I don't quite understand what you mean? What is a "dremel"? :)

I understand what you are saying, but the thing that confuses me is that the ME12 and ME52w are both electret condenser microphones, but when looking at their Product sheets (here and here), the ME52w says that it requires 1.5-10V of input, but the ME12 seems to require no input voltage. If what you say is correct, how come so?

I see now that "plug-in power" is different from "phantom power", as described in my updates to the question. I didn't notice it before in your response since I didn't understand the terminology (I still don't tbh :)). Anyway, please check out my updates and maybe you have some advice...

I have updated the questions, if you could take a look please, I am a bit confused about the phantom power. Thank you!

I have updated my question (see point 5.), with question about phantom power, which I see you know something about. Please take a look :) Thank you!

would you happen to know any such solution?

Ok, forget the budget, clearly I will have to go over my budget significantly. But even then, what can I get that would fit my requirements?

1. I agree, the budget needs to expand if I want to get a proper microphone. Question edited to reflect this. 2. I guess its out of the question then. 3. I understand, probably best to use shielded cable since the hum is most likely the EMI from other appliances. 4. Thanks for the link! Thanks for the advice on the BT-EM172, but the soldering is out of the question for my purpose.

It sure is a small setup when wireless mic is needed. But i don't need wireless, rather a wired solution. For this purpose i guess this microphone can't suffice. What would happen if i used the microphone without the possibility to provide phantom power? Would it not work at all, or just be extra quiet?

Thank you for the answer @TimPost, I really like the AT2020 and it fits all my requirements except the one that I can't break - it is too big for what i need, I would really need a small lavalier-type microphone. But the USB way might just be the best option for me, since I have USB and this would eliminate the need for the USB audio card and a shielded cable, since the audio conversion would be on the mic side and the digital signal wouldn't pick up the mains hum. So basically if there is something smaller like this that would be great. The price range will obviously have to go up as needed.

Thanks for your answer @Tobias, the ew100eng series looks promising, but I am uncertain about something. First, they seem to come only with a bodykit including wireless transmitter, which bring the question of phantom power up. Can I use such a microphone with my setup? As far as the normal size microphones go, my requirements can't bend that way, I really need a small mic..