PIL (Products I Love): Deity VO-7U Microphone

Since I'm in video calls all day long, along with recording presentations and what not, I decided to invest in a good microphone earlier this year.

I landed on the Deity VO-7U, and what has been most surprising are the reactions to it; particularly with customer and partner calls, where inevitably someone will add, "btw, your sound is incredible, what are you using?"

Although I'm in a fairly controlled sound environment, I went with a dynamic microphone, which is less sensitive (meaning you have to be within 2-4" of it, and speaking directly to it) and more directional in order to not pick up the keyboard clicks as I typically, and feverishly, take notes in my calls.

In watching many reviews, the majority focus on just the sound quality, whereas unwanted sound rejection was an equally high priority, and did come across a couple of videos that specifically tested that variable. The Deity really stood out in that department.

I also didn't want to be running any special software, and looking for plug and play. The Deity uses a USB-C (whereas many others use micro USB), and has automatic limiter to prevent audio clipping.

Lastly the price. Although it retails for $170, you'll often find it on sale (B&H and Deity currently have it for $84), and I picked mine up as an open box item on eBay for $50.

Big credit to this video which was very helpful in the decision: