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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Audio from this mic was better than the built-in mic on my macbook. Good enough for gaming, typical zoom/google meet/skype et al. The front has the output volume for easy adjustment and the light is on the mute button.

It's a snap to plug in headphones (i use the koss portapro which i also recommend) it's way better than the nano which i started with because the headphone port actually works when streaming. Yes it is for ipad, pop that ipad holding portion off and w...  Read More

Hope you find it hopeful. Getting 7 years out of something with this price point is incredibly impressive. The build quality is incredible impressive, as well. Overall, this microphone provides excellent fidelity for the price.



Cons

The blue yeti usb mic is too noisy for professional voiceover work. It disconnects if you so much as breathe on the wire. It only stops when the mic is muted. The mute button has to be pressed 5 times to get it to actually mute.

The ringing is even louder than any playback. It bothers me that the metal build quality did not extend to the volume knob. The sound gate is abysmal!

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Highlights

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Quality


We are very happy with this product


It works great and the sound quality is amazing


The volume became very faint even with the gain turned way up


However even with the gain all the way down ili have trouble recording my piano

Price


It has great sound for its price


I am not surprised that it is still sold here but surprised that the price is almost exactly the same

Packaging/appearance


The features of gain and sound are easy to adjust on the back of the micropohone

Competitiveness


All in all the best on the market

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, quality, good, easy and still.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 96808.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 12,518 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The first one that arrived turned out to be a “lemon


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I usually record in a quiet room so i can’t speak to how well it blocks ambient noise


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One thing to be aware of i notice a “pop” sound in the recordings when i switch onoff the builtin mute button


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i recommend that you test that before using it in a live recording


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However even with the gain all the way down ili have trouble recording my piano


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    At close range it peaks out and distorts the sound


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i have to move it further away where the sound isnt as nice


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Watched a bunch of internet videos and tried everything

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