Recently I purchased an Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ microphone to replace my old Plantronics GameCom Pro 1 headset from 2005. I splurged and spent the extra $50 to get the streaming pack, which included headphones and a boom.
The microphone and headphones are great, but it turns out the microphone boom is not the highest quality. The springs pop and creak when the boom moves around. You’re not supposed to rotate the boom around in the desk mount. The biggest issue, however, is a carriage bolt and nylon lock nut clamps the microphone mounting stud to the boom. If you twist the stud up/down enough times, that nut loosens, and the mounting stud falls. The only way to tighten lock nut is to grab and wrench.
Here is a quick fix for the lock nut issue, and it cost less than $1. Go to the hardware store and purchase an M4 wing nut. My local Lowe’s and Home Depot both had these wing nuts in stock located in the special hardware section. If the nut starts to loosen, then you can reach up and twist the wing nut instead of grabbing a wrench.
Have fun.
-Tony