The Blue Yeti is the best gadget I ever bought — and still the best microphone out there

It was the summer of 2017. I was a few episodes into starting up a new podcast and decided it was time to step up from my dependable but tiny Samson Go Mic in favor of something a little more professional. I had been eyeing the universally beloved $129 Blue Yeti microphone for a while, and as soon as an Prime Day deal hit, I pulled the trigger without thinking twice. I didn’t know it at the time, but I had just made one of my best tech purchases ever.

Tri-capsule array - 3 condenser capsules can record almost any situation. Multiple pattern selection - cardioid, bidirectional, omnidirectional

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