AU-410 192kHz/24bit Omnidirectional Lapel Mic Hands Free Shirt Collar Clip-on USB Lavalier Microphone

It does it's job.

Picks up your voice just fine from wearing on your lapel. However, if you're doing VO I'd recommend holding the mic in front of your mouth for clear audio.

Very good mic that plugs and play instantly. Works well in large rooms and picks up voices quite well. I would say the closer you are to your subject the better. Definitely not for exclusive voice isolation. No popping noises either.

Maono read my original review and offered a refund or replacement. I opted for a replacement because we still haven't found a good USB lavalier mic to recommend to our interview guests. The replacement works well! Since the clip is strong, you might want to put a piece over tape over the teeth to protect your clothing. I'm especially happy with Maono's customer service. I'm now comfortable recommending this mic for good sound at a low price. ORIGINAL REVIEW (UNEDITED) Tight clip + low volume We were looking for a low cost USB lav mic to recommend to our remote interview guests. (At our end, we use an XLR lav routed through a mixer and connected to the computer via USB. This gives excellent results.) Based on the reviews, the MAONO AU-410 looked like a good choice. The build quality is good but there are two problems: 1) The clip is too strong and could damage your clothing. Using tape between the teeth might be a workaround. 2) The audio output is too low, which makes the mic's background noise relatively high. When testing with Camtasia with the maximum mic input, the result was unusable. Someone Auphonic somehow fixed it. That's not as good or reliable as recording strong, clean audio. Since other reviewers seem satisfied, there might be a problem with the unit we got. Unfortunately, the return window has closed.

Micro quality is decent and it does the job.