Bought these mics on a whim after hearing samples on youtube. I paid $6.50 US for the 5 pack. All 5 of them arrived in working order. The sound quality going into a Zoom H5 is actually quite good considering the price (roughly $1.30 each).
I set the level on my recorder to roughly 5.5 and was getting input levels between -12db to -6db this was with the mic clipped beneath clothing and roughly 12 inches away from my mouth. A second test with the mic moved up just a couple of inches I was able to lower the input to 3 and get the same output levels of between -12db to -6ddb They do pick up a little background noise, but they are 1 Omnidirectional mics, and 2 very inexpensive omnidirectional mics.
The amount of background noise wasn't off putting or excessive, about what you would hear if you were actually standing in the room with someone. This could of course be minimized by moving the mic closer to the speakers mouth (12 inches away from the source is a bit far away for a lav/lapel mic) and lowering the input level. Highs are clean, lows are a bit much and the mids are alright. I would put these little guys up against any mic in the sub $100 price range maybe higher.
Are these going to sound comparable to a Sennheiser ME2? Not a chance. But I'll take this over spending the money on a Rode smart lav or the like for as little use as they'll see. I'd certainly use this over any of the mics in the $20-$50 range, especially those self powered mics. (who wants to pay for batteries these days)
I do want to point out that the length of the cable is listed as "Approx. 100 cm" which for those on the imperial system is a little over 39 1/4 inches (3 feet 3 1/4 inches) However the mics I received (all 5 of them) were actually just under 60 inches (5 feet) or for those who prefer the metric system about 152 cm. so half again longer than advertised, which is a very welcome surprise.
If I had to buy a new 5 pack of these every 3 months (the length of the listed warranty) for this same price, so be it the price and sound quality is worth it to me.
As other reviews have said, where the wire enters the plastic mic housing is fairly loose, so it would be advisable to put a tiny dab of epoxy into the hole where the wire enters, or simply wrap with gaf tape etc. I wouldn't recommend any adhesive too runny or it could get down into the mic capsule itself if you're not careful.
Shipped super fast, Ordered them on the afternoon of Apr 30th (a thursday) they shipped the following day May 1st (a friday) and I had them on May 5th (a tuesday). Estimated arrival time according to my order status was listed as May 11th.
All around a good buy. This will be the third Neewer branded product i've purchased, and I'm still quite pleased with the quality to cost ratio.
EDIT: It is also worth mentioning that yes, as pictured these are in fact dual channel (left AND right) mono mics, so you will get a left and a right channel recorded with this mic, instead of a single channel (left) mono recording.
Further EDIT: I recently had a chance to use these in an interview situation and am very impressed with the quality considering how little these cost. Pinning the mic under clothing, at about the middle of the chest and setting the gain between 2.5 and 3 (depending on who was speaking) I was able to get clean, clear audio at between -12dB and -6dB. These come in a little bottm heavy on the frequency range if your speaker has a lower register voice, but it doesn't blow out the mic and is easily fixable in post. BUY THESE MICS even if you only keep them on hand as a back up.
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