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| | Features | Plug and Play USB Connectivity allows the convenience of digital recordingProvides +48V Phantom power for use with condenser microphonesIncludes Padded, zippered pouch and USB cable (3m / 9.8ft)Monitor Mix Control for blending microphone and playback audioIntegrated pre-amp with Microphone Gain Control allows control of input signal strength
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| | Description | Shure X2U Shure USB To XLR Connector. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.7 inches | | Product Width: | 5.7 inches | | Product Height: | 3.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.7 inches | | Package Width: | 5.9 inches | | Package Height: | 3.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 17 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 17 customer reviews )
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12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 The best mono USB mic adapter Aug 18, 2009
By Herr Frog
I purchased this specifically to see if I could use this with Dragon Naturally Speaking and hopefully improve my recognition accuracy by some tiny amount. I can't say if it succeeds at that or not; Dragon is one contrary beast of a program. Nonetheless, when I use this for other purposes, such as simple voice recording, I've noticed nothing but clean sound and plenty of gain.
There are a number of presumably comparable devices out there made by the likes of OSP, Marshall, Alesis, Lightsnake, and others. I started by purchasing Marshall's XLR-USB adapter and found it had a really weak signal that usually needed to be normalized at a MUCH higher volume. I sold that at a small loss on eBay so I could try something else and this was it. (To be fair, it appears that Marshall has re-designed their USB adapter and I think the second version may have addressed this concern.)
The reviews I've read on the OSP and Lightsnake adapters seem to indicate they are not really balanced input, and that inside the box the 2nd and 3rd pins (hope I recall that correctly) are soldered together just like in a simple bal-unbalanced adapter. I don't believe that's the case here.
So far I totally disagree with other reviewers here claiming it's noisy. I've observed no noise.
Sturdy, solid construction. Has some heft to it; in fact, a bit heavy for its size. You really don't want to attach it to a mic directly if you intend on holding it very long, especially if you're a young aspiring starlet. :-)
My only minor detractor is I wish the phantom power button were designed so it's difficult to press by accident. This is the single most overlooked design flaw in mic preamps in general. You can press the phantom power button by mistake and according to some authorities, destroy a very expensive mic by accident. I can't afford many quality mics and so this isn't much of a risk for me. :-)
I have tried and presently own a handful of mic preamps and USB adapters, including the ART USB Dual Pre and an Edirol UA-25EX, and have tried a variety of higher-end USB soundcard devices. This compares pretty favorably with any of them, given its simple purpose. I think as far as usb-powered mono xlr-usb adapters go, you're not likely to do much better presently. You can certainly get a cheaper one, but this is clearly built to Shure's solid design standards and will outlast any of them.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great choice for connecting a mic to a computer Apr 12, 2010
By Beto Glenn
"Beto Glenn"
The Shure X2U is rugged, sounds great, and it works EXCELLENT for what it is designed for: connecting a microphone to a computer. It's basically an high-quality external sound card. It's also plug-and-play compatible with Ubuntu (Linux).
If you use a $1000 microphone for studio quality recording, get something with more dynamic range. It's not professional quality, but it's close.
EDIT: If you're getting a lot of static, replace the USB cable!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Works well for podcasting Feb 20, 2011
By David A. Dugdale
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3R84ARQ2R0Q5R I do a lot of podcast so this will be a good thing for me to use in the future.
I figured out the turning my sound card input gain structure down almost all the way and hitting the preamp as hard as I could gave the best signal to noise ratio.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Slick Item Dec 15, 2009
By Skeezix
I had to do a recording on location for NPR. With just a mic and my MacBook Pro it was very easy to do. Should be more products on the market like this.... namely it just works!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Great product if you know the trick under Windows 7 Jan 24, 2011
By B. Cooley
As several have mentioned, this adapter will give high levels of background hiss on some machines. I talked to Shure and they indicate there is a setting fix for some Vista and Win7 machines that involves bringing the internal gain level way down:
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This cured the hiss on my X2U that made it unusable otherwise (Win7-64/MacBook Air)
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