InnoGear Large Sturdier Microphone Suspension Mic Clip Adjustable Boom Studio Scissor Arm and Spring Built-in Stand for Blue Yeti Snowball Microphone and Blue Yeti Nano

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This is my first mic arm, but I'm really happy with it. It does everything I need it to do really, but even then, I just have 2 complaints about it. It has 2 main sections as you can see in the picture, but in order to fold completely, both sections have to be closed, which is unfortunate for me since the lower part's closed state is a little tilted back and hits my wall. My other complaint is that the clamp doesn't hold the stand in a really stable way. It's stable enough I suppose, but it's basically just barely held in there. You put the end of the stand, which is a short pole, into a holder that is far too wide for it and clamp that down with a screw. It really just BARELY makes it stable enough. You could still easily pull it out of the holder and scratch all the paint off of it at the same time and also scrape the paint off while swiveling it a bit in the holder. On top of the clamp holder being like this, the stand, at least at first, is very hard to move around as it's a bit stiff. It loosens up quickly, so that's not something I can complain about, but the issue is that because it's so stiff, you need to use a lot of force to move it around at first and can easily end up pulling it out of the holder a few times. These are just some issues I ran into, but they haven't been a deal breaker for me. It's extremely solid in construction and has a good range of motion. It is also able to support my Blue Yeti microphone without dangling or standing up straight. It really does a good job.

I got this arm because I didn't want to spend $100 on Rode's PSA01. I am glad I chose this for my G Track Pro. I did have a chance to try the Rode arm, and it is a nice product. It's just too expensive. I will give it the fact that it also held up my mic fine, and it doesn't take as much effort to adjust it as this arm. That can be seen as both, an advantage and a disadvantage though, so take it how you will. Pros: 1. STIFF! It doesn't appear to be the typical springy arm. You muscle it into position and it stays exactly where you set it. 2. Well built. Doesn't squeak, paint is good, materials are tough steel. Everything moves smoothly! 3. Packaging is just basic cardboard with a label, and it comes with Velcro straps, desk mounting clamp, and a warranty card. It doesn't really need instructions but it also has that as well. 4. Price! For what it is, I don't see any reason to get the Rode arm over this if you're trying to save some money. Cons: 1. If I had to choose anything, I'd say that it can wobble a bit once it's mounted in its base clamp. I think that's something that can be easily rectified by stuffing a little paper or something in the mounting hole to make it a tighter fit. 2. The 5/8" microphone adapter could use some sort of texture so that it can be actually tightened a little bit because as it is now, you reach the last thread and it stops. So if you slightly move your mic back it will loosen again. This can be a problem for depending on how you position your mic relative to its mounting point. It can be tightened with pliers but I feel like it should have SOME texture to grab it and tighten it. Take everything I said with a grain of salt as I just received and set it up. I will revisit after some time passes if need be.

Heck, I've seen some of mic-booms that cost more than triple this price, and really weren't appreciably better. I really think a lot of people pay more just for branding, like that's a higher priority for them than the actual quality, durability, functionality, and value -- "bang for the buck". Maybe that's some sort of "status" thing to some people, I don't get that. ...People sometimes tell me I'm super picky about little stuff, but I don't know -- I really don't expect a mic-boom to do a whole lot. It's not like it's supposed to be a swiss-army-knife. What more is there to be expected from it? It doesn't slice, dice, and chop, and nobody who's sane & rational is going to ask "but will it blend?" like it's a Ronko-kitchen-gadget infomercial. It has one job. Doing that job just means being sturdy enough to hold a fairly heavy mic and keep it in position, without being difficult/cumbersome to adjust/reposition when needed. This does that. More expensive ones don't really do any of those things any better than this one does. Cheaper ones that I've owned will usually have multiple problems. Sagging under the weight when extended is the one that's most noticeable, and it's a much bigger problem than just the annoyance of readjusting often -- because those cheap ones are pretty much always made of soft metal. If you've got to keep readjusting and torquing them down tighter-and-tighter, the metal wears out quickly and they're just done-for. Creaky/noisy springs are an issue with some designs. Flimsy attachment-points are so bafflingly common with cheap ones, which makes no sense at all since that's a pretty critical area -- it almost seems like it has to be a deliberately designed point-of-failure for the cheap ones. I've seen some cheap ones straight-up break at the desk/clamp attachment point because the entire weight of the boom/mic when extended is too much for it. Doesn't really matter how sturdy the rest of the boom is, or how sturdy the clamp is, if the boom attaches to the clamp with a 1.5-inch long, hollow, split-wrapped "tube" of metal that's so soft and thin it gets crushed by the bolt that's supposed to secure it. This one has none of those issues. It overcomes the design-issues you see on a lot of others, it does it at a surprisingly affordable price-point, and manages to look rather nice at the same time

I broke my PSA-1. Not the fault of the PSA-1 as I grabbed it to prevent from falling and bent it at the joint. With that said, I did not want to spend the same amount this time around for a arm that lasted me 2 months. The problem is, I have a Rode PodMic that weighs 2LBS. Looking here on Amazon, I saw this arm. It looks similar and has a 4lb weight specification. NICE! Best of all, it is only a fraction of the PSA-1 price backed by Amazon's return policy. The good: -Joints, build quality and sturdiness are great. Wherever you set the mic, it will stay until you purposefully move the mic. -The thread pole is long. Much longer than the PSA-1 so your XLR cable will not restrict movement. I hated this about the PSA-1. -Supports over 4 LBS - PSA-1 is rated at 2.4 LBS -Not too stiff to move with one had. PSA-1 is incredibly stiff. -Has the same channels that you can route your cables in. I don't know if this was intended, but look at my photos. The grooves make the cable routing so clean even with thicker cables like the HOSA XLR. Negatives: -The desk clamp can be more robust. It is not bad, but the PSA is wider. -Only a 5/8 connector. No 3/8 adapter or vice versa. PSA-1 can do both with included adapter. I don't have anything 3/8 so I am good with it, but this might effect others. Let's be honest. What makes this arm good is that it is a direct copy of the PSA-1, but hey improved the more important things. I am so glad I tried this arm mount.