I just got back from an All Hands meeting in our main office. Most people do it remotely. We had remote people presenting from their M-series macbooks. I was reading this thread prior to the all hands, so I was paying attention to the quality of the voices. Audio was being pumped through the ceiling speakers. They all sounded great and it convinced me that I did not need to throw money at an imagined problem... I of course reserve the right to change my mind as soon as I see a great desktop mic on a sweet deal.

I was wondering the same. I’d love to see a quick head to head, in realistic non studio wfh environment, starting with macbook mic, and then at $50, $100, $300 mic investments.

Anyone got the setup already in front of them at their zoom desk and want to make us a 5 minute comparison video?

They're not even remotely comparable.

Apple has some of the WORST quality microphones - mostly due to the fact that they have zero headset with boom mics.

They’re not talking about headsets but about built-in MacBook mics. Which are definitely pretty good

MacBook mics tend to be very good in my experience. Easily puts you in the "hooray I can actually hear you" category.

It's webcams (Logitech shit) and headsets that are the worst.

MacBook mics are fine assuming you sit close enough to your laptop and directly infront of it.

If you have it off to the side and aren’t sitting pretty close it will sound like butthole

Proper positioning is pretty important.