Daniel Wander
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
I’ve tried a number of shock mounts for my miniDSP UMIK 1 & 2. Some didn’t work at all, and some worked ok with one issue or another. This one is perfect. Expensive for that use case but hey, why not.
Benjamin
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021
I have 5 or so of these Audio Technica 8410a mounts, a few new from recent years and a couple that I've had since the 1990s. I have used them with pretty good results for both side address and front address mics, cardioid pencil condensors, ribbons and figure 8 mics. Mostly with instrumental miking, ensemble miking and so on. You can use these shock mounts with handheld dynamic mics too but I tend to use the Shure A55m mounts with those as they are smaller and not as visually distracting when a mic is in front of a face. The biggest issue I have with the Audio Technica AT8410a is just that the large screw on the side needs to be tightened often because the cradle ring tends to sag. I find the best way to do this is with a 3/8" or so width flathead screwdriver. Overall the 8410a is a good value considering that some shock mounts for microphones are extremely expensive. Over the years the rubber bands do stretch out and need to be replaced.
FLA Texts
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018
first. BEWARE: There's a sharp screw inside that holds a plastic clamp together. Put some tape on it or fix another way. Otherwise you will scratch your microphone!It does not prevent from vibrations passing from a boom arm or your desk. Everything is just going through into your mic. Using a 100 dollar RODE PS1 arm.Since it was 20 bucks used, decided to keep just to have an extra holder, it seems to be an overpriced plastic holder.
Ian M
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015
I have Audio Technica ATR2100 mics and this clip just barely fit. In the end, I got it to work by bending the inner frame slightly. On the positive, side, I'm certain this mic will never slip out of its grip. That's more than I can say about my other shock mounts.I recommend this device, but only if you have truly skinny mics or don't plan on removing them from the mount after installation.
Sean C
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014
Use this with a Sennheiser MKH-416 and it works great. Have used a few of these for 15+ years. If you adjust it much you'll need to tighten the screw to get it firm again, other than that nothing needs adjustment.Does a good job of isolating low frequency rumbles and other noises from coming up into the mic.
OhioCustomer#1
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2014
So far I have ordered 5 of these AT8410A shock mounts. They work GREAT for microphones in a home studio like the Behringer XM1800S or a Sennheiser e935. I have had the shock mounts mounted on a Heil PL2T boom arm and on K&M floor stands and they DRAMATICALLY cut down on the accidental microphone stand contact noise. There is still some minor noise but it is far far far less than without using one. They are easy to use, easy to mount and have been durable so far.My only caution is to not buy this shock mount for an ATR2100 / ATR2005 / Samson Q2U . Those microphones have diameters that are simply too large to be held by this shock mount. And if anyone has a suggestion on a good shock mount at a similar price point to use besides the AT8415 for the ATR2100 or ATR2005 microphones please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it.***** Edit on June 3rd, 2014 *****After searching around for a shock mount for the ATR2100/AT2500/Q2U that looks like this great AT8410a (which I still love by the way) I would heartily recommend the On Stage MY-420. If you'd like to go a bit slimmer you can also use the On Stage MY325, but it is not as effective as a shock mount as the MY-420 is. I have purchased three MY-420's for podcasting cohosts that use either the ATR2100 or the AT2005 and the 420 works like a charm for them.
Daniel J. McGarigle
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
I mounted a shotgun in this mount and mounted the mount on the little accessory slot on top of a Sony HandiCam. Then I "handled" the camera like crazy and got only very low frequency, low gain, booms when I actually hit the camera with my fingers. The sound of the actual finger slap was not heard; only a low "boom" sound when I hit the camera where shock mount.and the shotgun.were mounted. If I slid my fingers across the camera to make a hissing sound then it didn't pick up anything. I like this mount.
Martin
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2011
I am using two of these with a pair of . They hold the mics securely. I'm glad I found them because CAD does not make a shock mount for the GXL1200.If you do not need to handle the microphone or shock mount during recording, such as to adjust the distance for live radio work, then these are perfect. The clamp does not open wide enough to accommodate most handheld mics or, especially, large vocal condensers.