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title: 'Which Budget Microphone Should You Buy?? | Best Microphone For Gaming & Streaming'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=LnZN5rzKZ5w'
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date: 2026-06-18
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# Which Budget Microphone Should You Buy?? | Best Microphone For Gaming & Streaming

> Source: [Which Budget Microphone Should You Buy?? | Best Microphone For Gaming & Streaming](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LnZN5rzKZ5w)

## Summary

This video reviews and compares seven different microphones all priced under $100, focusing on their sound quality, features, and suitability for gaming and streaming. The reviewer tests each microphone in desk-stand and boom-arm configurations, including keyboard typing tests, to provide a comprehensive comparison.

### Key Points

- **Introduction to Microphone Comparison** [0:00] — The video compares all microphones under $100.
- **Razer Siren V3 Mini Test** [0:08] — The microphone is tested on its stand and on a microphone arm. It has a high rating on Amazon but is expected to perform less when far from the mouth. It includes a mute button and red LED indicator.
- **Samsung Q2U Features and Test** [0:48] — This mic is USB-C and XLR, includes an XLR cable and pop filter. It has a mic jack for zero-lag monitoring. Priced at $70, it is recommended for studio-quality podcasting without needing a boom arm.
- **Fifine Amplitank K688 Test** [1:45] — This mic is XLR and USB-C, designed for a microphone arm. The kit includes the Fifine CS1 arm with a shock mount. It has headphone monitoring, gain knob, and headphone volume. It costs $54, with a $14 kit option for the arm.
- **Blue Yeti Orb Test** [2:56] — The Yeti Orb has a cloth design and a bulky but light stand. It connects to a microphone arm. It uses Logitech G Hub software with presets for EQ, high-pass filter, and voice effects.
- **Pseudotech SD800 Test** [3:47] — This mic is very sensitive and appears loud in OBS. It does auto-leveling and sounds warm and full out of the box. It is a popular kit on the channel.
- **Samsung GTR Pro Test** [4:31] — This $99 mic is heavy and versatile with cardioid, figure-eight, and omni polar patterns. It is the most expensive and has good build quality, but sound quality alone may not justify the price.
- **Fifine K669B Test** [6:17] — At $23, this is the cheapest mic. It has a volume knob but no mute. It is a no-frills mic that provides excellent value and sound quality for the price.
- **Back-to-Back Sound Tests** [7:09] — The reviewer plays recorded sound tests of all microphones, including voice and keyboard typing tests, to let viewers decide which sounds best.
- **Final Recommendations** [10:10] — Top picks: K669B ($23) for cheapest option, Fifine K688 (~$63) for best value under $50, and Samsung Q2U ($79) for pure sound quality. The Pseudotech SD800 is not recommended.

### Conclusion

For budget-conscious buyers, the Fifine K669B ($23) offers the best value, while the Fifine K688 (~$63) and Samsung Q2U ($79) are excellent choices for those wanting better sound quality and features without breaking the bank.

## Transcript

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