This thing is beautifully made. It feels like it's about business. However, I am always afraid that someone will bend it. Much more paranoia than having a cheap pop filter. Nice that I can clean the pop filter. Aside from being handy, the explosive "r" sound has an unnatural hiss when it hits the screen. this item when used as intended. It basically sounds like you're making a "p" sound on a metal grille (which isn't at all surprising).