the t.bone TB 312 S

Using this mic for talkback in my recording studio. The intelligibility of the audio from this mic is good, the gooseneck is flexible and always stays where you put it.

The build quality seems good - it's actually pretty heavy! It also has a low profile and looks at home in a pro environment.

The main problem with the mic is that the handling noise is very very high, if you are planning on setting it up and leaving it - great! If you want to move or direct the mic whilst operating it, look for something else. The on/off switch could also be better, even when tightened in the on position, it's still possible for someone to turn it off with enough force.

I wanted the capacitor gooseneck mic but Thomann managed to send me the wrong item (twice... for different reasons) and at that point I gave up and decided to try it anyway.

It lacks the crispness of a condenser mic, but for talkback (talk to foldback) it works fine. Performers can hear easily anything I say.

It's very solidly built and I don't expect to have to replace it. If I used the on/off switch then that might break since it's slightly flimsy, but I use the push-to-talk on the mixer so I don't expect there to be any problem there.

Because it's dynamic the capsule is quite large and therefore the tube to protect it is also quite large diameter. This means it takes up relatively quite a lot of space in my 'mixer misc' case.

It comes with a very thin windshield, but I rarely do open-air events so don't expect to use it. I would leave the windshield permanently on the mic, but it won't fit in the tube like that.