which should i try? these all seem to be condensers:
pop: https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Professional-Microphone-Omnidirectional/dp/B016C4ZG74
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Smartphones/dp/B07FQNBKDK
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Smartphones/dp/B075VQ7VG7
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Omnidirectional-Condenser/dp/B07JGLYBMD
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Professional-Omnidirectional/dp/B075JHG28K
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Omnidirectional-Smartphones-Recording-Noise/dp/B07DPQJQ2L
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-Microphone-Professional-Omnidirectional-Condenser/dp/B07PTPMGFH
https://www.amazon.com/PoP-voice-Microphone-Professional-Conferencing/dp/B07W55FQFJ
and i'm aiming to move away from condensers for the aforementioned reasons. is that a mistake?
for context, i've tried these, and all have resulted in the aforementioned distortion:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VLMR2C3
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KJ1N3D
so, guidance would be to look for an electret condenser? and ensure they can handle sound levels from around 120 dB to around 140 dB?
for context, i've tried these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VLMR2C3
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074KJ1N3D
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F2IFYU0
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088Z18CSL
without success while, as indicated in the OP, the mic here worked perfectly:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SJ4XFTT
(and i assume it's not a special/high quality microphone as i paid $20 for the lot)