hello good people i'm dmitry and we have a very special video for you today i
have been collecting some of the most popular microphones
for streaming and for gaming and today we're gonna see
which one sounds best to your ears you better put on some headphones to get the
best representation on how those microphones sound and just
an fyi i'm no sound engineer so the recordings that
you see now are coming not from a professional but from an amateur with
regards to audio at least as usual everything will be
linked in the description below so let's check out the microphone
roundup
say hello to proper airflow with be quiet purebase 500dx
a compact mid tower with a mesh front panel and three
140 millimeter purewings 2 fans that are silent
and capable enjoy tasteful argb illumination a type c
port and an easy case to work in check it out below welcome back
so i think we have a pretty diverse microphone collection some budget stuff
some staples and some surprisingly good quality mics in here too so put on some
headphones and enjoy let's cover some basic
mics first like the fifine microphone is a condenser comes with a user manual
a little stand for attachment and a non-removable usb 2 cable
the volume in the front has nice resistance controls the gain of the
microphone and there is no headphone jack for 30
dollars i'm really curious if you'll be able to hear the difference between the
more high-end stuff but given the current
situation this microphone is a lot more expensive 50 markup
at 45 we'll hear if it's worth it the modmic usb
is always a nice addition to your favorite headphones the magnetic clasp
system is brilliant we get the mute button down the cable that's perfectly
in reach and a dual microphone capsule for noise
cancellation or broadcast quality at 80 dollars it's a compact solution
you just have to deal with the cable next up we got a Razer Seiren Emote
microphone and the only reason it's in here is because of that matrix led
that's facing the viewers so it's the most engaging streaming microphone out
there that can sync when you get a subscriber
or bids or reaction it is kind of pricey for voice quality
at 129 but the basics are covered with a
headphone jack and a mute switch and a headphone volume dial at the front
you will have to work with razer synapse to set everything up
and the led matrix is pretty beautiful but the voice quality
is not there for 129 dollars i have the two Yeti's the original and the nano
love the blue color by the way both have headphone monitoring
mic mute and headphone volume dial at the front with a few more controls on
the og Yeti like gain and four pickup patterns the
price difference is 30 dollars which is totally worth it
as you'll hear i really like the design of the hyperx quadcast with that
gorgeous red shine through that is also the built-in pop filter we
have the capacitive mute switch up top four pickup patterns and a mini usb
cable just like the yeti with zero latency monitoring and my only
complaint here is the gain dial at the bottom that is
super easy to just accidentally move out of place at 139 dollars it's a
very good microphone that has built-in noise cancellation as
well and red makes your voice faster of course the
noise cancellation is not aggressive it's basically a built-in
low-pass filter that cuts out anything that's super
super in the background my surprise of the day microphone is the new Audiotechnica
ART2500X usb the type-c cable is removable and easily
accessible the same with a headphone jack at the
front with buttons for volume the includer tripod is kind of brilliant
and the microphone sounds incredible for 119 dollars
that is an easy recommendation as you'll hear the next two microphones are from
Elgato the Wave 1 and Wave 3 they use the same
cardioid condenser capsule so they should sound identical
although of course the wave three being the higher model has the higher
kilohertz range but it really doesn't matter the only
difference are the controls as the wave 3 has headphone volume
and input gain adjustment with monitor cross fade
while wave 1 only has headphone volume control
and push to mute while the wave 3 has that fancy capacitive mute button
on top of the microphone they both have zero latency headphone jack and the type
c connection with a long cable and a mic
10 adapter the wave 3 is the most expensive in this
roundup at 159 and 129 for wave one but the icing on
the cake is the driver software that's called wavelink that is extremely
powerful and is actually quite beneficial for
streamers it really lets you configure what you hear as a gamer
what you pass on to a different channel for the audience to hear
as a viewer and there's a lot of granularity
is that a word there's a lot of flexibility in what you can do with the
software it's awesome and my last microphone here
would be the blue amber which is the only one that's not usb
so it's not exactly in the same category as the others
but it's only 99 and delivers a beautiful sound
which is why it's in this video and so now the features are out of the way
let's do a recording test with the guitar and then my voice
so
so now that you've heard the guitar test which one sounded best to you
and could you even tell the difference my own observation is that any
microphone that has no sensitivity adjustment like the actual
