About Us

Mission Statement

Give every creator a studio-quality voice in the room they actually record in—using clear, data-led recommendations, zero‑post audio samples, and upgrade paths that grow from USB to XLR without regret.

Our Brand Story

Podcast Mics started with a simple frustration: great voices getting buried by room echo, hissy gain, and mismatched mics. Review sites talked specs; forums shared hot takes; sample clips were drenched in processing. None of it helped you predict how a mic would sound in your voice and your space.

So we built a lab around real voices and real rooms. We test every microphone in untreated home offices and living rooms as well as treated spaces, publish standardized, no‑processing samples, and translate measurements into plain-English guidance. Our Voice + Room Match score removes the guesswork by showing how a mic behaves with different timbres and spaces—then we map simple step-up paths so your first choice is great and your second is smarter.

Today, our guides help new and growing podcasters, streamers, educators, and remote teams achieve warm, clear, intimate sound with less editing. We prioritize predictable budgets, ergonomic setups, and scalable kits that deliver consistent tone across co-hosts and episodes.

What Makes Us Different

• Real-world testing in untreated and treated rooms, not just anechoic specs.
• Zero‑post WAV samples, standardized scripts, distances, and gain targets.
• Objective scoring across noise floor, off-axis rejection, plosive control, proximity behavior, and required gain.
• Clear upgrade paths: start USB, step into XLR with reusable accessories.

Our Team (Author Personas)

• The Mic Lab Lead (Audio Engineer): designs test rigs, calibrates SPL and gain staging, and oversees the Voice + Room Match model.
• The Voice Coach & Host Producer: focuses on mic technique, articulation patterns, and matching co-host tones with minimal post.
• The Data Analyst: turns raw measurements and blind panels into clear rankings and budget-aware picks.
• The Field Reviewer (Remote Workflow Specialist): evaluates real desk ergonomics, camera framing, and remote setups for teams and guests.

Together we create a resource you can trust: transparent methods, honest trade-offs, and sound you can reliably reproduce at home.