greetings earthlings today we're looking at another handheld dynamic microphone the
microphone we're reviewing today is the LeWitt MTP 250 DM which is a stage dynamic microphone
if you want to get your grubby mitts on this thing it will cost you only around $80 like always I'll
throw some links down below and for this review I have the microphone connected directly to the
Focusrite 18 i 22nd gen my gain is set just at around 4 o'clock I will not do any kind of
post-processing but I may have to boost it in post so check the dooblydoo to see what I did
li did and now let's talk about what comes in the box of course you are going to get the microphone
you'll get a microphone clip which does have a 5/8 to 3/8 inch microphone stand adapter a
zippered storage bag a foam windscreen some kind of LeWitt bracelet and some documentation then as
far as the build quality it feels pretty on par with a bunch of other stage dynamics it has an
all-metal handle as well as a very sturdy feeling metal mesh grille it weighs in at around 335 grams
as you move around the microphone there are no buttons or switches because this is the switch
list model and if you are interested here is what the microphone capsule looks like then as far as
the specs this microphone has a cardioid polar pattern a frequency response of 60 Hertz to 18
kilohertz a sensitivity of approximately negative 54 decibels and an impedance of 280 ohms now I am
spinning around the MTP 250 DM to show you the off-axis rejection and coloration will continue
around the microphone to 180 degrees show you what it sounds like from the rear continue
around the microphone to the second 90 degree angle and then rotate and end at the front of
the microphone because this is a handheld dynamic microphone I will pass it back and forth between
my hands to see how it does at rejecting handling noise now we'll test the plosive rejection of this
microphone please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza pronto please bring Pizza pronto now let's
see how the provided foam windscreen effects the tone and the plosive rejection of the microphone
so right now I am speaking into the microphone a few inches off without the foam windscreen
and here is how it sounds and here is how it rejects plosives and now I am at the exact same
distance with the exact same gain setting but I have installed the provided foam windscreen and
here is how the tone of the microphone sounds and here is how it rejects plosives now I am
right on top of the MT p250 DM to show you the proximity effect on this thing three inches off
of the microphone with it pointed at the corner of my mouth and here is how the audio sounds
now I am typing on a keyboard with cherry MX blues to see how much of my voice versus how
much of the keyboard a picks up and now for you elite gamers I am typing on the sad W keys here
is how the microphone sounds in a well treated room and here is how the microphone sounds in a
completely untreated room now I want to do a quick comparison between the MT p250 DM and a bunch of
other handheld dynamic microphones so right now I'm three inches off of the LeWitt and here is
how the audio sounds now I am speaking into the SE electronics SE v 7 about the same distance
which is 3 inches off of my mouth with the exact same gain setting but I may have to boost this a
little bit more in post so check the doobly-doo but regardless this is how the SE v7 sounds in
comparison to the MT P 250 DM because you need to hear how the looat sounds again this is what
the looat sounds like again to make it easier on your ear you don't have to jump around now I am on
the classic shure sm58 with the exact same gain setting about three inches off of my mouth and
here is how the microphone sounds and comparison to the looat I bet you didn't guess that this was
going to happen but we are back on the looat and here is how the microphone sounds and - now here
is what the next microphone sounds like coming up right now next we are on the very popular
$100 microphone the sennheiser e 835 three inches off of my mouth exact same gain setting and this
is how the audio compares do the MTP how do you like the comparison cool we're back on the LeWitt
so you can hear how this sounds before this next microphone comes on and you can compare this audio
to that audio now I am speaking into the road and will 1/3 inches off of the microphone with
the exact same gain setting make sure to check the doobly-doo to see how much I boosted it but
regardless this is how the m1 sounds at the exact same distance with the exact same gain setting
why can't I just test down microphones all day I don't want to have any more bills to pay at all
well if you'll take a second and sit down kids let me share something with you I am what some
folks would call a risk-averse person meaning risk scares the crap out of me youtubers do
not have health insurance that is why I do not do this full-time okay at 80 dollars I think
this is a pretty awesome microphone and first up in terms of pros this mic has some really
nice clarity to it which makes it very easy to understand what is being sung or spoken into the
mic also the roll-off and the lower end which begins at around 200 Hertz makes it relatively
forgiving if a singer doesn't have the best mic technique and ends up eating the microphone yes
it still does have proximity effect but it's not as overpowering it also did a really good job at
background noise rejection the build quality feels very sturdy so I wouldn't be concerned with using
this on stage and something that I didn't mention when I was walking through the build quality the
microphone mount has a thumb screw on this side unlike pretty much every other microphone mount
which you need a screwdriver to adjust it this makes it incredibly easy to loosen it and it
just the microphone stand on stage because I don't know any singer that goes on stage with
a screwdriver in their belt really nice addition very straightforward and I don't know why other
mic companies have not done that good job there LeWitt and then in terms of cons the microphone
did suffer a little bit from handling noise and also the microphone was not the best at rejecting
plosives it does have the roll-off though starting at around 200 Hertz meaning although there will
still be pilosa --vs picked up in the recording they won't be as boomy or Rumble your subs as
much so what are my overall thoughts of this microphone on the electric guitar I thought it
was pretty decent although the low mid bump around 400 Hertz was not my favorite and also when I got
up to the upper register of the guitar I did find this sound to be a little bit piercing then on
the acoustic guitar I did find it tolerable but by no means was it my favorite I think the two
hundred Hertz high-pass filter made it a little bit too thin for my personal liking and also the
400 Hertz boost wasn't something that I thought was very appealing on the acoustic guitar next
up for singing the microphone is very clear and detailed and the low mids and bass frequencies
are incredibly unobtrusive and in the higher frequencies it sounds like it has somewhat of
a a sheen to it does that make sense the top-end is just very prominent and it captures a lot of
interesting detail of the voice as well as a lot of detail of your mouth of your mouth noises and
all of that and lastly for spoken word I would describe the microphone as very modern sounding
meaning I hear very little to no nasal enos when you compare it to something like the 58 or the SE
v7 or the road m1 now don't get me wrong the mids are still there they just aren't as prominent as
they are on microphones that were designed in the 60s and 70s and this microphone also has
a much more prominent treble and air frequency in comparison to these older mics so what I recommend
the MT p250 DM absolutely I would I think the tone of this microphone is very different from
a lot of the competition like the sm58 ooh the v7 the m1 or other mid forward microphones and it is
much more comparable to a microphone like the e 835 but with that being said I think the 250 DM
has a slightly more robust to low-end compared to the e 835 as well as a much more pleasing upper
frequency range where it has less siblings as well as less of a top-heavy quality to it so if
you're looking for a brighter dynamic microphone then I think this is a really nice sounding option
especially if you were considering something like the e 835 because to my ears and in my opinion I
like the tone of the 250 DM a bit more and it's 20 bucks cheaper and there you have it so if you
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