The USB2200a also has a proprietary chip and softwareset which deals with capsule noise when transforming the 5v powersupplied via the USB cable to power the capsule, by first removingnoise and spikes from the current. This noise would normally beamplified, which is why other USB mics are too noisy to use in aprofessional environment.

No other USB mic onthe market offers this kind of specification, and it makes a hugedifference to the performance for studio use. The chip also deliverstrue plug in and play capability, automatically configuring the mic tothe host as it is connected.