[0:00] All of these microphones are below $100.
[0:02] We're going to compare all of them and
[0:04] we'll start with the Razer Siren V3
[0:06] Mini. This one right here is the normal
[0:09] Siren. This was a great microphone and
[0:11] I'm super curious to test the new
[0:13] version of it. It's brand new classic
[0:15] Razor with a very sleek packaging. Now,
[0:18] this is not a premium microphone, by the
[0:20] way. So, let's check what it looks like
[0:22] and we'll check the price after that. At
[0:24] least the material looks very clean. I'm
[0:27] curious for the performance. Now, it
[0:29] does come with a stand. You can connect
[0:31] it to a microphone arm if you want. Some
[0:33] of the mics here are meant to use with a
[0:35] microphone arm. And I'll definitely test
[0:37] both scenarios for all microphones
[0:39] because when a microphone is on your
[0:41] desk, especially a small microphone like
[0:43] this, it is very far from your mouth.
[0:45] I've mentioned this a lot, so I'm not
[0:46] going to go too much into it, but the
[0:48] microphone being this far from your
[0:50] mouth compared to this close makes a
[0:52] really big difference for how warm and
[0:54] full your voice sounds. If the
[0:56] microphone is right here, you'll have
[0:58] less background noise. Your voice will
[0:59] sound more warm. It's just better in
[1:01] general. But of course, a microphone arm
[1:03] costs money. So, we're going to test all
[1:04] of these in both scenarios. So, I just
[1:06] looked it up on Amazon. It is definitely
[1:08] not the most popular microphone out of
[1:10] all of them, but it has a very high
[1:12] rating. And that's why it intrigued me
[1:14] so much to test this version. Right now,
[1:16] you can buy it for $50. Let's check the
[1:18] price history. There's a lot of change
[1:20] in the warehouse deals, but it seems
[1:22] like the buy box or the Amazon price is
[1:24] always about $50. So, for this video,
[1:27] we'll mark it at 50. And something worth
[1:29] mentioning with this mic is that it's a
[1:31] superc cardioid is the pickup pattern,
[1:33] which means where does it record sound
[1:36] from? Many of these microphones, if not
[1:38] all of them, are cardioid mics. And that
[1:40] means they record full sound from the
[1:42] front and then less from the sides and
[1:44] less from the back. However, this
[1:46] microphone being super cardioid means
[1:48] that it's even more extreme and that it
[1:50] really tries to cancel out pretty much
[1:52] all sound from the side and from the
[1:54] back. With this mic, you need to be very
[1:56] careful where you're talking from
[1:58] because if the mic is positioned
[2:00] sideways, even slightly, it is going to
[2:02] try to cancel out your voice. So, this
[2:04] is a test of the Razer Siren V3 Mini. I
[2:07] expect it to perform a bit less than the
[2:09] other microphones when standing on your
[2:11] desk, mainly because it's so small and
[2:13] it's so far from your mouth. But maybe
[2:15] it's fine. And I'll move it closer to my
[2:17] mouth. This is what it will kind of
[2:19] sound like when it's on a microphone arm
[2:21] close to you. And I will test this side
[2:23] to see the superc cardioid in effect.
[2:25] This is from the back, from the side,
[2:28] from the front. And on top there's also
[2:30] a mute button which you can use to mute
[2:33] your microphone. And you can also see
[2:34] the LED on the front going red whenever
[2:37] you mute the microphone. And we'll do a
[2:39] bunch of other tests with all the mics
[2:41] afterwards. Next, we have the Samsung
[2:43] Q2U. Now, I'm not going to spend too
[2:45] much time on it because I used it in my
[2:47] last video. I really like what this
[2:49] microphone stands for and what it sounds
[2:51] like. It clearly doesn't look like a
[2:53] gaming microphone. However, it is often
[2:55] recommended as a choice that you make
[2:57] when you don't really care about the
[2:59] looks and you want a studio quality
[3:01] podcasting microphone to record podcasts
[3:04] or videos. You also don't really need a
[3:06] microphone arm because, well, the
[3:08] microphone is super tall and it's the
[3:10] perfect length from my mouth. So, if you
[3:12] want a boom arm for the looks, you can
[3:14] get it. But for the sound quality, it
[3:16] won't really matter. It is both USBC and
[3:19] XLR. So, if you have an audio interface,
[3:21] you can use the XLR. They even include
[3:23] an XLR cable. And they also include a
[3:26] pop filter or windshield on the front
[3:27] here. It might help with the like the
[3:30] pop sounds. However, it doesn't look
[3:32] that good like this. I don't like it. By
[3:34] the way, you see another microphone of
[3:36] this brand right here. This is the GTR
[3:38] Pro. It's from the same brand. They are
[3:40] different microphones. It's not only the
[3:42] looks, but since I like the sound of
[3:44] this one so much, I wanted to make sure
[3:45] I had a gaming version of the same
[3:47] brand. And also, because this video is
[3:50] about microphones below $100, and
[3:52] initially, I was going to include the
[3:54] Blue Yeti because it's super popular.
