greetings earthlings what you're listening to and what I'm reviewing today is the Phi fine
k669d this is a 37 XLR dynamic microphone if you are interested in checking this out
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and it doesn't cost you anything more all of the recording settings will be listed in the
doobly-doo and the lower third and now let's talk about what comes in the Box
what a surprise you are going to get the microphone it comes with the mount already
installed you'll get a desktop tripod stand and a tiny bit of documentation then as far
as the build quality the microphone feels pretty good it has an all metal body as well as a metal
Grille with no give to it the mount is made out of plastic but the mount has 5 8 and 3 8
inch threading on the rear of the mic you have the XLR port and if you care this mic is made
in China I'm not going to read them to you but up on the screen and in the description I will
have all of these specifications that I could find in case you want to read up on them now
I am spinning around the k669 to 90 degrees to show you the off axis rejection and coloration
continuing around to 180 degrees this is the rear of the mic continuing around to the second 90
degree angle here we are and then rotating and ending at the front of the mic microphone now
let's see how well the microphone does a rejecting plosives by putting a couple P's and B's directly
into the mic please bring Pizza Pronto please bring Pizza Pronto please bring Pizza Pronto
now I am right on top of the microphone to exaggerate the proximity effect and here is
how it's sounding now I'm about three inches off with a pointed at the corner of my mouth
and here's how it sounds now I'm about one foot away from the k669 about two feet away from the
microphone and about four feet away from the five fine k669d now I am typing on a keyboard
with gatoron Blue switches to see how much of my voice versus how much of the keyboard it picks up
and for the game and folk now I'm typing on the sad W and spacebar keys
now here is how the microphone sounds about three inches away from my mouth
in a relatively well treated room and now here is how the microphone sounds
approximately three inches away from my mouth in a completely untreated space
next I want to see how effective the microphone is
rejecting shocks so I'll start by tapping on my desk to see if it can reject that
and then I will tap on the boom arm
now I want to include a quick sample of how this mic performs on the provided desktop tripod when I
use this the microphone ends up being about nine inches away from my mouth I have to increase my
gain to about 100 percent if I tap the desk when it is on this tripod this is what you can expect
and if I type when it is on this tripod this is what you can expect
next because I'm incredibly annoying I am going to tap on the body of the
microphone to see if there are any kind of resonant frequencies [Music]
now like I always do I'm going to do a quick spoken word comparison between the microphone
that we're reviewing and a bunch of other similar microphones on the market so we can hear how it
Stacks up against the competition and you don't just listen to the microphone in a
vacuum starting on the five fine case 669d three inches off again set at four o'clock and here's
how it sounds first up I am on the Behringer XM 8500 three inches off with my gain set at four
o'clock make sure to check the lower third to see how much I boost each of these in post this
microphone goes for about 25 and that is how it sounds back on the 669d and nothing has changed
here's a palette cleanser let's do some more next I am on the Mackie em89d still three inches off
gain still set at four o'clock this microphone goes for about fifty dollars and here's how it
compares to the fifine case 669d we have a whole bunch more to go so I won't ramble this is the
669 let's go to another mic next I am on the meono pd100 the XLR version three inches off
gain still set at four o'clock this microphone goes for about fifty dollars and here is how
it sounds compared to the FI fine all right we're back on the k669d again here's how it
sounds exact same settings exact same distance what's the next mic next I am on the zoom zdm1
I am still three inches away with my gains set at four o'clock make sure to check the lower
third this is another microphone that costs about fifty dollars and here is how it compares to the
669d we're about halfway through the comparison section this is the five fine k669d again let's
go to another one next I am on the Shure sm58 three inches off gain still set at four o'clock
I'll likely have to boost this one a little bit more this mic goes for about one hundred dollars
and here is how this classic Dynamic mic sounds compared to the five find k669d we are now over
the hump but here is another palette cleanser on the k669d let's do some more next I am on the
Elgato wave DX three inches off gain still set at four o'clock this microphone goes for about
100 and here is how elgato's offering sounds like compared to the fifine offering let's go back and
