I more prefer the XLR microphones, they're more mobile and suppress background noise much better.

For any blue microphone and some others this is perfect, but for some super powerful microphones they will just blow it out and you would be better out paying 150$ for a preamp of focuserite

I used this on my Mac for various things, and noticed that when I had to do conference calls and stuff, and I used this, my voice was so clear and modulated and crisp and so forth, when I paired this with the Shure SM58, that classic microphone.

Does the job, if you want to use a proper XLR microphone instead of some weaksauce overhyped Yeti, this will get the job done well and stores nicely at a good size

No buzzing noises or anything picked up really...just nice crispy sound recorded through a good quality microphone is all I hear

It works great for me, I have a blue Bluebird microphone hooked up to it, and it does not make my expensive microphone sound crappy.

i try my microphone without blue icicle, and it's not bad

I handle the device the same way I would handle an expensive microphone

I have a home studio and an investment in good microphones.

I do a lot of home recording of my vocals, and I didn't want to spend a fortune on a good USB Microphone, I instead wanted to use my microphone that I have always used to record which is a Sennheiser e935, and this ICICLE allowed me to do so.

The microphone works fine and did not break or deteriorate in sound quality as a result of the Blue Icicle but the Blue Icicle itself was has become progressively worse in sound quality for whatever reason

The microphone works fine and did not break or deteriorate in sound quality as a result of the Blue Icicle but the Blue Icicle itself was has become progressively worse in sound quality for whatever reason

I have good XLR microphones that cost more than many USB mic kits

Introduces noise and makes the microphone sound overly harsh

Great way to convert old SONY XLR microphone into a USB-compatible microphone

There's plenty of gain available for even the least sensitive dynamic microphones, and it provides phantom power for condenser mics

The customer service department blames dynamic microphones or customers for not being loud enough

I have little doubt that the Blue Icicle will get the job done with a Shure SM-58, or similar "dynamic" microphone.

The customer service department blames dynamic microphones or customers for not being loud enough

Piece o' garbage.

Piece o' garbage.