Best Budget Microphone For Gaming & Streaming Under $100

[00:00] All of these microphones are below $100.

[00:02] We're going to compare all of them and

[00:04] we'll start with the Razer Siren V3

[00:06] Mini. This one right here is the normal

[00:09] Siren. This was a great microphone and

[00:11] I'm super curious to test the new

[00:13] version of it. It's brand new classic

[00:15] Razor with a very sleek packaging. Now,

[00:18] this is not a premium microphone, by the

[00:20] way. So, let's check what it looks like

[00:22] and we'll check the price after that. At

[00:24] least the material looks very clean. I'm

[00:27] curious for the performance. Now, it

[00:29] does come with a stand. You can connect

[00:31] it to a microphone arm if you want. Some

[00:33] of the mics here are meant to use with a

[00:35] microphone arm. And I'll definitely test

[00:37] both scenarios for all microphones

[00:39] because when a microphone is on your

[00:41] desk, especially a small microphone like

[00:43] this, it is very far from your mouth.

[00:45] I've mentioned this a lot, so I'm not

[00:46] going to go too much into it, but the

[00:48] microphone being this far from your

[00:50] mouth compared to this close makes a

[00:52] really big difference for how warm and

[00:54] full your voice sounds. If the

[00:56] microphone is right here, you'll have

[00:58] less background noise. Your voice will

[00:59] sound more warm. It's just better in

[01:01] general. But of course, a microphone arm

[01:03] costs money. So, we're going to test all

[01:04] of these in both scenarios. So, I just

[01:06] looked it up on Amazon. It is definitely

[01:08] not the most popular microphone out of

[01:10] all of them, but it has a very high

[01:12] rating. And that's why it intrigued me

[01:14] so much to test this version. Right now,

[01:16] you can buy it for $50. Let's check the

[01:18] price history. There's a lot of change

[01:20] in the warehouse deals, but it seems

[01:22] like the buy box or the Amazon price is

[01:24] always about $50. So, for this video,

[01:27] we'll mark it at 50. And something worth

[01:29] mentioning with this mic is that it's a

[01:31] superc cardioid is the pickup pattern,

[01:33] which means where does it record sound

[01:36] from? Many of these microphones, if not

[01:38] all of them, are cardioid mics. And that

[01:40] means they record full sound from the

[01:42] front and then less from the sides and

[01:44] less from the back. However, this

[01:46] microphone being super cardioid means

[01:48] that it's even more extreme and that it

[01:50] really tries to cancel out pretty much

[01:52] all sound from the side and from the

[01:54] back. With this mic, you need to be very

[01:56] careful where you're talking from

[01:58] because if the mic is positioned

[02:00] sideways, even slightly, it is going to

[02:02] try to cancel out your voice. So, this

[02:04] is a test of the Razer Siren V3 Mini. I

[02:07] expect it to perform a bit less than the

[02:09] other microphones when standing on your

[02:11] desk, mainly because it's so small and

[02:13] it's so far from your mouth. But maybe

[02:15] it's fine. And I'll move it closer to my

[02:17] mouth. This is what it will kind of

[02:19] sound like when it's on a microphone arm

[02:21] close to you. And I will test this side

[02:23] to see the superc cardioid in effect.

