Closer Examination

The AVerMedia Versati Go has a sleek and sturdy matte black aluminium body. It's 117 x 57 millimeters (4.6 x 2.24 in) in size with no tripod attached, so you won't be too far off by calling it palm-sized.


To assemble the microphone, first you have to attach the supplied swivel mount to it, and then affix the foldable tripod to the mount. These components are also made of metal, which I was pleasantly surprised by. Given the $70 price tag, AVerMedia couldn't be blamed for using plastic parts, but they opted for much higher-quality materials. The swivel mount has a ball head and clamp that affixes the microphone to whatever position you put it in. The options here are pretty much endless, and the entire contraption remains perfectly stable in the desired position.


The tripod mount, when folded, can be used to hold the microphone upright. The mount rests on three rubber feet, protecting the surface from scratches.


The joints to which the tripod "feet" are attached are rigid enough to offer some variation in microphone height. You can gain around 5 centimeters (2 in) this way, although for optimal stability, the feet should be spread as wide as they go.


The capsule is hidden behind a metal mesh. By looking at the body of the Versati Go, it's obvious that this is a top-address microphone, meaning the top side of the microphone is the one that should be facing your mouth when talking into it. The capsule has a diffused red internal lighting system, which looks nice in a gaming environment but could prove to be a bit too much for when you want to use the Versati Go for a videoconference with your business partners. It's also somewhat problematic when filming yourself in low-brightness scenarios, because the scene is then filled with red light from the microphone, making it harder to get a good-looking shot. Unfortunately, the lighting system cannot be turned off, and that's a strange omission by AVerMedia. Perhaps an idea for a future firmware update? The only way to deactivate the light is to mute the microphone, which of course isn't a viable solution to anything.


The bottom of the microphone is where AVerMedia placed both the USB-C port and 3.5-millimeter headphone output, used for direct microphone monitoring, as well as the headphone volume wheel and the microphone mute button. The button can be pressed easily enough that the microphone doesn't move, assuming that the tripod feet are spread all the way.

I recorded a clip to check if there's annoying popping happening when the microphone is muted and unmuted by using the accompanying button. Take a listen below.