Speedlink Spes Clip-On Microphone SL-8691-SBK-01, Metal Casing, Noise Suppression, Flexible Usage, Detachable Metal Clip, 3.5 Millilitre Jack Plug, Black

I purchased this microphone to connect directly into my Canon 550D so I could add some voice notes to the home videos I record, and I am actually very surprised. The sound quality I now get since plugging this in is superb! Your voice ends up sounding like you've recorded yourself in a professional recording studio. There is no popping noises when you speak, and what surprised me is to test it, I attached it to my shirt and left the TV on quite a loud volume, and you could hear my voice loud and clear, but could hardly even make out the TV! So I think this microphone would be very good outside with a lot of background noise such as other people talking etc. It is a nice small compact size with a fairly long cable so you can be quite far away from the camera. It is very portable and the clip is strong (not the cheap plastic I originally expected it to be!) The small size also means that it won't be a nuisance when attached. It comes in a blister pack, and whilst I hate this type of packaging all I had to do was just use scissors to cut the top off and then just pull the 2 sides apart which actually came apart very easily. For the price, an absolute bargain! You won't be disappointed.

Background: I'm a amateur Journalist/ Documentarian / Videographer and have my own YouTube Channel where i travel to many Dance events up and down the country as well as various countries in Europe and do interviews with people either one a 1-2-1 level or in a group. Having done a few interviews, i was really miffed the amount of background noise (Loud Music etc) i was getting, so i decided to minimise this by investing in some Audio equipment. Setup: Tascam DR-07 MkII Belkin Rockstar Multi-Headphone Splitter (5 way splitter) 2 Speedlink Spec Mics Build Quality. The Mic and the clip is made from metal, but the attachment that holds the mic to the clip is plastic, which hooks on and is held in place by a tiny screw (Slightly larger than the ones on reading Glasses) There are a few people that have complained about the clip and how it falls apart. This is true, but remember you're only paying £6. To fix this problem, the tiny screw can be tightened, which should resolve the problem. I would expect that upon transport and various vibrations, the screw has come lose and therefore causing the clip to fall apart. For the really paranoid, i uncrewed the plastic from the clip, applied the tiniest amount of superglue to the plastic side(literally no more than a tip of a toothpick) and re-screwed. Build Quality, Secure, Minor tweak maybe required. Audio quality is great, and clear. I initially bought 2, coupled with the Belkin splitter, so see how 2 mics would sound like going into my Audio Recorder. Still impressed and have ordered 3 more. If your only using one, you should be fine, but i would advise the more mic inputs you have the more background noise is amplified Summary; If your complaining, then go somewhere else and spend a little more money. Personally, for only spending £6 for a Lapel mic with a long cable and delivers great (not perfect, but great) Audio, i'm very happy with my purchase and great for any budding, Journalist/Hobbiest/ Videographer. 4/5 stars because i will admit that it maybe inconvenient for some people that don't have a tiny screwdriver or superglue.

Having spent a few days using this microphone for VoIP applications (Skype and Teamspeak) and narration, I am very pleased with it. The microphone is very well built, with the clip and the microphone being made out of a very solid feeling metal. On the other hand, the cable feels slightly cheap, however it still feels like it should last, so I won't mark the product down for this, especially for the price paid. The cable is long enough for me to stand up and move a reasonable distance away from my computer if I need to, which means it should be perfect for those using this for video making. The microphone clips tightly onto every item of clothing I have so far tried it with, remaining in the same place even after I pulled on the cable. However, the clip has teeth on it as opposed to the rubber pads I have seen on other lavalier microphones, so this may damage some delicate items of clothing; for most people this shouldn't be a problem though. The quality of the audio that comes from the microphone is fantastic for the price paid; it reproduces the bass in my relatively low voice with ease while capturing the highs. Background noise is basically a non-issue, with people commenting that my keyboard and mouse are no longer audible compared to my old microphone. Plosives are captured well without "popping", and intricate sounds such as "t"s are captured well. There is a small amount of hiss and the overall volume is a little on the quiet side, however both of these issues can probably be resolved with a decent sound card and preamp. The only negative thing I have to say about this microphone is the packaging is seemingly welded together; a box would have been better than the plastic packaging provided here, which took me a minute or two to get open. The microphone arrived in one piece though, so the packaging did its job. All in all, I am quite impressed with this microphone. It is doing what I ask of it admirably, and I can see it lasting some time. Kudos to Speedlink for this one.

