Customer Reviews

Sony Omnidirectional Microphone

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So you must be in the market for a microphone if you are reading this. Depending on what you want out of a mic, this might be a great bargain choice. I recently tested 30+ of these Sony F-V100 Mics and every single one worked--nice and clean sounding in a streamlined lightweight package.

Pros:
Price (Under $10)
Dependable--very durable
Good audio quality
No on/off switch (less to break)
Lightweight (easy for kids to hold)
9.8 foot cord


Cons:
No on/off switch
Low volume for some uses
Mostly plastic build instead of metal

So if you are looking for an easy to use and durable mic on a budget, this should be exactly what you need. If you have requirements that do not amp the mic much, then you will need a more expensive mic.

I bought this to use as a second microphone for the kids' karaoke machine so two could sing together. I thought the "quality" of the sound wouldn't matter since I was just buying it to use it with my kids toy. Boy was I wrong. The kids fight over using the other one that came with the karaoke singing machine, which is far superior. This one is really a piece of crap and they can barely hear themselves singing when they use it. Don't buy it for any reason. It stinks!

Purchased one of these for use with students and inexpensive DV camcorders. Works fine - sounds ok. What do you want for $10?! Is it a pro-quality mic? No, of course not - but it sure sounds much better than the on-camera microphone. Works like a charm and for my wallet.

I bought this mic about 5 years ago to use on my 4-track recorder. It works fine. On vocals, it sounds a bit muddy, but what do you expect from a sub $[...] mic. Close mic'ing a guitar amp sounds decent. I actually got great sound, but that's my opinion.

As far as the other reviews, I'm not sure about the low gain problems. It could be their system. Since I used mine through a 4-track recorder, I had a different setting where I had to turn a knob in order for me to use a microphone. So really the main culprit could be the system where you plug in the mic.

The problem is the thing doesn't come with a manual so one would think it's plug and play. Clearly it's not.

If you're wondering how it sounds, you can listen to a few songs I did back in 2005 using this little mic. The guitars were mic'ed through the amplifier at about an inch away from the speakers. The amplifier volume was at 45% because I had neighbors and I was recording at night.

Here's the link:

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Four of the songs used the Sony mic:
- Won't Go Away
- Homesick
- Make Me Crawl
- Spit In Your Lemon Lime

UPDATE: 03/16/10
Amazon did not allow my link so just go to [...] and look up artist Mario Gozum

Don't by this mike.Its a piece, it cuts out, and crackles.You'd be better off going to a dollar store and finding a better mic.Save your money and buy elsewhere

I read some of these other reviews that stated that this mic was cheap and did not pick up sound very well. I should have paid attention, but it was cheap and it was from Sony so I figured how could I go wrong. Well the mic is a piece of junk and worthless to me. You have to cup your hand around the the end and with you mouth just a 1/2 inch from it's surface you have to shout for anything to be recorded at a near normal level. Perhaps this would be of some benefit for loud singing but for normal speaking level it is completely useless. It was cheap enough that I just wrote it off as the time and effort it would of taken to repackage and repost would not of been cost effective. Don't buy it. Spend a little more money and get something that works.

Sony Omnidirectional Microphone is smaller than usual one, its sound is so little whenever and whatever I adjust it to. It makes me so upset. It sucks. Don't buy it. Don't use it. It is made in china. I want to send it back to the seller for a refund or exchange of other kinds of microphone. Please help me solve it.

Sound was poor and didn't configure to the online karaoke site and was very difficult to get a spot where your sound would come through strong...it was weak!

Can't really complain, it was £8.

Plugged it in to my Hifi and it is only audible if I cup my hands around it.
Plugged through a pre-amp first (I used a guitar amp) it is a lot better but the sound quality isn't brilliant.

Mostly plastic but not built terribly. If you can afford something better then don't get this.

It was not as bad as i thought it would be it is not very loud and there is no on/off switch thosee are the worst parts about it but im using it for vocals in my band which is on a VERY small budger so it works!