That's about average price for a BM-800 these days tbh

it's probably the mic and shock mount

I see BM-800 go for £5 here

also what company makes the bm-800

lots of them

is there a brand that does it better?

not really

it's the same internals everywhere, often across models

BM-700, BM-800, all the same

BM-8000 has a different shape but the internals are mostly the same

It's also a step up over the average desk mic

yeah, im bout to buy it, but these chink listings confuse me

actually bm 800 that have the metalic golden lining are of higher quality internals

citation needed

not true as far as I know

I've seen dozens of reviews of BM-800 and it's all the same shit no matter who makes it or what lining it is

also what accessories do i need? like phantom power of course. but i dont know anything about microphones

the only difference is it USED to have a battery compartment but they got rid of that a while ago

phantom power, XLR to XLR cable, microphone stand

that's about it

ok thx

So instead of paying for an expensive mic

gonna cop this one cuz US seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ohuhu-Pro-Condenser-BM800-Mic-Shock-Mount-Audio-Microphone-Sound-Studio-Dynamic-/272411665339?hash=item3f6d0023bb:g:sdcAAOSwHmhV8kpF

you pay for an expensive phantom power output

it's not expensive

the chink one anyway

but yeah, the real cost is the phantom power but you can use the same phantom power as you upgrade to better condenser mics

so it's still useful

is there a difference in the quality of phantom power outputs?

yes but it wouldn't matter for Teamspeak or whatever you're doing

unless you're in pro audio i doubt it

^

and should i buy a pre-amp also?

all you need is phantom

no, I used just a basic phantom power for months and it was more than I needed

and people who say there's a huge sound difference with a Behringer UM2 always get BTFO when they can't tell the difference in sound tests

the advantage with having a sound interface is you can mess with it directly

it makes it useful say if you're youtube cancer/podcaster

adjust levels on the fly

but other than that, if you want the mic to be audible/good quality, phantom power is fine

some one on the thread told me to buy that yesterday