[3:56] However, I really don't like this
[3:57] microphone. It's popular because it's
[3:59] super old. I remember in the past going
[4:01] to my local toy store and the microphone
[4:04] was right there, but I really don't like
[4:05] it. And the price is the same as this
[4:08] microphone right here, $98. By the way,
[4:10] the microphone next here, I'll mention
[4:12] it right now. Fifine wanted to sponsor
[4:14] the video with this microphone and then
[4:17] the kit right here. So, the kit is this
[4:19] microphone plus this microphone arm,
[4:21] which is also from them, the Fifine CS1,
[4:23] and we're also going to test those in
[4:25] this video. Lastly, this is also from
[4:28] Fifine. They didn't ask me to include
[4:30] this. We agreed on a sponsored video for
[4:32] this microphone, but I just use this
[4:34] microphone so much. If you watch my
[4:36] content, you will know. This is the
[4:38] K669B.
[4:39] It's only $23 or $24. It's one of the
[4:42] most recommended budget microphones, so
[4:44] we'll also include that today. The one
[4:46] we're checking out right now is this
[4:48] right here, Samsung Q2U. You can also
[4:50] buy it in black and that will cost $5
[4:53] more. Currently, you can get this one
[4:55] for $70. You also have a mic jack, by
[4:58] the way. So, if you want to plug your
[4:59] headset into this so you can monitor
[5:01] yourself without any lag, you can do
[5:03] that. So, this is what the mic sounds
[5:05] like. I don't even need to hold it
[5:06] closer to my mouth to show you what a
[5:08] micro will do because it's the perfect
[5:10] distance. You can use a mic if you want
[5:12] to free up your desk. Absolutely. But
[5:14] for the sound quality and performance,
[5:16] it is not needed. I'll also test it from
[5:18] the front. And then this is from the
[5:20] side. And this is the sound from the
[5:22] back. It should cancel out a lot. And
[5:25] this overall is a very clean and
[5:27] professional sounding microphone. All
[5:28] right. Next, I want to test the Fifine
[5:31] Amplitank K688. It says on the box it's
[5:34] also an XLR and USBC mic. This
[5:37] microphone is meant to be connected to a
[5:39] microphone arm. It does look very much
[5:41] like a podcasting and streaming mic. And
[5:43] so for this I will use the Fifine CS1
[5:46] since that's the mic arm that you will
[5:48] get if you buy the kit. It comes with a
[5:50] clamp and then with the arm itself. Now
[5:53] I do have kind of a problem because the
[5:55] desk I'm using is great and an extremely
[5:57] thick one. So I can't connect any
[5:59] microphone arms or clamps to this. It's
[6:01] this thick. So, I will use this stable.
[6:03] You will definitely not have a problem.
[6:05] Let's connect the mic arm and then we
[6:07] can connect the mic to that. I do see
[6:09] that it has a shock mount which is great
[6:11] because that means that vibrations
[6:13] coming from the desk will not travel
[6:14] through the arm and to the mic because
[6:16] the shock mount will stop all vibrations
[6:18] from reaching the mic. Now, I do see
[6:20] some buttons on the back or knobs. So,
[6:23] we do have a headphones monitoring jack
[6:25] as well. Then USBC or XLR to connect it
[6:28] to your PC. This is the gain knob for
[6:30] the sensitivity of the microphone. And
[6:32] then this is the headphone monitoring
[6:34] volume. Okay. Even though we are using
[6:36] that table, I'll position it like you
[6:38] would use it. Actually, you wouldn't use
[6:39] it like this. Like you would use it on
[6:41] stream or on a podcast. To the side a
[6:43] bit. Okay. And then this is how you
[6:45] would use it on stream. It is very close
[6:47] to my mouth, but I am not directly
[6:49] speaking into it. This is directly into
[6:51] the mic. But as you can see, it sounds
[6:53] the same as this. The difference is if I
[6:55] do P, it won't be too noticeable.
[6:57] However, this is very noticeable. So,
[7:00] that's the reason you speak like this.
[7:02] I'm not hearing anything in my
[7:03] headphones because Windows switched the
[7:05] sound automatically to speaker Fifine
[7:07] microphone. And so, if you have a
[7:09] headset with an audio jack, you can plug
[7:11] it into the back of the mic and then you
[7:12] will monitor your microphone sound
[7:14] without any delay. Plus, you can set a
[7:16] microphone as your speakers, which means
[7:18] that all Windows volume from games or
[7:21] music, YouTube, all that stuff will also
[7:23] be sent to the microphone and then to
[7:25] your headphones. So then you can hear
[7:26] everything plus your voice in real time.
