Mic sounds great, and I love the hat. I found that having a laptop in the living room sitting in my recliner was not a good spot. Not only did it kill my back, but I had all kinds of distractions around me. So, a couple of years after my mom passed away ( recently), I sold her bed, got a sit-and-stand desk, and set up a little office space in her room. It's at the beginning stages but is coming along --- you are spot on about little frictions :-)

Mic sounds great. One thing that you can consider is a backdrop, and totally remove the blur. It looks like the Holy Dale version right now.

Here is an example, there are folding ones as well (Vitaliy has a folding one).

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Oh yeah, and that is not an affiliate link lol.

Sound is awesome, background is awesome. Lighting is perfect. Hat is awesome. Wow! Love it!
Great combination. Hipe!

Tell us how you did that BG, and what your mike and cam is? ☺️

My trick to end friction? Never postpone what you can fix in 2 minutes. Reduce distractions, focus on what matters... and using the right tools... ( a bike 😉)

My friction? Manual stuff that can be automated and isn't...

Ps
Having the mike out of sight is very pro...

Hi Dale!

I like the blurry background around you, it takes away distractions. The hat is cool, and the sound is fine (I love the accent - I'm from the US, so you know what I mean).

Hi Dale
Good luck with the videos!
Among my qualifications, I am a sound engineer, so perhaps a little more fussy about sound than most.
The mic is fine except that it's creating some sibilance (emphasising sssss in particular). To improve that, you could consider adding a shield between your mouth and the mic. That could be in indoor shield, or a wind sock (actually you could experiment by placing an ordinary sock over the mic). Also, since you've greyed out the background I can't see the distance to the back wall or any furnishing. If the distance to the back is say less than 3 metres then it might help to add a soft screen which will minimise unwanted reflections off the background and may help improve the sound.
;-)
Richard