Given the right connector, you can connect just about any type of microphone to your PC. Traditional computer microphones plug into your sound card's microphone or line-in input.

You can connect the speakers on the headset to the computer but hook up a separate microphone to the PC to use instead of the headset's mouthpiece.

Next, I tried the mic’s USB connection. I was slightly surprised that the PodMic USB tops out at 24-bit and 48kHz resolution; some other USB microphones will go as high as 192kHz.

The Samson Q9U is a big and bold dynamic broadcast mic with multiple connection options for only $199. Is it worth a buy for streamers?