Price: $69.99
(as of Nov 17, 2024 21:45:08 UTC - Details)

The Samson Q2U USB / XLR Microphone combines the convenience of digital and analog audio capture into one dynamic microphone. With XLR and USB outputs, the Q2U is the first choice for home/studio and mobile recording, as well as stage performance. The Q2U is simple to setup and outshines microphones that cost more than twice the price. It comes with a mic clip, desktop tripod stand with extension piece, windscreen, XLR cable and USB cable. . . A package with everything you need to start recording right out of the box.
Best of both worlds: professional handheld dynamic microphone with USB digital output for connecting to a computer and XLR analog output for connecting to a mixer, audio interface or portable PA system
Sound your best: dynamic microphone capsule with a cardioid pickup pattern captures sound from in front of the microphone and less from the side and rear, minimizing ambient sounds and other room noises for podcasting, home recording or voiceover work. It also reduces possible feedback in live performance settings
Hear the mix: onboard 1/8" (3. 5mm) headphone jack allows for zero-latency monitoring, so you can hear yourself without any delay or echo, plus a mix of your computer audio playback. Solid, die-cast construction with heavy gauge mesh grille
Start Recording: The Q2U is a plug-and-play device, meaning it doesn’t need any special drivers to work with your computer. Just connect the microphone to your computer, launch your favorite audio software, and start recording.
It’s All in the Box: The Q2U Recording and Podcasting Pack includes everything you need to start recording great sounding projects: an extended desktop stand with mic clip that positions the microphone close to the sound source, a pop-filter for reducing p-pops, and USB and XLR cables.
Reviewer: Johnny Bernard
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good for its price
Review: I have used this for streams, recordings, and Foley work. This mic is decent in an acoustically suitable environment.The cardioid polar pattern is nice. It picks up my voice and disregards other sounds that are in its dead zone. The only variable I had to account for was subtle background noise, like an oscillating fan, or keyboard clicks that bled in whenever my voice was being picked up. This was an easy fix by using some effects to alleviate unwanted variables. (i.e. Noise Suppression)The cover for the head that is supposed to help with plosives (annunciations that can ‘pop’ in the listeners ears) works okay. If I were recording for money, I would want a pop filter and better equipment.The equipment is lightweight, the stand is stable, and it stores easy!If you’re looking for a beginner, low-budget mic, I recommend this one. I’ve had it for years and it’s still working well!

Reviewer: jessie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Quality!
Review: I was looking for a decently priced microphone to use for my youtube channel. I do a lot of narrating/voice overs etc, and this mic works great. just an overall good sound. Always remember, just because a microphone is more expensive doesnt always mean its the best. This mic works great for my little office studio. I do have a few acoustic panels up on the walls though to help absorb sound. even without the acoustic panels the sound is perfect....I would even say podcast quality, and its a very simple setup!

Reviewer: Kokorabinzi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy set up, great sound
Review: Using this mic with my iPad and Voice Recorder 7 Pro - works great. Sound is nice, clear and the setup is easy.

Reviewer: Kattack
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cheap, Quality Mic
Review: I bought this Dec 2022 and now it’s Dec 2023, so I’ve had a whole year with this.Out of the box, the volume was still low for me next to my mouth, so I needed to make some adjustments in OBS. It captures my voice well, but this thing is noisy. IDK if the terminology is correct, but raising the volume raised the noise floor and I have to use filters to cut most of it out. Even then, you can hear slight static when I speak. Before I did any of that, raising the volume in an editor still resulted in noise. May be interference with the wire too.Other than that, I think this is pretty solid. My voice is clear, and that’s all I need since I’m not doing any professional work. I’ve never used it in a live application such as Discord or gaming, so I can’t tell you how it sounds there.Another thing, this mic is sensitive. Keeping it close to your mouth helps with noise rejection, but if you have it pumped up like I do it still picks up keyboard thwocks and mouse clicks. If you position the rear of the mic to the noisiest sound, it should help mitigate that, but my setup doesn’t allow that.This is all on USB as I don’t have an audio interface. I also have it on a boom arm to get it close to my mouth. It sits a couple inches to eight inches away. The mute switch is nice. The mic runs my HD 599 pretty well. I noticed a difference between plugged into my PC vs the mic. Pleasantly surprised me.Overall, I think this is a good mic if you’re looking for something less than $100, and is USB/XLR. For someone that has no idea what they’re doing and is looking for something relatively inexpensive (me), it works.There are alternatives with USB-C connections if you’re looking for something more modern. Like the ATR2100x-USB. If you’re looking at either, both seem to go on sale regularly, so I’d wait for the price to drop before grabbing one. Of course, at $60, this is a fine grab too.

Reviewer: good wires. my friend accidentally tripped on one knocked it out of the charger brick, and it still works fine. I sleep with one of these every night.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: amazing mic
Review: incredible quality that was honestly better than I expected for a first microphone purchase. easy to use, crisp clarity, and it's manages to pretty accurately capture the volume im speaking at. light and small enough to be handheld

Reviewer: Toaster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Service
Review: Bought this back in 2022, good microphone, and a great price. Few weeks ago it broke, so I went to customer service to ask if I could get it repaired, even though it was out of warranty. They allowed it, I sent it down, and they just sent me a new one. Real nice, would recommend it.

Reviewer: William Dana Lynch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fine sound, easy to set up
Review: Very good mic that is easy to set up and use. I recommend it.

Reviewer: samoi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love this microphone
Review: Honestly I was hesitant because of the price but I'm glad I did. My mic audio is crip and clear and my teammates don't complain about background noise because it cancels it out.

Reviewer: Rodrigo Sobral
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Primeiramente gostaria de agradecer ao vendedor, porque foi impecável a entrega, e o produto é sensacional, indico a todos que querem ter excelente qualidade de áudio nos seus vídeos e trabalhos!

Reviewer: David Josué Rosete Lopez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Muy buen micrófono, se siente bien construido, robusto. Lo uso por USB pero es muy bueno que tenga la opción de usarlo por XLR en un futuro, o en alguna ocasión en particular. Lo uso sólo para voz, sobre todo en discord y zoom, y capta muy claro el sonido, también de vez en cuando en alguna grabación de audio o de vídeo y es excelente la calidad. Mete un poco de ruido pero nada grave, además se puede suprimir por software, yo lo hago con Reaper. Lo único que no he logrado usarlo por medio del OTG del móvil, lo reconoce como un DAC para conectarle unos audífonos al Jack del micrófono, pero no lo reconoce como micrófono, así que sí lo quieres para usarlo con Android, primero investiga bien. Por lo demás, excelente.

Reviewer: Placeholder
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Worth studio feel Mic, with usb

Reviewer: Ángel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: No esperaba que saliera tan bueno por el precio que tiene, pero un compañero podcaster me lo recomendó y decidí probarlo.Llevo con el ya bastantes años y sigue funcionando bien.Aisla bastante ruidos externos y la calidad está muy bien para podcasting, cursos y similares.Si buscas un buen micrófono calidad-precio, te recomiendo este 🙂

Reviewer: Abdullah Almontasheri
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: بدون مجامله مايك جبار اسطوري لكل شيء حرفيا سوا لعب صناعه محتوى اي شيء ممكن يخطر على بالك المايك ذا له