[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. Now, it does come with a stand.
[0:08] You can connect it to a microphone arm
[0:10] if you want. So, I just looked it up on
[0:12] Amazon. It is definitely not the most
[0:14] popular microphone out of all of them,
[0:16] but it has a very high rating. And
[0:18] that's why it intrigued me so much to
[0:20] test this version. So, this is a test of
[0:22] the Razer Siren V3 Mini. I expect it to
[0:25] perform a bit less than the other
[0:26] microphones when standing on your desk.
[0:29] Mainly because it's so small and it's so
[0:31] far from your mouth, but maybe it's
[0:32] fine. And I'll move it closer to my
[0:34] mouth. This is what it will kind of
[0:36] sound like when it's on a microphone arm
[0:38] close to you. And on top, there's also a
[0:40] mute button to mute your microphone. And
[0:42] you can also see the LED on the front
[0:44] going red whenever you mute the
[0:46] microphone. Next, we have the Samsung
[0:48] Q2U. It clearly doesn't look like a
[0:50] gaming microphone. However, it is often
[0:53] recommended as a choice that you make
[0:54] when you don't really care about the
[0:56] looks and you want a studio quality
[0:58] podcasting microphone. You also don't
[1:00] really need a microphone arm because
[1:02] well, the microphone is super tall. So,
[1:04] if you want a boom arm for the looks,
[1:06] you can get it. But for the sound
[1:08] quality, it won't really matter. It is
[1:10] both USBC and XLR. So, if you have an
[1:13] audio interface, you can use the XLR.
[1:15] They even include an XLR cable. And they
[1:17] also include a pop filter or windshield
[1:19] on the front here. Currently, you can
[1:20] get this one for $70. You also have a
[1:23] mic jack, by the way. So, if you want to
[1:25] plug your headset into this so you can
[1:27] monitor yourself without any lag, you
[1:29] can do that. So, this is what the mic
[1:31] sounds like. I don't even need to hold
[1:32] it closer to my mouth to show you what a
[1:34] mic will do because it's the perfect
[1:36] distance. You can use a mic if you want
[1:38] to free up your desk. Absolutely. But
[1:40] for the sound quality and performance,
[1:43] it is not needed. All right. Next, I
[1:45] want to test the Fifine Amplitank K688.
[1:48] It says on the box it's also an XLR and
[1:51] USBC mic. This microphone is meant to be
[1:54] connected to a microphone arm. It does
[1:55] look very much like a podcasting and
[1:58] streaming mic. And so for this I will
[2:00] use the Fifine CS1 since that's the mic
[2:02] arm that you will get if you buy the
[2:04] kit. It comes with a clamp and then with
[2:07] the arm itself. I do see that it has a
[2:09] shock mount which is great because that
[2:11] means that vibrations coming from the
[2:12] desk will not travel through the arm and
[2:14] to the mic because the shock mount. Now
[2:16] I do see some buttons on the back. So we
[2:19] do have a headphones monitoring jack as
[2:21] well. Then USBC or XLR to connect it to
[2:24] your PC. This is the gain knob for the
[2:26] sensitivity of the microphone. And then
[2:28] this is the headphone monitoring volume.
[2:30] And then this is how you would use it on
[2:32] stream. Okay. Test test test. I do like
[2:34] the sound. So this is from the front.
[2:36] This is from the side. It cancels a lot.
[2:38] Okay. And this is from the back.
[2:40] Currently you can get it for $54. It's
[2:42] available in black, pink, and white. And
[2:45] then for $14 more, you can get the kit
[2:47] with a microphone arm included. This one
[2:49] is also bought 3,000 times. So, this is
[2:51] a really popular mic, and this will look
[2:53] really clean in a white themed setup.
[2:56] All right, the next microphone I want to
[2:58] test is the Blue Yeti Orb. I've never
[3:00] tested it, but I'm really curious to
[3:02] check it out. And I'm not sure about
[3:03] this. It's weird with all the cloth all
[3:06] around. It looks like something to put
[3:07] in your living room, but then the bottom
[3:09] here, it's the lightest stand I've ever
[3:11] seen. It's super bulky, but empty
[3:13] plastic. And I mean it makes it feel a
[3:15] bit like a kid toy. You can connect it
[3:17] to a microphone arm with this if you
[3:19] want. Yeah, let's plug it in. So I just
[3:21] installed the software. This program is
[3:23] the Logitech G Hub by the way. So it has
[3:25] a preset for equalizing highp pass
[3:27] filter voice EQ. Like if you move the
[3:30] lows higher, you will have a really deep
[3:31] voice. You will sound like pirate
[3:33] software. This is what he's doing with
[3:35] his voice. Maybe he does this as well.
