Amazon Basics Desktop Mini Condenser Microphone - Black

Picked up this mic as was replacing my old headset with one that did not have a dedicated mic. Quick and easy to install (simple USB to PC) and placed on desktop.Mainly used for discord when speaking to friends whilst online gaming and comments i've had back are amazing about the sound quality vs previous mic. Doesn't need any real tweaking to cut out background noise. 10/10 and would recommend for the value over any other mic.

It was easy to plug-in-and-play. The quality is great for what you get. It will take up a rather large portion of your desk so make sure you have enough room for it. I also found it picked up my mouse clicks (but that is more of a software tweaking issue than the mic for when it should be active)

There are plenty of reviews on YouTube and other places that say this is the best condenser microphone under £50. It could well be - I haven't tested any others. The sound quality from it is very good and there is little noise from the mic itself (easily removed using noise reduction in your audio software - I use Audacity which is free).Be warned though the microphone is very sensitive. Sitting in a room at the back of the house, with all the doors shut, the mic can pick up the noise of a dog barking out front in the street - or a lorry passing, or pretty much anything above a whisper several rooms away. If you are going to buy the mic for home use then this might be a problem - as it is for me trying to record audio for educational material. You are probably going to need sound-proofing of some sort. Perhaps I should have bought a dynamic mic which is less sensitive.The microphone is dead-easy to set up - just plug the USB into a Windows 10 computer and you are ready to go. Get a pop filter for it too.It is a very good microphone for the price provided you can avoid extraneous noise.UPDATE:I've now been using this microphone for six weeks to record video. The sound quality of the recording is very good - nice and clear and crip - and there is no microphone hiss. My only problem with it is that it is very sensitive and picks up other noises very easily. It can pick up a dog barking outside or a heavy vehicle passing; it even picks up the sound of a tap being run downstairs; and it seems to pick up the noise of me moving about in my chair (I didn't think I made a noise but this mic picks the muffled sound of movement). For me this is a problem because it makes my audio sound amateurish. When I can afford it I am going to move to a dynamic microphone which should be less sensitive to extraneous noise.

Used for video recordings for a course I'm studying. Really Great sound quality and easy to use.

Works great and looks great

Good clear recording sound.

I had hoped for something small but this 6.5 cm diameter on the mic 11 cm long and 20cm high. All too big if you simply want to Skype.

I bought this microphone for my wife, subsequent to the failure of her laptop's built in microphone. She is happy with it, not least because she can now be heard online. The microphone appears to work well. There have been no connection issues (to date). She does not mind it being large. However, the stand is so lightweight that the centre of gravity of the equipment is high, and the microphone falls over easily. If she used the laptop and microphone in a dedicated location, she could blu-tack the stand to the desk/table/worksurface, and then it would not fall over. The alternative would be to buy a much heavier stand for the microphone, or else a stand with legs that spread more widely.