J K MIC-J 044 Clip On Lavalier Microphone with 3.5mm TS Mono Plug | Omnidirectional Condenser Lapel Mic Compatible with Voice Amplifiers and Desktop PCs with Separate Microphone Input

Sounds great! I plugged it into my laptop and the hum was terrible, until I unplugged the laptop's power supply and ran off battery. Not the mic's fault! I plugged it into my Nikon DSLR and it works great, but in one channel only. This is OK, because I can fix it in Premiere. But I made a cable that connects the mic to both channels of the DSLR, and it works great. (Wire the "tip" connection of the mic to both the ring and the tip for the camera.) I also made a little power supply with a 9V battery, a resistor and a capacitor. I can plug into the balanced input of my mixer with this circuit and the quality is great. The electronic noise generated by the mic is not an issue.Note that you must use shielded extension cables, or the hum will be terrible. Not all extension cables are shielded, including some Radio Shack ones I have. Unshielded cables work OK for headphones, but not microphones.The construction is kind of cheap, especially how it just dangles by the cord, but who cares at this price?

This thing is amazing!! I used it with a Zoom H5n, but the problem I came across is that this is a non-powered mic that requires a powered slot. The XLR-1 input has phantom power, but the TRS port is not phantom powered. So I had to get an XLR Male to TRS female, and a TRS Male to 3.5mm female so that I could plug this in. It was a quick fix on set and worked really well Going forward I'll be using a phantom powered 3.5mm transmitter.For Performance: This little sucker has superb sound quality. Minimal ambient noise if any at all. The way I picked this one was going over the reviews for inexpensive LAV Mics on youtube and this is the top performer. At this price I'll be picking up a few more just to have on hand! I highly recommend you grab this mic.

I watched a review on youtube that highly recommend these over other options such as giant squid lavs.I have to say these work really really well for the price! they sound great when listen threw headphones. I would say if you are on a budget these are an awesome choice BUT!In the review I saw they forgot to mention that this has a 3.5mm MONO jack not Stereo. this means that the lav is gonna record both the right and left channel into one channel and out put it in one channel most likely being the left speaker. This means you need a mono to stereo jack adapter or go into your choice of editing program and fake stereo sound but copying the channel that has sound into the empty channel.Its not necessarily a deal breaker but would have been nice to know instead of freaking out for an hour thinking that these lav mics were broken.

I normally record audio with a Blue Yeti microphone that I purchased through Amazon for just shy of $120 in 2015. I love the audio sound I get through the Blue Yeti but I needed a lavalier / lapel microphone to conduct interviews and for YouTube videos. I researched options extensively and I finally settled on the JK Mic-J 044 with the A2 (mono) connector. I do all my recording through a HP ProBook 4540s laptop - not through a smartphone or tablet. This microphone will not work with smartphones or tablets without an adapter. This is for PCs or audio recorders such as the Zoom H1. The sound quality of this mic cannot be beat for the price (<$30). For less than 25% of the cost of my Blue Yeti I can get decent sound for my purposes right out of the gate -- and with a little post processing I can get sound comparable to my Blue Yeti. For the money, this thing is amazing.

I've contacted JK and they are replacing it for free. So this time I hope I have a longer time with the mic that I like which the sound and quality is really good for its price.-- Update --I bought this microphone a year ago and only used it once a month. After getting through the 12th time, it doesn't work anymore. Does't even register any kind of sound on my Zoom H6.So dissappointed, cheaper Boya Mic that I use more frequently is doing fine compared to this...I was happy with using it, although it is a mono mic, post production the sound came out very decent compared to its other competitors aroud the same price range.

I was very skeptical about buying a "Cheaper" Lapel mic for my Rode Mic Go system. However, this thing is brilliant. I will be ordering more to have on set. The audio is crystal clear with little to no interference and it is extremely small. Super useful for shooting interviews.I was originally looking at Rode's lapel and it was a lot more expensive. Staying budget conscience here and it paid off!

