Many of the mics that Sweetwater.com has compared in this article are well above our target $100 price point, but you may find some interesting results in this series of Microphone Comparison Shootouts. The real bonus is that each mic is accompanied by a recorded sound sample, so you can compare them all in an actual recording environment.

You can access the shootout HERE

There are some other really interesting articles in their InSync series that you can check out HERE