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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

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

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

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.

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