Antlion Audio - ModMic USB 2

I run HD6XX's with an external mic (a modmic turns them into a great headset). I almost exclusively use them for gaming at this point, but they're phenomenal headphones as well. The HD58X's are excellent as well and easier to drive. Both headphones are around $200 on Drop, give or take sales they have going on. I'm sure they'll have something going on for black friday.

Modmic from antlion is the goto option, but is it really worth it to drop money on a mic that costs almost as much as your headset? [This cheaper alternative might be better suited for your needs as it doesn't require as big of an investment](https://youtu.be/K9npz2hxPYM)

Antlion Mod Mic is good. Uses a USB-A Dongle to connect. I use mine on PS5 but it is PC compatible.

I have an Antlion Modmic for mine that's pretty awesome. The battery lasts a long time, and the sound quality is solid

Antlion modmic is brilliant. I bought it in 2021 and have been using it ever since.The great thing about this mic is that you can position the boom right in front of your mouth, allowing it to pick up even whisper-quiet sounds. This is impossible with the Quest's open mic. (The noise cancellation mutes whispers, so when I'm doing ASMR at a decent volume, my family ends up knocking on the door!) It's lamentable that this microphone is still the latest model. I've been waiting for an upgrade for ages!

Been using a modmic for years. Only thing i recommend tbqh.

>My budget is around $50-100, and i’ve been eyeing on either the Simgot EW300 DSP or the KZ KS10 Pro 2, the reason for these two is because they both have an option for in-line microphone. Dracomies suggestions were spot on. I've tested most of the Simgot lineup; the only set I'd recommend -- the exception to the rule, given your use case -- is the EM6L. It is a very good set for gaming due to upper mid and treble forwardness. This can make them shouty and bright for some listeners, but it's why they're a common recommendation for competitive gaming. That area of the frequency range is where most of your gaming cues live. For context, it's the IEM I use most often for gaming as well. Regarding an inline mic, I would strongly recommend spending the additional budget for a Kinera Ruyi or Modmic Kimura over an inline option. Inline mics are fairly low quality on most of the budget IEMs, and either require good proximity or a lot of additional gain. Many of those cables often break down much quicker, given the quality, and the fact that they've added additional points of failure. Avoid KZ; I know there are sets in the hobby that are considered budget bangers, but they've made some very questionable "anti-consumer" business decisions in the past. One egregious one being the removal of the PR2's dampening filter, which completely retuned that set at the height of its popularity -- after a strong recommendation from a popular reviewer. For them, it meant saving a few dollars on each unit sold; for the end user, it changed the set from one of the best budget planars on the market, to a bright, shrill, hollow mess of an IEM. It's not the only time they've short-changed the community, and I do not believe it will be the last. Also agree with Dracomies recommendation for the Defiant; it's a set that's hard to beat, not only at it's $100 MSRP, but going all the way up to the $300 mark. You'd like be looking at a Tea Pro as an upgrade from the Defiant, and the delta between them is not that wide. You're spending 3x, for marginal improvements in performance -- assuming the areas where the Tea Pro is a better performer align with your preferences.