Philips 9173 Lapel Microphone for Digital Pocket Memos and Digital Voice Tracers (LFH9173/00)

This little microphone does a good job of being inconspicuous while delivering a clear voice recording. When I received it, the mic clip was on "backwards," with the wire on the outside, in front of the clip, which makes the wire more obvious to the audience. So I carefully pried the clip off of the wire (be careful, the wire channel is so tight you could damage the wire), flipped it over, and reattached it to the mic wire. Now it's even more unobtrusive.

I have another mic that uses batteries, but checking the batteries before each recording session is a pain, so this unpowered mic is a fantastic convenience! The cable length is perfect for slipping the recorder into your pants' pocket. If you have a stereo recorder, just remember to set it to Mono. If you leave the recorder on Stereo, you will only get sound on one side (the Left channel).

Bought this mic for a wedding video business. I plug this into my Zoom H1 and let it record at level 70-80. Works like a dream. The small tiny capsule is a gift from god to the wedding videographer. I never use the the wind screen bc i'm always in doors. Very Very durable and the cable is the exact length I need. I pop the recorder in the inside jacket pocket and let it roll. The audio quality is crisp and more often then not can pick up the person standing next to the them as well.

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I'm going to give this tiny microphone good points for durability. I got it to use with a mini-recorder. I keep the mic plugged in, with the cord wrapped around the recorder, in my purse. I fully expected the foam windscreen covering on the mic would be lost or torn almost at once, but it is staying on very well, and in good shape, despite the somewhat rough treatment. Likewise the clip and wiring is very good though it's taking some battering being unprotected in my purse.

Very decent omni sound quality. Using it in my vehicle, it's picking up the truck noise, but my voice--with the mic clipped at chest level--is perfectly clear. It's very much a step up from using the digital memo recorder's internal mic.

The cord is more than long enough for me to put my recorder in my truck's cupholder and clip the mic at chest/neck level. As someone else mentioned--and it's this way with my recorder, too, so probably a mic-specific issue, rather than recorder-specific--recorder needs to be in mono or you'll only get one channel.

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Exactly what we ordered. Just wanted we needed for church recordings. Nothing further needs to be said about this item.

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I am not audiophile, I just wanted an external mic for my Zi8 and this does a great job. I just wish cable was a little longer.

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