Kmart for the win it seems, cheap MIC that is decent?

[asterone]

All credit to Makers Muse, I just watched the video  But thought it interesting.

https://youtu.be/1M84sgLRmF0

[sleemanj]

To it's credit K-mart stuff is usually fairly decent for cheap products.  But thier supply is pretty hit and miss here in NZ, always a gamble if they have empty shelves or full ones, even before covid.

[Hohn]

There's no need to go THAT expensive to get good audio. You can get excellent sound from reputable manufacturers for a lot less than $500. I have the AKG D5 and it's an excellent dynamic (live sound) microphone with a supercardioid pickup patter and excellent feedback resistance. I paid $70 for mine.

RODE from Aus has several microphones that sound excellent, are well-made (not in China, but in AUS) and also are affordable.

Why go bottom of the barrel no-name microphone from a mystery company when good quality from reputable brands is not much more?