just because the apple store sells it its "not that bad"??? wtf..... anyway. its a 20 dollar mic. dont expect it to sound like a sm57or a beta or something. what are you useing it for? a real mic like a shure sm48 or c606 can be had for $30 to $50 if you have xlr or 1/4in inputs. they are good mics, have a nice warm sound, we have used them for some of our more mic abusing shows, because they are really really really cheap compared to many of the mics in our stock.