This is an EXCELLENT starter mic and boom set!
The echo is odd and doesn't seem to do much, but honestly I don't really know why someone would want an echo effect in their speech anyway. For me this is an absolute non-issue, but if you want to record like you're at the bottom of a well, this may not be the mic for you.
For everyone else, this IS for you! I used some iRacing test sessions to see what background noise would be picked up, and it did pick up riding rumble strips and I caught one click of a shift (it's a whole thing, i have basically a fake car in the house.. the shifter clicks as i change gears) but it did not pick up the fan i have blowing at me, the HVAC booster fan that kicked on while I was test recording, or the thunderstorm happening about 6 inches away from it out of the (closed but old 1900 house) window.
I am nothing but impressed. This is very nice, and the boom is simple but plenty. You're not going to hang from it and do pull ups, and it's not built to do that. But it is built to hold this mic (and another one I tested) and it does it perfectly. The RGB ring at the bottom is there and when you turn the input (mic) volume down it turns red to show you that it's muted. Nice little touch. I have it angled to where I actually don't see that, nor do I see the level input leds on the side (which light up as you adjust to give you an idea of where the max recording volume would be) but for most people you're going to set that one time and leave it. But if you don't just leave it angled a bit so you can see your lights, it is easy to turn down and then back up to the level you had it at.
I used the USB connection, I don't have any real recording equipment, so I'm not sure what the experience with that would be, however I don't see it being anything different from what I had with my computer's USB port.
If you don't like the gaming headsets and prefer speakers and a mic, this is your mic. If you just want to try life with a mic, this is your mic. I am so thrilled with this setup, you will be too