[7:28] I'm going to change it now because it's
[7:30] not plugged in. Okay. Test test test. I
[7:32] do like the sound. So this is from the
[7:34] front. This is from the side. It cancels
[7:36] a lot. Okay. And this is from the back.
[7:38] I test the sponsors of these comparisons
[7:40] together with everything. But I do of
[7:42] course want to emphasize because I can
[7:44] make these videos because of the
[7:45] sponsor. So I'm really grateful. It's
[7:47] the Fifine K688. They also have a kit
[7:50] version which comes together with this
[7:52] microphone arm. I tested another budget
[7:54] microphone arm in my microphone arm
[7:56] comparison video. It was the Inogear one
[7:58] and this one was clearly higher quality
[8:00] than that one. You can watch the video
[8:02] if you don't believe me. So, if you like
[8:03] this microphone, then it's a great kit
[8:05] to buy. Even if you choose another mic,
[8:07] you can also buy this microphone arm
[8:09] together with it. And yeah, I will add
[8:11] links in the description. Thanks to
[8:13] Fifine for sponsoring this video. And
[8:15] onto the next mic now. Oops, let's
[8:18] return for a second. I forgot to talk
[8:20] about the price. Currently, you can get
[8:22] it for $54. It's available in black,
[8:24] pink, and white. A lot of people buy
[8:26] this microphone. It's a really popular
[8:28] one. And in between of my testing, and
[8:30] then now I listen to the results, and I
[8:32] really liked it. I do also see there's a
[8:34] button here. This is a capacitive, if
[8:37] that's how you say it, uh, mute button.
[8:38] So, it's a touchcreen mute button. Let's
[8:40] check out the price history. There are
[8:42] often drops to $51 lightning deals or
[8:45] price drops. So, $54, $51, and then for
[8:49] $14 more, you can get the kit with a
[8:51] microphone arm included. This one is
[8:53] also bought 3,000 times. So, this is a
[8:56] really popular mic. The white version of
[8:57] the kit was bought 600 times, and this
[9:00] will look really clean in a white themed
[9:02] setup. All right, the next microphone I
[9:04] want to test is the Blue Yeti Orb. I've
[9:06] never tested it, but I'm really curious
[9:08] to check it out. By the way, if you like
[9:11] this mouse pad, it is completely
[9:12] handdrawn. It is part of the TVN mouse
[9:15] pad collection that launched recently.
[9:17] We've worked really hard on mouse pad
[9:19] plus wallpaper combos. For example, this
[9:22] one right here is a wallpaper of one of
[9:24] the other mouse pads. There are several
[9:25] designs on the website right now. For
[9:27] example, this one here is the mouse pad
[9:29] that belongs to this wallpaper that I
[9:31] just showed you. Everyone in the test
[9:33] group really like the material and the
[9:35] anti-slip. This here is the listing of
[9:37] the mouse pad we just checked out. This
[9:39] was the wallpaper. It's a complete combo
[9:41] and they just launched. So, you won't
[9:43] see many reviews. Peter here already
[9:45] reviewed it. He loved it in his setup.
[9:47] This is the Red Assassin I've been using
[9:48] for my top down camera. And it's just so
[9:51] cool to me that it's a complete combo
[9:53] instead of just a mouse pad and then
[9:54] looking for a wallpaper that fits. I
[9:56] love this Red Assassin, by the way,
[9:58] especially the wallpaper for the phone.
[10:00] As a combination, it just looks so cool.
[10:02] We'll go on with testing the
[10:03] microphones, but as you can see, I'm
[10:05] very excited about them. I've worked on
[10:06] them for a long time. They are
[10:08] completely handdrawn on a tablet to the
[10:10] PC to a design to the mouse pads, the
[10:12] wallpapers as well. If you want to check
[10:14] them out, tvnshop.com. I will also link
[10:16] it in the description. tvnshop.com.
[10:20] All right, so the Blue Yeti Orb. I've
[10:22] seen this on Amazon so much. Actually, I
[10:25] said Blue Yeti Orb. It's the Logitech
[10:27] Yeti Orb. But Blue is a microphones
[10:29] company you might recognize. You might
[10:31] know products like this, the Blue
[10:32] Snowball. And as you can see right now,
[10:34] it's called Logitech for Creators Blue
[10:37] Snowball. Same for the Yeti here.
[10:38] Logitech creators Blue Yeti. So Blue was
[10:41] a famous microphone company and it got
[10:43] acquired by Logitech and then they made
[10:45] it their gaming line. And I always had
[10:47] the feeling that this microphone here
[10:49] was derived from the Blue Snowball and
[10:52] that they took it as inspiration to make
[10:54] this microphone right here because then
[10:55] they don't have to call it Logitech for
[10:57] Creators Blue Snowball. They can just
[10:59] call it the Logitech Yeti Orb. And the
[11:02] Blue Snowball was actually my first
[11:04] microphone when I started making videos.
[11:06] Hello everyone, the video nerd.
[11:08] What are those?
