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Pros and Cons

Pros5

This microphone is great, plug-and-play without any necessary software to tinker with. The usb-c to usb-a adapter is awesome since i can pop the adapter off and plug it straight into the available type-c port.

This microphone is a great deal (pardon the pun in the title). This microphone performs well against the zooms. Great microphone for people like myself teaching online or attending zoom calls.

The mic comes with a desk mount you can unscrew and put the mic directly into a shock mount. It stands very solidly on your desk.

It adds a hint of bass / boom / vocal authority but it does not sound over done. It clearly picks up all syllables at a good volume. Clear and crisp audio recordings.

The gain knob is great to tweak how loudly i could through in calls since i have a lower voice. It's very easy to use, with just a single gain pot on the front.

Cons1

It's not a cool name, like crv, as i thought. That's disappointing because it is very solidly built.

Pros4

The at2020 is a good starter microphone but perhaps not the best. It's pretty good for a beginner mic. The only downside to this microphone is that, in certain environments, it can be too sensitive to ambient noise.

It captures my voice in a very natural way. The only issue is for some reason the little copper screw on fixture you use to mount the shockmount to is too small, so the mic randomly turns on it's own. Buying any xlr microphone requires that you buy eq...  Read More

Highly recommend the scarlet. The sound quality and connectivity is impeccable. It comes with an xlr cable so you have to buy that seperately to hook it up.

A little sensitive for popping, a filter or at least a foam is a good idea. The sound is so much clear and crisp.

Cons1

The sound is just ok, there is not much any special about it. There are a lot of stains on the microphone, which can not be removed with the cleaner. You need a phantom power supply if you get the xlr one and you have to turn 3 different pc volume set...  Read More

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