USB Microphone, MAONO 192KHZ/24Bit Plug & Play PC Computer Podcast Condenser Cardioid Metal Mic Kit with Professional Sound Chipset for Recording, Gaming, Singing, YouTube (AU-A04)

For the price, the microphone is fantastic. For voice-overs, it's not lacking in any way. The audio is clear and true-to-life. It's a cardioid pattern, so it does a decent job of rejecting room noise.The stand works and is even able to clamp on to chunky IKEA desktops. It's hard to get it tightened down to the right amount to make it adjustable by just moving it to where you want the mic to be, but if you just want to hold the mic in the right place, it works well enough. It does a pretty good job of isolating the mic from vibrations/bumps to the surface it's mounted on, too.The mic comes with both a pop guard and wind sock. I haven't heard any difference with or without them, but I'm also not talking directly into the mic.

I needed a microphone to record some How-To videos for my work. Using the laptop microphone left me sounding tinny and picked up a lot of background noise. Since this would be days of recording and editing I decided to bit the bullet and buy a professional mic.I'm really satisfied with this Microphone! It looks great and was easy to set up.It automatically paired with my laptop with no drivers needing to be downloaded.I was able to make adjustments to it in my settings and once I realized I also had to switch it to this Mic as my default in Zoom I was all set.It picks up my voice loud and clear while minimizing background noises.I don't notice much difference with the windshield on or off, but I leave it on just to be safe.I also like that I can attach it to my desks and it has several different ways it can be adjusted and when not in use I can push it off to the side without having to break it down.I think the only thing I truly struggled with was putting on the wind shield. I wish there was a better picture with instructions. It wasn't really covered in the instruction booklet. I eventually figured it out and got it to fit like in the picture on Amazon.All in all, great product.

I've been doing my research on microphones for use with a new Podcast series that my friend and I want to start as well as some YouTube product review videos. First off, compared with the two previous mics that I had, this thing is amazing for the price and when you consider everything you get with the package it's the best place to start.The stand is sufficient and holds everything very steady and is fully adjustable with some good tensioning knobs to keep it in place. The pop filter fits nicely although I like to just use the wind foam that slides over the mic itself. It's sounds the same and allows me to keep a clearer view of my desk and my monitor. The best part is the sound quality. Is it the best mic out there--no--but with a bit of tuning in your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) you'll be amazed at how good of a recording you can get from this it. I like everything about it so far. One thing to keep in mind is that if you back away too far from the Mic, even with the gain up, your voice is going to sound more ambient. Keeping your face 2-4 inches from the mic produces clear and well detailed audio. The USB option just works perfectly on my Mac, and on my PC--although I use this with GarageBand on my Mac. If you're just starting out and you want all the bells and whistles for recording your voice for well under $100 you can't go wrong with this setup. Enjoy!UPDATE 4/16/2019 - I'll need to strike my comment about the mic being more abient as I pull back, that is a function of the space I'm sitting in. I'm going to add some curtains and sound insulating panels to some the open areas of my new home studio to reduce the echos that the room produces. This is one sensitive mic! Also, something that just blew my mind. I realized that my desk was too deep for the extension arm that came with the mic so I surfed around and realized that Maono also had a mic setup like this with a desktop mic stand (using a weighted base). I reached out to them and asked if I could purchase that stand separately, letting them know how much I loved their mic setup. At first they said that they don't offer the stand separately, but then decided to just mail me the stand free of change. That's right, "FREE OF CHARGE!" I was so blown away by this. Talk about customer service. Don't let the lower price fool you folks, these are good folks and their product is worth serious consideration before you drop a lot more money on something that might be as good or even less. I can't imaging needing something better for podcasting and youtube video production.

Considering the price of this setup, I was skeptical about the quality of the microphone and arm. However, I am pleasantly surprised! I tested this on Discord with and without Krisp, and it works perfectly with minimal or no background noise when Krisp is enabled. It performs much better than my AirPods, and the arm is very sturdy. The microphone guard can be a bit tricky to position correctly, but once you set it, it stays in place. Overall, I am extremely happy with this purchase, and it is definitely worth considering.