@@samchoate1719 I know exactly which one you're talking about. I really want to get my hands on that microphone. I played with it at a guitar center and I really love the quality and sound at projects. Especially for the price.
Interesting bcuz I thought he sounded Irish who speak in a rhoteric accent meaning they don't drop their tongue in between words and roll their tongue. Just like French and Italian.
I love how the $13 mic sounds. I think if you want a certain style it might be perfect. It sounds like it has a voice filter, makes it sound like old music or smth. The $130 it's super clear, I love it. I didn't hear much difference with the most expensive.
@@alexdiaz23. the main benefits of expensive microphones is to either retain sound for effects processing or to reduce the amount of time you need to spend processing it. you could make a cheap AT 2020 sound studio grade with enough wizardry but it doesn’t mean it’s even close to a neumann
@@_xtrmntr_ I disagree. Because it’s a naturally thin sounding mic, it has an inherent brightness to it. Now obviously it would be better to do some good EQ with a more full sounding microphone so you have more room to play, but depending on the studio and client, a Neewer wouldn’t be the worst thing to keep in a back pocket.
Can definitely hear the difference between the 13/130. 1300$ is a little smoother, but I wish we could have seen a 400$ mic? Would have been interesting - Rode NT1 would get pretty close, I reckon.
If you can't tell the difference between the first and second mic then you might need your hearing checked. I mean that genuinely. I'm hard of hearing and can easily hear the difference between the first and second mic
A room can't improve audio quality, it cab only limit extra noise, echo and reverb. The pop filter he added to the mics, and the effects he put on the audio did make a decent difference tho
@@oliverriezebos Isn't that improving your audio quality? Let me tell you, you can only do so much as an audio engineer.. if it's not recorded the right way you can engineer all you want but the fact is its shit quality you're working with because of the noise that comes with it
@@whatsupdude6639 yes of course, I think we see the term "quality" as 2 different things. I meant the quality as in the definition/detail a sound has and how much information the file has, more of a technical definition. You mean the overall quality of how clear the thing recorded is when listening back. If that's the case you're right
There is a big gap in quality between first and second. . .and a not so big gap between 2nd and 3rd but the first one will sound even worse for a normal person because they wont have a good quality amp/compresor like this guy is using@@Fearless.cat1209
Being an audio engineer with many years of experience I love these videos. What's amazing about it is there is quite a difference between the microphones but when you start doing a lot of the modern processing techniques I bet you could use the $13 mic for a major record release and no one would ever know the difference. The second you auto tune the vocal the vocal ends up being partially synthetic and generated by the computer and will sound like a $13 mic was used in my opinion. I liked the Lewit it sounded great for the money
Is there any consumer level auto tune software that’s any good? I looked about 10 years ago and didn’t find one. I even thought about creating one bc I’m a software engineer but, it was not easy to do. I didn’t want to work on it forever
@@patthesoundguy oh I totally understand. I wanted it for novelty purposes… I also do a little media production and I don’t use auto tune or anything that trashes the original track. I’ve found audio equipment that’s a step up from the bottom is good enough for most applications. If I can use a Shure SM58, I know exactly what it’ll do… and it doubles as a weapon if needed. They don’t break😆
Exactly I know a guy that paid $20,000 for a microphone.. and I use a $20 mic.. and I can tell no difference.. the cheap mic all you got to do is take a little bit of treble out
Yess! Exactly! i'm an engineer for 4 years now and got myself thinking, there's a lot of things that are just so overprocessed nowdays, for example speedup rap, anything with hard high pass and with a lot of reverb, which you really don't need a TLM-103 to make a good song. Of course, for 90% is still necessary.
keep in mind he probably had to do waaaay much more post processing with the 13 one than the others so probably it sounds okayish for that rason but i doubt you could properly use it live lol
True but they will question why it's so bad. Might as well just use the audio on your phone. The guy did post editing to make it sound good cause obviously why would he make himself sound bad
I remember the good ol days when I first bought something on Amazon with Mom’s help and I got a Neewer Blue Microphone, I still got it, it doesn’t work, but still cool
I’ve recorded 4 albums with 1 single $80 condenser mic and all instruments and vocals sound AMAZING, but a lot comes into play with getting a great sound. I recorded them all in an open 3 story house, I made a cardboard box shell around my drums to point the sound to the mic, I used my favorite 5w practice amp for guitar, same with bass, and recorded vocals in a shower with glass doors. So, every track had optimal recording possibilities. Editing the songs only took a few hours because of this and my first EP in total took 3 days to make and put in stores using that one mic. I called it “3D EP”(3 days & 3D art on the cover). You NEVER need to spend 1300$ on a microphone unless you want to just LOOK FANCY. The sound is up to you to make good or bad. Also, maybe you might want an expensive mic to pick up tiny micro sound waves such as in “ASMR” or whatever it is when people lick microphones and whisper….. to each their own I guess. But, yeah I’d say that $130 mic in this video could be used to produce professional albums ANYDAY!