dials was louder just because it automatically boosts its gain to
maximum and only tries to like lower it based on volume
pickup but i found the quadcast the blue yeti
and the audio technica to sound the best in terms of like delivering
beautiful high notes that are super detailed
yet sharp and not too harsh and it's really impressive to hear what the Fifine
microphone can deliver for 30 dollars which i thought sounded beautiful and
neutral and now on to the vocal test
all are wrong two days highly recommend this one from junior high on penelope
maintained amicable but purposefully limited personal relationships so she
wouldn't have anybody tethering her to earth and she was
utterly kick-ass top of her cohort across
all categories universally recognized as a natural mission leader
she would be a pioneer she would see the storms of jupiter with her own eyes and
served the rings of saturn on a space walk
and that was worth not having close friends or romantic relationships
or a loyal dog everything was going according to plan
until the first time she went to space the launch was flawless
penelope performed her functions with such precision they would have used it
to teach incoming recruits how gloriously capable an astronaut can
be she was prepared she was ready she was
perfect until she passed through the top layer
of earth's atmosphere and her mind went completely blank
there's a small subset of people whose cognitive functions get scrambled in
outer space something about how the pressure change of the vacuum affects
the bonds between molecules in the neurons of their brains no one's
even sure why it happens but penelope was one of that subset somehow this fact
eluded the years of rigorous screening one moment she is definitely guiding the
launch vehicle through the final atmospheric layers
seeing the gaping expanse of space for the first time
her heart beating and measured but ecstatic bursts the happiest she's ever
felt and then nothing she doesn't know who
she is she doesn't know where she is she doesn't know what to do something in
her basic constitution keeps her from having a panic attack as
most people would if they suddenly woke up piloting a goddamn spacecraft
with a planet receding behind them but she can't remember
anything the instrument panel should spend years mastering means nothing to
her inscrutable acronyms printed over lights
flashing and seemingly random patterns so she stares out the
viewing dome at the radiant vapor of stars
smeared across the black canvas of space and we're gonna finish with my favorite
vocal microphone the blue amber plugged directly
into my camera i'm sorry she said but i'm not really sure
where i am right now her co-pilot's just as well trained and keening
with tiny flames of envy at how far ahead of them should always ranked
relieved penelope of her duties they had to abort the mission at no small expense
because her unpredictable presence endangered everyone and just like that
penelope the best of the best of the best became
a threat fantastic book and read highly recommend
this one so based on what you just heard did you pick out any particular
microphone that sounded best to your ears
obviously the recording environment and how close you are to the microphone is
actually quite important when it comes to a condenser microphone
so not being super far away but being as close as possible to give you the best
sounding example for my tone i find all the mics that add some bass
complement my tone so the quadcast the blue amber of course uh the audiotechnica
and the Wave 3 the Wave 1 and the only reason why the
Wave 1 didn't sound as good is because my sensitivity
and wavelength in the driver software was cranked all the way up which is what
i did for the Wave 3 but turned down the actual gain on the
microphone itself but the wave one just kind of carried
over that same sensitivity which is why it
sounded so compressed is because it was way too loud
and it was trying to compensate my least favorite sounding microphones was the
Rrazer Seiren emote and surprisingly the blue
Yeti Nano i find that it was natural but a little bit too harsh on on
the sensitivity that it was boosting automatically uh while the razer
microphone was kind of a bit too flat in terms of noise
cancellation only the wave microphones the Audio Technica and
the quadcast have some like audible compression built in that mutes
out slump some background noises but it really is
about your environment like if you're still typing on the keyboard
and the microphone is on a table you will a hundred percent hear that
which is why it's important to position the microphone as close to your mouth as
possible lower the gain sensitivity and play around with noise floor noise
gate in whatever software i actually did a really cool
video you can check out over here on how to improve
your vocal quality for gaming microphone but it really applies
to streaming microphones or these microphones as well and so there you
have it my quick comparison on some of these
really popular streaming microphones that you can utilize to improve your
stream your gameplay your communications
whatever i hope you enjoyed and let me know which one sounded best your ears
both in the music test and the vocal test yeah i'm
dmitry thanks much for watching check out this other relevant content
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