Zalman ZM-MIC1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone with Mini Clip, Computer PC Streaming Gaming Mic, 3.5mm Jack

I purchased the Zalman several months ago and have been using it consistently. I'll keep it simple with a pro and con list. PROS: -Price: Seriously, $9 for a mic that provides such good sound quality? What's not to like about that... -Setup: I know a lot of microphones are like this, but the plug-n-play is simple and couldn't be easier -Ergonomics: Getting the Zalman set-up on my headphones was easy and fit like a charm. Quality: The sound quality is on par with price. For $9 you WILL NOT find a mic that preforms at this level, plain as that. CONS: -Cable: The cable is very long (not a con for some people), and worst of all it is very thin! I didn't have a problem with either of these, but you have a habit of running over cables with your chair, be warned! OVERALL: If you want a cheap microphone that's preforms decently, buy this. Heck, buy this thing as a backup. For $9, you cannot beat it. NOTE: I have since upgraded to a Antlion ModMic. Similar to the Zalman, but more expensive and with phenomenal sound quality. Costs about $35, check out their website if you want to step up from a "decent" microphone. (modmic.com)

Okay, needed a mic really badly a while ago so I purchased one of these seeing how it was compact, had somewhat decent sound quality, and was cheap. And to be honest, there aren't any other nice computer mics at this price that don't look extremely bad (and aren't headsets). When I opened up the package the first thing that came to mind was how long the cable was. It is LONG. Wayyy too long that I had to tie up a decent portion of it and stuck it somewhere behind the desk. PROS : - Quality is good for chatting. - Small, portable, doesn't look that bad. - Cheap CONS : - Cable is too long, if they wanted to give us such a long cable, at least break it into two segments with an extension. - Cable is extremely thin, would easily snap if you caught it (which I wouldn't be surprised at since its so long.) - Clip is retarded, it isn't even a clip, its a fixed design that means you have to jam your headphone cable into (which I don't really want to). They should have made it operate with a clamp so that you can clip it to other items such as clothes. Furthermore even if you do jam the cable into it, it doesn't really keep it secure. Still falls off from time to time. Could be better : - Not much, redesigned clip, perhaps slightly better sound quality, and better cable system? In all, at this price, I forgive it for its design flaws.

The audio quality is summed up pretty well in the demo. But other than that... ERGONOMICS (4/5) This microphone will NOT clip onto your clothes, like a lavalier. Rather, the clip is something that you simply slide onto another wire. There's also three mini-clips meant for helping it attach to a length of wire and not get tangled, but the mini-clips come off on their own very easily. However, the main clip would never come off unless you deliberately pulled on it. DURABILITY (5/5) This mic a very light piece of plastic-- too light to break or crack should you drop it on the floor. The only way to damage this would probably be accidentally stepping on it. I've had this mic for over a year (since 10/2012), and there hasn't been any issues yet. MISCELLANEOUS This may be a pro or con-- the cord is very long, perhaps 10 feet. It could easily get tangled, and the wire itself is fairly thin. The width is analogous to Apple earbuds (standard issue with iPods). They obviously wouldn't rip with regular wear-and-tear, as long as you show them some semblance of care. OVERALL (4/5) Would I recommend it? Yes, I would. I use this mic for gaming (on Skype with friends and in-game VOIP), and it serves its purpose very well. Obviously, there are better mics out there, but for around ten dollars, this is a pretty good deal. NOTE: All the outside audio came from my computer's speakers. The audio bitrate of the demo was 192kbps. The mic itself was set to 100 loudness and +20 dB boost (from the "Sound" section in the Control Panel).

After my Plantronics GameCom 780's broke (literally snapped in half) I decided to go a different route with my gaming headset. I bought a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, and ran this mic through the coil of cable. The Good: The mic clips to the headphone cord and holds itself there securely. You never have to worry about positioning it, because it's always hanging by your mouth. Also, the cord is VERY long, so I had no problem connecting to my computer. The Bad: There are little clips on the wire that are designed to grip the cord. This is all well and good, but works terribly on a coiled headset. They turn into little barbs that grab the cable and bunch it up in weird places. You can't cut them off because they are fused to the plastic of the wire. Not a deal breaker for everyone, but annoying to coiled wire folk. Also, the audio is not great. This should not come as a surprise to you, since it is a tiny mic, but the sound is very thin and not bassy at all. It does the job, but does not sound particularly good. If you talked into a webcam mic, you are getting basically the same sound. It's a very ok microphone, and the price is good, all things considered. But I am currently looking into getting something a little more robust.

Been using for 3 weeks, product working well, definitely worth the price. Just clip to shirt or collar.

Quality of this mic is not bad, high quality sound recording. I am satisfied.

Great value microphone. I was looking for a gaming headset but love my current headphones (M50X) too much to make a switch. A lack of space also means I'm not going for a fullsize microphone either. This gem did the job. Fellow gamers are able to hear me clearer now and at a softer volume without compromising quality. One thing to note - this mic picks up sound from all around so if someone else is speaking in the background, the other end of the mic hears it as well.

I bought this microphone for my Youtube channel as a replacement mic for my broken blue snowball and let me tell you, this thing is so worth it. The sound is amazing after the audio track has been put through some effects on audacity and sounds better than my original mic ever did. If you want to buy this product I would recommend that you do but it should be known that it picks up a lot of background noises which can be a bit distracting for professional use. The only design flaw would be the cable which is way too long and can get annoying when you need it to be neat but has some zip ties to hold it in place which normally fixes the problem.

Los compré para usar junto con unos audífonos al jugar en el Xbox One. Los conecté con un adaptador y me pueden escuchar claramente. Se cuelgan en el cable de los audífonos sin problema. Me hubiera gustado un cable más corto y creo que a veces llega a sonar cuando "bailan" junto con el cable de los audífonos y pegan en la ropa.