[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ audio computer

well guys, i wanna build a computer, but i wanna use it with recording and maybe making acouple of beats here and there. i'm not any pro or whatever, i just wanna play around. but i don't want anything crappy. any suggestion guys?

The Samson sounds plain terrible. And Shure's stuff although rugged, isn't much better.

If you love the 'quality' of a SM-58, wait until you use a real mic. Don't get me wrong, some of Shure's products are very good - but their low-end mics are garbage. Try a Beta-58 and a SM-58 -- you'll swear they are two totally differnet mics. Although they are, the Beta-58's roots come from the SM-58 - but the Beta-58 is so much more brilliant and quiet. The SM-58 is noisy, has no highs, and very little headroom.

I've got two of the Behringer B-2Pro mics in the studio for clients I don't trust with my AKG414 or Neumann U-47 or when I need a ambient room mic. I'll tell you, other than some transients and and little less brilliant highs, the B-2Pro holds it's own against the 414 and U-47.