MXL Technology's MXL USB.009 microphone is something will be appreciated by professionals and consumers alike, it's just that good. It's a very convenient device as it plugs right into a USB port of a Mac or a personal computer and amps upthe audio quality for podcasts and recording directly from computers tenfold. Apparently, it's USP is that it provides old school sound that is wanted by everyone. One very important feature of the microphone is that its front-panel gain control that enables users to set the mix between playback and recording for monitoring multi-track recordings. Also, it comes with a bunch of stuff like an aluminum flight case, a desktop microphone stand, a microphone-stand-mount adapter, a10-foot USB 2.0 high-speed cable, and a micro-fiber cleaning cloth. Seems like they've thought of everything.

"This mic combines high performance with plug and play simplicity and spares users the expense of having to buy an external mic preamp or other costly equipment," said Mike Dresher, sales and business development manager of MXL Technology. "The MXL USB.009 delivers astonishingly rich sound, and the kind of depth podcasters, musicians and broadcasters have been searching for." The price of the MSRP is $400.

[Justluxe]