MAONO A04 USB Condenser Mic Kit
The original A04 kit that put Maono on the map: USB condenser, arm, shock mount, pop filter.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the MAONO A04 USB Condenser Mic Kit
The MAONO A04 is a USB condenser mic kit with a scissor arm, suited to first-time streamers. It costs a tracked $48.99, the bottom of its $48.99 to $56.99 range since August 26, 2026, so there is no reason to wait.
It records at 192kHz and 24 bit with a 16 mm capsule and a cardioid pattern. Plug and play works without extra drivers on PC, Mac, PlayStation and phones. The kit includes a scissor arm, metal shock mount, pop filter and foam windscreen. USB only means no upgrade to XLR. The 19,958 ratings at 4.5 are shared across A04 listings.
- Tracked price at its lowest, $48.99
- No drivers needed, plug and play
- Arm, shock mount and pop filter included
- USB only, no XLR output
- Condenser picks up room noise
Where it fits in a build
On the move, a mic into the camera keeps audio in sync past the stream delay. See every audio pick
| Type | Condenser USB kit |
| Connects to | USB |
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MAONO A04 USB Condenser Mic Kit
$48.99Tracked 2026-10-19
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We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.