Best Mic Arms & Accessories for Podcasters

The unglamorous gear that makes the setup work day to day: boom arms that keep the mic at your mouth and off the desk, shock mounts, pop filters. Cheap to get wrong, worth getting right. A good arm is the difference between fiddling and just recording.

Auphonix Pop Filter

6-inch dual-mesh pop screen on a flexible gooseneck clamp
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Cloudlifter CL-1

Up to 25 dB of transparent gain for passive dynamic and ribbon mics
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Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP

Low-profile boom arm that stays out of your camera frame
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Gator Frameworks Deluxe Desk-Mounted Boom Arm

32-inch reach with a built-in 10-foot XLR cable, desk-ready
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Heil Sound PL-2T

36-inch overhead broadcast boom trusted by radio professionals
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InnoGear Mic Arm

Budget scissor arm with 25-inch reach for everyday podcast setups
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Rode PSA1+

The broadcast boom arm standard, upgraded with spring damping
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Rode SM6 Shock Mount

Studio shock mount with a two-axis detachable pop filter included
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Rode WS2 Windshield

Foam windshield designed for Rode large-diaphragm studio mics
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sE Electronics RF-X Reflection Filter

Four-layer portable isolation shield for home studio vocals
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Triton Audio FetHead

27 dB of Class A FET gain in a 130mm in-line body
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