I purchased this to work with my canon camcorder, but it gets no audio inputs. Also I tried it on my iMac (Mid-2011) and got nothing either. I spoke with the manufacturer's tech support team and they said it would work with a mac that had a mic input, but most don't! The box says it does but the manual says it only works with a PC. On my canon legria mini X, I can choose if the input is line in or mic, neither give any input from the device. It's a shame, from what I've heard for devices this works with, it's a great little device, but it's cutting itself out a huge chunk of the market place by not working universally. I've sent it back for a refund.

It's cheap, it works okay however the sound quality isn't fantastic. You obviously get what you pay for and this was a stand in till I could purchase a Modmic. It does what it needs to do, the hinge and clip are still working fine after 3+ months and the occasional yank when I walk off forgetting I have it pinned to my chest. The cable is plenty long enough, for the price you can't complain.

Out of interest, and because of its amazingly low price, I was able to try out this clip-on mic., to verify a./ that it actually would work with my equipment and b./ that the results would make it worthwhile. USING SPEEDLINK WITH HEARING AID Let me explain. I wished to use it in conjunction with my Bluetooth hearing aids. The latter have a small control unit which hangs around the neck in the manner of a Lavaliere microphone: plugging in the Speedlink Clip-on allows me to fix the latter to my outer garment where the pick-up of sound is not masked by my clothing. It works perfectly in this context. When receiving calls (which go directly i to my wi-fi hearing aids) my replies to callers are perfectly clear. And, given its price, it is quite remarkable. The dedicated mic., for this hearing aid sells at between £40 to £45 in the UK, depending where you purchase it. In the USA I have seen them offered at US$ 25....the Speedlink costs £8.50 - need I say more?

Bought this for a electronics project I was working on and therefore just picked it because it was cheap and not really expecting much in the way of quality but I have to say this little mic has really impressed me. Built quality seems good and robust so it should last a while. It does a great job at picking up sounds and speech and all is clear and good quality. Not really much else I can say about a microphone I am afraid. For the money this is a really a superb microphone that I would be happy to recommend or buy again if I needed to.

I bought this as I needed to some low-budget interview work for a documentary, and this seemed to be decent enough. I purchased it on a tuesday and it arrived a week and a half later on free delivery. On arrival it was undamaged, thankfully (unlike some of the other reviews for this) I overestimated just how long the 2.5m wire was, so it was considerably shorter than I had imagined, but luckily I had an extension cable. the 3.5mm minijack will go into any mic input on a computer (NOT the line input on a mac, line input and mic input are different! You'll have to buy a secondary soundcard if you're a mac user to use this product) or any minijack input on any camera. It worked perfectly with my friend's 60D, which is what we were filming onto. The sound quality is very high, and only true audio nerds would be able to distinguish a difference between this and the higher level gizmos, and with absolutely no background noise that I could hear. However, the build quality is an issue. After a few days of considerably careful use, the sleeve that protects the wire joint at the base of the microphone ripped, meaning the wire is now liable to being yanked about and possibly pulled out. The clip is made of a rather-flimsy feeling metal, the bracket that holds the microphone in place (it's detachable) is plastic, as is the microphone itself. So, overall: Pros - Very good price - High sound quality - Undetectable background noise - Decent dispatch/delivery speed - Easily replaceable due to price Cons - Build quality may be an issue on some units - Must be handled with extreme care so not to damage sleeve - Unhelpful manual/instructions All in all I was happy with this product, so I have given it a 4/5 star rating.

Me he llevado una grata sorpresa con este producto. Su calidad está fuera de toda duda. La captación de sonido directo es magnífica y la pinza es muy resistente. Mi viejo micro funcionaba a un solo canal, por lo que cuando editaba el sonido, tenía que duplicar el único canal de sonido para conseguir sonido estéreo. En cambio, este micro graba a dos canales, por lo que el estéreo es real. No coge demasiado el sonido de fondo, pero sí lo suficiente como para poder aprovecharlo como fondo de ambiente. Le doy cinco estrellas por su económico precio y lo bien que funciona.

I use this mic with a Sony ICD-PX333 digital audio recorder. It picks up clear non-distorted sound at great distance. It must have some noise suppression built in, because background noise is at a low (to non-existent) level - not certain I like that feature, because I'm trying to record every nuance of sound. Bottom line: a nice quality microphone for a super low price.

je ne l'ai testé une fois pour le moment, en lui faisant un petit test pour savoir s'il fonctionnait bien et à quelle qualité. les premiers retour que j'ai eu sont trés convainquant, ce n'est pas un micro très professionnel, mais il fait son travail. il est petit et discret, le fil est de bonne longueur, pour ma part, je peux facilement mettre mon dictaphone dans ma poche de pantalon et mettre le micro un peu ou je veux sur ma chemise avec l'aggrafe fourni avec. ce qui m'a d'autant plus surpris c"etait de voir que la finition du materiau au niveau du micro etait dans un métal qui me semble solide, donc pas de crainte a avoir sur un éventellement écrasement ou casse à ce niveau là. la fabriation est trés correcte. je n'ai pas encore pu tester sa réduction de bruit comme dit dans son titre, maintenant, je suppose que pour le prix payé, le peu d'élément présent il sera minime, et devra surement dépendre aussi de la qualité de l'appareil enregistrant les sons provenant du micro. peut etre que je ferais d'autres test en ce sens une prochaine fois.