You did such a good job getting the best sound out of that $13 mic. Please tell me you make tutorials on how to achieve this sound quality, because this would be extremely helpful to so many people just starting out!
Yeah the problem is condensers are made to be post processed. They capture more frequencies but require more editing to sound good. Every mic is different so unless you are using an analyzer and specific equipment for each it’s not a good comparison. Many cheap dynamic mics sound much better than condenser mics prior to editing
Microphones are def one of those thins that have a huge point of diminishing returns. The sweetspot is from the 150-300 dollar range. Very little people can/will tell the difference between a $250 Rode NT1 and a $7,500 Neumann U67.
A mic is just the front-end, and getting optimal results takes a fair bit of practice, is why. If using cheap speakers and in untreated room, of course the mic won't matter much. You can't just buy a fancy mic and shove it through a cheap signal-chain expecting wonders to occur.
I think the $13 dollar ain’t bad at all, while the audio may not be as crisp, it certainly has that more idk rustic sound? Which fits the song you sang more imo
What’s missing here (which fair enough, it’s a short) is that the c414 ($1300) has a wide variety of uses and patterns, it will sound great on most vox, drum OHs, keys, and more. The $13 mic isn’t absolutely terrible but sounds flimsy and probably wouldn’t record drum OHs or guitars well. The $130 mic sounds very clean and has a flat response (sounds like a slate digital emulator without a plug-in) but I’d see it in action with multiple scenarios before I could truly compare it to the c414.
The cheaper mics will always give you a lower tone for some reason. They just muffle /low pass your vox off rip. You gotta reverse the cut and add reverb with a low pass around 800+ and the high completely open.
Is the audio processed? I think I'm the only one who didn't notice a thing till I saw the short again and saw that you were recording with different microphones (I was cleaning while randomly hearing TH-cam shorts and you caught my attention)
You need a UA Volt 176 or 276 for two mics. Compression is the secret. Also don't pop the mic ....talk it at a 45• angle. Proper mic usage and compression....there, now you have it.
13 dollar is aight for a new yter or streamer to get off the ground but 130 dollar is honestly the only one anyone needs. The 1300 barely had a difference between the 130 one
I own both the Lewitt and AKG. I started getting really used to the Lewitt thinking it wasn’t all that much different to my AKG. I was so wrong. The smoothness of the AKG was worth paying for. The 214 sounds superior in comparison to my Lewitt but this is just my opinion based on my audio work.
The 13 sounded the best! Here's the thing..I want noise cancelling..I breathe hard into the mic. Can you reccomend a good mic that cancels out outside sounds...under 25? Want to do content and pid casts. What do I need? A stand a mice..and those filters?
You need to slow the attack of your vocal correction. 2nd mic sounds great, but honestly probably worth re-doing with zero effects to give a better comparison
If you enjoyed this microphone comparison, make sure to SUBSCRIBE 🙏🏻 I've got a more comparisons coming soon!
The T7V vs A7V please.. You promised that we will have a review for it huhu, we badly needed it..
there is also the factor whether ur good at singing or not
Your voice is the problem lil bro
You barely showed the $1300 one... you sang 2 1/2 words on it.
Any one want montize you tube free Reply me not fake Real with out 1k subscriber
130$ Mic is enough to make you Ed Sheeran 😂
to make*
well ed sheeran does not really have a special sound
I REALLY hope you don't think that song is ed sheeran.
If you think he doesn't have a vocal chain on his voice right now and that this is solely the work of the microphone you don't know what you talm bout
@@FrogBoyYT254
He sounds like him is what he means
I thought the 13 was good until the second one kicked in lol. So much more detail and clarity.
same bruh
truth
It s just the nix master
You can Also Make the sound Better with Fresh Air or OTT
even if i hear him through a bad mic in my mind i hear his special singing as remembered through his 1000$ mic 😂.
