The Quad Cast sounds the crispiest and has the best selection of features in my opinion. For future mic comparison videos, I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a pop test (say a sentence with a lot of p's to see how well the mic handles it). Love the video and I hope your son is doing better. I'm keeping him in my prayers.
hey techne, if you happen to read this comment this just know that it's completely fine to take as much time as you want off youtube, dont stress about the channel much, we all wish you and your family well!
Just wanted to say a big thank you for the reviews, I purchased the Elgato Wave 3 based on your review and am super happy with it! :) Thankfully I was able to purchase it fully confident in the product ahead of time due to your thorough review :)
Keep in mind that the Elgato Wave is also a physical mixer. In the software you can set up different channels and separately control volume to the stream, to you and exactly what's included in that audio channel. I personally have one and absolutely love it! The knob, the mute button, the look, the customizability and the build all just make this an amazing microphone.
I know this is an old video, but was using it to review the mics. I went with the Elgato Wave3 just because of its ability to load .VST plugins directly into the mic using the Elgato software, making it so that you can use your mic with all the great plugins on work calls, discord, streaming, etc - it's just that ease of access that means I can sound crisp, clear across all my calls without needing to adjust settings in each app.
Don't think you can go wrong with any of these. Just depends on your Preference. My son uses the Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ for $150.00. And it works very good.
Thank you so much for sharing about your table top mic stand. I’ve been trying to find something like that instead of a boom arm!!! Thank you so much!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great vid as always. Btw, I just realised your sub count is near 200k now ❤️ Been here since 30k-40k so keep up your quality and honest reviews. Fast recovery to your son. Godbless 🙏
I bought the yeti X WOWC bc it was on sale.. I personally believe the wave 3 sounds better. I’m really thinking about taking it back and buying that one.
Honestly, I feel like the Hyper X would be my pick. I just wish you could change the lighting to not be so obvious. Even like a small LED in the X logo would be nice to move the mute/unmute light to be not so prominent. As for sound, I think all of them except for the Epos I would be happy with. For me the Epos should be a max of $130-40 just to get me to look at it. Especially when all of the others are doing what they do for around that price.
But the Epos sounds nicest to me, present and neutral, they are ex Sennheiser so I think they kinda know what they are doing. But the stand is stupid. Either way, these are condenser microphones and you can´t just make it heavier to pick up less noise, while it´s sitting on your table flat. Every microphone needs to have shockmount, also pop filter, and even so you should not have it further away, because the more gain you put into it, the more noise it would pick, so keep it close to your mouth, 15 inches is the right spot, around 8 inches is when you want to get the proximity effect.
i had a regular blue yeti for like 6 years i think? and it worked great up until the last couple of weeks, but the most annoying thing about the yeti is the static and trying to get rid of it, especially over time
I literally dont know which one to buy. I need it for gaming streams on twitch and I was between the blue yeti x and the hyperx quadcast s. I was sure I wanted the blue yeti and I came here and listened to hyper x and liked it better . I dont care about rgb , I dont care about the touch and mute button, I dont care about the price or if the pop filter is included or not . I want a crystal clear sound of my voice . Which one do I buy? :/ between these 2 only
Hey i just wanted to node something on the epos b20 mic there is a gap on the bottom of the stand so the cord actually goes in the the middle hole and under the stand with the gap protecting the cable from moving and removing the cable bend just wanted to point that out
I've tried both the blue yeti x and the regular one and honestly I think the regular one is better because the sound almost comes out to the same. Both Mics have the incredible software. And, I just think it's the size that is different. Sure the yeti x will be better just in general but I'd rather just go out and save the 40 bucks and get a few accessories for the regular one and bam, both mics sound the same. That's just my opinion on them while I had tried them both out like a month ago.
Odd question here, but with the headphone jack, is it good quality? Should I plug my headphone through the microphones or directly through the computer? Mostly Blue Yeti X and Elgato Wave 3?
