB mic with an XLR and 1/4-inch combo input for an additional microphone or instrument. With Shure's MOTIV Mix it's a mini studio.

Luckily, someone had already figured out how to read out a microphone and present a USB device to a PC, so all that was needed was to put all the bits together into a convenient form factor.