Neewer NW-700 Professional Studio Broadcasting Recording Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Recording Microphone Suspension Scissor Arm Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit

As with most of these reviews, i REALLY recommend the cheap 48V phantom supply, or some other one.Mic itself:==========================================Sound quality is very good. As accurate as it's going to get to capturing audio in this price range.One thing to keep in mind i didn't know is, keep the side that says "Neewer" toward you. The mic does work with both sides, but the side with lettering is the actual side to use.It feels well made with a metal housing and connector.The foam that goes over it does smell a little weird tho. So either let it air out, or do what i did and spray a little bit of febreeze on it then let it dry.The arm:============================================================Decent enough quality, is a little shaky but works good. If your going to be rotating the arm at the base i'd recommend putting a dab of oil on the shaft just so it swings more smoothly.Most importantly, it stays where you put it, as long as you have everything adjusted.Which i should also mention, you made need pliers to get some parts as tight as you'd want. Such as the isolater/mic mount to the end of the arm. I found i had to really tighten it to keep it from unscrewing when rotating the mic.Other than that, i really can't complain for the money.I should also mention, your going to want some small zip ties to ziptye the cable to the arm. Be sure to leave a few inches of slack at the joints.Pop filter:==============================================================Has been working great.It's done the job thats in it's name as well as filtering out any breathing noises.You can breath near it moderately and it won't get picked up which is really nice.Overall:So if your a youtuber on a budget or looking for a decent recording mic that won't break the budget this is definitely a project to really consider. I haven't recorded any music with it yet, but i'll be sure to update this review when i eventually do.Or if something breaks on it.

This is a good quality inexpensive microphone for its price. The stand and pop filters and sock are a good bargain. The stand is good overall, and it stays put easily. The shock mount holds the mic with out slipping and the handling noise it pretty minimal. Its a good overall mic, its not too bright, and seems to be clean when you power it. The Included XLR to Headphone jack cable is no good, not that it doesn't work, but you'll want a phantom power XLR jack for this. You can do this by either by supplying 48v phantom power with an inline phantom power adapter, or by using a USB interface which supplies it like in my case with the UM2. In my testing I found that it was just too quiet with say a USB sound card that supplied it with just 5 volts, it improved it but it didn't get anywhere near the UM2's clean input with a true phantom power supply. For me the UM2 is really clean and quiet with this and complements it nicely. The build quality is good, the condenser capsule housing the condenser is plastic, but the condenser itself is larger than you little cheep mic and it preforms pretty well. The metal body is solid and its not to heavy, its in the middle weight wise. The finish is good though, and the grill is pretty sturdy but I'd say it wouldn't be drop proof like some of the expensive ones. It would generally hold up very well though. Inside the PCB is good overall with a little hand soldering to the wire connectors they are wire to pad, so not though hole, and there is little flux and residue with clean component placement. Inside the grill there is some padding for it as well. Combined with the sock or the pop filter it seems to do a good job. Overall the build quality is excellent for the price, and it sounds nice. The price alone is good with out the Mic, I figured if I didn't like it I could upgrade it. Its done well for me with just some quick voice over work and for conferencing and gaming. Its not in Sure or AKG territory, but for the price you can't go wrong.