At the beginning of the video, he shows the desktop mount and says all of the mics work with the mount. Is that 100% true? I wanna be extra sure before I buy it.
Im just a regular ps5 Console player out of the 3 mics ; wave 3, blue yeti x, or hyper x Which microphone sounds full And amazing ¿ There has to be 1 out of the 3 that just clearly out Performs the other in regards to sound quality . Can any one answer my question !! Lol thanks
I feel like the mic stand on the Epos B20 would be amazing for the Fifine K658 if you didnt want to use a boom arm. Anyone know if you can find one similar to it?
I know this is an older video but I’m trying to find out if I can use the elgato wave 3 on my ps5 at same time as wireless headset like steelseries nova pro?
Hey man! MY curiosity is if you can upload a picture of your suggested settings from within the G Hub app or what settings you used for the video on the Yeti Pro X!
Hello there , I want to start streaming on twitch but I’m not sure on what mic to get , I don’t understand the software some have and pros for getting more expensive mic?
All of these mics are condenser mics. They are very sensitive to picking up background noise. If you are using a mic while gaming I would highly suggest picking up a dynamic XLR mic if you can afford it. Most dynamic mics have excellent off axis sound rejection, without having to use a massive noise gate.
Hey Techne I was wondering if you could check out the RØDE Podmic it’s a $100 XLR mic and see your recommendation coz every product I’ve used which you’ve reviewed it’s all spot on to ur reviews
@@luk7n Thanks for the recommendation rly appreciate it but I’m just getting into XLR mics and I have only $250 to spend so I decided on a Rode Podmic and a tonor t20 mic arm what interface do u recommend
I am still using my blue ice for streaming and recording on my PS4 and it is about to fall apart. Looking for a new mic and i am going towards the blue yeti, but should i get the blue yeti or the blue yeti X?
Thanks for the video. I have a sound blaster sound card. I would like have control over audio input and output. Which one of these mikes have the basic microphone input plug and /or sofware for sound? Thanks again.
Techne I was wondering if you could review the sk61 60 percent keyboard with gateron optical reds bc i think it’s the best for its price point thank you!!!
You should do a budget mic for people starting out for example stuff like Maono Pm421 or Fifine and Tonor Q because most people can't afford expensive ones at the start
I have the quadcast S but i can't config it right on discord, it records all the house, and because of that people get mad on discord because of it, didn't found any good video helping online
The Quad Cast sounds the crispiest and has the best selection of features in my opinion. For future mic comparison videos, I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a pop test (say a sentence with a lot of p's to see how well the mic handles it). Love the video and I hope your son is doing better. I'm keeping him in my prayers.
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
Prob the reason why most streamers use it. And it does sound amazing. Always available and can get it on SRP and some small price drops frequently.
@@johnnyr-518 lotta streamers are sponsored by HX which is why they use it.
Wow. I thought the Quadcast sounded the worst lol. I guess everyone hears audio differently.
@@kabloom6776 yep. A strange world we live in lol
hey techne, if you happen to read this comment this just know that it's completely fine to take as much time as you want off youtube, dont stress about the channel much, we all wish you and your family well!
Just wanted to say a big thank you for the reviews, I purchased the Elgato Wave 3 based on your review and am super happy with it! :) Thankfully I was able to purchase it fully confident in the product ahead of time due to your thorough review :)
Keep in mind that the Elgato Wave is also a physical mixer. In the software you can set up different channels and separately control volume to the stream, to you and exactly what's included in that audio channel. I personally have one and absolutely love it! The knob, the mute button, the look, the customizability and the build all just make this an amazing microphone.
The Elgato Wave is not a physical mixer. All of the mixing is done via software.
@@Chosen121580 the channels are first sent to the mic before they go back to the computer. Wouldn't make sense if it was purely virtual
@@CaptainFlips you are not right. It is purely software.
How’s your son feeling brother? Any better?