[3:37] And then this I worked at Blizzard 8
[3:40] years. Yes. And you can absolutely
[3:42] change the effects, but you can do that
[3:43] with all of these microphones. All
[3:45] right, the next microphone I want to
[3:47] test is the Pseudotech SD800.
[3:50] If you're an OG of the channel, you will
[3:52] recognize this microphone kit. Whenever
[3:54] I add it to a video, people in the
[3:56] comments absolutely love this
[3:57] microphone. It seems to be too
[3:59] sensitive, so I'm going to have to
[4:01] search it here. It shows up without a
[4:03] name. Uh, but the levels are set to 100.
[4:05] Let's just reduce this. Hello. Test test
[4:07] test. It shows up as very loud in OBS,
[4:10] but I don't think it's peing. I will
[4:12] talk closer into the microphone. It
[4:13] seems like it's doing some autoleveling
[4:15] because usually it should be peing if
[4:17] I'm this close. Okay, so this is what it
[4:19] sounds like at a reasonable distance
[4:21] from my mouth. Of course, you can also
[4:23] achieve that with the other ones with
[4:24] effects, but out of the box, this one
[4:26] will probably sound the most warm and
[4:28] full, deep, and all of that good stuff.
[4:31] Then next, we have the Samsung GTR Pro.
[4:34] This is a very heavy microphone. It's
[4:37] also clearly the same brand as the one
[4:39] we've tested before, the Q2U. And I'm
[4:41] curious because I think in terms of pure
[4:43] sound quality, it's not going to be
[4:45] worth paying more for this one. I think
[4:46] it's $99, while this one is about $79.
[4:50] But of course, you should not see them
[4:51] as the same microphones. Now, you can
[4:53] connect it to a microphone arm using
[4:56] this adapter that they include, but
[4:57] since the microphone is so big and it
[4:59] comes so high, it's not really
[5:01] necessary. Now, this mic is way more
[5:04] versatile than the other one from the
[5:06] same brand. And also for streaming, I'm
[5:08] just not sure if you need the
[5:09] versatility, but your use case might be
[5:11] different. But I'm very curious how it
[5:13] will sound. So, it's at cardioid right
[5:15] now, which means that it will push down
[5:16] my voice right now. Also, from the back,
[5:19] it will record way less than like this.
[5:21] But if I put it to figure eight, I think
[5:23] you will hear it reducing a bit from the
[5:25] side, but then when I go to the back, it
[5:27] will start recording fully again. So, it
[5:29] fully records from two sides. And then
[5:31] if you put it to omni then it uses both
[5:33] but then it sounds lower quality. So
[5:35] that's really in a group setting but
[5:37] indeed if you check it like this it
[5:39] doesn't really make much difference
[5:40] where you record from. It just records
[5:43] everything around. This is a test on
[5:45] omni. This is a test on figure 8. This
[5:49] is a test on cardioid. I really like the
[5:51] microphone. It is beefy. It looks super
[5:53] cool. It feels and looks like a quality
[5:55] product. It's also the most expensive
[5:57] one. It's $99. And if the sound quality
[6:00] of it just being on your desk to stream
[6:02] or to do YouTube is the only thing that
[6:04] matters to you, it's probably not going
[6:06] to be the best purchase purely on sound
[6:08] quality. But if any of the other
[6:09] features are interesting to you, then it
[6:11] might be an interesting product. I mean,
[6:13] I'm looking at the preview. That's a
[6:14] beefy mic. All right, next we have the
[6:17] cheapest microphone of them all, the
[6:19] Fifine K669B. I've used it in many
[6:22] setups because it's just one of the best
[6:24] options to buy if you want to pay the
[6:26] least amount of money for the best build
[6:28] quality and sound that you're going to
[6:30] get for about $23. This microphone gives
[6:33] you crazy value for your money. There is
[6:36] a volume knob here on the top. You
[6:38] cannot mute with it. You cannot press
[6:40] it. The mic simply stands on your desk,
[6:42] plugs into your PC, it sends some sound.
[6:44] That's the only thing it does. But it
[6:46] does it very well for the price. Okay.
[6:48] Now, there is something very important I
[6:50] need to mention. if you're even
[6:51] considering this mic, but I'll explain
[6:53] it while testing. Let's do a quick test
[6:55] first. So, this is what it sounds like
[6:57] on your desk when it's leveled pretty
[7:00] correctly. And then I will reduce the
[7:02] gain so we can hold it close to our
[7:05] mouth. Okay, then this is kind of what
[7:07] it sounds like. It is time right now to
[7:09] listen to all the microphones back to
[7:11] back. I recorded tests with all of them.
