Unfortunately there is no on off button on the mike but the sound quality is good

I use my Behringer Ultravoice XM8500 with my Canon Vixia HF R52 Full HD Camcorder. I bought a Hosa XVM-115F cable. This combination works very well.I use this to cover Golf Tournaments for my startup TV channel. Interviews during Golf Tournaments is very, very clear. It saves me so much time during editing. You can faintly hear the background but whomever is holding the mic is 90% of what you hear in the recording.Even when I fidget with the Mic, you will not hear it on the mic unlike other mica I have tried. I prefer handheld mics because they are clearer and also gives me the control of the interview.I had bought this setup thinking that once my channel becomes successful, I would upgrade to more expensive equipment. But actually for a streaming TV channel this combination already exceeds the specifications so I will keep everything as is. I use iMovie to do my editing.My 7 year old always wants me to take home movies of her singing. This combination is excellent as well. Her audio is very clear and is studio quality.If you want the audio of the person who is holding the mic to have the focus and have a subdued background, this mic will do the trick. It is very, very clear. It is also very tough and durable. I throw it into my camera bag with my other equipment, so I know it can take a beating.PROS:1. Super Clear audio for conducting interviews indoors and outdoors. Works great in noisy environments. Also good for singing.2. Very inexpensive- This compares to $100+ mics.3. Durable - it looks and feels very well made. It can take a beating.4. Case - it comes it a very convenient padded hard case. Doe this price, i was thinking it would just be sent in a cardboard box with filler.CONS:1. Length - Since I use this for covering Golfing events, I need to use a mic flag which makes my hand go over the cable connector when I hold the mic.SUMMARYThis is one of the best bargains I have ever bought on Amazon. A must buy Microphone!

Excellent sound quality when paired with audio interface, really good value.

Microphone size is smaller than expected, but the quality is good. However, there are small scratches on the mic, which looks weird...

The reviews are true. This mic rocks. How can it be so cheap? You got me. I first took notice of this mic when one of our band members' mics was clearly better, more present and clearer sounding than the lead singer's SM58 mic. So I asked him what it was, expecting it to be a $200 microphone. When I found out it was around $22, I couldn't believe it. I still don't. I bought one immediately and have been very happy with it so far. And now the singer from our new band is thinking of getting one too since his expensive, more powerful mic may be TOO responsive, picking up noises and sound from all over the stage, creating feedback issues, etc... I told him that he should try this one out and sent him the Amazon link. He's all over it.Great tone and response from this Behringer XM8500. And, at a price that simply can't be beat, if believed.

This is a nice piece of kit.I bought it because I've been using a Stagg 15, which was ok, but the gain needed to be up twice as high as my instrument, and that seemed to be telling me that the mic wasn't really sensitive enough. It also had a terrible boom on the 'P' sounds, and quite a narrow range, which made it difficult to sing into.The Behringer XM8500 solved all those problems for less than twenty quid.Perfectly happy now.

Loved the price and the sound quality of the microphone for the low price astounded me and does as good as the shure SM58 , highly recommend buying this for any low Key events or for basic parties for DJ's and good qhen singing too for the vocals it is very clear

Great microphone my wife uses this for her singing gigs she has she loves it comes in it's own protective case which is great