do a bunch more comparisons are you sick of hearing me say it get used to it this is the
palette cleanser on the fifine k669d let's go to another mic next I am on the Audio Technica at2040
this is the XLR version I am three inches off with my gain set at four o'clock just a reminder check
the lower third to see how much I boost each of these mics in post this goes for about 100 and
here is how it sounds compared to the five fine I forgot what we were doing for a second we are
getting very near to the end but here is another palette cleanser let's hear another microphone
next I am on the XLR version of the rode pod mic say it with me three inches off gain set
at four o'clock check the lower third to see how much I boosted in post this microphone goes for
about one hundred dollars and here is how it compares to the five fine k669d let's go back
and do two more comparisons I think all right we have two more comparisons to go so this is
your penultimate palette cleanser let's go to the second to last microphone next I am on the Shure
sm7b three inches off EQ switches in neutral mode gains set at four o'clock check the lower
third I will have to boost this a lot more this microphone goes for about four hundred dollars and
here is how it compares to the five fine let's go back and do one last comparison and this is
your final palette cleanser on the D5 fine k669d let's jump to the last microphone and finally we
are on the Neumann hello Neumann u87ai this is a multi-pattern studio condenser microphone cardioid
polar pattern notepad no filter three inches off gain set at 11 o'clock this microphone goes for
about thirty seven hundred dollars it is not a fair comparison this thing just functions as a
control from comparison to comparison let's go ahead and jump to the music test now [Music]
thank you [Music]
I think that I know what you'd like a review of the road pod mic so go lay
your head to sleep cause you'll be getting it in one more weeks at least I hope so
this is not legally binding it's not a contractual obligation so don't hold your breath I am just
trying my darndest it's a hope a wish and a dream or whatever so let's go to the conclusion
cross your fingers I think the microphone sounds better than it should given the price point but
I'm still not personally the biggest fan of it and first up as far as Pros the microphone is
incredibly affordable and accessible at around thirty seven dollars that price point is just
crazy and secondly although I appreciate microphone kits they come with everything
that you need to start recording simultaneously I also appreciate microphones that keep the price a
bit lower by omitting those accessories that many times are kind of subpar and junkie and
then as far as cons the microphone didn't do a great job at shock Rejection it also
wasn't Stellar at plosive rejection I found the background noise rejection of the keyboard to
be a bit lacking although it did a decent job in the untreated space and now what are my overall
thoughts and opinions of the 669 as far as the overall sound I think the low end is quite nice
it's not overpowering it's not weak but it offers a decent amount of support you are getting a clear
midsection which isn't congested sounding and then you're getting quite a boosted treble region which
offers a clear sound but I found it being a little bit sibilant on the electric guitar I think it's
pretty nice in the lows and mids and then you capture a bit of Sizzle in the upper frequencies
on the acoustic guitar the main thing here is you are capturing a lot of that top-end information
you are capturing a lot of the attack off of the strings for singing vocals I think it works quite
nicely especially if you're looking for that sound that has the big boost in the upper frequencies
and finally for spoken word you are getting a lot of treble information on this thing I would argue
a bit too much trouble but that is going to come down to personal preference and if you get close
to this thing I think the proximity effect works extremely well because it is offset by that treble
and upper frequency boost and to wrap up what I recommend the five fine k669d kind of but not
really this is the most affordable broadcast or podcast looking microphone that I have reviewed
and out of the sub 100 podcast broadcast looking microphones I think it is my favorite sounding of
them but under 100 I preferred the sound of both of the handheld Dynamics and the comparison the XM
8500 and the Mackie em89d so if I was personally shopping for a dynamic microphone sub 100 I would
be going for one of those that's why I'm saying I don't really recommend it but at the same time
I have to admit that the sound of this microphone is pretty decent the price of this thing is just
insanely low I don't want to know how it is so low and if you enjoyed that super bright Dynamic Sound
then I think it's a pretty decent deal so I can't outright saying no I don't recommend it so that is
why I am saying kind of I recommend it alright that's all that I've got for you if you found
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