JV601 Desktop Mic

I've spent quite a bit of time messing around with PC microphones and such over the years, and after trying, using, trying other microphones, going back to this one, I can feel confident is the statement that this is the BEST PC microphone you'll find out there under the $50.00 price point. I'd say it's probably better than some in the $70.00 range, if not comparable at-least. The microphone itself is simple and straightforward. It's simply an electret condenser element in the small head, and inside the weighted base is the amplification/power circuity to drive the element. It's a very simple and time tested design that works well. For under $20.00, this is a bargain. I own two of them on two different PC's and they both work flawless. I have the basic model with JUST the mute button. I didn't like the option of having a gain knob there, it's a little redundant to me when one can control their microphone sensitivity with Windows anyway. The audio quality of the microphone is excellent for most users. You're NOT going to get super high fidelity wide range audio with this microphone. What you ARE going to get though is clean, clear, communications grade audio that's perfect for Skype, Zoom, VOIP calls, basic speech recording, and the like. Higher audio quality is going to require a more expensive microphone obviously, that's just how microphones work. Don't let this deter you though. The audio quality and frequency response for basic use is exceptional. It's a winner. Highly recommend.

Reliable, convenient, high sound quality, and great price. My mic is very reliable: works consistently without needing drivers or setup; and no failures of any kind in the 5 years I've been using it on a daily basis. The sound quality is a significant improvement over the built-in mic on my company issued laptop. My voice is noticeably clearer on calls, and it does a surprisingly good job of isolating background noise. The ergonomics is good too. The gooseneck is easy to position and flexible, and the mute button is convenient for long meetings. My next mic would probably still be from this Jounivo brand, worth every of my hard-earned dollars.

Works how I expected. Simple to set up and use. My friends hate me because I am loud. Not the mics fault, it picks my voice up just fine.

Amazing Microphone, I can’t believe the sound quality for the money. I have 3 different Mics from Rode for my podcasting set up so compared it with a Top end microphone. I bought this for my son for his gaming PC. Can’t believe the sound it produces.

Just plug and play, it works great. I use it for voice to text.

Easy to install. Good Sound quality.

It took me about 10 minutes to figure out the instructions. I really like this Microphone. I am using it for speech to Text conversion. It is very plug & Play! Instruction manual comes with it. One quirk - It is about 15 inches from my shredder, and when I shred anything, the microphone goes into the listen mode by itself. Not a big deal but unusual. The green light lts me know that this has happened, so I can mute it again.

The mic itself works fine once it is set up correctly, but because of a bizarre interaction with Windows you may think it's defective (as I did). Turns out there is a very unintuitive fix that doesn't involve typical steps like updating drivers, changing permissions, etc. If you find that your mic is connected and recognized correctly by Windows, but no signal is being transmitted, then give this a try. All menu and setting names are written here exactly as they appear on my machine- Windows 10 version 2004 (name for the May 2020 update, I believe). The review that I got this method from had them labeled slightly different, so it may differ based on your machine. 1) Right-click the speaker icon on your taskbar, which opens up a dropdown menu. Click on "Sounds" 2) A new menu opens up. Click on the "Recording" Tab in the top left. 3) Find this microphone in that menu (mine is labeled "Microphone- JOUNIVO JV601") and double click on it. 4) A sub menu opens up. Click on the "Levels" Tab in the top left. 5) Now simply change the slider to any other value than what it is currently on. Not sure if it matters what, I just moved it down a couple points and hit "Ok" on each menu to close it. The microphone now (hopefully) works. The microphone sound quality is good and the flexible arm is a good length, just very annoying that this fix was so unintuitive. I was about to throw in the towel and buy a different model. Can't give it more than 3 stars because of this headache. Not necessarily the manufacturer's fault- maybe it worked perfectly out of the box on the current version of Windows when it was made, but here we are. It needs a firmware update.

A good mic for teams meetings

This is an amazing budget mic. I use it mostly for gaming but also for video creation. My friends immediately noticed the difference in sound quality compared to my old headset mic. The mic feels pretty solid but light. The cheapest feeling part is the mute button. Some people were complaining about a loud sound when muting/unmuting, but either they were exaggerating or the problem was fixed, because I think the sound is pretty much standard volume for when you mute on a mic. Volume control is done through windows settings, which definitely works, but it’s not the most convenient. If volume control is important to you, I think the same company is offering a model of the same mic with a volume dial for only $5 CAD more. This mic is a STEAL for its amazing price, and it completely surpassed my expectations. The sound is crisp and consistent. My only issue would be that it does pick up a lot of background noise, even my quiet mouse movements and keyboard buttons. This problem can easily be fixed by changing the mic volume though. Highly recommend this mic for anyone looking for a cheap but good microphone. It can be used for anything like gaming, videos, or online classes.

Mainly for using voice dictation.

Great service and product works well.

Works well and great price