1
Shure
80% positive of 960 users
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Based on reviews from 3,097
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Brands
2
RØDE
75% positive of 511 users
3
Audio-Technica
80% positive of 293 users
4
Sennheiser
79% positive of 222 users
5
DJI
71% positive of 259 users
6
Behringer
88% positive of 74 users
7
FIFINE
83% positive of 134 users
8
sE Electronics
85% positive of 123 users
9
AKG
75% positive of 125 users
10
Samson Technologies
86% positive of 98 users
11
Electro-Voice
78% positive of 92 users
12
Hollyland
85% positive of 72 users
13
Lewitt
90% positive of 42 users
14
Audix
85% positive of 39 users
15
DPA Microphones
79% positive of 52 users
16
Elgato
90% positive of 40 users
17
MXL
78% positive of 40 users
18
Blue Microphones
65% positive of 181 users
19
Maono
94% positive of 31 users
20
Neumann
62% positive of 192 users
21
HyperX
80% positive of 65 users
22
AEA
84% positive of 25 users
23
Razer
93% positive of 27 users
24
Sanken
75% positive of 44 users
25
Beyerdynamic
81% positive of 31 users
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