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I use this Mic as an upgrade to headphone mics when I do video calls - which I've been doing a lot of lately. Everyone on the other end says that I'm nice and clear and that the mic seems to be quality. Seems that the sensitivity (which is adjustable) is great and that it works well. Nice that you can turn it off, too, for security when not in use. Has a headphone jack so you can hear yourself while talking if you want to use closed ear headphones. I'm please, so pleased in fact that I bought one for my wife to use for her online teaching.

If you're looking to improve your online meeting presence, this is a good first step. It picks up your voice well from up to about two feet away. The sound quality is better than you'll have from a webcam's mic or your laptop's built in mic. That said, you get what you pay for. At this price point, you can't expect high quality audio. Paying another $75 to $150 will upgrade you into a range offering better audio. I recommend spending that extra money if you work from home. Your voice and image become the same as what you'd wear to work. You want to project quality. A squeaky microphone is like wearing a cheap shirt/blouse: some people pay attention and notice it, others just get a subconscious impression of you. If your budget doesn't allow spending the extra $75+, then this microphone is a great choice. Otherwise, consider better quality. I'll try to add some ideas in a later edit. Be careful as you upgrade to get a microphone compatible with your seated distance. If you're always going to sit up straight during online meeting, even just audio ones, then lots of microphones will work. Leaning back, however, places you out of range for most "podcaster" style microphones. The standard is having your mouth about five inches away while using a pop-screen to prevent plosive pops. For leaning, you want a more directional microphone. This also filters out typing sounds and household noises. One option is to use a lavalier microphone, as used in TV news studios. "Lavs" clip to your shirt/blouse, placing them close enough to catch your voice. Unfortunately, these are omnidirectional mics, so they catch typing and other room noises.

Like many people, I find myself in lots of Zoom calls lately. My laptop microphone worked, but the sound quality is not very good. This device has much better quality. The device is actually a lot heavier than I thought it would be. The base is sturdy and not easy to tip over at all. You can adjust the angle as well. Button on top lets you mute it. When it's blue - its on. When red, its not. Simple. I've used it with a Mac and Windows system. Works fine on both.

This is vey easy to use, and the sound quality is wonderful. My laptop had terrible sound quality on Zoom calls, people could barely hear me. I originally bought this to record my daughters singing together, but I have used it instead for Zoom calls on my laptop. I am glad that it has two options for either single or multiple voice because it is great for web calls/conferencing. I did try it on the other setting, just a quick test, but it picked up everything great. I am happy with the price too-- it was a very good value.

The mic is of OK quality. It's less effective at filtering background noise that I was hoping, but better than what I was previously using. However, it defaults to 'on' even if you press the button to turn it off. If you reboot, it forgets you turned it off. This is a privacy issue, and kinda unacceptable. They should either have used a switch instead of a button, or defaulted to you having to turn the mic on after a reboot. Taking 1 star off from each.

The microphone is In no way terrible but for what you paid dont expect professional sound. I originally bought this because it was cheap and i needed one for gaming. I noticed little by little the sound quality was going down i dont use a pop filter so that explain why i get strange spikes. It's good for the price a great entry microphone or one if you are just gaming would not recommend fro streaming or recording but if you do choose so then it'll perform what you expect from the price.

I got this for my sons gaming computer and he has gave it hell. It turns on and lights up no problem. He does not have any feed back and you can hear the quietest of sounds in the back ground. It is very durable and has alot of metal built into it. I thought it would be all plastic but it is not. Now it will not play sound like a speaker. You can only use it to talk into. It is well worth the money.

I bought it to replace an omni directional mic that was picking up too much sound from behind it in calls. I plugged this mic in and testing. it still picks up the sounds from behind it and the audio quality is garbage. I used the same app and same USB port to test. There is no way I can use this mic in a professional call. Boxed up and going back.