Blue Snowball iCE USB Condenser Microphone with Accessory Pack (White)

The Blue Snowball iCE is an excellent way to get into vocal recording or streaming, if you can get used to its quirks.

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  Solid metal stand, Small enough to toss in a backpack, Mid-century looks, Great sound is possible, with tweaking

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  Just one polar pattern, Doesn’t handle distance or extreme closeups well, Feature-rich Snowball only marginally pricier

Works well. Recognized right away. Sound is good. If you do video conferences on any regular basis, you need a good microphone. This is reasonably priced and works great.

I bought this microphone to be able to record my songs for youtube! The sound it picks up is so crisp & clear, I love it, & it was most definitely a great purchase & investment toward my music career!

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  Added features, Comfortable, Compact, Easy To Use, Great Sound Quality, Quality Microphone

I wish this quality of a mic was small enough to clip onto your shirt, but go big or go home. It's worth it.

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  Crisp, clean sound. My friends noticed the difference immediately and it was a huge relief not having to yell into my mic. I can be nearly a meter away, my voice low, and they can still hear me.

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  Have to wear headphones constantly, it picks up my speakers even when I have the volume low and the mic several feet away.

So far, so good. Have purchased several of these in the past. The legs ALWAYS break. HOPEFULLY not this time. Seems the design could be improved to avoid this issue.

Overall this is a great microphone for a budget. I would recommend buying the normal Blue Snowball and not the ice because of the better stand and different microphone settings on the back of it.

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  Pros: -Blue Snowball iCE microphone has great sound quality for one person. I personally use my Snowball iCE for twitch streaming and have found that setting the microphone near my mouth is the best way to get great sound. -I did not need to download any drivers for this microphone to work.

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  Cons: -The Snowball iCE has a very cheap stand that when twisted into the microphone makes an awful screeching noise like nails on a chalkboard. The legs on the stand feel like they will snap at any moment. There is no height adjustment at all.

If you want an affordable quality mic this is a good pick. This was recommended to me by a tech geek and I love it!

The microphone itself is a great product. The quality is great for the price that it is worth. Great for people who are just beginning to dabble in things like music production, gaming (recording), Streaming... and the list goes on.

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  Decent quality Microphone. Great Price

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  The Microphone stand is a bit wobbly already.

seems to work great. I am on my third Mic and hoping that this one is the one that stays.

This mic has been great for everything from Google hangouts, teamspeak during games, skype, and chrome voice searches.

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  - Precise sound capture quality - Stable base - Great field of capture

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  None.

Plugged it in, it worked right out of the box and the sound is really good quality.