Just brought the Razer Siren Mini about 3-4 weeks ago for streaming & I love it! Hands down better than my last mic and its tiny but packs a punch, took me a week or so to realise I didn't need to be talking so close to the mic anymore! Completely agree with this test, glad I didn't spend more and get the HyperX.
The Blue snowball was my first microphone i couldnt afford a yeti and i have to say its great to hear that it still sounds great even today against newer microphones!
Glad to finally see a big youtuber review my hyperx mic! I know it got rated last, but for me coming from using my Corsair hs70 headset mic, this mic was LITERALLY night and day and I love it
I decided to go straight from a headset mic to a Blue Yeti. More expensive than the snowball, but I felt it would work well for me long into the future so considered it worthwhile. The difference was night and day and I think prioritising audio was a great decision. To any other creators, I would suggest getting a decent microphone as your first investment into your channel!
I agree with your assessment but for the price of a blue yeti there are much better mics for streaming, a at2020 with a UphoriaUMC2 interface will be about $5 more and will kick the blue yeti's ass in quality. Also a dynamic mic like the samson q2u will sound better in a streaming setup because they are less sensitive and won't pick up as much room noise as a condenser mic like the yeti. Imo the yeti is a massively overrated mic that is onyky popular bcs of branding and herd mentality
@@JadeNeoma I feel the Yeti was the right choice for me personally. I'm a long way off of being able to stream, I just make videos, so any knocks or abnormalities can easily be edited out. It picks up background noise from my laptop fans, so I can definitely see how it wouldn't be ideal for streaming, but for TH-cam it's brilliant.
@@Spiracle perfect choice based on what? I'm going to guess you have no experience with mics outside of the headset one you had previously. Given the pricing and the alternatives, the Yeti isn't really a perfect choice for just about anyone. Same goes for any usb only mic approaching $100 or more.
@@jonnytech7953 I looked into every major microphone I could find before I decided. Like most competitors the Yeti had features I'd need as a small creator, however it also had multiple ones that applied to my current situation. As I don't have a permanent desk, portability was a big factor, which obviously meant it also needed to be durable. That ruled out a lot of smaller, cheaper ones on the market. However it also needed to come at a decently affordable price, so I saved as much money on purchasing a decent product as I possibly could. Factor in UK stock availability in September 2020, and it wasn't even a contest. I think I got a small discount too, but I can't quite remember. The Yeti is definitely not the best on the current market, it hasn't been for years. If someone has money and a desk they can stay set up at I wouldn't recommend it to them. But I reiterate, for me in my situation, it was the best choice available. Also I'm not sure if it came across but in my initial comment I wasn't recommending the Yeti, I was recommending investing in audio first. I wouldn't recommend a microphone to someone, but instead would encourage them to do their own research to see which product best fits their needs.
Got a Snowball for sale 5-6 years ago and it is still going strong. Very good for casual use. The only downside (for me, at least) is that its shape was REALLY awkward to store during the few trips i decided to take it with me. Ended up just putting it in the middle of my shirts.
While it won't matter for live stream, if you're recording video and audio separately, make sure your mic matches the audio rate expected by the software you're merging the two with. I.e. if your mic only does 44.1khz, and you don't set up your video editing software to accept that, and it's expecting 48khz, you're going to end up with audio out of sync with your video. (more and more the longer your video.)
@@Jack-oc2fc I think it strongly depends on what you are editing with. I've had the misfortune of having the wrong bitrate on the audio, and the editing software didn't scale the bitrate, it simply revised the bitrate, i.e. taking the sample rate of 44.1khz and treating it as 48khz. Result being that it drifts about 4 seconds every 45 seconds. Sometimes I re-recorded. Sometimes I left it as it was because it was a voice-over that didn't need to be "synchronized". Doing the latter leaves some dead silence at the end of the video. Oh well.
@@RNMSC yeah i suppose if the editing software doesn't even recognize that it is the wrong sample rate and treats it as something different, that would cause timing issues.
About a week ago i chose and got Razer Seiren Mini over HyperX SoloCast, and god i'm happy with that choice. SoloCast has a couple features that i wish Seiren Mini had like mute button or more customizable positioning, but the vibrations were the deal-breaker for me. I couldn't believe all the people shilling for SoloCast in the comments of other review and comparison videos
I just bought one the other day and I paired it with the voicemeeter banana software and it’s amazing. Plus that software gives you mic monitoring and so much control over all of your sound. It’s the best $50 I’ve spent.
I use Blue Snowball iCE and I honestly feel like I don't need an upgrade as it's so solid for what I need it (Game commentary). After you edit it in Adobe Premiere it sounds Amazing! It can honestly go close to some expensive mics out there after editing. I don't understand how you don't have 1 million subs already. Super high quality content and interesting as well. Enjoy watching it! Keep up the great work man.