[11:10] It seems a bit smaller than the Blue
[11:12] Snowball. And I'm not sure about this.
[11:14] It's weird with all the cloth all
[11:15] around. It looks like something to put
[11:17] in your living room, but on the bottom
[11:19] here, it's the lightest stand I've ever
[11:21] seen. It's super bulky, but empty
[11:23] plastic. And I mean, it makes it feel a
[11:25] bit like a kid toy. You can connect it
[11:27] to a microphone arm with this if you
[11:29] want. Yeah, let's plug it in. So, I just
[11:31] installed the software. This program is
[11:33] the Logitech G Hub, by the way. So, it
[11:35] has a preset for equalizing, highp pass
[11:37] filter, voice EQ. Like, if you move the
[11:39] lows higher, you will have a really deep
[11:41] voice. You will sound like pirate
[11:43] software. This is what he's doing with
[11:45] his voice. Maybe he does this as well.
[11:47] And then this I worked at Blizzard 8
[11:50] years. Yes. Okay, back to normal
[11:52] effects. And this is how Pirate Software
[11:54] would sound on TwitchCom. Although, I
[11:56] really doubt if he'll be coming this
[11:57] year. Anyway, there's a lot of effects
[11:59] here. And this is a bass boost. I will
[12:01] turn off the effects right now because I
[12:03] quickly want to say like I installed the
[12:05] software now before I said I don't
[12:07] really like installing software. I want
[12:08] to test the basic sounds and these
[12:10] effects perfectly show why they are
[12:12] autoleing. They are changing the EQ
[12:14] curve and you can absolutely change the
[12:15] effects but you can do that with all of
[12:17] these microphones and it just depends on
[12:19] your preference. If you're very insecure
[12:21] like Pirate Software, you can increase
[12:23] the bass in your voice and sound more
[12:24] authoritative. Or you can just apply
[12:26] some minor effects like a normal person
[12:28] and just reduce the mids a bit. Increase
[12:30] the bass like a bit the highs you will
[12:33] adjust it so the S tones sound crisp but
[12:35] they're not like scratching in your
[12:37] ears. And that's exactly the kind of
[12:39] effects that I explain how to install in
[12:41] OBS Studio. I have a microphone filters
[12:43] tutorial where I go through the whole
[12:44] setup for doing these kind of things.
[12:46] And usually software even if this is
[12:48] called blue voice enable your effects. I
[12:50] will put it a bit further. I'm going to
[12:52] reduce the input gain. Okay. But even if
[12:54] you enable this it's just EQ effects.
[12:56] It's a compressor expander like all
[12:58] these kind of filters that you can also
[13:00] add in OBS Studio Voice meter banana or
[13:02] anywhere else. I want to turn off
[13:04] everything like right now. Just make
[13:06] sure it's loud enough. Test it close.
[13:08] Test it for. And then it's up to you to
[13:10] decide which of them you think sound the
[13:12] best naturally. And then when it arrives
[13:14] at your place, you can always add some
[13:16] effects. If you're in doubt how to do
[13:18] all of these effects, I will link my
[13:20] tutorial in the description. It's 20
[13:21] minutes in OBS Studio to get you through
[13:23] the whole filter setup. I really
[13:25] recommend it if you're not sure how to
[13:27] do all of these EQ settings. All right,
[13:29] the next microphone I want to test is
[13:31] the Pseudo Tech SD800.
[13:34] If you're an OG of the channel, you will
[13:36] recognize this microphone kit. And it is
[13:38] a bit of a controversial one. It makes
[13:40] me think of the principle of you think
[13:42] you do but you don't because as you will
[13:45] hear when we test this microphone it
[13:46] will sound very deep and full and that's
[13:49] what a lot of people like. That's why
[13:51] people get any microphone and then apply
[13:53] effects to make their voice sound deeper
[13:55] and to make everything sound a bit more
[13:57] crisp and full and warm. And this
[13:59] microphone does it by default on the
[14:01] inside. Whenever I add it to a video,
[14:03] people in the comments absolutely love
[14:05] this microphone because if you will hear
[14:07] it together with the other ones, there's
[14:09] a decent chance it will sound warmer and
[14:11] more full than the other ones because
[14:13] the effects are pre-applied and they are
[14:15] really boosted. So, even though you can
[14:17] get this microphone, which we will test
[14:19] later, is the cheapest one for today. I
[14:21] think it's $23 and play around in OBS
[14:24] Studio and make it sound super similar
[14:26] to this one, in which case it will
[14:28] probably sound better or more high
[14:30] quality. that will not be the case when
[14:32] we compare everything because I really
[14:34] want to test all microphones as they
[14:36] come out of the box. And so pay
[14:38] attention when you're listening to the
[14:40] test that we're now going to do with
[14:41] this microphone or later when I compare
[14:43] all of them back to back, try to
[14:46] differentiate sounding deep and full and
[14:49] process from sounding high quality. When
[14:51] a microphone like this one for example,
[14:53] which is just a pure sound quality
[14:56] powerhouse, nothing else. the low
[14:58] sounds, which is the bass of your voice,
[14:59] and then the mids, which is the biggest
[15:02] part of what you will sound like, and
[15:04] then the highs, which is how crisp your
[15:06] voice sounds. You can just hear that
[15:08] whole range when you're listening to
[15:09] this mic, and it sounds dynamic.
