I have been an LG user for several years, but all sets (except for the ones that fell into my beard trimmer) lost their clear microphone sound. I would sound okay for a few months, then my wife asked me if I was in the bottom of a well, or deep in a coal mine. Calling her from my motorcycle helmet at 83 mph sounded better to her. Unfortunately, I wasn't always on the bike when we would talk. As the new Meridian engineered speakers had only so-so reviews, I went looking for something different, hoping for a different result. I chose these headphones based on reviews, and after one week, am satisfied they do what they claim. The mics apparently make me sound as if I am close to the top of the well, and that is good. The ambient sound setting lets me hear the neck band caress the collar of my undershirt, and that is a new sound for me. I can turn it off, though, or go without an undershirt. The instructions were pictographs, rather than actual written words, which bothered me, but I'll get over it. The button placement is not where the LG buttons have been, and I will get over that, too. THE THING that does not make me happy is the battery... The LG was good for 12-14 hours of use, while this unit lasts about 8-9. I commute 45 minutes each way, and listen mostly to audio books, and don't want the little voice inside my head tell me I needed to bring a charger to the office, which is a thing I haven't done for a while. I'll get over that, too. The price was great, and based on the design and overall performance, I'll call it a bargain, and a good value. I The real test will be in 8 months when people can hear me clearly or at least make me sound smarter.

Looks & Ergonomics : Bit bulky and not that much attractive. Four keys including a power button, volume up/down and action key. Location is a bit tedious to operate even if you wear it on left ear or right. Hold delay of 2+ seconds makes it too long to function (Change song, turn on / off). As long as comfort is concerned, it is comfortable to wear these headphones for 1-1.5hrs (subjective) in summer. But it gets sweaty and you are advised to take them off for around 10-15 mins every hour, if you're using for very long time (movie, TV series, sports, games). But no pain observed in the ears. (Subjective topic)Build : Quite sturdy. But arch is still hard plastic and not metal. Hence, cannot guarantee that it doesn't break. Special care needs to be taken while travelling in crowded places if kept in bag (e.g. Mumbai Local trains)Bluetooth range : about 15 metres. Good enough to keep phone on charging in a room while you keep roaming in your typical apartment.Call quality : Great on the receiving end, but not good for talking. Your voice won't be heard since microphone range isn't that great.Spund quality & noise cancellation : Crisp, sharp and very clear. Not too high bass, but really amazing. Use it and you'll notice some of the low tunes, you didn't notice before. 50-60% volume level is good enough for sound blocking in a typical room with 40 dB background noise. For outdoor application of 60-70 dB background noise, 70-80% volume does the trick. However you need to be aware of your surroundings, as it completely blocks the sound, being overear headphones.P.S. At 100% volume, you won't even hear a train running besides you (Typical 80-90dB sound).Battery backup : Solid 10+ hours of battery backup. Lasts for a week with a daily usage of 2 hrs, with volume level of 50-60%.

I was able to get out and test this thing in the wild on a small road trip. I wanted to get some cruising footage of my car as well as my friend's car. The video quality is really quite good. I was only recording during the day though so I can't speak for the low-light quality. The image stabilization is absolutely mind-boggling. It has a setting to keep the horizon straight that lets you spin the camera and keep the video upright; this came in clutch for VERY smooth footage while attached to the outside of the car, even going over really bumpy roads. The microphone has basically no wind noise protection so the audio is basically a windy mess. I think there's an automatic wind setting but I definitely didn't have it on. It has a front display that I just disabled since I won't be vlogging, however it would be VERY useful for a vlogger.The interface is fairly straight-forward but took a short bit of tinkering to get the hang of it all. The phone app is also pretty straight-forward except for editing so I'll stick to editing the footage on my desktop. Davinci Resolve has no issue handling the video files generated by the GoPro.Honestly, I guess my only real gripe was that the battery, though being the new better one, didn't last as long as I'd expected and hoped. I ended up missing a really nice stretch of one of our drives because the battery died. Next time, I'll definitely get some extra batteries for it.Since it's the same form factor as several of its predecessors, there are a ton of accessories available for it. I think this is a really big selling point. I had some accessories already from an older version I have and they're all compatible.

Unlike the other USB mics, this one comes with an unidirectional mode (which has a near perfect pitch/frequency response graph even at high and low frequencies). Also, the back side of the microphone, which is darker in color, is covered in a nylon pop filter, so you don't need to use a pop filter to close-mouth the mic on omni-directional mode. It's small, 10mm diaphram, should "practically eliminates directionality even up to the highest frequencies". So if you want the sound "purity" an omnidirectional mic with a built in pop filter at a low price, this thing beats the competition.That being said, there are a couple little flaws. First, I wish were different is that I wish I could detatch the mic from the metal stand. The stand weighs about five times as much as the mic and is built to clip onto a laptop - not for you to hold in your hand. Second, it would be nice if there were a pop filter on the front, too, so that it wouldn't p-pop in cardiod mode. The mic is very sensitive, so it has a setting, marked "10", for a 10 decibel drop, which reduces background noise and is good if you are going to produce sound at a higher volume. Third, the green-to-red LED clipping indicator light is only on the front, so if you want to sing or narrate into the back side using omni-directional mode, you don't get to see the light. Finally, since it has that small diaphragm, it doesn't have the "voice warming" effect that you get from big diaphram mics, although it is best suited for capturing sounds as they are without adding or modifying anything.That being said, given that it has three modes (omni, cardiod, and 10-Db drop cardiod), a jack to plug in headphones and listen to what's being recordied with minimal lag, and a built in pop filter on the back side, a super flat frequency response curve, and a $40 price tag, I like it.

