Equipment Guide The Podcasting Handbook
www.podcastinghandbook.co/podcasting-equipment-guide
From the page
Saved with the link. Notes from 2007 to 2016 are mostly the page's own words, so this is probably an excerpt.
My hope is that you find this guide helpful in creating your own podcasting setup, and that it saves you from making the time consuming (and often costly) mistakes I've made along the way.