Best Podcast Microphone in 2024? SM7B, RE20, MV7, Podmic, XM8500

I compare and provide audio samples of eleven of my top picks for the best podcast microphones. For the full listing of my favorite podcast microphones, check out the article on my website: https://semiprotechgear.com/best-podc...

Audio notes:
Recorder (except where noted): Sound Devices MixPre 6 II
Post: Normalized to -16 LUFS, -1dB limiter applied

⚡️ Microphones Mentioned ⚡️
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🎙 Behringer XM8500: https://amzn.to/3F5bP27
🎙 Zoom ZDM-1: https://amzn.to/3ZSNd4R
🎙 AT ATR2100x: https://amzn.to/3Jt5lNh
🎙 Rode PodMic: https://amzn.to/3ZXwb5M
🎙 sE V7: https://amzn.to/3l2vPM9
🎙 Rode NT-USB+: https://amzn.to/3l4ujsQ
🎙 Shure MV7: https://amzn.to/41Sr8oK
🎙 Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/3ZQkgGw
🎙 Earthworks Ethos: https://amzn.to/3J5He5P
🎙 EV RE20: https://amzn.to/3YCCsmi
🎙 Lauten LS-208: https://amzn.to/3T8QmeH

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⭐️ Epidemic Sound: https://semiprotech.link/epidemicsound

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⚡️ Fav YouTube Channels ⚡️
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⭐️ Podcastage:    / @podcastage  
⭐️ Tom Buck:    / @tombuck  
⭐️ Julian Krause:    / @juliankrause  
⭐️ Curtis Judd:    / @curtisjudd  


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00:00 Introduction
01:10 XM8500
02:15 ZDM-1
03:45 ATR2100x
04:42 Podmic
05:35 sE V7
06:47 NT-USB+
08:21 MV7
10:48 SM7B
12:57 Ethos
14:38 RE20
16:56 LS-208