And don't even think about turning it upside down. I've had many, many, many close calls with my precious AT4033 because of the rather badly-thought out design of the AT8441. Do yourself a favor and only use this shockmount if you have no other option. I'd recommend buying a separate clamp shockmount entirely. It isolates well, bu...
I didn't buy the Audio-Technica AT 8441 on it's own, but I believe that is sold separately from a microphone if you want to buy it on it's own. Of course it comes with a few different Audio Technica microphones as well, which is where I would imagine most people will be getting it from. I can't remember exactly what other microphones I've used...
I've been using the Neumann EA 1 shock mount for about three or four years ever since I got my Neumann TLM 103. This definitely gets the job done as it not only holds the mic sturdily in place, but suspends it so that the vibrations from the floor won't shake the microphone, which is the purpose of shock mount in the first place (although not a...