Shure MX412/C

What I love about the Shure MX412/C Goose neck microphone is its great sound quality. I have been using three of these in a small conference hall and they give great clarity of speech and because of their pickup pattern can be positioned at an unobtrusive and comfortable distance so that they do not get in the way of the speakers notes. The microphone capsule is also small enough to not to be distracting from the audience viewpoint.

I have wholeheartedly recommended these to others who have found them to be just as good as I have described them.

We now own four of these microphones, two MX412's and two MX418's. Sonically they sound clean/transparent, be mindful of plosives with the MX418 when using them on a lectern or table base.

We've been using this microphone for 2 years now for people speaking to an audience of 100+. The quality of the sound and build in this price bracket is superb. My only gripe (not a deal breaker) is it's a bit bulky where the connector is and doesn't look as good as some other Gooseneck microphones on the market.