$130 is a sweet spot in quality
That mic was sweet for sure. I really like my Aston Spirit, too. It’s like $350 or so.
@@samchoate1719 I know exactly which one you're talking about. I really want to get my hands on that microphone. I played with it at a guitar center and I really love the quality and sound at projects. Especially for the price.
& price... thats why theres a sweet spot.
Yeah
Auna mic 920 for 60€🤌🏻
13 - Thats good
130 - Thats good
1300 - Thats good
if you're listening with whatever default speakers/headphones your computer came with...everything sounds equally bad. XD
@@DayzedTransceiver whatever hater
@@randomuser66438I mean he’s got a point. I’m listening on my phone speaker and that shit sounded almost identical for all 3
@@randomuser66438i didnt hear difference on iphone
What speakers do yall have? 😂 Through my phone there was a massive difference between 13 and 130 but not much when going to 1300.
$1300 microphone sounds ever so slightly more natural in comparison to the $130 microphone
All of this can be improved in post anyways
Yeah the Lewitt 240 will need a low shelf or a drop in all the treble around 3-3.4k hz and the AKG 414 wouldn’t need nearly as much if any
You played like 2 seconds of the most expensive mic 😂
Like .2 seconds
That was all the 2 dollars got him for renting.
He does that for a reason. Last I saw he was trying to get to 300k subs. Can't blame him :-D
@@dilankarun9172 yea I’m not gonna search his content for the rest of it lol
First one I thought was perfectly fine
I would like to hear more of the 1300-Dollar-Microphone, but I think, the 130-Dollar-Microphone is good enough!
130 $ is better
@@fabiorossi5407 better no
The 440 pure I $100 more and sounds even better!
1 dollar microphone is the best.
130$ is better if you dont have the necessary skills to de-ess and compress the vocals right
Bro sings in cursive ☠️
Sounds like someone doing a baby voice, very weird
@@Muzikman127it grows on you
Interesting bcuz I thought he sounded Irish who speak in a rhoteric accent meaning they don't drop their tongue in between words and roll their tongue. Just like French and Italian.
Na he was goin in 💀💀💀
it’s called an accent
I love how the $13 mic sounds. I think if you want a certain style it might be perfect. It sounds like it has a voice filter, makes it sound like old music or smth.
The $130 it's super clear, I love it. I didn't hear much difference with the most expensive.
That’s cuz it’s not $13. It’s $40💀
Forget the microphone, I need the full performance of this song.
He hearted it and still hasn’t made it 😢
huge difference from the 13 to 130! Love this channel🔥
hey
Wasn’t that much of a difference
Fr
@@Xoranium hey
@@EnergeticSpark63 Hey :)
This needs to be done with no effects or processing, but instead with just dry recording for a true comparison
Why? You'll never listen to a vocal in that context
@@alexdiaz23. you can listen to the difference a lot better without effects
@@alexdiaz23. the main benefits of expensive microphones is to either retain sound for effects processing or to reduce the amount of time you need to spend processing it. you could make a cheap AT 2020 sound studio grade with enough wizardry but it doesn’t mean it’s even close to a neumann
I mean if the exact same effects are on every mic then it’s still an even playing field to run the test
@@alexdiaz23. Spoken as someone who has no audio experience.
The $13 one has a nice sound for adlibs or background vocals .
just use a vinyl plugin
@@_xtrmntr_ I disagree. Because it’s a naturally thin sounding mic, it has an inherent brightness to it. Now obviously it would be better to do some good EQ with a more full sounding microphone so you have more room to play, but depending on the studio and client, a Neewer wouldn’t be the worst thing to keep in a back pocket.
13 dollar mic has a vintage sound
My favorite mic is 13 dollar microphone
@@minecraftWithDanielD I wouldn't mind grabbing a couple just to see how they go mic'ing up amps.
Can definitely hear the difference between the 13/130. 1300$ is a little smoother, but I wish we could have seen a 400$ mic? Would have been interesting - Rode NT1 would get pretty close, I reckon.
Does anybody realize the $13 microphone actually sounds really good
Yes bro $13 sounds class
Sounds like a cheap mic lmao
no.
