the t.bone SSM 2 Reviews

Perfectly good shockmount, bargain

Absorbs shock noise well and holds mic steady, had no issues in my home studio set up.

It holds the mic in place with friction in a padded cylinder type thing, so check that it is the correct size for your microphone before you buy.

Excellent budget item for home studio

Bought to fit my old (ancient) Rode NT2 Large diaphragm condenser mic. It fits very tightly - it takes quite a bit of strength to open the springs. So far it has been very stable. The hinge and knob move/tighten well. It is better than the mount that came with the mic which fell apart quite quickly.

I would say this is an excellent value-for-money choice for the home studio, but a professional studio, where different mics are being swapped in and out frequently would need a more expensive mount.

This shockmount is made from cheap metal that will fatigue much sooner than stainless steel or other more expensive alloys. I don't use this everyday, and just leave it set up with the one mic in it, so a top quality mount would be a waste of money to me.

At this price, I am more than happy with this item.

Good enough.

This is a product which is made of metal, does its job properly, filters out mic stand rumble effectively and will stretch to fit mics of a wide range of sizes.

It's good to have a spare few of these knocking around and as its metal it will last a good while.

I found that it's operation was greatly improved by some extra lubrication - I sprayed a little silicon grease onto all the moving parts and now it has a more positive movement and you can gauge the tightness better as it is less scratchy. It's als easier to tighten it tighter once lubricated.

It will hold larger bodied condensers like my rode NT1a or a pure XIX and I imagine it could handle heavier mics too.

It comes with a U.S.-EURO mic stand three adapter which I'm not sure if that was mentioned in the description.

t-bone ssm 2

Great product, does exactly what it should do and for a lot less than some others out there, I don't see why you would pay anymore just for a named brand, great value for money and providing you take care of it during setup and tear down of sessions it will last for years to come as mine have done, I have had mine for 3 years now and still on the original elastic bands, overall very satisfied

Good for the money

For most of the t.bone stuff I have bought the quality is good especially for the money. This was a generic microphone holder tht I bought for a Mic tht I picked up in the USA that came without one (it was second user mic).

So the need for this arose... and it did the job just fine. The specific shock mount for the mic that I had was substantially more money so I saw this as a bargain really.

Great for use with Sennhesier 421!

Great value shockmount that should work with most LDC mic's.

Maybe a little tight compared to others I have of the same design but they still do the trick, once the mic's in there you're safe in the knowledge that it won't be coming out anytime soon, and the elastic shockmount will reduce any noise from thumping feet etc around the mic stand.

I'm actually using these with my Sennheiser MD421's as I can't stand the terrible plastic arms they come with. Get one of these shockmount's around the body of the mic and it's more secure and gives shock absorption!

Decent Quality Affordable LD Shockmount

Feels and looks more expensive than a ?10 mount and does the job just fine for home studio recording purposes.

Con's:

Slightly smaller diameter than I'd expected, but does the job just fine.

No spare elastic, but at this price that's not a huge problem.

Job done

Ok to use in a homestudio, but i do not think that it will last to long due to the material it's made of. Too many times of unpacking etc will tear it to much, great holder though that doe's the job, but next time i will put in some more money to buy a more solid one.

I've never stumbled upon a cheaper shock mount before. It's extremely cheap. But I haven't got any troubles with it yet. It isn't as rigid as my branded shure ones, but it still does it's job very well.

No need for more expensive ones

In my case i needed one for my Audio Technica AT2020. The original one is about 80€, which is far more than I would want to spend for a mic like the 2020.

Fits perfect, filters vibrations very good.

Does The Job Well!!

So a friend who I have been working with on a few recent projects has this one, and about a year ago I bought an original baby blue bottle, however it did not come with a shock mount and since it arrived I have hired shock mounts from my old uni and borrowed the one of my friend. I needed one of my own for now and settled on this one. It arrived and placed the blue into it. Perfect fit, very snug. It definitely won't fall out of this one. Although its one of the cheapest ones you do, it does what I need it to do. Could end up buying another one at a later stage as an emergency/spare!! As always guys thanks for helping a brother out!

Sturdy and good value

Bought to fit an Oktava MK319 - it's actually very tight for this particular mic but the mount itself is very sturdy and all of the fittings appear to be of good quality.