Cheap vs. Expensive Wireless Mic for iPhone: DJI vs Maybesta Sound Quality Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I test out the differences between one of the cheapest wireless mics on Amazon made by Maybesta and a professional quality wireless microphone by DJI. While the Maybesta mic does have a lot of sound isolation, the amount of clipping and wireless interference makes it unreliable. The DJI is easy to use and offers much better sound clarity and consistency. This is definitely a case of you get what you pay for. Hopefully this helps if you're searching for a good quality mic to use with your iPhone. This video was not sponsored. I purchased both of these microphones to test out for myself and will be using the DJI mic for my own creator content. You can check out both of these mics using the links below.
DJI Wireless Mic System
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Maybesta Wireless Mic
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Check out the DJI wireless mic system using the link below.
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If everyone did comparison videos like this the world would be a much smarter place.
Usually I’d be 1:34 into a video and I’ve only heard them talk about them selves and seen their intro.
1:34 in and i already know what I want to buy. I salute you sir
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Yes. Right zo the point without intros, gimmicks, "trying to be a Tv Channel"
What I got out of this video is that you have a really nice lawn. Also, for $20 the Maybesta does everything I need it to do. 😊
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Its awful lol
You know this is an excellent video product and can tell a lot of effort went into it. It’s straight forward and to the point, no corny inbetween music or extra un needed junk. Very well put together and thanks for sharing.
This is the most straight forward video explanation test. No bs at all.
For real
Greatly appreciate the side-by-side with multiple environment examples. I've been looking for a wireless lav mic for my iPhone. First $25 one on Amazon didn't work out of the box and I got a refund. As you said, you get what you pay for. Audio quality is important!
It seems like the Maybesta did the job too.
The is the only video I’ve watch so far that really tested it thank you.
Thank you for the review... I already own the DJI, but was looking for an inexpensive alternative for my wife...so she won't keep borrowing mine. Just as a side note the "popping" is not clipping (which is when the audio waveform is cut off because it exceeds the input circuit recording level). What you're hearing is a dropout, where the transmission/reception is interrupted. Both are terms with specific meaning in the audio world, so it's best to identify them correctly.
Thanks for the clarification. Glad the video helped for comparison.
Thank you for you time in this video! Honestly the best so far review and I will decide more easy.
Thank you SO much for how you recorded this video. Very informative!
Audacity has a pop / click removal function. What I hear as a music maker, has more to do with the EQ / tone each mic produces. DJI is more natural sounding by far. Interestingly, I've watched females demo cheap mics and they sound better than when a man uses them suggesting the mics have a lot of bass rolloff.
Really appreciate all the work that went into this, it was really useful!
Something unexpected I got out of your testing is just how noisy cars really are 😅
A bit more expensive? Understatement of the century.
Great video man, you applied realistic situations
Veryry good video. The Maybesta is really not that bad!
Great review. I helped convince to spend the money on a decent wireless mic rather than a cheap one.
This is such a great video 👏 Thanks so much
With each mic, were you transmitting to its receiver (plugged into phone) or directly to Bluetooth on the phone?
Wait. You were using DJI Mic not DJI mic 2, so no Bluetooth on that one.
3:18 I would love to hear, how the dji mic would pick up the voice if you walk away from it to compare it with the iphone mic.
What about for digital cameras ?
I just bought the unpronounceable "Sjpzwcrl Wireless Lavalier Microphone" for around $50 (CDN, with 15% taxes!) but, as a former recording engineer used to Shure SM-57s was **HORRIFIED** by the intense compression/clipping (meaning that any sound would have an audible "padding" effect at either end of it effectively muffling any background sounds very unnaturally, so I was looking for something that I can at least manipulate in post-production in iMovie (I don't have FinalCutPro, which I think is overkill for casual videos) but this was a great demo of these microphones .
I'm now going to check out the prices of the DJI but I already fear it's going to be in the hundreds . . . oh well, the "Sjpzwcrl" (where DO these people come up with these names? I mean, they're Chinese, I know, but "Sjpzwcrl"???) is going back to Amazon TODAY. Thanks for the great video!!
Good testing. Thanks
Thank you
Not that much in Quality infact. Thanks for this great testing video
great review
The the Maebeasta cancelled ALL NOISE!
Hello, this set will be work with DJI osmo action 3 camera?
What iphone are you talking about?
Awesome video!!
Very useful
Maybesta is comparatively good
Are you used a recever with the dji or is it bluetooth?
$30 for the win…
Great vid
The non name brand dual mics I’ve been using worked great UNTIL I installed the new iOS 17.0.3 software
Maybesta is the best
How does the receiver connect to your iPhone? Does the receiver (being connected to you iPhone) cause issues with your gimbal stability?
