This microphone is perfect for someone who records on the go or mainly from home. It works great in open spaces and does a good job of not picking up background noise when recording. I have used it for some small demo work in public places if I need to record a quick idea or even a voice over.

With inexpensive mics seemingly as common as guitar picks, one must ask, “Does the world need another cheap mic?” But after testing the AT2020 , my answer is a resounding, “Yes!” Because the AT2020 is anything but “another cheap mic.” The AT2020 provides pleasant surprises in several areas.

The AT2020 is Audio-Technica's entry-level, side-address studio condenser mic. It brings the company's build quality and consistency into the same street price range ($100) as many of the Shanghai-made Neumann U87 look-alikes.

No one can beat this Audio Technica mic for $99. The sound is clear, beautiful, and professional. If your budget it less than $100, get this one! Between this mic and a $499 one, I think I wouldn't be able to hear a difference in sound quality.

You can easily spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on wonderfully high-quality, extremely precise studio condenser microphones...and if you own a bona fide professional recording studio, you may want to do just that!!

This is an awesome condenser mic for the first time Podcaster or VO artist. Most pros will steer you away from a USB mic, but unless you want to drop a lot of money on other equipment, USB is the way to go for a beginner.

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  Clarity, Quality, USB (for noobs)

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  Not high end? USB (for pros)

Works really well!; I purchase the condenser mic along with the irig pre so I can use the smule sing app with a better quality mic. So far I'm not dissapointed just forgot to enable the 48v phantom power which caused me issues.

Perfect microphone for people getting into commentaries or just every day chats with your online friends or pod casts, has a nice noise cancel for breathing and keyboards( depending on the distance of course) and I recommend getting a decent audio box to adjust the levels of your microphone.

Super quality wow!!

I've owned several of these, never had one break. I wouldn't hammer nails with one, but I've seen them survive some nasty falls. Used them for vocals, acoustic guitars, and drum overheads. Every home studio needs a couple of these.

Been using for the last couple months and i have no issues with it at all

An excellent inexpensive condensor microphone.

Being an aspiring youtuber and content creator this is (Backed by tons of microphones experience) the absolute best microphone I have owned, it is powered through XLR which by itself is an upgrade from USB, I find it just sounds so much better than anything I have ever heard.