[15:11] Whereas, if you listen to this
[15:13] microphone, it will sound deep and full,
[15:15] but it will sound super flat, like you
[15:17] took the random sound of any microphone
[15:19] and just completely processed it into
[15:22] what it will sound like. Now, I know I'm
[15:25] being very negative about the
[15:26] microphone, and don't get me wrong, for
[15:28] the price, which is I think about $45 to
[15:30] $50, it is a decent kit for everything
[15:33] that you're getting. I realize that this
[15:35] mic alone is $70 or $80. It's more
[15:37] expensive than the whole kit. Although,
[15:39] you don't really need a mic arm with
[15:40] this. But same thing for the other
[15:42] microphones. If you add a microphone arm
[15:44] to it, it will be the same price or more
[15:46] expensive. and let me plug it in because
[15:48] if you think that it sounds good and you
[15:50] think I'm just talking nonsense and it
[15:52] sounds very high quality to you, by all
[15:54] means get the microphone. That's why I
[15:56] want to include it in this video. I just
[15:58] want to give this disclaimer because I
[16:00] don't want people to say I am pushing a
[16:02] microphone that's a crappy product or
[16:05] that's not as high quality as other
[16:06] options. I know it is, but I also know
[16:08] that a lot of people still like it. It
[16:10] seems to be too sensitive, so I'm going
[16:13] to have to search it here. It shows up
[16:15] without a name. Uh, but the levels are
[16:16] set to 100. Let's just reduce this.
[16:18] Hello. Test, test, test. It shows up as
[16:21] very loud in OBS, but I don't think it's
[16:23] peing. I will talk closer into the
[16:25] microphone. It seems like it's doing
[16:26] some autoleveling because usually it
[16:28] should be peing if I'm this close. Okay,
[16:30] so this is what it sounds like at a
[16:32] reasonable distance from my mouth. Of
[16:34] course, you can also achieve that with
[16:35] the other ones with effects, but out of
[16:37] the box, this one will probably sound
[16:39] the most warm and full, deep, and all of
[16:43] that good stuff. Then next, we have the
[16:45] Samsung GTR Pro. This is a very heavy
[16:48] microphone. It's also clearly the same
[16:50] brand as the one we've tested before,
[16:52] the Q2U. And I'm curious because I think
[16:54] in terms of pure sound quality, it's not
[16:57] going to be worth paying more for this
[16:58] one. I think it's $99, while this one is
[17:01] about $79. But of course, you should not
[17:03] see them as the same microphones. Now,
[17:05] you can connect it to a microphone arm
[17:07] using this adapter that they include,
[17:09] but since the microphone is so big and
[17:11] it comes so high, it's not really
[17:13] necessary. Now, this mic is way more
[17:16] versatile than the other one from the
[17:18] same brand. And also for streaming, I'm
[17:20] just not sure if you need the
[17:21] versatility, but your use case might be
[17:23] different. For example, by the way, I'll
[17:25] just show you the whole microphone, the
[17:27] whole front first. But this one right
[17:29] here allows you to change from figure 8
[17:31] to condenser to omni. And the basic
[17:34] setting cardioid is just like the other
[17:36] microphones. It means it records from
[17:38] the front and then very little from the
[17:40] sides and from the back. If you set it
[17:42] to figure eight, then that means it will
[17:44] record in the front, also in the back,
[17:46] and then little from the side. And the
[17:48] way you should use this is if you're
[17:50] interviewing someone, then you can put
[17:52] this microphone in the middle and the
[17:54] other side will be recorded your side.
[17:56] Or maybe if there's someone next to you,
[17:57] you're streaming with the two of you,
[17:59] you're kind of looking towards each
[18:00] other. And then you put it like this.
[18:02] Although that's a very niche use case.
[18:04] And then the third option is
[18:05] omnidirectional. And this means it will
[18:07] just record from everywhere. So you just
[18:10] put it in the middle and if you're with
[18:11] a group or something, it will record
[18:13] everyone. And if you need this
[18:15] versatility, it is 100% better than this
[18:18] one. Even if it's only for those
[18:19] features, because there is no way you're
[18:21] going to use this microphone in a group
[18:23] setting. This mic should be very close
[18:25] to your mouth. It should be spoken into
[18:27] from a single direction. And that's the
[18:29] case with a lot of these microphones.
