Blue Spark Digital Condenser Microphone - Lightning Version

Three pros:-1. Clear and crisp sound recording, easy-to-use mic and sits like a king on the desk:)2. Compatible with PC/MAC/iOS devices and comes with both USB & lightning connectors.3. Better than blue yeti(yeti is a lot heavier, catches a lot of background noise, stand doesn't have shock mount),blue raspberry(catches even the slightest rumble on table, produces high sibilance, also have a good luck finding a suitable pop filter), AT2020 USB+ (has no mute button, picks up every single background noise, stand does not have a shock mount), Rode NT USB(no gain control switch, no mute button, stand doesn't have a shock mount).Two flaws:-1.The metal mic screws into plastic threads of the metal stand and one needs to be very careful while screwing it, otherwise the threads will be damaged for sure and due to plastic/rubbery caps being used on mute/volume/gain & FOCUS ON/OFF switches, the caps pop off easily.2. After the gain/volume is set to get the sweet spot, if the mic is disconnected from the PC/MAC/iOS device, then those controls reset to default automatically. It is cumbersome to adjust the controls everytime before recording.Still confused at whether to buy it or not? ...Ever heard of Neat Bumblebee Microphone? It is somewhat an ugly looking mic that produces OUTSTANDING/FANTASTIC sound, has rotating/swivel stand, mic capsule is internally shock-mounted and comes with a nice pop filter.It does not have a mute switch which is the only drawback.Hope you found this tiny review helpful(Whatever I wrote is based on my experience with all the mics mentioned).

As stated in other reviews, the connection into the microphone is a tad frail. This is a small price to pay for such a good microphone in terms of sound quality, however, resolving the issue has... not been achieved. Via the service request system on their website, I sent for a new USB Y cable and after a month received a lightning (iOS) cable. Fine, I'll make another request. It was ignored for a good portion of a fortnight before having someone reply stating that a new shipment of these cables were in next week. "Great! Let me know when they're in!" I said, naively believing that I was, in fact, going to get a replacement. Another fortnight went by. No cable. "Any update?" I asked. "Early next week" he replied. Early-next-week eventually passed when I decided to phone. "Thank you for your call, we will put in a request for one right away" stated the polite American on the other end. However, this was 2 weeks ago and I have yet to receive a cable or a confirmation to say it's on it's way.tl;dr Great sound quality, crap customer service.

First I'll say this microphone is beautifully made and looks very sharp on any desk.Being a USB microphone it is very convenient and doesn't require any external audio interface. You can also use it with your iPad if you're into that, may be good for those recording while travelling.So about sound quality. On a technical level I don't have much to complain about. Audio is crisp and clear and doesn't pick up too much ambient noise.However, it never sounded right for me. I record voiceovers and I always had to tweak the audio with post processing to give my voice a bit more bass. I think this will be an individual thing depending on what you prefer. In the end I upgraded to an sE 2200a MkII with a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 which now gives me the sound I want without any editing.In conclusion I think this is a great piece of kit but not for everyone.

Got the microphone head disconnected from the body and the wiring is popping out . I had to fix it but it’s wobbling. The usb socket connected to the microphone is a bit fragile can easily be tagged and come off easily , looks like not going to last for constant use. Bought it for £169.99. I still haven’t received the refund up to now

I had a Yeti for around two years, but this is far better. My Yeti had many problems while using it, such as having to ALWAYS adjust the gain setting because every time it was plugged in there would be terrible noise. This microphone is far better, if you don't need the omnidirectional recording then this is a far better microphone. The audio and build quality is amazing, the microphone volume is perfect every time and the stand has a great shock mount. Perfect.

Works great. I would have liked a little more control over the sound, but it's better than any other USB mic I've tried.

Solid piece of kit. Very easy to set up and produces good quality output.

Fantastic mic. Great quality audio