The Rode PSA1+ mic arm is the perfect addition to your podcast studio, allowing you to take a much more professional and clean approach to your studio desk - easily!
Was unsure of which of these things to get at first and hardly anyone has a review. Thank you for making this one and appreciate you making this short and concise. It's clear the extra bit of cash is actually worth it for a much more organized, sturdy microphone arm compared to the predecessor.
Thanks for the video. I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I’m curious about the width of the desk clamp. I have a desk that’s around 3 inches thick, and I’m wondering if it will fit.
I like the improvements, but the additional price doesn't feel worth it to me, especially since the only actual addition (not counting changed parts which seem to just be the clamp, desk mount and head) is the covers (which I don't really need, and I dislike the logos all over them). I just bought a PSA1 since the price difference between the two is quite large, especially here in New Zealand, and all I really want are the upgraded clamp (mainly just a piece of rubber) and head, so I'd rather just try to get those separately later on.
That, or you can just get your own rubber most likely and glue it on. I don't think it should be complicated at all. I completely agree with you, I really dislike the logos being all over it which is my main reason for going with the standard PSA1. I love that the + exists though. It's just that, that little extra for those premium consumers. Likely overpriced, but that is what premium is for. That gives them a little bit more money to help them sell normal variant at a competative price. I just got the PSA1 and I love it.
How do you position the arm of the psa1 plus upward as you did? My one is too hard to move and when I put it in that position goes back immediately. Do I have to unscrew something to get that easy fast movement?
Do you need to buy a separate piece to actually mount the procaster mic? I have the mic, I have the arm, but can't seem to connect them? Seems annoying to have to buy a third thing?
THANKS. I JUST BOUGHT ONE EXACTLY LIKE YOURS. I WAS THINKING THE ARM WOULD STRETCH OUT AND BE LONGER THAN IT IS. BUT I DONT THINK ITS ADJUSTABLE IN THAT WAY. I THINK ITS 37 INCHES IN LENGTH AND I DONT THINK IT WILL EXTEND OUT ANY LONGER THAN THAT WHICH IS A BIT OF A SHAME FOR ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT MY BOOM ARM FOR MY CAMERA. LUCKILY I FOUND SOMETHING HERE WHICH I BOUGHT ON EBAY A FEW MONTHS GO WHICH FITS ONTO THE BOOM ARM AND CONNECTS TO MY CAMERA SO THAT PART IS GOOD. I WAS GOING TO SCREW THE BOOM ARM ONTO A PART OF MY CLOSET WHICH IS NEXT TO MY PIANO THEN PUSH THE BOOM ARM OUTWARDS TOWARDS THE PIANO BUT THAT FAILED BECAUSE THE BOOM ARM DOESNT MOVE THAT WAY. SO INSTEAD I GOT MY METAL LADDER OUT AND PUT IT AT THE BACK OF MY CHAIR WHICH IS AT MY PIANO SO I WILL FLIM MY HANDS THAT WAY. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A SUCCESS. I JUST WISH THE ARM WAS A LITTLE LONGER THAN IT IS. I TRULY DID THINK THE ARM WAS ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD BE LONGER THAN IT IS.
@@EFTM I ordered a wooden big desk ("MegaDesk" 🤓 ) and I designed it with 3 wholes for all the gear cables (music production).... darn I repented putting them so far away from the corners!! I pushed myself to the border.... But that's ok now, I added some design wooden desk shelves and fixed it... the mistake was turned into a happy error. cheers mate 🍺
The original is a $6 IKEA desk lamp, a knockoff of a mechanism an intelligent person designed at some point. It does not even come with a reflector for the bulb.
good job, rode! you managed to make your sleek winner of a mic arm look cheap and silly. the rode psa1 PLUS a stupid promotional sock. to be clear, i am a fan of and owner of several rode microphones. they could have done what elgato did, and made a cheaper version of a yellowtec, and they would have done a better job. but no. a sock. they dressed it up in a tacky sock. (insert heavy sigh here)
I agree, the fact they made the mount hole larger too, so you can't use the old plate we already drilled into the desk. The mount and peg mount should of been the same size.
@@EFTM As someone with extremely sensitive hearing, those extremely sharp drilling noises did get very annoying when you suddenly sped it up at 3:58. Even at low volume, they pierced the ears in a way that hurt a bit. That said, its difficult to accomodate everyone and you did a great job with the video overall, definetely helped me think I made the right choice with going for the PSA1 which for my purposes is a better product, despite the lack of extra features :). Just saying I can understand Zhang in his critique.