Micofono molto compatto, leggero e resistente. La qualita' audio e' migliore del previsto, con una sensibilita' inattesa. Soffre di un leggero rumore di fondo se utilizzato con guadagno molto alta sulle periferiche che si va a collegare. Puo' essere collegato a viodecamere e fotocamere e smartphone e l'audio captato risulta essere piuttosto pulito e bilanciato. Nel mio caso non e' stato necessario l'utilizzo di un adattatore dedicato per l'ingresso jack del telefono. Sul Moto G3 l'ho collegato direttamente all'input e viene riconosciuto come sistema di cattura. Apro una parentesi riguardo i computer. Si leggono diverse valutazioni negative del microfono, in particolar modo legate al volume dello stesso o addirittura mancanza di segnale. Se collegato ad un computer, ci possono essere dei problemi relativi all'alimentazione e al gain. Trattandosi di un microfono a condensatore, necessita di una alimentazione chiamata comunemente dagli addetti ai lavori "phantom". Normalmente i dispositivi forniscono questa alimentazione (ingresso mic PC, smartphone etc.) ma come e' successo nel mio caso, o e' troppo bassa (puo' andare da 3 a 9V) oppure il circuito e' soggetto a rumori di loop. Nel mio caso, dovevo alzare il gain dal pannello della scheda audio fino a +20/+30 dB con un notevole rumore di fondo che rendeva il microfono inutilizzabile. Per mia fortuna sono un esperto di elettronica e audio, per cui mi son costruito un banale circuito di alimentazione in modo da bypassare quella della scheda audio del computer. Il risultato e' un audio buono, considerando l'economicita' del prodotto. Puo' quindi succedere che il microfono abbia un segnale troppo basso o un rumore di fondo ma il problema non e' il microfono in se, ma il computer che state utilizzando.

Da ich privat Mikrofone nutze, um zum Beispiel Musik (Rap, Gesang, etc.) zu machen, aber nicht immer ein Großmembran-Mikrofon vor der Nase sitzen haben wollte, wenn ich z.B. Multiplayer-Spiele spiele, habe ich ein günstiges und vor allem KLEINES Mikrofon gesucht. Das Mikrofon von Speedlink macht äußerlich einen guten Eindruck. Das Kabel kann zwar sehr schnell einen Kabelbruch erleiden, da der gummierte Bezug sehr dünn ist und kaum stabilität bietet, das Mikrofon an sich ist allerdings sehr gut verarbeitet. Das Metallgehäuse wirkt wertig und, wenn man das Mikrofon mal von innen betrachtet, fällt einem auf, dass alles gut verarbeitet ist. Die Tonqualität ist gut. Es ist zwar empfindlich, was "Pop-Laute" angeht. Also, wenn man ein "P" spricht, schlagen die Audiowellen aus, als wenn es um deren Leben ginge. Dieses Problem hab ich allerdings mit einem kleinen Tuch-Draht-Gebastel behoben. Also einfach ein dünnes Tuch in einen Metallring spannen und diesen mit Draht an das Mikrofon befestigen. Das Tuch entschärft den Luftdruck, den man bei "Pop-Lauten" erzeugt, in dem das Tuch an sich schon die Luftströmung abfängt und fast nur noch den Schall durch lässt. Also quasi ein Pop-Schutz in sehr klein. Aber auch ohne den Miniatur-Pop-Schutz Marke Eigenbau ist die Tonqualität überraschend gut. Jeder Ton wird sehr klar in den Computer eingespeist. Zwar hört man hier und da, dass die Tonspuren metallisch klingen, aber dies hält sich in Grenzen. Alles in Allem ist Speedlink zwar nicht mit Großmembran-Mikros, wie dem "Studio C010" von "Fame", zu vergleichen, aber für die paar Euronen, die das Clip-On Mikrofon von SPEEDLINK kosten, hab ich viel weniger erwartet. Ich bin positiv überrascht und kann somit den Kauf nur empfehlen.