[18:31] The other option is to change it from
[18:33] mono to two track. I'm not sure, but I
[18:35] feel like if you choose figure 8 to
[18:37] record two sides, it might record two
[18:39] different tracks and then this way you
[18:41] can cancel out one of them in the
[18:42] editing. It is also used for recording
[18:45] instruments. So, it's just in general a
[18:47] very versatile microphone, but I'm very
[18:49] curious how it will sound. I also can't
[18:52] hear it because my PC changed my audio
[18:54] output. It's because you can connect
[18:56] headphones here. And just like with some
[18:58] other microphones, you can send your PC
[18:59] sound to the mic then. So, then it will
[19:01] let you hear your game or something plus
[19:04] also your voice in real time. It also
[19:06] has a mute button. Okay, so I've tested
[19:08] the mic a bit. I really like how it
[19:10] sounds. I also noticed that if I turn
[19:12] the volume or the gain up too much like
[19:15] this, I'm not sure if you will hear it,
[19:17] but I hear something in the background
[19:18] like a signal noise. I really liked how
[19:21] it sounds like. Listen to this. It
[19:22] sounds very warm and full and broadcasty
[19:25] like. It also looks really cool on your
[19:27] desk. The other one might look like a
[19:28] singing microphone. This one looks like
[19:30] a real gaming desk studio mic. And I'm
[19:33] sure the signal noise is fixable. I'm
[19:34] going to check. Maybe it's the USB. So
[19:36] it's at cardio right now which means
[19:38] that it will push down my voice right
[19:40] now also from the back it will record
[19:42] way less than like this. But if I put it
[19:44] to figure 8 I think you will hear it
[19:46] reducing a bit from the side but then
[19:48] when I go to the back it will start
[19:50] recording fully again. So it fully
[19:52] records from two sides. And then if you
[19:54] put it to omni then it uses both but
[19:56] then it sounds lower quality. So that's
[19:58] really in a group setting but indeed if
[20:00] you check it like this it doesn't really
[20:02] make much difference where you record
[20:04] from. It just records everything around.
[20:07] This is a test on omni. This is a test
[20:09] on figure eight. This is a test on
[20:12] cardioid. Okay. Yeah. So, this is what
[20:14] you should use if you move it close to
[20:16] your mouth. If it's on your desk, then
[20:18] this is about the distance we will have
[20:19] to boost and we will start hearing the
[20:21] signal noise in the back. I fixed the
[20:24] signal noise. It was a USB hub, I think,
[20:26] because right now if I stop talking, it
[20:29] is gone. So, I plugged it straight into
[20:31] my PC and it got fixed. This is what it
[20:34] sounds like when it's on my desk and
[20:36] I've boosted the volume to be loud
[20:37] enough. And then now we'll have to
[20:39] reduce it. And this is what it sounds
[20:41] like if it's close to your mouth. I
[20:42] really like the microphone. It is beefy.
[20:45] It looks super cool. It feels and looks
[20:47] like a quality product. It's also the
[20:49] most expensive one. It's $99. And if the
[20:51] sound quality of it just being on your
[20:53] desk to stream or to do YouTube is the
[20:55] only thing that matters to you, it's
[20:57] probably not going to be the best
[20:58] purchase purely on sound quality. But if
[21:01] any of the other features are
[21:02] interesting to you, then it might be an
[21:04] interesting product. I mean, I'm looking
[21:05] at the preview, that's a beefy mic. All
[21:08] right, next we have the cheapest
[21:10] microphone of them all, the Fifine
[21:12] K669B. Now, I want to mention again, I
[21:15] know Fifine is the sponsor of this video
[21:17] with this microphone right here. I did
[21:19] not even mention this mic to them. It is
[21:21] just one of the most recommended budget
[21:23] microphones out there. I've used it in
[21:25] many setups because it's just one of the
[21:27] best options to buy if you want to pay
[21:28] the least amount of money for the best
[21:31] build quality and sound that you're
[21:33] going to get for about $23. This
[21:35] microphone gives you crazy value for
[21:38] your money. There is a volume knob here
[21:40] on the top. You cannot mute with it. You
[21:42] cannot press it. The mic simply stands
[21:44] on your desk, plugs into your PC, it
[21:46] sends some sound. That's the only thing
[21:48] it does. But it does it very well for
[21:50] the price. Okay. Now, there is something
[21:52] very important I need to mention. if
[21:54] you're even considering this mic, but
[21:56] I'll explain it while testing. Let's do
[21:57] a quick test first. So, this is what it
[22:00] sounds like on your desk when it's
[22:02] leveled pretty correctly. And then I
[22:04] will reduce the gain so we can hold it
[22:07] close to our mouth. Okay, then this is
[22:09] kind of what it sounds like. Okay, so
[22:11] when checking on Amazon, this here is
[22:13] the kit of the microphone. It's also
[22:15] from Fifine, but as you can see, it goes
[22:17] from $234 to almost 50. And that's
[22:20] really important to mention. Most other
[22:22] microphones of Fifine, including this
[22:25] one, which they sponsored the video
[22:26] with, come with a shock mount, as you
[22:28] can see. And the shock mount makes it so
[22:30] vibrations from your desk don't travel
[22:33] through to the microphone and actually
[22:35] reach it because that gives a humming
[22:37] boommy sound. And when the mic is on
[22:39] your desk, it's not really a problem.