(nope)
Could be a matter of people's taste, I thought it sounded better than the 130. Didn't hear enough of the 1300 to get an opinion though
$130 that was the most obvious difference. It was crisp enough
$130 mic is killer!!!!
the C414 is 1000 times better trust
@@intihumala9087dude no microphone is 1000 times better than that. Max can be 30% more which is 0.3 times but not even 2 times better
Now it’s only $99!
@@critic5925whats ir called
130 is such a steal! 1300 kind of sounds the same (from grunge rock perspectives)
Me listening from my phone speakers: "Yep, they're all the same"
If u closed my eyes and told me to "listen to this guy singing" i would just think exactly that I wouldn't even notice the mic changes
If you can't tell the difference between the first and second mic then you might need your hearing checked. I mean that genuinely. I'm hard of hearing and can easily hear the difference between the first and second mic
your room playing a big factor in audio quality
Not only that, but TH-cam has some janky compression
A room can't improve audio quality, it cab only limit extra noise, echo and reverb. The pop filter he added to the mics, and the effects he put on the audio did make a decent difference tho
@@oliverriezebos Isn't that improving your audio quality? Let me tell you, you can only do so much as an audio engineer.. if it's not recorded the right way you can engineer all you want but the fact is its shit quality you're working with because of the noise that comes with it
@@whatsupdude6639 yes of course, I think we see the term "quality" as 2 different things. I meant the quality as in the definition/detail a sound has and how much information the file has, more of a technical definition. You mean the overall quality of how clear the thing recorded is when listening back. If that's the case you're right
@@oliverriezebos ye i get your perspective. I think we both right mate.
I think it proves the point that those who know what they are doing can make a $13 piece of equipment great.
exactly
I didn't see any difference in the 3 versions tbh
There is a big gap in quality between first and second. . .and a not so big gap between 2nd and 3rd but the first one will sound even worse for a normal person because they wont have a good quality amp/compresor like this guy is using@@Fearless.cat1209
@@Fearless.cat1209 becuz ur suppose to listen not see
@@arthurels5832 lol
Tbh the 13 dollar one ain't bad it's actually quite smooth
No it sucks I got it when I first started off he somehow found a way to mix it to where it sounded decent
It also pics up a lot of background noise and is very staticy
He’s using a high end preamp or compressor that makes it sound more professional
@@sins9667 thank you for the information
@@sins9667 actually I have it rn and it’s very. Good
The $130 one sounds the best only because the $1300 one sound the exact same and then the $13 ones didn’t sound too good
singing in cursive is wild
That Neweer legit a decent mic . With the right preamp .
Being an audio engineer with many years of experience I love these videos. What's amazing about it is there is quite a difference between the microphones but when you start doing a lot of the modern processing techniques I bet you could use the $13 mic for a major record release and no one would ever know the difference. The second you auto tune the vocal the vocal ends up being partially synthetic and generated by the computer and will sound like a $13 mic was used in my opinion. I liked the Lewit it sounded great for the money
Is there any consumer level auto tune software that’s any good? I looked about 10 years ago and didn’t find one. I even thought about creating one bc I’m a software engineer but, it was not easy to do. I didn’t want to work on it forever
@@WanderingLogos Reaper has an auto tune in it that's not bad. I hate all auto tune but that's just me. 😉
@@patthesoundguy oh I totally understand. I wanted it for novelty purposes… I also do a little media production and I don’t use auto tune or anything that trashes the original track.
I’ve found audio equipment that’s a step up from the bottom is good enough for most applications. If I can use a Shure SM58, I know exactly what it’ll do… and it doubles as a weapon if needed. They don’t break😆
Exactly I know a guy that paid $20,000 for a microphone.. and I use a $20 mic.. and I can tell no difference.. the cheap mic all you got to do is take a little bit of treble out
Yess! Exactly! i'm an engineer for 4 years now and got myself thinking, there's a lot of things that are just so overprocessed nowdays, for example speedup rap, anything with hard high pass and with a lot of reverb, which you really don't need a TLM-103 to make a good song. Of course, for 90% is still necessary.
man, the 13 dollar microphone blew me away! it actually sounds decent!
keep in mind he probably had to do waaaay much more post processing with the 13 one than the others so probably it sounds okayish for that rason but i doubt you could properly use it live lol
@@ZioFrankekko brother i make the kinect mic sound fine
Whats the product name for $13?
