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sE4400 ($499).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
sE4400 ($499).JPG
Shure SM57 ($100).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Shure SM57 ($100).JPG
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Stam SA-87i ($900).jpg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Stam SA-87i ($900).jpg
Lauten Audio LA-320 ($600).jpeg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Lauten Audio LA-320 ($600).jpeg
Roswell Mini K87 ($500).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Roswell Mini K87 ($500).JPG
Dachman DA FET 47 ($600).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Dachman DA FET 47 ($600).JPG
Shure SM7B ($400).jpg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Shure SM7B ($400).jpg
Roswell Mini K67x. ($500)JPG.JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Roswell Mini K67x. ($500)JPG.JPG
Dachman DA 87i ($699).jpeg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Dachman DA 87i ($699).jpeg
Shure KSM 32 ($660).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Shure KSM 32 ($660).JPG
Austrian Audio OC18 ($900).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Austrian Audio OC18 ($900).JPG
Dachman DA 87se ($400).jpeg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Dachman DA 87se ($400).jpeg
THAT'LL DO, PIG. THAT'LL DO
C'MON, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
Audio Technica AT2020 ($100).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Audio Technica AT2020 ($100).JPG
Rode NT1 ($250).jpg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Rode NT1 ($250).jpg
AKG P420 ($300).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
AKG P420 ($300).JPG
sE Electronics T2 ($500).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
sE Electronics T2 ($500).JPG
AKG C214 ($430).jpg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
AKG C214 ($430).jpg
Lewitt LCT 440 Pure ($300).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Lewitt LCT 440 Pure ($300).JPG
Slate ML-1 ($500).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Slate ML-1 ($500).JPG
Aston Origin ($300).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Aston Origin ($300).JPG
BURN IT WITH LIQUID HOT MAGMA
Rode NT1a ($200).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Rode NT1a ($200).JPG
T
The Recordist
Created Jan 31, 2026
Your budget is $1000. You need a microphone. What do you do?
2 Remixes
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EXCEPTIONAL
THAT'LL DO, PIG. THAT'LL DO
C'MON, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
?
Remix #1
6mo ago27 items
LEGENDARY
EXCEPTIONAL
THAT'LL DO, PIG. THAT'LL DO
C'MON, YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS
?
Remix #2
6mo ago27 items
Electro-Voice RE320 ($300).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Electro-Voice RE320 ($300).JPG
Sennheiser MD421 ($400).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Sennheiser MD421 ($400).JPG
Neumann TLM 102 ($700).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Neumann TLM 102 ($700).JPG
Electro-Voice RE20 ($500).JPG - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Electro-Voice RE20 ($500).JPG
Serrano Audio Vintage 87 ($650).jpg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Serrano Audio Vintage 87 ($650).jpg
Warm Audio WA-87 R2 ($700).jpeg - Mics Under $1000 tier list item
Warm Audio WA-87 R2 ($700).jpeg

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