FIFINEUSB Podcast Microphone for Recording Streaming, Condenser Computer Gaming Mic for PC Mac, Headphone Output&Volume Control, Mic Gain Control, Mute Button for Vocal, YouTube (K678)Global Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

I'm very impressed by this mic. The sound is clear. It's directional enough to cut down on feedback for video calls, which I do frequently for work lately. I used it to record and playback some songs I practice on guitar and the sound quality of the mic was really clean.I don't have an assortment of other mics to give a comparison. There are cheaper options, but this seemed like the best mic I could find and still feel like I was paying somewhat of a budget price.I was a little confused by the pictures before purchasing since one picture shows two buttons and the other shows 1 button. On the front, there is a mute button and a light that changes from red to green when it's on. On the back are mic sensitivity and headphone volume knobs.I have sensitivity set to about 40% of the scale, and it just peaks out at about 1-2 feet away if I strum my acoustic guitar strongly.Look and feel of the mic are really good too. It has a smooth matte finish. It's somewhat of a charcoal color.The only improvement that comes to mind after using it for a bit is that it would be nice to feel a little more friction in the angle adjustment on the stand. I have the knobs pretty tight, and the mic moves fairly easily, but it does stay in place. That's definitely a minor thing to me. Overall, fifine made a really nice mic, and I'm glad I picked this one.I had no problems setting it up on Windows 10. I plugged it in, looked at the sound settings, and it was set as the default recording device and default speaker. I did change the default speaker back to the original device. That might trip up some people. Other than that, I installed Audacity and everything just worked.

I am using this product mostly for Skype and Zoom. I have tested it with recording software on my PC laptop. I find it to give excellent results for these purposes. It handles sibilance from my voice quite well -- it seems to minimize my exagerated "s" sounds, which is a problem I have with many other microphones. The headphone monitoring is wonderful -- I use that feature all day long since I am also using the microphone as my sound card for computer sound output. If I was doing podcasts, I would probably still use a de-s-ing filter for recordings, but for Skype and Zoome communication, I don't think the level of sibilance is distracting to my listeners. The volume control and gain controls work perfectly and are both very useful.I also like the low-profile stand that comes with the microphone. I can position it so that it does not block my face when people are looking at me with zoom. The stand is stable and is unlikely to be knocked over. I have a two peace keyboard and keep the microphone between the two halves of my keyboard. I get great pick-up when it is about 8 inches from my mouth. I keep it pointed slightly below my mouth to minimize sibilance. If I push it further back from my mouth I start picking up room echo. The microphone does record the sound of keyboard clicks, but not as bad as a omnidirectional microphone.I want to mention Fifine customer service because I had a good experience with them. Originally I ordered a K053 lavalier microphone which was supposed to have zero latency headphone monitoring. I found that it did not have this feature. I contacted customer service and they helped me with some trouble shooting. I tried their suggestions and nothing worked. They told me to keep the K053 and did a full refund. They recommended the K678 and said it would do what I needed. They were right and I am very happy with this purchase.

This microphone is compact, elegant and provides professional grade performance - it is that good.Physical Construction:- All metal construction - very sturdy and solid build.- The 5" triangular metal base is very sturdy and has rubber pads underneath giving it a steady and slip resistant perch - this mic is solid.- There is a green LED on the front fact of the mic when the microphone is active.- Push the mute button and the green LED turns red to indicate the microphone is off.- The mute button operates silently but in the recording track, there is a muffled thump when the mute is activated but is not significant.- USB Cable - solid and well made.- The tilt of the mic may be adjusted by loosening the two knobs on the side of the body. The mic body still has a bit of play even when the knobs are fully tightened. Not a deal breaker but it could have had a better tighten and hold feature.Audio Performance and Frequency Response:- The FiFine mic was tested for voice recordings only and no musical instruments were used.- This microphone has only a cardiod pattern for pickup and it does exceptionally well.- The sound play back is clear, crisp without distortion and artifacts.- The microphone gain sensitivity can be set to drop the noise floor to achieve crystal clarity in your audio.- I used Audacity to record and play back recordings. A very useful tool to set the microphone gain for maximum clarity without being over driven.- With the mic tilted back facing my mouth straight on and the mic gain set at 25%, speaking at a distance of 6", the audio was clear without being over driven. This is monitored in real time by bar graphs and actual voice pattern plots.- Background noise rejection - Excellent! This was tested using a Bluetooth speaker placed 18" away at 10 o'clock position to one side of the mic and the volume set at pretty high (Using normal speaking voice level, a person sitting on the opposite side of the table would not be able to hear my voice as the speaker volume was set that high). As recorded on Audacity, the FiFine mic captured my voice clearly while rejecting 90% of the background music. The background music was heard faintly and did not compete at all with my voice spoken at a normal level. Impressive!Intended Microphone Application:- VoIP phone calls.- No feedback issues in using computer speakers 16" behind the microphone without using a headphone.Slight Negative Feature:- On the back of the microphone are the mic gain and headphone audio level adjustment knobs. These two knobs are the size of a pencil eraser and protrudes about the same dimension. The drawback is these knobs are smooth and have no knurling and this makes adjustments difficult. There is a indicating line on the face of these knobs to indicate position but it is rather difficult to see without a contrasting colored line. Fortunately, once these levels are set, you shouldn't have to mess with them very much and it is nice they are out of the way on the back side of the microphone.Final thoughts:This is one exceptional microphone for the price. Yes, there are features that are not available compared to the Samson G Track Pro but unless you really need those features, buy the FiFine mic as you will not give up any audio qualities. I have compared this directly with the Samson G Track Pro and it is very difficult to tell the G Track Pro is that much better from audio recordings made on Audacity. For those that want a great microphone that don't require an omni direction nor a figure 8 pattern, this is the microphone to get. The noise rejection test I did proved how exceptional this microphone really is.