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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 134 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the Blackout Spark SL XLR Wired Cardioid Condenser Microphone's sound quality, ease of use, and the included shock mount. Many appreciate the microphone's sensitivity and the attractive packaging, including the custom wooden case. However, some customers point out the lack of an included XLR cable and pop filter. The price point is frequently praised as affordable for a professional-quality microphone.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great mic

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome got it for a gift for my boyfriend and he loved it. Great quality and captures sound very good. The design is also great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great mic

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great mic for meetings and video calls. Never tried using it for podcasts but maybe a great one too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Mic

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really good mic to talk and host! Not the go too if using gor singing. Really nice style and good starter mic!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    mid mic

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had the yeti but wanted to sound better so I picked this up and my friends say I sound worse. 7/10 bc it looks cool.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Da Ba Dee Da Ba Da

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Upgraded from a Blue Yeti USB mic. Is it a HUGE upgrade? No. Is it better and clearer? Sure.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great microphone cheap price for the quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good price and good quality microphone. Love the case that it comes in. Nice wooden box. Comes with the boom and all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great mic!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This microphone is fantastic quality. Packaged very well and a great microphone for capturing voice.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great mic for anyone that wants a upgrade

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works great for any audio recordings. the audio quality performs well over the price range

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Podcast choice.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good purchase, this works just as i needed it to. Able to do podcasts with confidence.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Shock mount, Sound quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Pop filter
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid Build Quality and Good sound

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The first thing that jumps out about this mic is the packaging. Blue does a great job giving you a package that can be used not just for shipping the mic to you but also storage and transport later. The mic comes in a nice wooden box with foam padding inside. If your the type that needs to transport your hardware often but don't want to worry about breaking it that is a nice inclusion. The Build quality is another standout to me, in an age where even some expensive "high end" products have begun incorporating more and more plastic into there products this mic has a surprising lack of it. The housing is nice and solid and the condenser housing is also well built. Even the switches feel nice and solid in this mic which is a nice change compared to some other products. Now for the meat and potato's, the sound. This mic when paired with a good interface or preamp sounds great. Not overly tinny like some large capsule mic's can be and the sound is clean, no excess noise in a normal environment, at least with the hardware I have it connected to. As with all XLR microphones some portion of your sound is going to depend on what your plugged into. As for capture quality, with voice this mic sounds great and with the -20db pad switch I was able to use it to mic up some instruments while testing too. Overall the sound profile is nice and rich. Personally I think it sounds best with vocals and even spoken word though. Overall I'm super happy with the performance and quality of the mic, at least in the testing I did it sounded great and I had no troubles with it at all. It's also nice that they include a good quality shock mount in the box with it as well. If I had one complaint it might be that I wish they would have included a pop filter as well. Otherwise the mic is great especially at the price point its going at.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    XLR MIC

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product is great! It picks up the sound with excellent. Very happy with my purchase

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Blue microphone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Crisp, clean vocals and performance. Would recommend to someone looking for quality recording sound

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Streaming like a pro

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good Mic but doesn’t come with a cord to plug into the PC and you need the arm to usev

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love bestbuy

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My microphone works great with my podcast. A purchased two of them

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Spark

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its Excellent!!!! I would highly recommend to anyone looking for high quality mic

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Blue Microphone- Blackout Spark SL XLR

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great microphone, love the way it is picking up my vocals and other instruments.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    XLR Mic and Go XLR Mini Nice Combo

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really love this microphone, Upgraded from a Yeti X and will not look back on a USB microphone!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great streaming Mic

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love how easy it was to setup this microphone and i would recommend it to anyone

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for Streaming!

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing! Have this running into my Focusrite 2i2 and I have no complaints!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good sound quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The mic was fairly easy to set up. The sound quality of the mic is great for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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