Good for live streaming, but not studio recording. Picks up ambience sound easily such as fans and keyboard noises. The boom arm that came with it was useful but sometimes the clasp that connects the arm to the table falls off since there is no secure hole to screw it in, only uses pressure of a screw to keep it in place. Other than that, it is fine for the money. You always get what you pay for in audio equipment.

Small and Compact, easy to make adjustments to be your main mic for programs such as Skype, team speak and Steam. Easy to put on a boom arm.

This really is a great boom arm, it's comparable to the ones blue puts out, is very sturdy and has good cable routing. my only gripe with the arm and it's pretty minor is I wish the clips for the cable routing fit in a tad tighter, other than that the arm is fantastic and would make an excellent addition to anyone's setup.

Perfect match for my 80cm softbox in boom arm. I love it.

I bought several boom arms on Amazon to try out, and this was my favorite. I bought the Donner blue-compass style one, this one, an Innogear (Rode PSA style), and a Gator 3000 (similar to this & blue compass also). I tested this one to support at least 3.1 lb at full horizontal extension without drooping (it probably reaches 3.5 lb, but I had no need so I didn't test). It does require tightening the spring in the base to hold heavy weights at full extension, but it holds heavy weights just fine when more vertical. The base on this is very sturdy and grippy, the sturdiest of all the boom arms I tried. It's also pretty low profile in thickness (no knobs sticking out like most), and it had the most range of motion on the bottom joint, middle joint, and plenty of range on the last joint (the Innogear had the most range here, but it struggled to maintain weight on that joint & seemed less sturdy for regular rotational movement). The headphone hook on it is flexible plastic.. you could cut it off if you wanted, but I repurposed it to hold some extra cables that kept getting in my way (but I needed nearby occassionally). Honestly, I would call this a name-brand stand, especially when compared to the others I tried. It had the same quality as Gator, but more range of motion and a better mount. If I could change anything about this stand, it'd just be to reduce the height of the base before the first joint... there's about 5" of excess vertical space at the base, but this may be part of what makes it so sturdy.

It sounds great, it just has to be about 5 inches from your face. Which is recommended in the instructions, if you get this I’d recommend a boom-arm.

This model "Shure SM7B" is a great boom arm. It is sturdy and does not make creaking sounds when you move it. cable route built into the arm which makes it looks cleaner.Easy setup.

This item is a cheaper solution for a boom arm. It is sturdy and does not make creaking sounds when you move it. cable route built into the arm which makes it looks cleaner.Easy setup when you read the manual and label on the arm.