@@nagtrendingNeewer
try listening to it for more than 5 minutes instead of 5 seconds
$150 plus mic will put you in the game.
More expensive mics give your vocal a more center direct separated from the music sound.
I love these kinds of price comparison videos. Please make more like this.
I love these comparison videos. It really helps with understanding the contrast. No bad or good. It’s more about what you are personally looking for
no
you don't buy a $13 mic because you like how it sounds. You can just edit it post to sound like that
13$ one is probably a good start, especially for beginners. Sounds pretty good to, and the 1,000$ one doesn’t sound much different than from the 100$
True but they will question why it's so bad. Might as well just use the audio on your phone. The guy did post editing to make it sound good cause obviously why would he make himself sound bad
That Lewitt hit just right and its very affordable.
*Gives us a split second with the 1300 mic compared to others.* Cool, cool, cool. Thanks guy. That makes it so easy to tell the difference.
13:05 the family together 😂
16:02 the bye bye 👋
16:22 the owl in a cage 😂
Huh?
you have become better and better at post-processing, well done!!
I would not be singing like I am happy if I spend like 2000 dollars 😂
That’s a good song
The TH-cam compression is too much to notice the difference between 130 and 1300
130 seems the best, its dropped the mids by a few db and adds such a nicer tone
I heard the difference between the $13 mic and $130 mic I didn’t see any difference between the $130 Mike and the $1300 Mike
Same
Same
I remember the good ol days when I first bought something on Amazon with Mom’s help and I got a Neewer Blue Microphone, I still got it, it doesn’t work, but still cool
Imagine the 13 and 130 dollar were the same but the 130 one had an eq on it
the information is just not there, so eq is not enough to turn that 13 dollar into that ;)
you can't create low frequencies .
when the 130 dollar mic sounds better then the 1300 dollar mic.😂
The expensive one was so good that it just took 2 seconds to convice all of us
I’ve recorded 4 albums with 1 single $80 condenser mic and all instruments and vocals sound AMAZING, but a lot comes into play with getting a great sound.
I recorded them all in an open 3 story house, I made a cardboard box shell around my drums to point the sound to the mic, I used my favorite 5w practice amp for guitar, same with bass, and recorded vocals in a shower with glass doors. So, every track had optimal recording possibilities.
Editing the songs only took a few hours because of this and my first EP in total took 3 days to make and put in stores using that one mic. I called it “3D EP”(3 days & 3D art on the cover).
You NEVER need to spend 1300$ on a microphone unless you want to just LOOK FANCY. The sound is up to you to make good or bad.
Also, maybe you might want an expensive mic to pick up tiny micro sound waves such as in “ASMR” or whatever it is when people lick microphones and whisper….. to each their own I guess. But, yeah I’d say that $130 mic in this video could be used to produce professional albums ANYDAY!
Your so talented, and that is my favorite song ever.
Song?
@@mishamursalov19 it's called I'm yours
Can I have the $13 dollar microphone preset for mastering in Fl Studio 😔🔥
$130 is the sweet spot between quality and bang for buck
You did such a good job getting the best sound out of that $13 mic. Please tell me you make tutorials on how to achieve this sound quality, because this would be extremely helpful to so many people just starting out!
Invest in a decent midi interface that’s all
To me, the differences are very minimal. But you can still hear more clarity on the higher end ones than the first 13 dollar one.
The 13 dollar mic is a solid mic and I would 100% recommend it to any beginners
What is it ?
@@quivyszn7865 BM800
@@cashmycard5056where can I buy it at?
Bro just wanted to show off his amazing singing 😂
Where amazing
Great video. Cool singing.
Thanks so much!!
Yeah the problem is condensers are made to be post processed. They capture more frequencies but require more editing to sound good. Every mic is different so unless you are using an analyzer and specific equipment for each it’s not a good comparison. Many cheap dynamic mics sound much better than condenser mics prior to editing
You are so expressive that you sound awesome with any mic 😊
130 definitely has the best quality in my opinion. the 1300 one sounded uncannily clear-
Microphones are def one of those thins that have a huge point of diminishing returns. The sweetspot is from the 150-300 dollar range. Very little people can/will tell the difference between a $250 Rode NT1 and a $7,500 Neumann U67.
