Sterling Audio UMS Utility Microphone Shield

Although it seems fragile this shield is amazing and sturdy

I brought this and all it did was make me laugh at how useless it is.

This works great in my home studio to keep the feedback down between me, my mic, and the speakers. Would be better if the goose neck ends had metal threads instead of plastic. The backing is also plastic so that should make the price lower for the small size. But for my use, it does do the job.

Great tool to isolate the microphone from unwanted sounds

While the product is smaller than I thought it was going to be, it did help isolate/dampen my vocals enough to make a pretty sizable sound quality difference. If you don't have a good space that is really dead, this can help quite a bit.

I recently picked up a Neumann TLM 102 and realized (after plugging it in) that I would need something to help kill reflections when recording vocals in my home studio. My set up is in a living room with carpeted floors and 3 couches, so even though it is not professionally treated, there is enough sound absorption already that I knew it would not take much to get rid of the flutter I was hearing. I actually purchased both this and the much larger SE Electronics Reflexion Filter X. After experimenting a bit with placement, I found the Sterling to provide minimal but effective reduction in room reflections, while the SE shield actually was a bit of an overkill and resulted in a more muffled sound. To be clear- I had very specific needs and circumstances, and I could see how the Sterling would not make much of a difference with other mics. But in my case, with a tiny mic like the TLM 102, it served its purpose and tightened up my vocal takes enough to be passable. Larger mic likely would not benefit at all, and if your room is untreated, don't expect any miracles from something so unsubstantial. But in the right situation this gets the job done, and I can honestly say that although a bit flimsy, the gooseneck allowed for me to position not just behind my mic but also angled slightly above to kill reflections coming off the ceiling- which was 90% of my problem! My suggestion is to take advantage of Guitar Centers's 45 day policy and test it out before committing to it. Another big plus for me is this size is compact and fits nicely in my limited desktop space.