Rode PSA1+ Premium Studio Boom Arm with Silent Springs, Cable Management

Rode PSA1+: The Silent Studio Boom Arm That Disappears Into Your Setup

The Rode PSA1+ is a premium professional studio boom arm built around a parallelogram spring design and engineered for completely silent operation. It is the arm that gets your microphone off the desk and into the perfect position, then holds it there without a sound, without droop, and without the creaks and twangs of a typical boom arm. For the podcaster, streamer, or broadcaster who wants their setup to look as clean as it sounds, this is the mount you buy once and stop thinking about.

How the Parallelogram Spring Design Keeps Your Mic Exactly Where You Put It

A parallelogram linkage is the key to the PSA1+ movement. Instead of pivoting on simple hinges, the arm uses a four-bar parallelogram that keeps its two segments moving in a controlled, balanced path, so the microphone travels smoothly through space and stays at a constant angle even as you raise or lower the height. The internal springs counterbalance the weight of the mic at every position, which is why the arm floats to a new spot with a fingertip and then holds it with no drift and no sag. You place the microphone once and it stays put, take after take.

Why Silent Springs Matter on a Live Microphone

Most boom arms have a dirty secret: their bare metal springs ring, twang, and creak, and every one of those sounds travels straight down the arm into a sensitive microphone. The PSA1+ solves this at the source. Its internal springs are fully damped so they cannot resonate, and the whole arm is wrapped in a neoprene cover that deadens any remaining mechanical noise. Rubber contact points where the arm meets the desk add a second layer of isolation, blocking the thud of a keyboard, the click of a mouse, and knocks against the desk from reaching the mic. The result is an arm you can reposition mid-session without printing a single creak into the recording.

37 Inches of Reach and Full 360-Degree Rotation

Reach and rotation decide whether a microphone can actually go where you need it. The PSA1+ offers 37 inches (940 mm) of horizontal travel and 34 inches (860 mm) of vertical travel, enough to bring the mic from a clamp at the back of the desk all the way to your mouth, or to swing it out of the way entirely when you are done. Full 360-degree rotation at the base lets you approach from any direction, and the flexible mounting head accommodates both end-address and side-address microphones in either the downward or upright position. Whatever your room layout, the mic can reach the sweet spot.

What the PSA1+ Will Hold: 3.3 oz to 2.6 lb

The PSA1+ is compatible with any microphone or shockmount that uses a standard thread and weighs between 3.3 oz and 2.6 lb (94g to 1.2kg), a range wide enough to cover everything from a lightweight USB mic to a heavy broadcast dynamic. That includes popular Rode microphones such as the NT-USB Mini, PodMic, Procaster, Podcaster, and Broadcaster, and many more besides. High-quality locking nuts on the mounting system make it easy to set and hold the exact angle of the mic, and an included 3/8-inch to 5/8-inch adapter means it threads onto virtually any microphone or shockmount you already own.

Integrated Cable Management and Two Ways to Mount

A boom arm is only as tidy as its cables, so the PSA1+ routes them for you. Its integrated cable management channels both XLR and USB cables cleanly along the arm, keeping them off the desk and out of the shot. Mounting is just as flexible: the arm ships with both a padded desk clamp that grips the edge of a desk without marking it and a threaded desk insert for a permanent, flush installation in a studio surface. Whichever you choose, the arm integrates into a home or professional setup in minutes.

Built for Podcasters, Streamers, and Broadcasters

The PSA1+ is at home anywhere a microphone needs to be positioned precisely and moved silently. Podcasters get a mic that swings to the mouth for a session and out of the way afterward. Streamers and gamers get an arm that stays out of the webcam frame and shrugs off keyboard and mouse noise. Broadcasters and voice actors get repeatable placement and dead-silent adjustment. And because it accepts nearly any standard-thread mic, it slots into whatever signal chain you already run.

Who the Rode PSA1+ Is For

This is the boom arm for the creator ready to leave a wobbly, creaky arm behind, for the first-timer who wants to do it right the first time, and for the professional who needs silent, repeatable microphone placement every session. If you want your mic exactly where you put it, held there in complete silence, with your cables hidden and your desk clear, the PSA1+ is the premium studio arm built to deliver it for years.