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Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP
A low-profile boom arm that keeps your mic below your monitor sightline and your cables invisible. The arm your desk setup stops apologizing for.
Scorecard
Build quality 4.7
Cable management 4.6
Ease of positioning 4.5
Worth the money 3.5
What we liked
- Low-profile design sits below your monitors — no arm photobombing your camera frame
- Hidden cable channels with magnetic covers make the XLR run genuinely invisible
- Buttery, silent repositioning with 360-degree rotation at the base and head
- Clamp is rock-solid and swallows heavy broadcast mics without drooping
What we didn't
- A hundred bucks is a lot for a thing that holds another thing
- Less vertical reach than a tall scissor arm — low profile is the whole point
- Clamp-only, so desks with a fat rear lip or cable trays can be a fight
Most boom arms are tall scissor contraptions that stick up into your camera frame like they own the place. The Wave Mic Arm LP goes the other way: it rises just enough to get the mic to your mouth and stays below your monitor sightline, so on camera the mic appears from the bottom of the frame like a proper broadcast setup.
The details are where the Elgato tax starts feeling justified. The XLR cable routes through hidden channels under magnetic covers — no velcro ties, no cable sagging off the arm like a wounded vine. Every pivot moves smoothly and silently, the base and head rotate a full 360 degrees, and the clamp holds heavy broadcast mics without the slow droop cheaper arms develop within a month.
The honest caveat: it’s a premium price for a mounting accessory, and a bargain-bin scissor arm will technically hold your mic too. What you’re paying for is the low silhouette, the silence, and never thinking about the arm again. If your desk has a thick rear lip or an attached cable tray, measure before you buy — the clamp needs a clean edge.
Measured specs
Max load
2 kg
Heavy mics like the SM7B hang without sag
Mount
Desk clamp, up to 60 mm
Fits most desks, no drilling
Threads
1/4", 3/8", 5/8" adapters included
Fits basically every mic and shock mount
Cable routing
Hidden channels, magnetic covers
Cable disappears inside the arm
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