I thought I did a good job researching before I purchased. I watched video reviews on youtube and I narrowed my choices down to this JK MIC-J044 lavalier mic. I was very unhappy when I plugged it into my laptop and tried it out. Sitting in a completely silent room and sitting perfectly still this microphone generates a large amount of static. It records my voice alright but the background noise that it generates sounds like a person trying to tune in a ham radio. It's static plus multiple high pitches and squeals. I ran my audio file through audacity and removed the noise profile from the file. That really helped but it then made my voice sound like I was talking into a tin can. I wanted a mic that I wouldn't necessarily have to drastically manipulate in post production. I'm returning this product. I'll be spending the $115 on the Blue Yeti like I should have to begin with.

Bought two of these and at first I was very impressed because the sound quality was great and it's a lot cheaper than the official Sennheiser lav. However, after roughly 5 months of use one of the mics just died and no longer works. Luckily I had another backup or would have had some huge problems.

This is an awesome mic for the price. I do a lot of voice over work and this sounds clean. It's a mono mic so you will have to remember to duplicate the channels or you'll only hear audio from the left channel. The foam bit will go missing very quickly so I don't really bother putting it on. It's completely useless anyways.

I first became aware of this superb little Lavalier mic on You Tube. Curtis Judd (who is a photographer/videographer) had tested this and provided many other tips too.I purchased this to use in conjunction with an audio recorder (Tascam DR05 Version 2). The uses I have for this mic/setup is to use to record voiceovers for my video reviews, screencasts and I have to say that this allows me to do a really polished and excellent quality recording.At £20 (which personally I find an absolute bargain for this kind of quality), it's only natural that it isn't going to come with lots of bundled extras (such as a carry case/pouch) basically you get the mic and a rather sturdy metal alligator clip for to clip the mic on to your clothing, the mic clips into a little rubber notch on the alligator clip. The good thing with this alligator clip is, if it breaks, its just a standard type of alligator clip, which means you can purchase pretty much any mic clip and it would be fine. Interestingly, mine came with a couple of foam windshields (even though the item description doesn't mention this). Other than what I've mentioned, there's nothing else.Bear in mind, that this mic is mono, but this is all you need for recording dialogue and too be honest mono is the best choice for recording dialogue. If however, you connect this to an audio recorder (such as the Tascam DR05 or the Zoom H1) you will end up with just a left track (basically audio will only come out of the left speaker, this is due to those recorders having a stereo mic input port). However, it's a quick and easy job to do a mono conversion and remove the silent right channel and then have audio coming out of both the left and right channels/speakers, you can do this with a free application such as Audacity or a paid for application such as Adobe Audition, this process is easy and takes around 10 seconds to do, once you know what to do, it really isn't a big deal.The build quality of this mic is very good and goes extra to make this mic outstanding value for money.To sum up:If you are wanting an excellent quality mic and don't want to pay a small fortune for one, then the JK Mic-J 044 should be at the top of your list.

CAPTURA AUDIO DE FORMA EXCELENTE. Usado con zoom h1, son un combo perfecto. Recoge muy bien todo tipo de voces y tiene un hiss muy bajo.Muy contento porque registra las voces de forma muy calida, natural y nítida.Gran lavalier por el precio.

Excellente qualité sonore. rapport qualité prix imbattableOn peut lui reprocher 2 choses, la fragilité du cable et qu'il soit en MONO

Als Musiker würde ich sagen, das Mikro ist ein totaler Geheimtipp für den Preis.Geliefert wird das Mikro einfach in einer Plastiktüte. An meinem Tascam Potable Recorder klingt das Mikro sehr rauscharm und nicht überzeichnend in den Höhen. Im Bassbereich gibt es auch nichts zubemängeln. Solange das Mikro nicht weiter als 20 cm von der Quelle angebracht ist, überträgt es einen sehr satten, natürlichen Klang.Würde ich mir immer wieder kaufen.