[22:42] Like, of course, you can hear the tap,
[22:44] but it doesn't keep reverberating into
[22:46] the microphone. However, if you're using
[22:48] a microphone arm, that will be a
[22:50] different thing because the microphone
[22:51] arm will pick up the vibrations. It will
[22:53] keep reverberating and it will also keep
[22:55] sending it to the microphone. And that
[22:57] is why you can see that part of the kit
[22:59] here is a shock mount. And so that makes
[23:02] it more expensive. Even if you have a
[23:03] mic arm yourself, you can't just add
[23:05] this. Well, you can, but any sound that
[23:07] you make on your desk, any time you
[23:09] touch the microphone or will keep
[23:11] reverberating. And if you look right
[23:13] here, this is the other microphone that
[23:14] we included. I really honestly liked how
[23:17] it sounded. And this microphone costs 51
[23:19] without a microphone arm, but the mic
[23:21] arm itself I think is about $15. So
[23:24] instead of getting this kit here with a
[23:26] $23 microphone and the mic arm, if you
[23:29] pay about 1516 extra, you will have this
[23:32] microphone here on the left with a
[23:34] microphone arm. And then the mic itself
[23:36] is just straight up way better. Or also
[23:38] this one right here, the Fifine A6V.
[23:41] It's very popular. This one with a kit
[23:43] is also $50. So then you're getting a
[23:45] pop filter, you're getting RGB, and it's
[23:47] the same price as this microphone with a
[23:49] kit. So how I would see this is if you
[23:52] care just about the sound quality, it
[23:54] shows 29 or $30 right now, but it very
[23:57] often drops to 2324, you can definitely
[24:00] get it for that price. If you want the
[24:01] cheapest option possible that sounds
[24:04] good, that is very decently built, then
[24:06] this is an amazing option. If you want a
[24:08] microphone arm, then I would get the RGB
[24:11] version of this microphone, and that's
[24:12] the Fifine A6. So, it's this one right
[24:15] here. I will link everything in the
[24:17] description, but this one for barebones
[24:19] on your desk if you want a mic arm and
[24:21] still from Fifine, I would get this
[24:23] microphone right here or of course any
[24:25] of the other microphones with a
[24:27] microphone arm. I'm just comparing these
[24:29] options right now. And then if you're
[24:30] staying with Fifine, but you want to
[24:32] upgrade, then I would look into this
[24:34] microphone right here, which we tested
[24:36] before with a microphone arm. A lot of
[24:38] people bought this apparently. It's not
[24:40] as old as the other mics, I think. So,
[24:41] that's just what I really wanted to
[24:43] mention. Don't just buy a cheap mic arm
[24:45] with this right here cuz it will be the
[24:47] cheapest that you can find as a combo,
[24:49] but it will be crappy. Not because of
[24:50] the microphone, but just because you
[24:52] need a shock mount and that ups the
[24:54] price. And honestly, before I forget,
[24:56] the same counts for the Razer Siren
[24:58] Mini. So, be wary of that. you need to
[24:59] buy a shock mount together with it. And
[25:01] while I really like the microphone and
[25:03] it looks very cool, I don't think it
[25:05] will be amongst the best options in
[25:07] terms of price quality, especially if
[25:08] you need to buy a shock mount as well.
[25:10] It will probably be the same price or
[25:12] more expensive than this microphone as a
[25:14] kit. And I find it really cool that it
[25:16] looks like a streaming microphone. And
[25:18] it will be the same price as the Samsung
[25:20] Q2U. Actually, no, this is about $80.
[25:23] So, actually, with a shock mount, it
[25:24] might come very close. Just having this
[25:26] on your desk is probably going to be the
[25:28] best option for pure sound quality that
[25:30] is not low budget but medium budget
[25:33] being $79. It is time right now to
[25:35] listen to all the microphones back to
[25:37] back. I recorded tests with all of them.
[25:39] So, I'm just going to let them play and
[25:41] then I'm going to let you decide for
[25:42] yourself which one you like best. This
[25:45] is a test of the Razer Siren V3 Mini
[25:48] standing on my desk. This is a test of
[25:51] the Razer Siren V3 Mini on a microphone
[25:53] arm. This is a keyboard typing test of
[25:56] the Razer Sarin V3 Mini while it's
[25:58] standing on my desk. And this is a
[26:00] typing test of the Razer Sarin V3 Mini
[26:03] while it's on a microphone arm. This is
[26:05] a test of the Samsung Q2U standing on my
[26:08] desk. We don't have to test the
[26:10] microphone arm because it is already
[26:12] very close to my mouth. And then this is
[26:14] a keyboard typing test of the Samsung
[26:17] Q2U while it's standing on my desk.