The receiver plugs in and stays in place though the lightning connector on the iPhone. And good question on the gimbal use, but unfortunately I don’t use a gimbal, just tripod stands, so I can say to that effect. Seeing however that DJI makes gimbals, I’m sure they accounted for that when designing the receiver. Realistically the receiver weighs almost nothing compared to the weight of the iPhone with a case on it.
I can promise you that the DJI wireless mic system is not expensive at all. It is extremely cheap. Also, it is not high end at all.
It’s DJI yes It Is I have multiple drones.. 😂
Nice video my guy 💯🫡
quality stuff m8
DJI for the win. That maybesta clipped like heck and that's a problem i got with the wireless lav I have. You laugh... whole audio is now trash
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yea thats the difference $230 gets you lol
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As a TH-cam creator I have been using the SYNCO G2 A2 Wireless mics for the last two years and they work just as good as the DJI mics at only $169 [see on Amazon for full description] saving $80 on the price of buying the DJI brand. (2 Lavalier mics, 1 wireless receiver, 2 wireless transmitters, and, the transmitter mics are flawless at 65 feet or more from the receiver with no ‘popping’ or other noise at all…and, easily has 8 hours of battery use). Proof is in the punch, as they say, and, imo you can’t go wrong with Synco wireless mics. I’m NOT saying DJI isn’t a good product, bc it is, just too pricey imo. ~Jim~
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Thank you for this review, I was expecting to DJ to do a little bit better with blocking background wind noise. The cheap microphone does a lot better job of that. But the overall quality is just a lot better for DJI
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This is a great test! I really like how natural the DJI system sounds. Yes, it picks up the background noise, but it doesn't excessively alter and process the sound like the cheap alternative does, and it really captures your voice effectively for a wireless system that plugs directly into the iPhone (or other smartphone). Thanks for sharing the video!
best video I’ve found on this topic. straight to the point with real examples
$25 vs $250... Yes the DJI sounds better, but not 10x in my opinion. The Maybesta sounds fine. 80% of the performance at a 1/10 of the price. I'm taking the Maybesta.
Idk. I personally hear an enormous difference, mostly in clarity and sheer quality. And to be honest in a lot of cases the Maybesta actually sounds worse than the default iPhone microphone, with the only benefit of the maybesta being you can walk a lot further (which is nice, don’t get me wrong) but aside from that very specific situation, I’d either splurge for the DJI, netting you both a massive increase in sound quality and an increase in range, or save the 25 bucks and use the iPhone microphone if I don’t find myself needing to walk far away from my phone.
DJI all the way! The Maybesta sounds like a phone call from 20 years ago…for indoor stuff tho, the iPhone’s internal mic is pretty damn good
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Good luck. The second you move around with the Maybesta the clipping and popping is very noticeable.
Fully agree with your opinion 👍🍁
Straight forward comparison and review. Really appreciated it! Thanks!!
The Maybesta did really well.👍
Props on the grass. Looks good.
The DJI my be better, but not over 10X the money better!!
Love the video. Straight to the point and what I needed to know. And yeah I would actually get both. The cheap ones would be an excellent backup. Those things are SO easy to lose.
You can accidentally swallow them as well....
I know this video was made to move people to the DJI side and possibly for a commission, but you probably sold more Maybesta’s with this video. When you were standing near the a/c unit you couldn’t hear anything with the Maybesta but could with the DJI. So the little bit of popping you get with the maybesta when you are far away (which probably won’t be the case in most situations) or the not so good noise cancellation you get with DJI for 10x the price, the Maybesta is probably the better option.
This is totally off topic but your lawn is beautiful my guy 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Thanks. 👍🏻
Definitely the DJI for the win
the maybesta sounded way better on my end. Great vid!!
Sounds even worse in person, I regret buying it-sounds even worse than my built-in Google Pixel 4a mic.
thank you for this review
I never heard the Maybesta popping sounds
Me too
I did not hear it too!
He wants you to use his affiliate link to purchase the $160 mic over the $20 mic. That’s all.
I've heard it a couple of time. But the DJI noise cancel is bullshit
Exactly. He just want you to use his link
Great test. I heard the DJI clipping though as well, during the car test, at 02:14 "sounds" and 02:15 "passing by".
I heard this as well
Straight forward and practical situations to demonstrate the product.
I'm not having to be distracted by people being hand models and constantly checking themselves out in the recording.
Thanks for just getting to the point.
Dude I needed u to test the mic sitting still not one you while you're walking away. Why does nobody do that? How am I supposed to know how it performs when having interactions with people??
Thanks for this video, getting the maybesta for now. Definitely plan to splurge later on
Good video. Short, right to the point. Good job comparing the built in phone mic, vs the cheap lavalier, and the name brand "you get what you pay for" mic.
Dji sounds more natural, but the maybesta sounds a lot cleaner except for the clipping
Not my experience at all-cheap and dated sounding and will pop and clip the second you move around.
This is one of the most helpful videos I've seen today. I was looking to buy the Maybesta but not now with that sound quality. Thank You.
