the t.bone SC 440 USB

i ordered the mic at the beginning of my recording carrer. its heavy duty and the quality is very excellent!it fits perfectly in the holder, that stabilize it from swinging around and keep it in scale. the usb cable is also ok. not the best and not the worst.

the sound for itself isnt that worse at all. its very precise and still records my footsteps when i'm barefoot, sounding like a kick drum.
but i learned the lesson very well.. an usb mic isnt the "real thing" if you want to produce and record on a high quality level. you have so many random noises and parasitic frequency. you cant really work with it well.

i know have an usb interface and with phatom power and use the mic without usb.... perfect sound!

This is a good quality microphone overall. Very solid feeling and seems to be more expensive than it is. It does work in a straightforward manner and I did not have any real issues with it. The shock mount it comes with is good quality as well and of course the fact that it all connects up via usb makes it easy to use in a hurry. The sound quality is to my mind good enough for podcasting and speaking but not really up to singing which is what I bought it for. The level is a little low and so you can find that you will have to boost the level in any way you can with your software to make it usable. Then you will notice there is a degree of hiss that can be problematical. For me in the end I actually sold it on as it could not really cut it for high quality vocals. Not any better than a goodish quality dynamic mic. If you can find a use for it it is worth it but if you want good quality for singing it is best avoided.