Zalman Zm-Mic1 with 6ft 3.5mm Extension Cable

Headsets suck. They break easily, sound terrible, and typically the mic is trash. We've gone through MANY headsets and quite frankly we're done with them. Instead of a computer headset we're now using quality headphones and standalone mics.This Zalman Zm-Mic1 is being used in conjunction with a pair of Sony MDR-ZX300 on ear headphones. This has worked very well for my partner and she's easily understood on VOIP applications such as TeamSpeak3. To minimize cable tangle and clutter I've used three or four small zipties to keep the mic and headphone cables wrapped together which has worked out quite nicely.This mic works well, sounds good and clear but there's attenuation of the higher frequencies. It doesn't sound muffled just a bit flat. Still, it's a very clear sound and works well. The extension cable it comes with is well made and works as it should. I'd recommend this for anyone looking for a decent computer mic that won't break the bank.

Realistically speaking, this is a ~$7 mic, so don't expect a whole lot out of it. That being said, this mic was better than I expected it to be. It's a little grainy sounding, but I game with it every day, and I rarely have a problem with people understanding what I am saying. The cord leaves a little to be desired, being very thin and only have three tethers to connect it to the headphone cable. The tethers are also a little small and harder to fit around a thick headphone cable such as the one on my Sennheiser HD 598 or any 'audiophile' headphones. All things considered, this is a pretty good mic if you aren't interested in professionally streaming or recording audio.

Cheap, works great, what else can you say about a simple mic for gaming? Price was simply amazing, and it is super sensitive. It is designed to be clipped onto a headphone cord but I bought it because I hate wearing a headset while gaming, and most boom mics I could find are either complete crap or very very expensive. The cord clip clips onto my shirt collar just great and I never have any issues. Definitely recommend to anyone needing a high quality sound mic for gaming, much better sounding than 90% of the headset mics out there.

Could barely pick up my voice even when I had it within an inch of my lips. I'm putting it as 3-stars because I couldn't determine if the problem was my on-board soundcard or the microphone (I don't have another analog microphone to test with.) I used Windows' boost, even at +30 dB, I could barely be heard over Skype. I tried plugging it in both my case and directly into the board port.The only way I could have used this microphone would be to clip it directly on my lips!

Well, it sounds really good but it needs to be right next to your mouth. if its further than 3 inch then it won't pick up anything. (anything? this guy must be kidding) Nope, the damn thing wont pick up anything , so i had to macgyver something to make it super close to my mouth.I's it work the money? sure, It's not that expensive but you need to make sure it's near speaking range. 3/5

Bought this to test against my Neewer Lapel Mics.The sound quality is decent, probably about the same as the Neewer Lapel Mics, but this is so much more sensitive. If I am gaming my friends can hear anything in my room as easily as my speaking (fans, other people talking).I think The Neewer Lapel Mics are a much better bang for your buck.

I got this for PC gaming, and it works great clipping on to my ATH-M50 cans. If the cord for your headphones is much bigger than the thick headphone cords like on that, then I would suggest you consider something else. Otherwise, the audio quality is quite good for simple tasks like voice chat! Anyone complaining would have to be an audio engineer or something like that. It's not like audio transmits too well over steam anyway :P-cord is also pretty long! Should suit most anyone's needs.-for earbuds and other small corded headphones, there are little clips along the cord of the mic to hook onto the headphone cord! Cool feature to keep the mic cord from flopping about!

Read some reviews and figured it would be a good cheap but for a mic to use with my Sony headphones. The mic itself seems pretty good. Most people on the other end say I sound alright and they could hear me well.The 3.5 extension however is a piece of crap. It only worked for a few months. Now I have to wiggle the plug in to the PC to hopefully get sound on only the left speaker of my headphones.

Its alright, considering the price its good. Just wish it had a pliable cable that could extend from the clip. But then your probably increasing the cost.Using it for discord and people complain I am too low