Turtle Beach Acquires Microphone Maker Wacky To Enter Podcasting Market

Turtle Beach, maker of popular gaming headsets, acquired Neat microphones, a company that makes waves with his unique microphones for broadcasters and podcasters.

Originally released by musical instrument maker Gibson, Neat’s Widget line of microphones looked like something Jessica bunny would sing in Toontown. Founded by Blue Microphones co-founder Skipper Wise, the company recently launched the Bee Line, a collection of desktop and portable microphones in bold yellow and black. The engineer behind Blue Microphones, Martins Sulespurens, is also moving to Turtle Beach as part of the acquisition.

“We enter the growing global streaming and microphone market with two significant advantages: the visionary leadership and engineering expertise behind some of the most renowned microphones of the past 30 years and Neat’s impressive 2021 product line. Said Juergen Stark, Turtle CEO of the Beach. “We are delighted to welcome Skipper Wise, Martins Saulespurens and the rest of the Neat Microphones team to the Turtle Beach family.”

Microphones come at a price in the order of $ 140 and are aimed at digital broadcasters who are looking for a unique and visually striking microphone with USB capabilities. With podcasting apparently more popular than ever, there is a great demand for an easy-to-use microphone with good sound quality. The fact that these also look interesting feels almost like a bonus.

The companies have not disclosed the terms of the acquisition.