Heh condensor mics beagrie? Should be hearing you nice and crispyly in this next one
I thought phantom power was only really needed for propper studio mics. unless thats what youve got
Qotsa_101
It is a condenser, yeah. The problem I was having is that the first mic, the C1-U, is supposed to be identical to the C1, but USB. So while the C1 plugs into an XLR port and needs phantom power, the C1-U should, in theory, just plug into a USB port, get its power from the computer directly, and deliver studio quality audio with no more setting up than a normal desktop mic would.
Unfortunately, it behaved like it wasn't getting any phantom power, so the audio was so quiet that I had to boost the signal so far to hear my voice that it picked up a lot of background fuzz, which rather defied the point of having a fancy mic.
To answer your question, Naske, I don't know if any of the others have studio quality mics, but it's not necessary. The only reason I'm spending this much on recording equipment is because I have other projects coming up that need it.