Blue Yeti X review — The best USB microphone yet

If you ask a group of young kids what they want to do when they get older, at least some of them are going to answer “YouTuber” or “Twitch streamer.” Content creation is a huge business, and Blue Microphones is one of the companies capitalizing on that. Its Blue Yeti USB mic is the go-to option for anyone looking to add some quality audio to a video or a podcast. Now, the company is updating that device with the Blue Yeti X, and it’s a significant upgrade.

The Yeti X is shipping in October for $170. Blue plans to sell it alongside the original $130 Yeti and the smaller $100 Yeti Nano. But that extra cost is going to get you a better microphone with active visual monitoring of your audio level. It’s also going to get you support for Logitech’s G Hub software, which features the surprisingly powerful Blue Voice software.