Elgato - Wave Neo Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - White

I bought this mic for use while streaming and recording my podcast/videos. I was looking for a budget-friendly, low profile, desktop USB mic with decent sound quality and compatibility and a built in mute button. For the price, this mic produces excellebt sound and the mute button is brightly lit, very easy to use. I do recommend using some audio software to help with noise reduction and any enhancements you might wish to add to your voice but it is a really great option for anyone just starting out with recording.

I bought this microphone for Teams calls so that my voice would sound reasonably good, and this definitely met my expectations. The tap-to-mute feature is just perfect. No complaints - worth the price for sure.

Very disappointed overall. It works fine, but the mute button often doesn’t work, the quality of the material to build it just feels cheap, and when compared to the more expensive el gato microphone, there’s really no comparison. Pay the extra money and the vastly superior microphone. You won’t regret it.

Excellent microphone the elgato program easy to use 10/10 and it has an excellent quality cable

I've been accustom to using headset based microphones for some time as I have primarily gamed on console. I have now switched to primarily gaming on PC and play mostly cooperative with some competitive games in the mix. I always hear the clarity difference between those in the chat who are using a dedicated mic compared to those using a headset based one, so I wanted to give a mic a try. The Elgato Wave Neo is a clean, simple mic with a mute button and 3.5mm headphone jack in the back. In the box you get the Microphone, stand, height extension, USB-C to USB-A cable, hardware and paperwork. I started by putting the Mic together with the extension, but then it sat a little too high sitting in front of my screen and removed that piece. It's very simple to put together. I downloaded the Elgato Wave Link software, updated the mic and downloaded a couple free effects available, I mostly use the Noise Removal to avoid picking up my fan and a couple other things I have running in the room that could be picked up. After setting it all up, I toyed with the audio input level a little bit to make sure it wasn't going in to a chat being super loud. Jumped in to a chat with one of the friends I usually game with, moved the mic around to where I preferred and fine tuned the input level based on the feed back. I left the mic just past my keyboard, in front of my screens but at the lowered height so I can set it an forget it. The mute can be activated with a tap and turns red to let you know the microphone is muted. I like the simple design to the Wave Neo, the Elgato logo on the screw to adjust the mic angle is a nice touch! It's also great not seeing my name flash constantly because of my fan being picked up, not sure if that's because of the foam pop filter (there isn't one on my headset mic). This has become my go to microphone for PC gaming!