A microphone bed for receiving a microphone. The microphone bed including a first compressible portion and first and second non-compressible portions. The first compressible portion is formed to accommodate a first end of the microphone. The first non-compressible portion has the compressible portion coupled thereto, the non-compressible portion having a length that is over half a length of the microphone. The second non-compressible portion is coupled to the first non-compressible portion, which together form a cavity therebetween, the second non-compressible portion having a floor. There is a weighted feature extending upward from the floor of the second non-compressible portion.