Compared to most laptop mics, this thing is a definite improvement. Very sensitive, good sound, and the headphone monitor is very appreciated.What is clear from these reviews: yes, the ball hinge where the mic is attached to the clip is soft at points. Mine doesn't stand like this one in the photograph does, but it's 20 degrees loose in both directions. It still DOES stand, so that's not a huge issue (if the mic touches the table it's on or falls and touches the laptop lid when clipped, I'd understand the negative reviews. That would be a failure.)Also, as one can see on the reviews, there's a fair number of customers who have been burned by this as the USB connection may foul out and render the microphone worthless. Some have surmised that it's the monitor feature that is causing the dead mics (where they advise people not to use it and in Windows, disable the mic as a listening device.) If you don't care about the monitor, the Samson Meteorite is their competitor model to the Blue Snowball (as of this writing, both the Go Mic and Meteorite are the same price at $39.99) and it doesn't have a monitor channel built-in. Otherwise, the Blue Snowball mic has just as many 1-star reviews concerning faulty ones. There's going to be bad ones in every batch, but there's not much to be done. Samson's backbone is with Service Centers, and with an all-in-one unit like this for this price, any service center is likely to tell you to trash it considering the ridiculous labor involved getting it fixed. Companies like Samson shouldn't get into consumer electronics if they're not willing to put a warranty on the product involving replacement.That being said, I'm docking one star for the loose mount. Not a huge issue, but I shouldn't have to bust out some sugru and a jeweler's screwdriver to fix it when I receive it "new in box".

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 There’s been a lot of these little wireless lav mic kits that have been coming out, so wasn’t sure how much to expect from this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. Size wise, they are about the same size as the rode wireless go, though little bit narrower and longer but weight wise very similar. I really like that it comes with the charging case for the transmitter and receiver. That way you have less cables you need to plug-in to the wall while charging them. This also allows you to charge them on the go if necessary.Comes with all the accessory cables that you will need, including a lav mic and windscreen. Sound quality wise, I put it up against my wireless go system, and I must say the audio quality is very similar, I didn’t find that there was any more or less noise than the rode system, and the quality of the voice was very similar. Where the saramonics did actually outperform the rode was with the built-in microphone on the transmitter. I actually prefer how the mic sounds on the saramonics better than on the rode. It’s a slight difference, but the saramonics seems to just have a bit more pleasing quality to it. One item note is that the saramonics lav mic is pretty big. Compared to the rode lav mic, it’s huge and thats saying something as the rode mic is not necessarily super tiny or anything, so just keep that in mind.Decided to test out transmitter distance by doing an unscientific test in the house, and I found that the saramonics was about 80% as good as the rode when it came to distance, the rode did last a few more feet as I was walking around, but not a whole lot.Overall if you’re in the market for a budget wireless lav mic, I would recommend this kit as it is great for the price point and all the accessories you get.

The microphone worked OK. with some concerns described below.The sound is not as warm or full as the condenser version of this mic. Compared side by side, this USB version sounds substantially "thinner". It will suffice for Zoom meetings, but not much else.Anything more serious (podcasting, recording) should be done with a better mic (maybe the condenser version of this one). I think this mic is a compromise for those who do not want to use an interface or mixer.Setup was nonexistent, meaning that there was nothing to do but plug it in. Windows 10 recognized it immediately, set up the drivers, and it was ready to go. Recording was tested in Audacity.The yoke stand was mediocre at best. The stand base was passable, but the yoke itself was flimsy, easily bent. In fact, I purchased three of these and each one had to be "re-bent" into shape.Cable was... well, not much to be said there. It is a USB cable. Nothing special.The mic really could have used a foam windscreen, but none was included as was with the condenser version. I think this is a serious oversight on the part of the manufacturer. I had to purchase one separately, so be prepared for that extra expense. FYI: The larger windscreens are considerably more expensive than the smaller SM58/ball-head handheld type.If you plan on using it on a boom, you should be aware of this: No shock mount is included, I suppose because the yoke and stand IS included. So, be prepared for that additional expense as well.I used a "pinchy-type" shock mount with a boom. It was a tight fit! I'm a fairly strong man, and I had to really bear down on it to get it open enough to accept the mic. I suppose the good side of that is that it will not fall out. Oh, and because it was so tight, I could not get the mic fully inside the cuff of the shock mount, but it is enough to hold it.There you have it. IMHO, it’s a compromise because it’s cheap. The condenser version is better. Hope this helps someone.

We've had this camera roughly a year and 4 months which is good test time to write a review. Whether it's in the regular camera or night vision mode the picture quality is excellent. The remote pan and tilt feature on the monitor gives you peace of mind when your little one decides to move away from view. There are plenty of options to choose from the menu bar on the monitor, a few of them are brightness, sound/temperature alert, pre-programmed lullabies, zoom, camera selection, etc. The list goes on. There's a volume button on the top, charging port on its right side and also a nifty micro SD port to record those great escape moments you'd like to keep, a kickstand on the back and hidden safely under it is the all mighty reset button. I've never had an issue with the microphone. We've dropped the monitor a few times which is why I'm guessing the volume quit working. We can no longer hear our baby making any noises. As a back up the monitor has a sound alert function which notifies us with an annoying ringing which you must reset every time the baby makes an audible noise. It will not pick up low noises even though we set the sensitivity to max.Unfortunately the battery life has been reduced to an hour when it's off the charger so we make sure to keep it plugged when we're using it. I've called customer support to help us replace the monitor but as you know it we're outside the year warranty so the only option left is to purchase a new monitor. They don't sell replaceable parts. Overall great camera/monitor but hopefully you'll have better luck with the lifespan of your monitor than I did.