A mic test of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/dp/B004OC5WMG/?ie=UTF8&tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">MXL Tempo</a> for <a href="http://thewirecutter.com/" target="_blank">The Wirecutter</a> using an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098477792X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">Undersea by Geoff Morrison</a>. First in a studio environment then in an office environment.

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A mic test of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JM46FY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">Rode Podcaster</a> for <a href="http://thewirecutter.com/" target="_blank">The Wirecutter</a> using an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098477792X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">Undersea by Geoff Morrison</a>. First in a studio environment then in an office environment.

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A mic test of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/dp/B001U1IVBI/?ie=UTF8&tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">Shure PG42-USB</a> for <a href="http://thewirecutter.com/" target="_blank">The Wirecutter</a> using an excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098477792X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thewire06-20" target="_blank">Undersea by Geoff Morrison</a>. First in a studio environment then in an office environment.

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