[02:25] This is from the back, from the side,

[02:28] from the front. And on top there's also

[02:30] a mute button which you can use to mute

[02:33] your microphone. And you can also see

[02:34] the LED on the front going red whenever

[02:37] you mute the microphone. And we'll do a

[02:39] bunch of other tests with all the mics

[02:41] afterwards. Next, we have the Samsung

[02:43] Q2U. Now, I'm not going to spend too

[02:45] much time on it because I used it in my

[02:47] last video. I really like what this

[02:49] microphone stands for and what it sounds

[02:51] like. It clearly doesn't look like a

[02:53] gaming microphone. However, it is often

[02:55] recommended as a choice that you make

[02:57] when you don't really care about the

[02:59] looks and you want a studio quality

[03:01] podcasting microphone to record podcasts

[03:04] or videos. You also don't really need a

[03:06] microphone arm because, well, the

[03:08] microphone is super tall and it's the

[03:10] perfect length from my mouth. So, if you

[03:12] want a boom arm for the looks, you can

[03:14] get it. But for the sound quality, it

[03:16] won't really matter. It is both USBC and

[03:19] XLR. So, if you have an audio interface,

[03:21] you can use the XLR. They even include

[03:23] an XLR cable. And they also include a

[03:26] pop filter or windshield on the front

[03:27] here. It might help with the like the

[03:30] pop sounds. However, it doesn't look

[03:32] that good like this. I don't like it. By

[03:34] the way, you see another microphone of

[03:36] this brand right here. This is the GTR

[03:38] Pro. It's from the same brand. They are

[03:40] different microphones. It's not only the

[03:42] looks, but since I like the sound of

[03:44] this one so much, I wanted to make sure

[03:45] I had a gaming version of the same

[03:47] brand. And also, because this video is

[03:50] about microphones below $100, and

[03:52] initially, I was going to include the

[03:54] Blue Yeti because it's super popular.

[03:56] However, I really don't like this

[03:57] microphone. It's popular because it's

[03:59] super old. I remember in the past going

[04:01] to my local toy store and the microphone

[04:04] was right there, but I really don't like

[04:05] it. And the price is the same as this

[04:08] microphone right here, $98. By the way,

[04:10] the microphone next here, I'll mention

[04:12] it right now. Fifine wanted to sponsor

[04:14] the video with this microphone and then

[04:17] the kit right here. So, the kit is this

[04:19] microphone plus this microphone arm,

[04:21] which is also from them, the Fifine CS1,

[04:23] and we're also going to test those in

[04:25] this video. Lastly, this is also from

[04:28] Fifine. They didn't ask me to include

[04:30] this. We agreed on a sponsored video for

[04:32] this microphone, but I just use this

[04:34] microphone so much. If you watch my

[04:36] content, you will know. This is the

[04:38] K669B.

[04:39] It's only $23 or $24. It's one of the

[04:42] most recommended budget microphones, so

[04:44] we'll also include that today. The one

[04:46] we're checking out right now is this

[04:48] right here, Samsung Q2U. You can also

[04:50] buy it in black and that will cost $5

[04:53] more. Currently, you can get this one

[04:55] for $70. You also have a mic jack, by

[04:58] the way. So, if you want to plug your

[04:59] headset into this so you can monitor

[05:01] yourself without any lag, you can do

[05:03] that. So, this is what the mic sounds

[05:05] like. I don't even need to hold it

[05:06] closer to my mouth to show you what a

[05:08] micro will do because it's the perfect

[05:10] distance. You can use a mic if you want

[05:12] to free up your desk. Absolutely. But

[05:14] for the sound quality and performance,

[05:16] it is not needed. I'll also test it from

[05:18] the front. And then this is from the

[05:20] side. And this is the sound from the

[05:22] back. It should cancel out a lot. And

[05:25] this overall is a very clean and

[05:27] professional sounding microphone. All

[05:28] right. Next, I want to test the Fifine

[05:31] Amplitank K688. It says on the box it's

[05:34] also an XLR and USBC mic. This

[05:37] microphone is meant to be connected to a

[05:39] microphone arm. It does look very much

[05:41] like a podcasting and streaming mic. And

[05:43] so for this I will use the Fifine CS1

[05:46] since that's the mic arm that you will

[05:48] get if you buy the kit. It comes with a

[05:50] clamp and then with the arm itself. Now

[05:53] I do have kind of a problem because the

[05:55] desk I'm using is great and an extremely

[05:57] thick one. So I can't connect any

[05:59] microphone arms or clamps to this. It's

[06:01] this thick. So, I will use this stable.

[06:03] You will definitely not have a problem.

[06:05] Let's connect the mic arm and then we

[06:07] can connect the mic to that. I do see

[06:09] that it has a shock mount which is great

[06:11] because that means that vibrations

[06:13] coming from the desk will not travel

[06:14] through the arm and to the mic because

[06:16] the shock mount will stop all vibrations

[06:18] from reaching the mic. Now, I do see

[06:20] some buttons on the back or knobs. So,

[06:23] we do have a headphones monitoring jack

[06:25] as well. Then USBC or XLR to connect it

[06:28] to your PC. This is the gain knob for

[06:30] the sensitivity of the microphone. And

[06:32] then this is the headphone monitoring

[06:34] volume. Okay. Even though we are using

[06:36] that table, I'll position it like you

[06:38] would use it. Actually, you wouldn't use

[06:39] it like this. Like you would use it on

[06:41] stream or on a podcast. To the side a

[06:43] bit. Okay. And then this is how you

[06:45] would use it on stream. It is very close

[06:47] to my mouth, but I am not directly

[06:49] speaking into it. This is directly into

[06:51] the mic. But as you can see, it sounds

[06:53] the same as this. The difference is if I

[06:55] do P, it won't be too noticeable.

