Zalman Zm-Mic1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone

by Zalman

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00029MTMQ
• Item model number: ZM-MIC1
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #16 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Headsets & Microphones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 12, 2005

Product Description

Compact headphone microphone of excellent sound quality, ease of use, and sensitivity. Clip the microphone onto the headphone cable as close to the mouth as possible. Use the mini clips on the microphone cable to latch the microphone cable onto the headphone cable. Insert the microphone jack into the Mic Input of the soundcard/audio input device. Adjust the Mic Input Level in the soundcard’s software/audio input device.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly high quality mic, April 27, 2009

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Han Kim (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman Zm-Mic1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone (Personal Computers)

I've tried a few different stand alone mics to use with my hd-555, and this one takes the cake. I play Counter-Strike:Source competitively and the previous mics I used left something to be desired in terms of quality in vent and especially in game. Not this mic. As soon as I plugged it in my teammates commented how I no longer sounded like I was in a fish bowl. One thing I was worried about was the fact that the mic is omni-directional, but as long as the environment you're playing in is relatively quiet, the mic quality doesn't suffer.

I'd recommend this mic for any gamer using a sennheiser product that needs a mic attachment.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic mic for the price/style, September 9, 2010

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jschristian44 - See all my reviews

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I got this microphone because of all the good reviews it got. Some people say people can't hear them, etc. This is true until you turn up the mic volume and give it boost. You have to go into your Realtek HD settings for the microphone. Once in there, check all the noise, echo, directional suppression boxes. Then it will ask to calibrate and you have to read some sentences. Put the meter to about 40. Also in the settings there is a mic boost option. I used it all the way to the +30 decibals. Now, the mic works excellent and is a tolerable level and sounds very clear. Make sure you at least check echo suppression if you don't do the others, otherwise you will just hear static. But for the price this mic rocks. Beware the cord is double the length of a twin size bed.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars convient with a little more than acceptable performance, September 5, 2009

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Aaron J. Willard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zalman Zm-Mic1 High Sensitivity Headphone Microphone (Personal Computers)

When I got into audiophile headphones I knew gaming headsets were out based on the general concensus on the web concerning their performance. That being said I went for the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 and to replace the microphone I was so accustom to on my previous headset, I bought the Zalman clip-on mic.

The mic is extremely light weight, a plus, it can be easily stored and forgotten about during use, it's fairly natural to use. It needs to be forcefully clipped on to a thicker cable (like the one present on the AD700) which is slightly annoying.

The voice pick-up is fine, the DB boost from windows is almost required and you will have to deal with a good amount of feedback. Still, my voice came out fine, and was understandable from everyone I've inquired about it so far.

Overall quality is mediocre, but I suppose you get what you pay for here.

Since I don't know of any other clip on mics, I'm going to say this is a fair purchase for the money