A mic is just the front-end, and getting optimal results takes a fair bit of practice, is why. If using cheap speakers and in untreated room, of course the mic won't matter much. You can't just buy a fancy mic and shove it through a cheap signal-chain expecting wonders to occur.
I think the $13 dollar ain’t bad at all, while the audio may not be as crisp, it certainly has that more idk rustic sound? Which fits the song you sang more imo
What’s missing here (which fair enough, it’s a short) is that the c414 ($1300) has a wide variety of uses and patterns, it will sound great on most vox, drum OHs, keys, and more. The $13 mic isn’t absolutely terrible but sounds flimsy and probably wouldn’t record drum OHs or guitars well. The $130 mic sounds very clean and has a flat response (sounds like a slate digital emulator without a plug-in) but I’d see it in action with multiple scenarios before I could truly compare it to the c414.
theres no matter which mic he use his voice is so good😭
Bro is singing in cursive what 💀
YOUR VOICE IS SO NICE TO HEAR
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Np!
song?
@@JarrenWrightOfficalJason Mraz - I'm Yours
Name of the song?
im yours
Fun fact, the AKG 214 $300 sounds exactly like the $1300 version. It’s just that the expensive one has extra Polaroids😊
The cheaper mics will always give you a lower tone for some reason. They just muffle /low pass your vox off rip. You gotta reverse the cut and add reverb with a low pass around 800+ and the high completely open.
Is the audio processed? I think I'm the only one who didn't notice a thing till I saw the short again and saw that you were recording with different microphones (I was cleaning while randomly hearing TH-cam shorts and you caught my attention)
whats the name of the song ? 😢
I'm yours
You need a UA Volt 176 or 276 for two mics. Compression is the secret. Also don't pop the mic ....talk it at a 45• angle. Proper mic usage and compression....there, now you have it.
13 dollar is aight for a new yter or streamer to get off the ground but 130 dollar is honestly the only one anyone needs. The 1300 barely had a difference between the 130 one
the problem isn’t your mic, it’s your singing
The jump in clarity and dynamics from the 1st to the 2nd one!!!!
Step 1: have a good voice
Dude let us hear the $1,300 mic for 2 nano seconds lol 😆
Can I hear a 7k mic vs. 4k mic vs. 2k mic..... what is the difference now?😅😅😅😅😅😅
Akg414 is 700dollars but nice footage
It's the XL II, which usually does go for 1250-1300
Your voice quality hhahaha not even a 13 dollars
forget the mic this guys voice is fkin heavenly
Have been impressed by a lot of Lewitt mics. A lot of quality for a good price.
1 like fire 2.universal 3.natural
The $130 was amazing but the $13 could sound good with some EQ.
for $130 that mic is pretty good. The $13 one? well, a little thin and hyper high end. I've got a C414 and love it but maybe I should get a Lweitt.
13 dollar one has kinda a vintage sound, but the sound quality I like the 130. The 1300 is about the same clarity as the 130. Screw that!
Kinda like the punch and brightness of the $13 mic. 🤔 $130 definitely rounds the voice out for for sure.
They all sound clean
$130 and $1,300 sound good asf, sorta sound similar it’s just dat da $130 mic sounds for clean to me 💯
Alright that was sad
The $130 sounds the same as the $1,300 personally besides maybe alittle more clear
Honestly you just got a good video
You don't need a microphone. Microphones need you....😂
I own both the Lewitt and AKG. I started getting really used to the Lewitt thinking it wasn’t all that much different to my AKG. I was so wrong. The smoothness of the AKG was worth paying for. The 214 sounds superior in comparison to my Lewitt but this is just my opinion based on my audio work.
Nah bro that 13 mic doesnt sound bad but his singing just makes it sound good
But listening with 3$ speaker💀
You’re so good at reviewing 😂
honestly 13$ one did great. give it some credit !!
The 13 sounded the best! Here's the thing..I want noise cancelling..I breathe hard into the mic. Can you reccomend a good mic that cancels out outside sounds...under 25? Want to do content and pid casts. What do I need? A stand a mice..and those filters?
13, garbage, 130 pretty good, the 1,300 sounded very similar to the 130
You need to slow the attack of your vocal correction. 2nd mic sounds great, but honestly probably worth re-doing with zero effects to give a better comparison
What is the name of the $130 microphone?
maybe turn off any tuning, echo and whatnot on the audio so i can actually hear the difference.
I would trash the $13 mic. The $130 is gold!