I’ve never had a microphone like the Shure MV7i in my hand or on my desk. It combines the simplicity of a USB-C connection with the requirements of high-quality microphones and instruments.

The 1.2-meter cable lacks a remote and microphone, but thanks to the detachable design and the common MMCX connectors, you could switch to a remote-and-mic cable like the Shure RMCE-UNI.

Your iPhone does a great job of capturing a scene’s colors and tones, and you might think the best iPhone microphone is just the one that is built in, but the quality of its audio recordings may be ...