RØDE PSA1+ Guide: The Boom Arm That Gets the Mic to Your Mouth and Off Your Desk
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Gets the mic to your mouth and off your desk — quietly. This is RØDE's upgraded take on a boom arm long considered the studio-standard default, addressing the one real complaint people had about the original.
A pro-level desk-mounted boom arm and stand, built around an ultra-quiet parallelogram spring mechanism, positioned as the direct upgrade to RØDE's long-running PSA1.
Specs
- Reach: 37" horizontal, 34" vertical
- Rotation: Full 360-degree
- Mounting: Included clamp-on mount and a desk-insert mount for a pre-cut hole
- Mic weight capacity: 94g (0.2 lbs) to 1.2kg (2.6 lbs) — a substantial expansion over the original PSA1's roughly 700g–1.1kg range
- Noise design: Neoprene sleeves over the internal spring mechanism eliminate the typical spring "twang" sound during adjustment
- Cable management: Built-in cable clamps along the arm
Why it's the pick
High Ground Gaming's testing zeroed in on exactly the upgrade that matters most for lighter USB microphones — the original PSA1 needed a genuinely heavy mic like a Blue Yeti just to hold its position, while the Plus model fixes that outright. Sweetwater customer feedback consistently praises how quickly it goes from box to functioning setup, alongside noticeable handling-noise reduction versus a basic desk stand.
Where it falls short
While the cable clamps are a genuine convenience, they're sized for typical cables rather than every option — heavy-duty or oversized cables may not fit.
Who it's for
Anyone running a mic that's too light to hold down a standard boom arm — which, with today's smaller USB podcast/streaming mics, is a common problem the PSA1+ specifically solves. Pairs naturally in this loadout with the Shure MV7+, which doesn't ship with a stand at all.
Sources
- High Ground Gaming — Rode PSA1+ Boom Arm Review
- Performer Mag — REVIEW: RODE PSA1+ Broadcast Microphone Boom Arm
- Sweetwater — Rode PSA1+ customer reviews
- Sweetwater — Rode PSA1 (original) customer reviews, for weight-capacity comparison
- ProducerHive — Rode PSA1 Review (original model specs)
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