[06:57] However, this is very noticeable. So,

[07:00] that's the reason you speak like this.

[07:02] I'm not hearing anything in my

[07:03] headphones because Windows switched the

[07:05] sound automatically to speaker Fifine

[07:07] microphone. And so, if you have a

[07:09] headset with an audio jack, you can plug

[07:11] it into the back of the mic and then you

[07:12] will monitor your microphone sound

[07:14] without any delay. Plus, you can set a

[07:16] microphone as your speakers, which means

[07:18] that all Windows volume from games or

[07:21] music, YouTube, all that stuff will also

[07:23] be sent to the microphone and then to

[07:25] your headphones. So then you can hear

[07:26] everything plus your voice in real time.

[07:28] I'm going to change it now because it's

[07:30] not plugged in. Okay. Test test test. I

[07:32] do like the sound. So this is from the

[07:34] front. This is from the side. It cancels

[07:36] a lot. Okay. And this is from the back.

[07:38] I test the sponsors of these comparisons

[07:40] together with everything. But I do of

[07:42] course want to emphasize because I can

[07:44] make these videos because of the

[07:45] sponsor. So I'm really grateful. It's

[07:47] the Fifine K688. They also have a kit

[07:50] version which comes together with this

[07:52] microphone arm. I tested another budget

[07:54] microphone arm in my microphone arm

[07:56] comparison video. It was the Inogear one

[07:58] and this one was clearly higher quality

[08:00] than that one. You can watch the video

[08:02] if you don't believe me. So, if you like

[08:03] this microphone, then it's a great kit

[08:05] to buy. Even if you choose another mic,

[08:07] you can also buy this microphone arm

[08:09] together with it. And yeah, I will add

[08:11] links in the description. Thanks to

[08:13] Fifine for sponsoring this video. And

[08:15] onto the next mic now. Oops, let's

[08:18] return for a second. I forgot to talk

[08:20] about the price. Currently, you can get

[08:22] it for $54. It's available in black,

[08:24] pink, and white. A lot of people buy

[08:26] this microphone. It's a really popular

[08:28] one. And in between of my testing, and

[08:30] then now I listen to the results, and I

[08:32] really liked it. I do also see there's a

[08:34] button here. This is a capacitive, if

[08:37] that's how you say it, uh, mute button.

[08:38] So, it's a touchcreen mute button. Let's

[08:40] check out the price history. There are

[08:42] often drops to $51 lightning deals or

[08:45] price drops. So, $54, $51, and then for

[08:49] $14 more, you can get the kit with a

[08:51] microphone arm included. This one is

[08:53] also bought 3,000 times. So, this is a

[08:56] really popular mic. The white version of

[08:57] the kit was bought 600 times, and this

[09:00] will look really clean in a white themed

[09:02] setup. All right, the next microphone I

[09:04] want to test is the Blue Yeti Orb. I've

[09:06] never tested it, but I'm really curious

[09:08] to check it out. By the way, if you like

[09:11] this mouse pad, it is completely

[09:12] handdrawn. It is part of the TVN mouse

[09:15] pad collection that launched recently.

[09:17] We've worked really hard on mouse pad

[09:19] plus wallpaper combos. For example, this

[09:22] one right here is a wallpaper of one of

[09:24] the other mouse pads. There are several

[09:25] designs on the website right now. For

[09:27] example, this one here is the mouse pad

[09:29] that belongs to this wallpaper that I

[09:31] just showed you. Everyone in the test

[09:33] group really like the material and the

[09:35] anti-slip. This here is the listing of

[09:37] the mouse pad we just checked out. This

[09:39] was the wallpaper. It's a complete combo

[09:41] and they just launched. So, you won't

[09:43] see many reviews. Peter here already

[09:45] reviewed it. He loved it in his setup.

[09:47] This is the Red Assassin I've been using

[09:48] for my top down camera. And it's just so

[09:51] cool to me that it's a complete combo

[09:53] instead of just a mouse pad and then

[09:54] looking for a wallpaper that fits. I

[09:56] love this Red Assassin, by the way,

[09:58] 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.