Neewer Microphone Arm Stand, Suspension Boom Scissor Mic Arm Stand with 3/8” to 5/8” Screw and Cable Ties Compatible with Blue Yeti, Snowball, Yeti X, Quadcast and Other Mics, Max Load 1.5kg

I've not had this long, and will update this review if anything changes in the future. So far, though, I'm very impressed with this item. It does what it says, albeit with a bit more play than I expected. Still, the mic doesn't seem to move once I position it. The arm also holds the mic up and out of my way when not in use, without letting it slowly descend. The clamp is tight, so far, and seems stable enough. My desk is thicker--one of those metal ones with the thick wooden tops--so I was worried the clamp might not fit. I have a lot of room left, not even needing to unscrew the clamp all the way to get it around the top.A note on the mic. I'm using a Blue Snowball, with plans to upgrade sometime soon. Still, I wasn't sure about the Snowball. A Youtube video gave me the secret, though: take the clip meant to hold your mic. In the hold that attaches to the threaded mount on the boom arm, there's a plastic insert. Unscrew this insert from the clip, and screw it onto the mount on the arm. The Snowball will screw onto this plastic piece perfectly.So far, I'm fully satisfied with this product. It was $13, and performs better than I expected it would, given the price. Even if it only lasts a year, the price is reasonable. Again, I'll update should anything happen.

So it's been almost four years since I bought this arm stand, and on this date [9/15/2018] it finally broke. I would like to preface that it has never sunk despite the added weight of the microphone and spider shockmount. In fact, the arm is perfectly fine! It's the desk mount that broke, which I see that years later they've updated with a hopefully more secure model.For the fact that at the time I paid 15 dollars for this arm stand, and it has lasted as long as it has with all of my random adjusting and pushing, I'm still quite glad and pleased with it and will continue to recommend and give five stars. Will probably buy epoxy glue to repair the mount, or some such.~~~Old Review~~~Purchased as a combo to use with the Audio-Technica ATR2500-USB and Samson SP01 Spider Shockmount. Very simple setup and there was no problem when I switched the default mic holder with the spider shockmount. Having the mic be accessible while also clearing up a lot of desk space makes these types of products so practical. However, the silver rod you screw the shockmount onto can't seem to withstand the weight of the mic and the mount? So it keeps going down. The arm itself holds the weight just fine, and I haven't had it sink on me at all.And the thing with the rod sinking doesn't bother me either, because I can adjust the angle of the shockmount to remedy this for the most part. All in all, a cheap and effective contraption for your microphone needs.

I saw this microphone boom offered as part of a package with the Audio Technica AT2020 USB microphone. As I own one of the mikes, I thought it would be a good addition to my office. The boom arrived and was exactly as described on Amazon and took only minutes to set up. I have glass top desk, so I bought mounting pads and a plastic plate to protect the bottom of the glass. The top of the mounting is already padded with a spongy material that protects the top of the glass.At first I as a bit confused as to how all the pieces fit together. If you look at the image of the boom, you see it comes with a plastic grip for a standard size microphone. The AT2020 is a bit larger so it won't fit in the supplied grip. What makes this fit together nicely is that the threaded bar holding the plastic grip has the same thread as the mounting that attaches to the mini tripod that came with the microphone.The steps I followed are as follows:Remove the AT2020 from the mini tripod microphone mount (supplied with the AT2020.)Unscrew the plastic grip from the boom.Unscrew the microphone mount from the mini tripod (supplied with the AT2020.)Screw the microphone mount (from the tripod) onto the threaded bar on the boom. The threads should match.Attach the AT2020 to the microphone mount now attached to the boom.Adjust the microphone and tighten the microphone holder.Pros1) The boom attaches easily to the desk surface.2) The boom is sturdy and holds the weight of the microphone.3) The mounting pieces fit nicely together.4) The boom is high enough to hole the AT2020 away from the field of vision of my webcam.5) Once mounted, the microphone works nicely.Cons1) The boom is attached to the desk mount with a thumb screw. This loosens if you move the boom around too often.2) the threaded mounting bar is designed to pivot in place. This makes it hard to attach the microphone mount tightly This is not a drawback unless you want to pivot the microphone, it will unloosen from the boom mounting bar.3) The boom is a bit flimsy (but more solid than I expected for $12.)4) There aren't good mountings or the microphone cable. I used black tie wraps to attach the cable to the boom. This suffices but is not optimal.All in all, I get much more utility than the price I paid. I am happy with the results and would recommend this boom to anyone using the AT2020 for teleconferencing or online chat. I imagine that a suspension mount would isolate the microphone from the boom for a recording quality setup.

First of all, the listing gives the model number as NW-35. What I received is designated NW-35A. The only difference I can see is that the base that holds the arm is considerably beefed-up. The stand is well made, sturdy, and should last a long time. The arm is supposed to be good up to 3.3lb/1.5kg. The Samson Q9U mic is, depending on where you look, 1.76lb/.8kg or 2.14lb/.97kg. Whichever it really is, this arm holds the mic without any problem. The springs do not make noise when moving the arm. The 4 supplied hook-and-loop cable ties are fine for cable management. I have bought a lot of Neewer products over the years and never been disappointed. This microphone arm stand continues that impression.

This mic arm does the job it's supposed to - but it's not smooth, and has limited motion, and isn't the most solid. But it's held my snowball for years.