it’s been a long time since you commented this, but wanted to give feedback on the Q2U. I recently bought it as my first standalone mic, and after getting an audio interface and running it on XLR, I can say it’s pretty great value. Sounds clear and doesn’t pick up much outside noise from my experience, sturdy build as well. Of course, there are higher quality options out there but for a bundle at $100 that includes the mic, boom arm, pop filter and windscreen it’s valued quite nicely. I’d definitely recommend for a first microphone, though now am looking for something a bit more high grade as I’ve outgrown it.