Agreed. I feel it would be much better if there was no built in noise cancellation. Can fix it a bit more in post with an EQ and adjusting the highs a bit
0:53 dead cat 😂😂😂😂 never knew that’s what they called it.
Yep 😂
@@Type5Reviewsso I wanna do TH-cam vids where I’m the host and I’m interviewing multiple people but I will be using iPhones to shoot the recording into switcher studio. You still recommend the Dji mic?
Probably depends on how many people you are interviewing at a time. Having the 2 DJI mics is very easy for one on one style interviews and do think these would work great for that type of format. If you have more than one person you may have to pass the mic around or use the included magnet backer to mount it between the two people and adjust the gain accordingly. But for the money I still think it’s a great option. I’d personally even consider the new DJI mic 2 for its improved noise cancellation, but I still think the original DJI mic has a natural sound approach to noise cancelling and works well. Rode and Shure also make great iPhone mics to look at if you want the portability. But if you’re looking for more of a podcasting format where you sit down with guests you would get even better sound quality with something like a Shure sm7b or mv7, but that would require a lot larger setup without the phones,etc.
I bought the cheaper version and it doesnt have any gain control. It fuzzes out if youre a loud talker. Might have to return.
Just used the Maybesta for the first time to improve the audio of my TH-cam videos....not great. It clips constantly and the overall sound quality sounds cheap and dated, even worse than my old Google Pixel 4a. You get what you pay for.
Maybesta audio is Mumbled and Muffled.
You got us to buy the DJI! Used your link too;) thanks for this video!
Thanks for doing this test in a scientific manner. It really illustrated how inferior the built in microphone is on the iPhone 13 compared to the $22 Maybesta and the $250 DJI. I was very surprised at the huge improvement of sound quality and background noise cancellation of the $22 Maybesta. In my opinion, the DJI increases quality over the Maybesta by a factor of 2 however it is 10x the costs. We all have a different use case and a different budget. I'm primarily looking for a way to reduce wind noise when making a video while walking with little to no talking. Trying to attach 3 "dead cats" to the 3 mics on the iPhone top front, top back and bottom is way to cumbersome. The Maybesta with a "dead cat" cover will be a cheap, effective and easily deployable solution. For my needs the Maybesta is the Besta Valua for Mea.
I realize this was a year ago, @Type5Reviews, but what you didn’t say was if you had the iPhone on cinematic or normal. Cinematic video setting removes all but super loud background noise like a train 20 yards behind you, just with the iPhone alone.
Thanks for the review! I was looking at the Maybesta and all that clipping just will not do. I would rather deal with the default iphone than deal with the clipping. There is a Rythflo that might be the best option for my needs.
maybesta for the win. sounds way better than the more expensive one. just sucks that it clips. that really is bummer ugh. but i neeeeeed the background noise cancellation it's the only reason im looking for a lav
The Amazon mic is instant garbage, like most $25 products on Amazon. 🤷🏼♂️
I have the Maybesta and I would say it’s generally early usable in situations where sound frequency isn’t matching. Meaning, if you have people talking in the background, it will pick up everything as if it’s you. If you’re in a situation where it’s a higher or lower frequency than general human voice… It generally does a good job. The only problem is, the sound quality is horrible. To me, it doesn’t transfer any of the lower end of the human voice and I think that’s important when you’re making higher quality videos.
The Mayabesta mic sounds like you’re talking through a tin can. With limited frequency range. Definitely not for anybody who wants to make quality videos with good audio. There are other options that have tested better and are cheaper than the DJI mic. Like the Hollyland Lark 150. Which is about $200. Saving $100 or so.
Really cracking video. Only thing is , whilst range might be an issue with the Maybesta, once you look at the price difference then I think at entry level you can forgive the Maybesta for what it can do. Did find this video still highly useful.
Hi, I saw your video on TH-cam and thought your explanation was great. My product is an wireless lavalier microphones for iPhone 15 series. If possible, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation. Looking forward to your reply.
Video really helped me confirm my purchase of the cheaper version ! I also loved the vid so. Much and subb3 to u
ye the cheaper one does a better job.. he may have emi in his area
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DJI wireless mic is bad is picking more audio of the cars passing on the street
You can’t go wrong with that cheap it’s good enough for most content
When you become Mr beast you can invest on spending better
Great video bro =) very informative
But i noticed using the mic it kill the background sound like birds and things, how to get both plus my talk?
Never heard any pops! Seems like the cheap mic is the bes overall. Has the best noise cancelling.
i didnt hear any popping
Does the DJI connect directly to the phone? Or are you recording externally?
The DJI id definitely 10x better thats crszy lol
The DJI is the obvious best choice but honestly the Maybesta isn't horrible for the price
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your more expensive mic picked up more background noise than the cheaper one.
How do you connect the DJI mic to your phone? Bluetooth?
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