Decent microphone for casting/streaming - Europe

Maarsch

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Turns out that the microphone on my Siberia V2.0 isn't great. And my C920 has an in-built microphone, which is cool, but also not great.
So I've been looking at something better and the internet keeps recommending the same microphones to me:
AT2020
Blue Yeti
Blue Snowball

So I figured I'd get me a blue product, snowball most likely, but yeti if it was on sale.
Problem is whereas the snowball is normally $60 on amazon.com it is about €80 on the european versions.
The yeti suffers a similar problem.

Is there anywhere I can get it in Europe (Germany would be nice) without the 50% markup? Or do you have recommendations for alternatives? The recommendation is often, or in part, given based on performance/price ratios. And in Europe that ratio is clearly very different.
Or should I just wait for a sale?
I'd like to keep my setup (I should get a simple boom and pop filter as well) below €100 because this is a new hobby and I may not stick with it.

And, I mean, I can afford to the yeti, but . . . . I don't want to now. On, like, principles and stuff.
 
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That's what you get for supporting socialism. Bottom line is that VAT is not something you'll get around.

For now just make do with what you have unless you're prepared to spend the extra on an AT2020USB or Yeti (or Rode Podcaster/NT). If you want something in between, there's always the option of getting a passable external mic like http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1183909-REG/rode_videomicro_compact_on_camera.html


That's what you get for supporting socialism. Bottom line is that VAT is not something you'll get around.

For now just make do with what you have unless you're prepared to spend the extra on an AT2020USB or Yeti (or Rode Podcaster/NT). If you want something in between, there's always the option of getting a passable external mic like http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1183909-REG/rode_videomicro_compact_on_camera.html
 
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