Blue Microphones Compass Premium

One of the things that sets a studio apart from others is the quality of the equipment, and mic boom arms are almost ten a penny. Unless you go for the really expensive Yellowtec stuff, of course. this arm from Blue is a suitable halfway measure - not massively expensive (comparable to Rode and others in price) and a style reminiscent of the Yellowtec gear.I'd prefer to have the XLR cable fully enclosed for aesthetic reasons, but otherwise this arm looks and performs well. The desk mount is strong, and of you're at all handy with DIY you could theoretically mount it through the desk quite easily with the right nut, bolt and washer. Of course, it works pretty well as designed.Support for it from Blue is not good - things like desk mounts are available but only to the US customers. I wrote asking Blue about that, and still have no response from them. I wouldn't hold your breath on that! Just get a US postal box and have a desk mount sent over.Overall I am very pleased - I bought two. They are sturdy, easy to set up, no external springs, all the friction brakes and dampers work well... it's also remarkably smooth to swivel and the mic attachment is very good - locks perfectly and makes a big difference compared to the cheaper alternatives.Yes, you can buy a scissor style angle-poise design for a tenth of the price. You get what you pay for - having been through 5 such arms, I am pleased with the quality and workmanship of this arm... now... if only the XLR was internal ;)

I have Custom Van den Hull cables and was not sure if they would fit with this arm, they do!There are some negative reviews for this arm that I just don't see with mine, ether people didn't take the time to adjust it before reviewing. who knows!Its solid, very well built indeed!I found that if you tighten up the arm to the point where it only just not straightening up on you then you get a really light to move arm. way better than some of the others I have had.I have had the innogear arm for $50 is good and longer than this one so say better behind the monitors.I have had a cheap unbranded arm for $15 and this is by far the lightest thing to move and I still love it.Getting this blue had to compete with the cheap one I love so much and the innogear that was perfect for keeping the studio clean.The Blue Compass apart from not being long enough to reach over the monitors it has exceeded my expectations.It has taken a while to get it adjusted right as I had things over tightened to begin with. now its set right its light to move solid as a rock. and I'm very happy it takes a bit of time to get it set just right.I am using an Audio Technical AT4047 with mine so not the most heavy mic!Nothing more than fantastic.It cost quite a bit so for the home user it may be overkill unless you have the cash and need the look!if I was not a Streamer then I would not have brought this as the cheap one is amazing in function and really really did the trick with my AT3035.

I've been doing online teaching of late and got a Blue Yeti microphone. Soon after getting it, I realised that the microphone needs to be pretty close to one's mouth to get the best results. I looked at adjustable desktop stands and cheaper boom arms, but they didn't look quite right. They either looked cheap, or like they wouldn't last. Some even required drilling a hole into a desk to fit them, which sounded pretty unappealing! This one was under £100 from Amazon Warehouse and makes my Yeti really easy to position. It feels well made and seems like an excellent product.

Decent mic arm with great looks but has a disappointing range of movement.Be absolutely certain that this will fit your desk or setup in the way you need it to as it is not forgiving - especially as an impulse buy. I was fortunate.Pros: Looks great. Stylish, with smart cable management and an easy way to adjust the tension in each arm - simply turn the tighteners and if you need to, adjust the tension in the base. Simple right?Cons: Stiff and awkward to manoeuvre, can really only be used in a top-down position. If you have a wide desk, the arm isn't long enough to keep a good height. Look at the marketing picture! It shows a guy looking at his monitor, but the mic is blocking!You can flip the mic up, but not all the way (more like an angle), creating some awkward re-positioning, similar to adjusting a monitor arm.Be aware: Many are reporting that their mic isn't heavy enough or is too heavy for this boom. Sometimes the increase in tension is not enough, or there is too much for lighter mics.Should ideally be used with Blue Mics - or find weight equivalent. To note is that not until I installed the stabiliser did this arm work correctly for me.Conclusion: Finicky item that is made up for in the looks department, but do your research and check if it's right for you!Lastly: I have the Rode PSA1 and while it looks bad and has a loose connection at the base - it is by far more functional and it just works.

I like the sturdiness and strength of this arm it can hold any of my mic's comfortable. After adjsting and training it at the start it is now in the ideal location and can swing positions for different circumstances at a touch. A touch too expensive in my opinion but overall very pleased with the stand and would recommend it to others.

Designed by Blue themselves and yet this arm can not even handle the weight of the Yeti properly; did you know that Blue also make the Yeti, so this is an embarrassing problem for them. It's large, cumbersome and in my opinion (obviously) it's ugly to look at. The tension system doesn't work properly, which links back to why it can not hold the weight of the Yeti. When you can buy third-party/aftermarket arms for like £10 that do the job BETTER, save your money and buy one of them; I'd recommend https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Adjustable-Microphone-Suspension-Broadcasting/dp/B00DY1F2CS/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=mic+boom+arm&qid=1553648199&s=gateway&sr=8-7 -- I owned this before the Compass Premium and had no problems then and going back to it, I'm annoyed that I wasted my money on the Compass arm.**Purchased on August 20th 2018**

Simple to use, highly versatile, beautifully made, solid and works perfectly with most microphones. I have a large Shure SM7B; if you have this mic you will also need the Shure A26X extension tube. It will work without it, but mic movement is limited. It looks really cool too.

Looks incredible. Love the cable channel down the back of the arm, keeps everything looking visually very clean.Mine came set up to support a very heavy microphone (probably the Blue Yeti). I use the much lighter MXL 770, so had to slacken off the spring-tension screw set into the base many many rotations to allow the friction clamps at the hinges to set its position. Now that's done, it raises and rotates smoothly.One improvement they could make would be a built-in axial swivel after the final joint, but that's a small thing.

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A pesar de que existen mas opciones con un costo mas accesible, este Brazo definitivamente luce mejor esteticamente hablando; se siente de buena calidad y funciona sin problema, tengo un Blue Yeti X edicion World of Warcraft y no tengo ningun problema lo sostiene perfecto.Al principio no supe como acomodarlo pero despues vi el tornillo de la base y ya pude moverlo libremente, super sencillo, y de buena calidad, recomiendo que si para ti la estetica es importante esta es la solucion

I have my Blue Yeti X on the SUNMON shock mount here: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B085ZT69PQIt works great. Every joint can have its tension adjusted, and I would guess that the problems that people describe with it is because they didn't fiddle with it enough. You should be careful with the setup until you get everything adjusted because the arm will naturally snap to straight.The joint right where the shock mount is installed doesn't seem to have enough tension to allow much deviation from vertical, but it's enough for my setup. The shock mount also can't be made to swivel side-to-side on that joint because that will just screw/unscrew it. However, you can tighten it so that part stays fixed in one position if you don't need to change it often. The other two joints move very nicely and stay firmly in place.

Worst boom arm I’ve ever had; if it wasn’t for the fact I was away for business I’d return this thing. Each point tension release doesn’t work. No matter how much I tighten each point the arm keeps shooting up.

I got this boom arm for my blue yeti microphone expecting it to support its weight. But apparently the blue yeti microphone weights too little for this boom arm to work, so instead of being pulled down the boom arm goes straight up to the roof like a (you know what). After adjusting the screws in the boom arm as shown in the manual the screw got stuck and the handle you use to maneuver the arms strength fell off.Then I had a fix to this by applying weights on the microphone such as the microphone stand that the mic comes with making it look really ugly. 1 week later the screw inside the boom arm where the handle popped out broke out of it making the boom arm cut in half (kinda).Would I recommend it? no lol