Excelvan BM-800 Condenser Microphone Sound Recording Dynamic + Mic Shock Mount, Ideal for Radio Broadcasting, Voice-Over and Recording Studio

I bought this as an upgrade for a mic I use for commentaries on my Youtube videos. My old mic was the Zaxx Sound SF-666 (I'm not kidding). I upgraded so that I would get a more rich, focused sound by use of a USB audio interface (M-Audio Fast Track Pro) with 48V phantom power, as powered condenser mics get a better sound, generally. The Zaxx Sound is still useful, but it uses an 1/8" (3.175mm) integrated male plug that works great for cell phones (headphone / mic jack included) and came with a USB interface for a PC that wouldn't have a mic input. The cable is neither balanced, nor shielded, so I wanted something a bit more professional without spending hundreds. This mic is great, and as I have a desk mounted mic boom and tend to bang my arms on the desk, the shock mount works flawlessly. I cannot speak to the functionality of the mic through the included XLR to 1/8" cable, but would imagine that without phantom power, it's not going to be very sensitive to sound. I realize this is not a Shure, Rode, or any of the plethora of high end mic manufacturers, nor am I trying to compare it to those. For the money, especially, you can't beat this mic. It seems to be of fairly durable construction; the included shock mount as well. The sound is nice and clear with 48V of phantom power going to it. If you've got an interface that'll handle XLR inputs, and a way to supply phantom power already, you can't beat this gem. 5/5 for quality of build, value for the money, and sound clarity.

After all the good reviews of this mic, I purchased two. Mistake. First, the mic looks okay, but the grill looks really cheap. The mount quality seems good, but the threads didn't easily thread onto my mic arm. I noticed the first mic had a metallic rattle to it as I was handling it. I discovered it was a small metal gold ring on the outside which is purely cosmetic. I was able to remove it easily since it just slid off. Once I got the mic connected, it all went down hill. I'm in a semi-professional environment with a mixer that supplies phantom power, etc. This mic is extremely cheap sounding and is over controlled with the phantom power. It was so bad that I simply thought I had a bad mic, so I opened the second box and tried the second mic -- same thing. I played with it for a while, but no luck. The mic also picked up every little "pop" and was over sensitive. It didn't take long to determine I was going to return them. I have $8 microphones that sound better. Maybe this works better on a laptop or something, but in a professional setting with a mixer, it's junk. Very disappointing.

Excelvan BM-800 Condenser Microphone Sound Recording Dynamic + Mic Shock Mount: Price was right for what I need the mic for, works great dose it work as good as a high end mic not really. But it is a good starter mic for the home recording studio. The shock mount is a little on the light side and looks as though it would brake easily the mount so fare is holding up OK. The mic is sensitive and will pick up background sounds like computer cooling fans light ballast etc. You will need a mixer to help filter out background sounds. Also you will need a 45 Volt phantom power supply or a mixer to make the microphone work. I use the Behringer XENYX 1202FX Mixer that has four Microphone inputs. The XENYX 1002FX has two Microphone inputs. These mixers have the 45 volt power supply.

First and foremost - This mic does come with a cable that will hook up to a 3.5mm mic input. It will work in that you'll be able to get your voice through it, but this is a condenser mic and as such, should be used with phantom power - I'd recommend just buying an inexpensive USB audio interface so you can provide power and have some recording flexibility while you're at it. There are also phantom power inserters that work well, but they're close to the same price as an inexpensive interface, so I'd go with that. This mic is particularly solid as a radio/podcast type mic. It picks up your voice consistently and cleanly and when mixed properly, is absolutely crystal clear. It is also good for clean vocals that aren't too loud, but I might not be too confident in it handling loud/yelling/scream vocals. That's why expensive mics are expensive. I give this mic four stars because I bought it specifically for dialogue recording and it has delivered on all counts. It has a good build to it and looks more expensive than it is, if that's of any concern.

Ended up with many of these, they have deep issues, only one of four worked, all others had a low level hum and the minute a strong singing voice projected into the mic, the diaphragm was damaged. It is now useless.

I needed a co-host mic and this does the job. It really should have Phantom power but is not required. When hooked into my mixer it picks-up everything, which is not always a good thing. The main complaint is the amount of room noise it records. I work around it but it requires more post edit work.

ABSOLUTELY REQUIRES PHANTOM POWER. I realize the product doesn't say so on the main page, but once you get the product the bad English translation side says "requires phantom power". Now, I had seen other reviews where people had claimed you don't need phantom power, but you do. I also though because it came with an cable that connects the mic directly to your pc, that it "had" to be true. It wasn't. I wont knock any stars off for this, because in a sense we should know better and sometimes we don't. when the mic is properly powered, its very clear and quite amazing, people online always comment how clear my mic is and im like "lol, no crappy headset mic". You can pick up a behringer phantom power amp for like 24.99 and an xlr male to xlr female cable for 6.99, you plug the female xlr to male xlr in between the microphone and phantom power amp, then plug the cable that comes with the microphone into your computer or device like normal. quality never cost so cheap before.

Recording Sound quality is awesome...👌

This microphone is awesome. Great sound collection. I use it with a mixer that can provide it Phantom power, which is require for this microphone. For the price, i was blown away by the quality, packaging and there was even a little USB sound card with it. Which was not included in the content package. That USB soundcard must be worth $10 itself at least. I had no use of that sound card, but it would've been great to use it.

Used as a third studio mic...it does its job. Not for main work. however......again its fine for the studio or youtube

Needed a suspension mic holder... this also came with a mic for less than the cost of other holders. Mic is surprisingly good sounding and sturdy.

Works extremely well and does an excellent studio microphone. Would definitely recommend this product.