Pyle Double Over-Ear fessional Hands-Free Omnidirectional Wired Audio Boom Condenser Microphone Headset w/ 3.5mm / 1/4" Adapter, 1.2m Cable, and Windscreen-Pyle PMHM2, Beige

This Pyle-Pro PMHM2 Omni-directional Head Worn Microphone 3.5mm is absolutely what I've been looking for to work with my Zoom H1. I use the Zoom H1 for lectures/sermons. I've tried quite a few lapel mics and also ear mounted cordless phone mics, but I wasn't satisfied with my quality of the test runs. Most sounded a little hollow, others muffled. There was also quite a bit of ambient noise that those other microphones picked up. Due to the price of this unit, I figured to give this one a shot.When I received the unit I did quite a few test recordings with my son playing piano downstairs below my open loft office. So that you can understand what type of noise was present, I can see downstairs and people downstairs can see me. For my first test, I set my Zoom's input level at 15 and this mic didn't pick up any background noise. Being that the mic is so close to the mouth, you can get away with setting the Zoom at a very low setting. Of course, I had to run it through an audio editor and raise the volume a bit since I recorded that low, but there was effectively no background noise. I also copied the left channel track and placed it on the right channel in order to get stereo sound due to this microphone being only mono. I may get a mono to stereo adapter to negate that necessity in the future, but for now, it is fine.I then tested the unit with setting the Zoom input level to 40 and it did pick up the piano, but it was at an acceptable background noise level. My wife pretended to sneeze and cough downstairs and it was noticeable in the recording but it wasn't overwhelming. One of the lapel mics that I had, when someone sneezed or coughed, it sounded as if they were right in my face it was so loud on the recording. At this level, with using extreme examples of background noise as compared to what actually happens in a real setting, the background noise should even be less. I didn't need to increase any volume in the audio editor at this setting. The voice was clear, no static, no hissing, no humming, etc. It sounded to me just fine as is, without any additional editing of the sound itself. I did boost the bass and then boost the treble and it sounded very good, but not entirely necessary. I just used my software's bass and treble boost settings in its Parametric EQ option. For those wondering which audio editor I use, it is GoldWave.I even tried this mic with another recorder that I bought overseas, which has no mic input level adjustments. It recorded incredibly well on that device but at too high of levels. If I use that recorder, I may just need to adjust the mic to be further away from my mouth.I tried this on my laptop, recording a sample on my audio editor. It also worked fine as I can adjust the mic levels on that editor. However, going through the laptop's soundcard didn't produce a very rich recording. It sounded a bit hollow. I also tested it using Skype using their Echo/Sound Test Service and it sounded the same as with the editor.Being that the price is so cheap, I'm going to pick up a few more. This is made in China, but at this price, you should have figured it out.

We used this mic for the RinGO MaXX video shoot. For the price, it is unbeatable. It works very good on voice. I doubt if the response would be ideal for singing but for speaking it does the job extremely well. For the price/performance ratio, you won't go wrong. I bought several just in case one broke. It's rather flimsy but the lightness is also what makes it so comfortable to wear. If you are going to use it a lot professionally, buy several. We have lavs that are literally 15 times the price. Yes, they do sound better but these are disposable.UPDATE: I tried this mic in the church to replace my $300 Countryman lav mic. I'm the pastor. I needed to switch to a mic that was close to my mouth so that I could minimize crowd noise. During the winter, a lot of people cough in the congregation and since we are aired on television, the coughing was a distraction on the audio track. So I tried this mic one Sunday to see how it worked and if I needed to buy a more expensive headset mic.WOW!!! was all that I could say. This mic sounds fantastic when piped over a equalized house system. It sounds MUCH better than the $300 Countryman. It may be because the pickup is much closer to your mouth and is on axis with the sound but nevertheless, it sounds crystal clear. The presence is soooo much better. I ordered 15 more of them. Yes, 15!!!At the price of this mic I can get 20 for the price of one of the Countryman mics. They need to be bent to each person's head so all people who speak regularly will have their own headsets. They are delicate so if one breaks, well that's $15 lost. I am ecstatic with these mics. Absolutely ecstatic.If you go to theonlineword dot com and click Most Recent you will hear the quality of the mic. The latest sermons use this mic.This mic is simply amazing. If it were $100, I would still think it was a great value.