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Ask HN: Are people oblivious to their audio quality in meetings?

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Re: Ask HN: Are people oblivious to their audio quality in meetings?

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When I switch to new hardware, I ask a coworker in slack how the quality is.

Nobody seems to notice any difference between:

MBP notebook mic, the mic in my logitech C920 cam, blue snowball, pixel buds, or AT2020 with pop filter.

So while I bristled (and laughed) at the "junior podcaster" remarks in this post, I seem to embody that trope AND have wasted a few bucks "investing" in my setup. :)

Re: Ask HN: Are people oblivious to their audio quality in meetings?

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When I switch to new hardware, I ask a coworker in slack how the quality is. Nobody seems to notice any difference between: MBP notebook mic, the mic in my logitech C920 cam, blue snowball, pixel buds, or AT2020 with pop filter. So while I bristled (and laughed) at the "junior podcaster" remarks in this post, I seem to embody that trope AND have wasted a few bucks "investing" in my setup. :)

Was the Blue Snowball in mode 1, and were your lips within 2 inches of it?

The C920 has decent mic quality but, assuming you're using it for video, it needs to be some distance from your mouth, which affects audio quality.

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