I had a condenser headset microphone before this, and it always picked up way too much of the drums and was very sensitive to feedback, especially when rehearsing in a tight space. With this microphone I get a much more controlled sound, with a good frequency response, and I can crank up my vocals a lot more without fearing feedback. It's a little bit difficult to get the position of the arm just right, since it affects the sound quite a lot, but I think that's mostly a matter of getting used to it. I wish it came with a transport case, but fortunately I could reuse an old case I had laying around.