Meze Boom Mic Review

Meze recently released a couple of new products, including the Manta, a high end headphone stand, and the Boom Mic. The latter product is what we’re reviewing today. It’s a cable with a microphone attachment that aims to elevate your gaming and talk experiences. With a luxurious design and unique features, it looks to bring a new dimension of usability to the brand’s distinguished headphones, as well as other headphones that use dual mono 3.5mm inputs. The Boom Mic comes in at $79. Let’s see how it performs.

What’s in the Box:

• Meze Audio Boom Mic
• 3.5mm (1/8”) Y-adapter
• PU leather pouch

Build:

The Boom Mic is built with high-end materials. Chief among them is its CNC milled and laser-engraved aluminum mic cover. This is a welcome sight as many detachable mic cables can be made from cheaper, more plasticky parts. This has a great look and feel that brings confidence that it can last through even the hardest of rage quits and most frustrating work calls. Its design harkens back to old fashioned microphones with its silver sheen and milled cover. 

The boom arm itself also feels fantastic. It has a hefty feel to it even though it’s quite lightweight. I never once felt the mic pulling down the headphone, even with its metal components. It shapes really nicely and bends with ease, though it reliably stays in position once set. 

There’s also a control clip that acts as a splitter for the left and right inputs. It also features in-line controls. These include volume controls for easy adjustments and an in-line mute button that can be handy on calls when you’re not speaking. Just remember to unmute when it’s your turn to talk!

Design:

The Boom Mic is an omnidirectional mic. This means that it picks up sounds from all angles. This is great for picking up the intricacies of your voice and transmitting as much detail as possible. Meze claims that it’s capable of a “distortion-free sound” which, in my experience, is true on the mic’s end. However, bad internet or call connection can introduce unwanted compromises to the sound that the Boom Mic, or any mic for that matter, will not be able to avoid. 

Given the omnidirectional nature of the microphone, Meze recommends that this mic be used in quiet environments or with noise-canceling software. As is the case with all microphones though, the best way to avoid unwanted sound is to not have the unwanted sound in your environment in the first place. This is because a microphone with as much detail as this will pick up everything. So do keep that in mind when using this device. 

Sound Impressions:

There are two aspects of sound quality that I want to discuss with this product. First is the playback quality. All cables should be able to transparently reproduce sound. With that in mind, I found the Boom Mic to be great for listening to music, media, and calls. There was no degradation of sound in the signal chain, even with the microphone activated. 

I tested this cable out with the Liric II, which is a headphone I really enjoy. I found the sound to be up to snuff with its rich bass, warm vocals, and pristine top end. Meze is not new to the cable game so it shouldn’t be a surprise that the implementation on this cable would be so great. But it’s worth giving credit where credit is due because not all manufacturers of microphone cables pay attention to this aspect. 

Now, onto the mic sound quality. Let’s get this out of the way first: this microphone is not going to replace a studio quality XLR or USB microphone. This mic is best suited for gaming, calls, and other live use cases where an external microphone is necessary. In that respect, I found this mic to be excellent. On calls, I never experience any lack of clarity. Recipients of my test calls all reported clean audio with no distortion or dropouts. Likewise, when gaming, you’ll often find yourself to be the best sounding speaker in the lobby. 

But my favorite feature of this cable has nothing to do with the sound. If you’ve used other microphone products like the Antlion ModMic or similar devices, you might be used to having separate cables for your headphones and your mic that connect through a splitter. That is not the case with the Boom Mic. The Boom Mic integrates both aspects of sound into one single cable, so you can plug into your phone or controller with ease. It may sound like a small feature, but it can really make for a more enjoyable user experience. 

Of course, Meze includes a Y-splitter that actually separates the mic and headphone signal in case you want to split those up. It’s a sign of thoughtful and intentional design that goes a long way for this reviewer. 

Final Thoughts:

Meze’s Boom Mic is a fantastic product. For $79 you get high quality sound from both your headphones and the microphone. In my opinion, it bests similar products and should elevate your mic game and allow you to use your higher quality headphones for your gaming experiences. Meze never fails to provide a well-built and great sounding product, and if you’re in the market for a microphone cable, I wouldn’t hesitate to start here.

The Meze Boom Mic is available at Audio46.