ZY-801

When I bought the mic, I was hoping I could plug it into my phone and use it to record sermons at church, but when I tried hooking it up to my phone, I found it didn't work. Then I tried hooking it up to my computer and found the same problem.It says that the phantom power supply is optional, but from my experience it won't pick up any sound without one. Then when you do use the power supply with it, it barely picks up any sound and you have to use your software settings to boost its sensitivity.So will this work with smartphones? Short answer, no. However, I suspect that it might, if you use a phantom supply and have the ability to adjust the mic sensitivity level to something extreme. That said, it's not going to work for what I initially got it for...But, in addition to hooking it up to my phone, I planned to use the mic for doing livestreams and tutorial videos. For those things it works great. I compared this mic to the one I have on my headset and wow there is a significant difference in quality!This microphone does a great job reducing noise and static, but I had to adjust my sound settings on the software I use. I had to increase the mic's sensitivity significantly just to be able to hear my voice. When I listen to the playback, the sound is clear and much better than the headset mic I was using before. When I record with it, there is a lot less static and it reduces the background noise significantly. To get it to sound good, you just have to keep adjusting the settings.I don't know much about audio, but I know how to open the Windows 10 Sound settings and my screen recorder settings. In the sound settings for the microphone, I opened device properties and went to the enhancements tab. I enabled the noise suppression and the acoustic echo cancellation. I also went to the levels tab and set the mic level to 100 and the microphone boost to +20 dB. Then in my OBS screen recording software I set the advanced microphone to 150 instead of whatever it was at before.It wasn't super complicated, but it wasn't particularly obvious and it definitely wasn't just plug-and-play. I had to test it repeatedly with different settings, so it takes some time to setup.I know when I was reading reviews, I remember someone mentioning the pop shield arm does not stay in place and I had the same problem. It kept falling down a lot, but after looking more closely at it, I discovered it was just loose. The arm apparently screws onto the bracket, so if you just tighten it, it fixes the problem.Overall, I would say it is a great microphone for the price, but know what you are getting and what to expect, otherwise you may be very disappointed.If you decide to buy this microphone, get the phantom power supply and make sure you have software that allows you to significantly increase the sensitivity of the mic. Then you just need to be sure to test it and adjust the settings to get it to sound the way you want.

I got this mic to use as a housing for a much higher quality mic that I'm building, but of course decided to test it first. There is an extremely loud buzz and the mic is very quiet. When I took it apart I could see that the mic capsule is a tiny cheap one in a saddle that makes it look like a nicer capsule. The circuitboard is cheap and still has flux that they never cleaned off when soldering. The internal mic mount is full of tiny metal flakes where ever there is a screw hole, which could cause issues. The outside of the mic is great, but the quality of the components is reflected by the low price. In it's original state the mic is unusable because of the buzz and low volume

I’m off this to increase the quality of my stream. I didn’t think to buy the amp to increase the quality. I plan on later getting the camp but just the mic itself has a great audio quality amazing for the stream compared to my previous Mike and for the price I think it was a great price I would definitely buy it again. Do your own research and see if this is right for you if you do get it I would recommend getting the amp for it as well I hope this helps you if you have questions please ask I’ll try to answer quickly

After almost 2 months of use, the microphone really does work and I had no problem getting it to work. My only complaint is that you may need to buy a mic arm because it is kinda small and it kept falling over when it was on my desk

You can go to my podcast on Kingdom Chat on youtube to see how well they work .Love these mics for the cost they work really well

This is a great little setup. Mic sounds just as good as my 200$ mics. Pop filter is excellent quality. Stand is decent and collapses!!! Love that feature. Its cheap but who cares! Cables were so-so and wasn’t expecting any better or worse....they work!! Mic feels “cheap” but looks cool and sounds excellent. Love the foam filter. Makes a huge difference. I would rate this package at around a 75$ value if you wanted to get this locally. I bought this just for the filters and stand, mic was just a bonus, and glad I got it.

This is a good mic, good sound quality. However even thou description says it comes with an external sound card and no need a phantom power, it will not work without phantom power. You will need it. Otherwise you will not have any sound. Once you have a phantom power you will get a decent sound from this mic.

this product is crap. it has a really loud ring in recordings and bar;ey picks sound up no matter how loud you yell.

Not sure if I received a defective microphone but the sound was very very poor. The package arrived on time and was packaged well. The microphone itself looks very nice with the gold and felt solid. However when connected to the computer and tried to record some sounds, you could hardly hear the recorded sound. I plugged in a speaker to the USB attachment to hear the microphone sound and all I could hear was a high buzz sound constantly. That sound was continuous even when there was no sound around. I even tried to download an additional software to boost the mic but the more I boosted it the more you got to hear the buzzing sound. I'm returning the mic. What a shame as the assembled set up looked very good.

I used a dedicated audio interface with 48v phantom power in this. Like other condensers, the XLR to 3.5mm cable is garbage as there is not enough power to carry the audio signal to your computer so just be aware of that.The sound of this is crisp and clear! The build quality is quite substantially given its price point. The shock mount and mic tripod is just what I need for the occasional recording and for meetings. If you want a cheaper alternative to the Audio Technica AT-2020, then this is the one!

The microphones 'sound card' adaptor was only recognized one out of ten times I plugged it in and if I held it at a particular angle. They obviously sent a faulty one. The microphone has the most disgusting high pitch buzz while setting it up and unfortunately must be listened to while troubleshooting, even with the master volume muted. I don't know what I expect from a company who's customer service page reads: Welcome 👋We'd like to hear from you! Hit us up with any questions or comments. We're here to help you!All emails will be answered within 24 hours (business days).Email:[email protected] offer full support on weekdays from 10am-6pm GMT+8.I wish I saw the customer support email address before I ordered this.

Great product for gaming

Didn't expected a very crystalline sounds but the USB Sound Card itself is wrong in many way