[26:20] This is a test of the Fifine K688
[26:23] microphone together with the Fifine CS1
[26:26] microphone arm. If you buy them as a
[26:28] kit, it's called the Fifine K688CT.
[26:32] And this microphone does not come with a
[26:34] stand, so you need a microphone arm,
[26:36] which is why we only test it like that.
[26:38] And then this is a keyboard typing test
[26:40] of the Fifine K688 on a microphone arm.
[26:44] This is what the Logitech Yeti Orb will
[26:47] sound like when it's standing in front
[26:48] of you on your desk. This is what it
[26:51] will sound like when it's on a boom
[26:53] close to your mouth. This is what it
[26:55] will sound like when it's standing on
[26:56] your desk and you're typing your
[26:58] keyboard while gaming without any AI
[27:00] noise reduction effects or anything like
[27:02] that. And this is a test of keyboard
[27:04] sounds in the background while the
[27:06] microphone is on a boom arm close to
[27:08] your mouth. This is a test of the Pseudo
[27:11] Techch SD800 on a microphone arm. There
[27:14] is no point testing it without because
[27:16] it only comes as a kit. There is also a
[27:18] pop filter included in the box, but as
[27:20] long as you're not talking into the
[27:22] microphone and doing things like that,
[27:24] you're not going to have a problem and I
[27:26] just don't like the look of it hanging
[27:27] here. And then this is a test of the
[27:29] Pudo ST800 while typing on my keyboard
[27:32] on my desk. This is a sound test of the
[27:35] Samsung GTR Pro while it's standing on
[27:38] my desk in front of me. And this is what
[27:40] it sounds like close to your mouth if it
[27:43] were on a boom. This is a test of typing
[27:46] my keyboard in the background while the
[27:48] Samsung GRA Pro is standing on my desk
[27:50] in front of me. And this is a keyboard
[27:52] typing test while the microphone is
[27:54] close to my mouth with the keyboard
[27:56] further away in the background. This is
[27:59] a sound test of the Fifine K669B while
[28:03] it's standing in front of me on my desk.
[28:05] And this is a test of the microphone
[28:07] when it's close to your mouth on a boom
[28:09] arm. But keep in mind if you skipped my
[28:12] previous part, you need a shock mount
[28:14] with this if you use it with a boom arm.
[28:16] And at that point, I think it's better
[28:17] to go with a Fifine A6T, which is an RGB
[28:21] version with a boom arm and a shock
[28:24] mount and a pop filter and all that
[28:26] stuff. So, I just really wanted to
[28:27] mention this while testing this
[28:29] microphone in case you skip my previous
[28:31] part. Okay. And this is a test of the
[28:33] Fifine K669B while typing my keyboard in
[28:37] the background when it's on my desk. And
[28:39] this is a test of the Fifine K669B
[28:42] while the keyboard is being typed on in
[28:45] the back. And as a side note, the Fifine
[28:48] A6V with a microphone arm, the A6T
[28:51] sounds exactly the same as this
[28:53] microphone. So you can just know that if
[28:55] you buy that one, it will sound like
[28:57] this. It will just have RGB and a pop
[29:00] filter. Now, I kind of forgot to record
[29:02] the outro. I was already taking the
[29:04] thumbnail picture, but I'll show you my
[29:06] favorites because it's pretty clear. As
[29:08] the absolute cheapest option, I think
[29:10] the K669B is amazing. It's $23. It
[29:14] sounds really good. It's built well.
[29:16] It's a no-brainer. If you want below
[29:18] $30, then the pseudo, I really wouldn't
[29:20] recommend. And if you want to spend 50,
[29:22] I would definitely spend about 63 or
[29:25] something for the Fifine K688.
[29:28] It looks like a stereo microphone. It
[29:30] sounded really warm and full, but not in
[29:33] a bad way like the Senotech mic. And
[29:35] another mic I also really liked is the
[29:38] Samsung Q2U. It is still more expensive
[29:40] than the K688. It also doesn't look like
[29:43] a live streaming or gaming microphone,
[29:46] but I really love the pure sound quality
[29:48] performance of this. It is $79 though.
[29:51] But that's about my three favorites. I
[29:54] really think you can't go wrong with
[29:55] either of these three. I will link
[29:57] everything mentioned in the description.
[29:59] I will also link tvnshop.com for the
[30:02] mouse pads. If you buy one of them, you
[30:04] get sent a wallpapers immediately. It's
[30:06] a PC wallpaper, then an ultra wide one,
[30:08] and then also wallpaper for your phone.
[30:11] Very excited about it. Thanks a lot for
[30:13] watching. Subscribe to the channel if
[30:15] you want to see more content like this.
[30:17] And I hope that I will see you in the
[30:19] next video. Have a nice day.