Monoprice Stage Right Series Small Pencil Condenser Microphones (625907), Black

Great value and sound for the money! Sounds comparable to much higher priced and respected microphones under equal comparison.

I A/B’d them against sE8 and at a CASUAL level, they sound nearly as good. They lack detail, smoothness, and bass in direct comparison. They could not be mixed up on a close listen. If you’re doing a solo acoustic instrument recording, these will be disappointing. But I’d be surprised if someone could tell them apart from mics that cost 10x more in a full mix.I see people had trouble with RF interference. I didn’t get it but I believe it. So be prepared to use these far from any computer/etc with a properly grounded preamp if you want to get the best out of them. Condenser microphones *require* phantom power to operate.

I was looking for a good XLR microphone to use with my Zoom F3 recorder, and I’m super impressed by the sound quality these mics produce for the price. They are really good!For those who have mentioned RF interference, I’ve noticed that this only occurs when recording audio in stereo. In mono, the RF interference is minimal and typically only happens if you touch the recorder or the mic. Personally, I’m using these mics for ASMR unboxing, and they work just fine. I hope this helps some buyers.P.S. This is my first review on Amazon after more than 10 years of purchasing here, and I believe this mic deserves more recognition.Thank you!

Cant complain for the price, obviously not the best quality in the world but it did just fine in a 500 person + auditorium for hi-hat and crash cymbals, going into a mackie board. great for recreation

I'm getting back in to studio production and wanted to have another mic as the Audio Technical AT2021b that I have is, well, only a single mic. That mic isn't without its issues but one thing it doesn't struggle with is RF noise.I have a shielded cable from WBC that's covered in FOUR ferrite beads and with the AT2021b I have ZERO RF noise. With BOTH of these Monoprice mics connected there's so much RF noise that nothing is usable.I adjusted the gain to anything and everything I could, I tried with 0v and 48v phantom power, I tried a different space, I even tried a different recorder but THE RF NOISE IS STILL THERE.Their claimed dB for self noise cannot be true. The AT2021b claims a higher noise floor and I have no noise from that. On these, it's nothing but noise and RF interference (the sounds of wifi/cellular phones transmitting data).Sure, I could probably remove most of the noise in post but I shouldn't have to especially when other reasonably priced mics out there don't have this problem.I REALLY wanted these to work as Monoprice can make some good stuff at times and the reviews said they were great. I'm not sure what these reviewers had but it seems pretty weird that all I had was RF noise like crazy and they somehow didn't have that problem.Oddly enough, the gain has to be set lower that my AT 2021b which I loved but given all the high pitched beeps and hiss coming in on the things it doesn't matter.These mics make me seriously question anything else Monoprice. I'll be staying away for a bit because these were a MASSIVE disappointment.

Hard to believe they work this well, as cheap (cost-rise, not quality) as they were. Very happy with them.

We order this pair to put as overhead microphone for our drums in church. The pick up nicely. Make sure you know how to use the gate on your mixer to prevent other sounds from reaching these.

Incredible price for these microphones, perfect for overhead for mic’ing drums