yes, I am in TX, I actually took it back today. The guy that sold it to me is a music genius and he is set on that it is not the mic (because they are such good mics) but I got a another one in exchange to see if it is the mic and not something else in my setup. I have had it pluged in since I got home and there are absolutely no pops or cut outs..... yet. Thanks for your response it is my first condenser and I really didn't know what the problem was. If the pops come back I guess I'll try a different power supply for it or a diff surge protector.