A little fair warning, I work for Antlion Audio (the guys that make the ModMic, including our USB version). There are a lot of consumer grade good USB mics. There's basically 3 ways to connect a mic to a PC, each with its own pros and cons. Analog 3.5mm. The upside is they tend to be cheap and they can plug into nearly every device (sometimes require an adapter). The downside is they are "unbalanced" meaning the cable is not a balanced electrical signal. This makes them very vulnerable to a number of outside noises which will come into the mic line as line noise (hiss, hum, static, etc). On a clean setup this is not a factor and they can sound as good as any mic. On a PC, you'll usually at least get some electromagnetic noise (EMI). You can often clean that up with some noise reduction software, but it's not ideal. Still, on a budget, you can actually find some solid 3.5mm mics out there. Most of them are lapel (clip on) mics or boom mic attachments. The ol' Zalamn ZM-1 is like 8 dollars and will outperform your headset probably. USB. The biggest advantage of USB is, unlike 3.5mm, the electrical stuff is all standardized and the chips have built in noise filters / are more isolated from EMI. In short, they tend to sound a lot better than 3.5mm right out of the box. No muss, no fuss. That's why they are king of the consumer grade mic scene. The Yeti is fine, really most of the USB mics you find out there commonly recommended are going to sound better than your headset mic. Did I mention the ModMic USB 2 yet? :D lol. But seriously, even something older like the Samson Meteor (23 bucks) is going to likely be a leap forward. The biggest thing you have to worry about is placement. How can you place the mic in a good spot? Do you need a boom arm? That can add some extra cost and consideration. "desktop" mics are sensitive to positioning a lot, so your setup and position will matter a lot. Of course for a boom mic design like ours it doesn't, but then you need to be wearing headphones. XLR. XLR uses a (usually) 48v balanced cable, delivering the best of both worlds in terms of quality and resistance to noise (electrical noise that is). The downside is that 48v and XLR connection means you need a mixer, audio interface, or similar additional device to power it. Still, it's possible to get a budget interface, budget XLR mic, and budget boom-arm and still keep it somewhat reasonable price wise. Fifine and Tonor sell the mic and boom arm for 50-60 bucks and then you spend another 50ish for a cheap interface. Is it worth it? Maybe. I don't think the quality is any better than a USB mic without the interface, but if your goal is to start learning about professional gear it is a good entry point so you can compare better mics / better interfaces in the future. This was a really long way of answering your simple question. Suffice to say, a USB mic will be fine for your needs based on the description given. You should get an audible improvement to your mic quality, but you won't be doing any podcasts on NPR with it. As for which model, there's a ton of these mid-range performers that are all about the same in my mind, be it a yeti, a quadcast / solocast, a rode NT, a audio technica 2500 usb, or an elgato wave 3. I'd start with that list in mind and just do some youtube listening to how they sound and what features they have. That list ranges in price from about 65 - 150 USD. Or of course... that ModMic USB 2 for 99 :). Just be aware you may need a boom arm as well in your budget, depending on your setup / the product. Answer from AntlionJoe on reddit.com