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I originally had a large microphone on a long cord that pugged into the jack of my Olympus digital voice recorder but the connection was not always reliable due to the weight of the cord/mic. Sometimes I would record music and there would be no sound! This tiny microphone solves that problem because the connection within the jack is much more stable. Sound quality is good and serves my purposes quite well.

I'm using this mic with the Boss Micro BR and I'm very pleased. I record jam sessions in my living room that consist of an amplied bass, acoustic guitar and djembe drums. I set the mic up in the middle of the room on an improvised stand. The recordings come out very sharp. I played a session back on a surround sound system, and if you closed your eyes, you'd be convinced that live musicians were jamming all around you. The seperation of the instruments was that good.

Is a little Hissy, but picks up well. I wish it was a little more sensitive to the midrange, as it seems to pick up base and extreme highs easier. I use it with a micro br to record our band live for learning purposes and for that it works great.

I am a completed music education major, strong in both choral and instrumental suits, and this microphone is fine for the speaking voice but is not good for recording music. First of all it has a significant amount of noise that occurs even when the environment is completely silent. I used it on my laptop and on my digital recording device and both had large amounts of noise. Also the lower hertz(lower pitches or bass) are not very audible. The playback doesn't have a good sound in the lower ranges. I wish someone could e-mail me or tell me another mic that is of great quality in this same range. I have yet to find one.

In short, don't buy this mic if you want to record music. Save your money I wish I had.

This is the only mic that is practical for use with my (apparently discontinued) Panasonic stereo cassette recorder (the onboard mic is monaural). Ignore the cord and simply attach the mic directly to the machine for a package that is scarcely any larger, heavier or less convenient than the original machine. Surprisingly, Panasonic offers no mic for the recorder, even though it's seen at least two editions. With the cassette machine I notice no improvement in sound quality with the higher-priced, stick-shaped Sony stereo mic.

Having had a couple of misfires with a digital mini-recorder (admittedly not "mechanical" breakdowns), I'd still recommend a cassette machine, if only for a back-up.