Much better man. A few changes, and things to learn. Thanks for asking
@@TheTechne glad to hear it. I hope that you can figure all of it out. Best of luck ❤️
@@TheTechne good to hear! We wish him well❤️
@@TheTechne TAKE CARE OF OUR MAIN MAN ❤️
Darkwing Shadow gonna remember that name as a wholesome legens
not gonna lie techne you got me coming back man appreciate the content
its between the hyperx and el gato for me tbh. I like the rgb on the hyper but the customization with the wave 3 sound awesome
Which one you pick and who it holding up?
I bought the Quadcast S last week and I am in love with it. It sounds soooo nice in my streams :)
Hey , hope your son feeling better , you and little men deserve the best !
For me it has to be the Hyper X Quadcast surprisingly.
Hope your son gets well soon! 🙏
Also, love your content! ☺️❤️
I know this is an old video, but was using it to review the mics. I went with the Elgato Wave3 just because of its ability to load .VST plugins directly into the mic using the Elgato software, making it so that you can use your mic with all the great plugins on work calls, discord, streaming, etc - it's just that ease of access that means I can sound crisp, clear across all my calls without needing to adjust settings in each app.
Hope your son's feeling better man. Nice video as well ;)
For real man I always trust your channel for this stuff
awesome review thanks. probably gonna try that wave 3 just for elgato suite features.
Don't think you can go wrong with any of these. Just depends on your Preference. My son uses the Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ for $150.00. And it works very good.
The Elgato Wave 1 is $159 w/Pop Filter. The Wave 3 is $185 w/Pop Filter.
Thank you so much for sharing about your table top mic stand. I’ve been trying to find something like that instead of a boom arm!!! Thank you so much!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great vid as always. Btw, I just realised your sub count is near 200k now ❤️ Been here since 30k-40k so keep up your quality and honest reviews. Fast recovery to your son. Godbless 🙏
I bought the yeti X WOWC bc it was on sale.. I personally believe the wave 3 sounds better. I’m really thinking about taking it back and buying that one.
Great video, thanks and congratulations, and good recovery for your son
Just want to say that the ones you checked that of the elgato wave mic combos was the wave 1
Honestly, I feel like the Hyper X would be my pick. I just wish you could change the lighting to not be so obvious. Even like a small LED in the X logo would be nice to move the mute/unmute light to be not so prominent.
As for sound, I think all of them except for the Epos I would be happy with. For me the Epos should be a max of $130-40 just to get me to look at it. Especially when all of the others are doing what they do for around that price.
With all of these, you would get terrible background noise, rather buy a dynamic
Did you mean to respond to me?
not in my price range but thank u for telling us the range before i watch a 20 min video like all the other vids haha subbed and liked
I will have a video for you next week :)
@@TheTechne ooh I’ll watch that
You should cover shure mv7. Pretty good for the price!
The comparison of prices with the pop filter was the Wave 1 not the Wave 3!
That’s so cool!! I can just view the products with one click! Keep it up!
I got lucky and got my hyperx quad cast on sale for 88 usd
But the Epos sounds nicest to me, present and neutral, they are ex Sennheiser so I think they kinda know what they are doing. But the stand is stupid. Either way, these are condenser microphones and you can´t just make it heavier to pick up less noise, while it´s sitting on your table flat. Every microphone needs to have shockmount, also pop filter, and even so you should not have it further away, because the more gain you put into it, the more noise it would pick, so keep it close to your mouth, 15 inches is the right spot, around 8 inches is when you want to get the proximity effect.
Best tech reviewer!!!
i had a regular blue yeti for like 6 years i think? and it worked great up until the last couple of weeks, but the most annoying thing about the yeti is the static and trying to get rid of it, especially over time
It’s actually the sound off the finger taps, which the mic also receives. Not the vibration alone.
