GEAR
What’s on the rack and on the desk.
Everything here I bought at retail and use every week. If a piece of gear drops off this page, it’s because I sold it or it broke. Last reviewed: May 2026.
AUDIO
Audio
A working mic chain and the earbuds I actually wear all day.
Shure SM7dB
The mic on every video. Built-in preamp killed my Cloudlifter.
Same warm broadcast tone as the SM7B, plus 28 dB of clean gain in the body. Drops the noise floor on any interface.
Sound Devices MixPre-3
Recording interface with field-recorder DNA.
Overkill for a desk, but the preamps are clean enough that I stopped second-guessing the source. Records to SD too.
Sony LinkBuds Open
All-day earbuds that don't hurt and don't isolate.
I switch between these and the WF-1000XM5s. For talking to people in the office without taking buds out, nothing beats them.