Review on Shure Digital Condenser Microphone Lightning by Matt Tebow

I bought this mic to replace a Samson Meteor mic which has served me well but has not suffered from semi-regular dropouts. I bought Meteor on Wirecutter's recommendation and I wasn't disappointed. So when I needed a new mic and saw this Shure replacing Samson as their runner-up USB mic last year, I followed their recommendation over and over again and was not disappointed. This type of microphone is much better than built-in computer microphones as well as headsets. If you are recording or broadcasting, this type of microphone is essential to achieve sufficient quality. It may not come close to the XLR mic, but in my opinion it's very close and doesn't require the purchase of any additional equipment. I found the sound very clear, precise and noise-free. It has a flat tuning as well as one for voice and one for guitar, which boost the frequencies where the voice and guitar are. This gives you more control to customize the sound to your liking. A built-in headphone jack with its own volume control allows you to control the audio right at the source, a feature I found very useful. It suffered almost as many failures as the previous Samson and didn't affect the sound quality, so I think it's quite durable, although that shouldn't be taken as a suggestion or recommendation to rough it up. I see that it now comes with a Lightning cable for about the same price I paid for a wireless mic a while back, so it's an even better price now. The mic was delivered over a week late by an independent distributor (for whom they made a concession) and a corner of the box was smashed. Therefore, when I had an operational issue, I assumed the microphone was defective and requested a refund. However, I was able to fix the problem (operator error) and cancel the return. I'm glad I did.