Not only did it arrive in time, but the quality of this mic is really clean for a USB mic. Plug and us as is was and still is fantastic. I would highly recommend this product

This mic comes with a solid stand that works well, and is plug and play via USB, and the pop filter just screws onto the stand, so it's easy to get everything going, but I experienced a few difficulties in actually using the mic.Mic build, mic mount, mic stand, pop filter quality, USB cord length - 5/5Built-in 3.5mm jack for audio monitoring of the mic - 5/5Quality of the mic 5/5The sensitivity of the mic 4/5Price of the mic kit - 5/5Overall 4.5/5I wish Amazon would let me give this a 4 and a half star rating because I am not even sure if this is the mic's fault or my own, but I have the mic levels set to 100% in Windows' Sound Settings, and the mic is not extraordinarily far away from me - it is just above my monitor, so if it were any closer it would be blocking my view of the computer, which is kind of be counterintuitive for a USB enabled mic. I am not sure if this is just because this isn't phantom powered, or if I am just missing something. At any rate, it's quieter than my much less expensive table-top mic, and there is no physical volume/sensitivity adjustment to compensate for this. Maybe it is better when being used for higher applications like recording music, but it seems clear that this is also being targeted to normal PC users (podcasters, gamers, YouTubers), so a little more variability there would be nice.Everything else has been great, and I've had no technical problems of any sort while using it thus far.

I'm an artist manager, and one of my entertainers creates comedy skits for social media platforms. Some of our concepts require voice-over work in the post-production process. My artist was using his internal laptop microphone to do his voice-overs, and I was giving him feedback that the audio didn't sound as clear as it needed to. We didn't have the budget needed to get a high-quality microphone, so we tried using a lavalier microphone instead. This worked fine, but it still lacked the depth that the voice-overs needed.This is when we came across the MAONO Cardioid USB Microphone for under $50 on Amazon. We knew we needed a bigger and higher quality microphone that would capture the depth needed for the voice-overs, but we didn't want to pay over $100 for it. When the MAONO microphone arrived, the first thing we noticed was how well the microphone was packaged. It you notice in the pictures, all pieces of the microphone were separated and organized in a very efficient manner. There were slots in the packaging cut out for each piece! This made putting the microphone together very easy.The microphone came with a boom arm that was able to clamp to a desk. This was great and eliminated the need for a microphone stand. It also came with a pop filter and foam windscreen to remove vocal plosives from the recording. I was very surprised at how MAONO went above and beyond for a cardioid microphone under $50. We tried recording for our voice-overs, and the recordings gave us exactly the quality we needed to pull off certain concepts. If you're looking for a budget-friendly microphone for sound recordings, this is definitely one of your best bets. It's better than using an internal laptop or a lavalier microphone!

This is the first microphone kit I have used. I had a budget for around $50 and this USB microphone kit was within my budget. I was quite surprised when I received it as the quality of parts & materials used is excellent. It is a well-made kit including everything you need to get started to record audio for live streaming, podcasting, or video game streaming. As a beginner to recording this was super easy to setup. Simply follow the included instructions and begin using. Audio quality is great for the price. I highly recommend this microphone kit for anyone, especially beginners.