Review on 🎧 High Quality Pyle Double Over-Ear Professional Condenser Microphone Headset with 3.5mm / 1/4" Adapter - PMHM2, Beige by Linda Lewis

This Pyle-Pro PMHM2 3.5mm Omnidirectional Head Microphone is exactly what I was looking for to work with the Zoom H1. I use the Zoom H1 for lectures/sermons. I've tried a few lavalier mics and in-ear mics for cordless phones, but I wasn't satisfied with the quality of the tests. Most sounded a bit muffled, others muffled. There was also quite a bit of ambient noise picked up by other microphones. Because of the price of this device, I decided to give it a try. When I received the unit, I took some test shots with my son playing the piano downstairs under my open plan attic office. So that you can understand what kind of noise was there I can look down and the people downstairs can see me. For my first test, I set the zoom input level to 15 and this mic didn't pick up any background noise. Since the microphone is so close to the mouth, there is no need to set the zoom to a very low value. Of course I had to run it through an audio editor and turn up the volume a bit since I was recording so quietly, but there was little to no background noise. I also copied the left channel track and put it on the right channel to get stereo sound as this mic is mono only. I can get a mono to stereo converter to negate that need in the future, but so far so good. acceptable level of background noise. My wife pretended to sneeze and cough downstairs and it was noticeable on the tape but not overwhelming. One of the lavalier mics I had when someone sneezed or coughed sounded like it was right in my face, that's how loud it was on the record. At this level, using extreme examples of background noise, the background noise should be even less compared to what happens in the real world. With this setting, I didn't have to turn up the volume in the audio editor. The voice was clear, no hiss, hiss, buzz, etc. It sounded quite good to me with no additional processing on the sound itself. I boosted the bass and then boosted the treble and it sounded very good, but not essential. I just used my software's bass and treble boost settings in a parametric equalizer parameter. For those wondering what audio editor I use, it's GoldWave. I even tried this mic with another recorder I bought abroad that doesn't have a mic input level control. On this device he recorded incredibly well, but at too high a volume. When using this recorder, I may need to adjust the mic to be further from my mouth. I tried it out on my laptop by recording a sample in my audio editor. This also worked well as I can adjust the microphone levels in this editor. However, checking the laptop's sound card did not reveal a very rich recording. It sounded a bit empty. I also tested it with Skype using their Echo/Sound Test Service and the sound was the same as with the editor. Since the price is so low, I will buy a few more. It's made in China, but at this price you would have guessed it.