[7:13] So, I'm just going to let them play and
[7:15] then I'm going to let you decide for
[7:16] yourself which one you like best. This
[7:19] is a test of the Razer Siren V3 Mini
[7:22] standing on my desk. This is a test of
[7:24] the Razer Sarin V3 Mini on a microphone
[7:27] arm. This is a keyboard typing test of
[7:30] the Razer Sarin V3 Mini while it's
[7:32] standing on my desk. And this is a
[7:34] typing test of the Razer Sarin V3 Mini
[7:37] while it's on a microphone arm. This is
[7:39] a test of the Samsung Q2U standing on my
[7:42] desk. We don't have to test the
[7:44] microphone arm because it is already
[7:46] very close to my mouth. And then this is
[7:48] a keyboard typing test of the Samsung
[7:50] Q2U while it's standing on my desk. This
[7:54] is a test of the Fifine K688 microphone
[7:58] together with the Fifine CS1 microphone
[8:01] arm. If you buy them as a kit, it's
[8:03] called the Fifine K688CT.
[8:06] And this microphone does not come with a
[8:08] stand. So you need a microphone arm,
[8:10] which is why we only test it like that.
[8:12] And then this is a keyboard typing test
[8:14] of the Fifine K688 on a microphone arm.
[8:18] This is what the Logitech Yeti Orb will
[8:20] sound like when it's standing in front
[8:22] of you on your desk. This is what it
[8:24] will sound like when it's on a boom arm
[8:26] close to your mouth. This is what it
[8:29] will sound like when it's standing on
[8:30] your desk and you're typing your
[8:32] keyboard while gaming without any AI
[8:34] noise reduction effects or anything like
[8:36] that. And this is a test of keyboard
[8:38] sounds in the background while the
[8:40] microphone is on a boom arm close to
[8:42] your mouth. This is a test of the Pseudo
[8:45] Techch SD800 on a microphone arm. There
[8:48] is no point testing it without because
[8:49] it only comes as a kit. There is also a
[8:52] pop filter included in the box, but as
[8:54] long as you're not talking into the
[8:56] microphone and doing things like that,
[8:58] you're not going to have a problem and I
[8:59] just don't like the look of it hanging
[9:01] here. And then this is a test of the
[9:03] Sudoch SD800 while typing on my keyboard
[9:06] on my desk. This is a sound test of the
[9:09] Samsung Greg Pro while it's standing on
[9:12] my desk in front of me. And this is what
[9:14] it sounds like close to your mouth if it
[9:16] were on a boom. This is a test of typing
[9:19] my keyboard in the background while the
[9:21] Samsung GRA Pro is standing on my desk
[9:24] in front of me. And this is a keyboard
[9:26] typing test while the microphone is
[9:28] close to my mouth with the keyboard
[9:30] further away in the background. This is
[9:33] a sound test of the Fifine K669B while
[9:36] it's standing in front of me on my desk.
[9:39] And this is a test of the microphone
[9:41] when it's close to your mouth on a boom
[9:43] arm. And this is a test of the Fifine
[9:45] K669B while typing my keyboard in the
[9:48] background when it's on my desk. And
[9:50] this is a test of the Fifine K669B while
[9:54] the keyboard is being typed on in the
[9:56] back. And as a side note, the Fifine A6V
[10:00] sounds exactly the same as this
[10:02] microphone. So you can just know that if
[10:04] you buy that one, it will sound like
[10:06] this. It will just have RGB and a pop
[10:09] filter. As the absolute cheapest option,
[10:11] I think the K669B is amazing. It's $23.
[10:15] It sounds really good. It's built well.
[10:17] It's a no-brainer. If you want below
[10:19] $30, then the pseudo tech I really
[10:21] wouldn't recommend. And if you want to
[10:23] spend 50, I would definitely spend about
[10:26] 63 or something for the Fifine K688.
[10:30] It looks like a stereo microphone. It
[10:32] sounded really warm and full, but not in
[10:34] a bad way like the Sudotech mic. And
[10:37] another mic I also really liked is the
[10:39] Samsung Q2U. It is still more expensive
[10:42] than the K688. It also doesn't look like
[10:45] a live streaming or gaming microphone,
[10:47] but I really love the pure sound quality
[10:50] performance of this. It is $79 though.
[10:53] But that's about my three favorites. I
[10:55] really think you can't go wrong with
[10:57] either of these three. I will link
[10:59] everything mentioned in the description.
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[11:06] will see you in the next video. Have a
[11:09] nice day.