I literally dont know which one to buy. I need it for gaming streams on twitch and I was between the blue yeti x and the hyperx quadcast s. I was sure I wanted the blue yeti and I came here and listened to hyper x and liked it better . I dont care about rgb , I dont care about the touch and mute button, I dont care about the price or if the pop filter is included or not . I want a crystal clear sound of my voice . Which one do I buy? :/ between these 2 only
Can you do this but with more budget friendly mics? I enjoy the videos btw.
Hey i just wanted to node something on the epos b20 mic there is a gap on the bottom of the stand so the cord actually goes in the the middle hole and under the stand with the gap protecting the cable from moving and removing the cable bend just wanted to point that out
Was looking at mics to buy thanks techne
Awesome review. I was going to ask you your favorite out of them all.
The dots on the Hyperx Quadcast are only to SHOW which direction is LOUDER and which is SOFTER. ....
I've tried both the blue yeti x and the regular one and honestly I think the regular one is better because the sound almost comes out to the same. Both Mics have the incredible software. And, I just think it's the size that is different. Sure the yeti x will be better just in general but I'd rather just go out and save the 40 bucks and get a few accessories for the regular one and bam, both mics sound the same. That's just my opinion on them while I had tried them both out like a month ago.
Odd question here, but with the headphone jack, is it good quality? Should I plug my headphone through the microphones or directly through the computer?
Mostly Blue Yeti X and Elgato Wave 3?
the mute button on the quad cast sold me for some reason. It just makes it seem better than the others.
At the beginning of the video, he shows the desktop mount and says all of the mics work with the mount. Is that 100% true? I wanna be extra sure before I buy it.
Amazing video. You wayyy too entertaining and informative, take a break for your fam, we will wait for an great comeback 💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥
thanks for this amazing review, I'm getting the El Gato one thanks for convince me 🎙️👌🏾
I hope techne jr is feeling better!! I love the quadcast s!
can someone share a link for the arm stand at 2:51?
Im just a regular ps5 Console player out of the 3 mics ; wave 3, blue yeti x, or hyper x
Which microphone sounds full
And amazing ¿ There has to be 1 out of the 3 that just clearly out Performs the other in regards to sound quality . Can any one answer my question !! Lol thanks
I feel like the mic stand on the Epos B20 would be amazing for the Fifine K658 if you didnt want to use a boom arm. Anyone know if you can find one similar to it?
I know this is an older video but I’m trying to find out if I can use the elgato wave 3 on my ps5 at same time as wireless headset like steelseries nova pro?
I'm still rocking the AT2020USB+ sheeeesh
nobody says sheeeeesh anymore
@@dimebag-075 who cares lol i still say it. I swear that was only like 2 weeks ago at most.
Would love to see the Razer mic, Shure, and the cheap Fifone compared to these.
Hey what about Shure sm7b??? Can I know about it?
can you do a best iem for gaming video?
Hope your son gets better. Great Reviews once again. 👍🎙
Hello mr techne i want to buy a Headset so what is better coller master mh751 or mh630 pleas tell me
What should I get epos b20, Elgato wave 1, or yeti x / yeti for 50
Great video hope Techne Jr is doing good
Hey man! MY curiosity is if you can upload a picture of your suggested settings from within the G Hub app or what settings you used for the video on the Yeti Pro X!
Cant watch twitch for more then 10 minutes without seeing a sm7b
Facts
I have seen quite a lot of Electro Voice re20 and rode podmic as well
Does the stands are fine with the Elgato one?
Whats a good budget headset besides blackshark, cuz my headset just broke ;(
I just went out and bought an audio interface and condenser mic! 🔥
You're talking about the Wave 3 and all those prices you were looking at were the Wave 1
Hope you're sons doing better man. We l wish you and you're family the best of luck, have a great day!
Hello there , I want to start streaming on twitch but I’m not sure on what mic to get , I don’t understand the software some have and pros for getting more expensive mic?
