From my perspective, the Samson Q7 is among the best hand-held mics I've come across in decades. I paid more than $100 for mine, which was about 5 years ago. Now, you can get one for $29 and Free shipping from B&HPhoto . I just ordered one to send to a an old friend as a Christmas present.

Cheers,

Gary
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PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff!

K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)