About 2 inches away from it, and I get the sound that I want....great prop and a good mic!

Great quality, looks great in pictures - great photo prop.

Cool looking prop at that too!

Great prop

This mic pops -- it does not handle plosives (words with the "p" sound) very well at all

This mic pops -- it does not handle plosives (words with the "p" sound) very well at all