All of these mics are condenser mics. They are very sensitive to picking up background noise. If you are using a mic while gaming I would highly suggest picking up a dynamic XLR mic if you can afford it. Most dynamic mics have excellent off axis sound rejection, without having to use a massive noise gate.
Yeah and you’re faking to mention you’re spending $500+ on that kind of mic setup
Now with the OBS studio and many free audio softwares you can easily adjust the background sounds instead of spending tons of amount !!!
If I run a sennheiser gsx 1000 dac/amp would I plug the desk mic into that or my pc tower?
i think that Quad Cast is the best. it's the cheapest, has great variety of features, nice sound and aesthetics
Did you ever do review on nano from yeti
So which one is better for gaming without the headset?
is the tonor tc777 good? i have one and i like it, but i wanted someone else’s opinion
Hey Techne I was wondering if you could check out the RØDE Podmic it’s a $100 XLR mic and see your recommendation coz every product I’ve used which you’ve reviewed it’s all spot on to ur reviews
Yes, prepare some 100$ for cheap interface and another 100$ for preamp, because this thing is hungry, -57dB sensitivity, it´s 2 dB less than SM7B
@@luk7n Thanks for the recommendation rly appreciate it but I’m just getting into XLR mics and I have only $250 to spend so I decided on a Rode Podmic and a tonor t20 mic arm what interface do u recommend
Quadcast sounds best to my ears
I am still using my blue ice for streaming and recording on my PS4 and it is about to fall apart. Looking for a new mic and i am going towards the blue yeti, but should i get the blue yeti or the blue yeti X?
Don’t get a yeti! Lol which did you end up going for??? The el gato wave or quad Cast are a lot better imo!
@@zemotika i got the Blue Yeti X and happy with it. Got i for a great price.
Thanks for the video. I have a sound blaster sound card. I would like have control over audio input and output. Which one of these mikes have the basic microphone input plug and /or sofware for sound? Thanks again.
did you have any issues with the EPOS b20 buzzing and making a static sound?
Dude the bundle prices you shown from Amazon during the 13th minute are for Wave 1, not Wave 3.
are there any desk mics that work well from a bit of a distance. I'd rather have it sitting beside my monitor than hanging in my face lol
same, and that how I actually keep mine off to the side not in my face
Does anyone have a link to the microphone stand that was shown in the video? It isn't in the links in the description!
what was that small mic stand used in the early part of the vid
Techne I was wondering if you could review the sk61 60 percent keyboard with gateron optical reds bc i think it’s the best for its price point thank you!!!
What program do you use to see your voice volume on each microphones?
Did the Rode NT USB mini not make it?
Does anybody know of a good 3.5 mic under 60? Have a usb mic but doesn’t have a mute button and would rather plug it into my DAC (sound blasterX G6)
Man u need to review the Jlab go, 50 dollar mic and its damn good.
You should do a budget mic for people starting out for example stuff like Maono Pm421 or Fifine and Tonor Q because most people can't afford expensive ones at the start
coming in a very soon vid :)
@@TheTechne oooooo
I got the fifine k669B its really good with voicemod software
20:25 what did he say he use?
Can you switch the RGB off??
What mice is that?
For me I think the elgato wave 3 is the best one
You should do the budget mics now
best channel ever!
SteelSeries 9p or A40
This Yeti X sounds way better than mine from plug and play
I may be strange, but EPOS microphone looks a little bit like one microphone from Russian company called ZET koraji pro, hmmmm
purely on sound quality the hyperx objectively sounds the best
I have the quadcast S but i can't config it right on discord, it records all the house, and because of that people get mad on discord because of it, didn't found any good video helping online
with the wave 3 the biggest thing about it is the software, especially for streamers
Yes, but would every stream buy Wave3 and spend another 200-300$ on sound treatment into their room? No, so dynamic mic is better
@@luk7n it’s still the most popular choice
Can you please review the fantech Helios xd3