The Samson Q8X is unusual (although not unique) in its dynamic handheld category: It has a supercardioid pattern (not cardioid or omnidirectional) and it has a neodymium dynamic mic element, making its output level is a little higher versus most other dynamic microphones that don’t have a neodymium dynamic mic element meaning the preamp won’t have to work so hard. However, the Q8X is vulnerable to plosives and the buyer will probably need to search for the well known windscreen work-around for this issue.