@@TheodorNickelsen Mine is snowball iCE but I don't think there is a HUGE difference between those two. You can check my video and see how it sounds. I'm really happy with it's quality honestly.
Hey coach mills, I really love the gameleap vids. It's crazy that all these helpeful videos were recorded on a $35 mic. Def a good investment. One would think they are recorded on a professional studio mic or something...
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATS UP EVERYBODY COACH MILLS HERE",just looked at the channel
I WISH someone had told me 4 years ago when i bought the blue snowball, to put it next to my mouth. I used it for so long 2 feet away and it sounded terrible...
I made blue yeti sound amazing with the RNNoise suppressor in OBS, compressor, an EQ (mid scooped), a little bit of gain added back, and a limiter. I turn my mic gain down in windows to about 80%, which has cut clipping out completely :) You don't need an expensive mic!
I've had the fifine for a few years now (I grabbed mine for $30) and after some tinkering in software I've gotten some decent sound out of it, Especially at the price point. It's seen some abuse and still ticks on just fine. I've thought about upgrading, but honestly the quality is more than good enough for the light streaming I do and is overkill for everyday voice chat.
I literally just went to click on Google to type in usb mic and accidentally opened TH-cam instead........this was the first video on my feed 😂 BRILLIANT!!
@@z2pt Yeah, I've had it for over a year now, and it's still super good. Without meaning to self promote, I use it on my videos if you want to see what it sounds like
@@TheLuckster Are you able to tell me how it is with background noise, like if you have a fan or something running if it picks that up? I checked out your channel and it sounds pretty good. Love the editing btw.
@GuruTheCoder as someone who has owned both the fifine and the sieren mini , the sound quality is better on the fifine in my opinion and you have more options with mounting, your paying extra for the razer brand with the sieren
I've gone through quite a few mics so far... started with the snowball then ventured to the yeti.... then switched over to the quadcast(for the rgb...dumb) now I've ventured onto the the sm7b... all I gotta say is these mics are all amazing in their own rights...you won't be disappointed with anything you buy!!!!
@The Light for the most part yeah.. even when I was playing in certain games and using voice chat with teammates they always know I'm not using a headset mic. Also when streaming the better the mic you can tell as well. I have plenty of friends that stream and you can tell who's using what for sure..
I have a hyperx solocast that i got in a pack with a hyperx headset I bought for my sister. I will say that the rumbling noises are definitely something that microphone has an issue with. yours isn't defective. I will say however that if you use a background software like krisp audio. it fixes all of it's problems at least to a great extent and the microphone can be used just like any other. I did recently upgrade to the quadcast which is much better.
I've been using the same fifine mic you tested here, in pink of course! :) I'm just messing around with content creation to see if I enjoy it and it's been great for that, no need to spend anymore money if your starting out. You can add things like compression and noise filtering in OBS which I found evens things out a bit. Not a sound expert but I find so long as you don't have alot of background or that raspy sound you get in headphone mics then it's totally fine for finding your feet when you first start recording.
I used you’re EQ video to help get my fifine t669 sounding it’s best in Equalizer APO with reaper plugins. Now I get a lot of comments on how clear and great my mic sounds over Discord and game chats. T669 came with a detachable usb, a boom arm, suspension mount, wind filter, and pop filter, for $50 and with a little eq, compression, and noise gate, it can sound far better than needed for what it is.
The Razer Siren is excellent but my wife returned it due to the fact that it uses a proprietary connector. She needed a longer cable and ordered one only to find out that it would not fit with the grooves they added to the flush mount connection. It really is a nice mix except for that.
The hyper x sounds really to be really good and deep (did not hear any rambling).The razer sounds a bit thin. I would love to see reviews on headphones to monitor the sound.(do regular headphones are enough?) Great review!!!
I bought a few for friends on a budget......they sound amazing when I play with them online. Pink goes on sale for $39 on BB fyi.....every few weeks.....
IMHO the best budget USB Condenser mic is Fifine K678, better than all of these 4. The best budget USB Dynamic mic is Samson Q2U. If you have noisy room and do not want background noise to ruin your videos go for Samson Q2U.
Hey Harris, love the budget videos especially for small streamers who cant afford expensive equipment, but one thing that is always overlooked is lighting. You always say how important good lighting is, but it would be nice to see how you can get good lighting for cheap.
I got my solocast last week, and yes it did pick up lots of rumbling and shock from the table. I paid an extra 15$ (I got the solocast for 30) for a mic stand set that came with a shock mount. Doesn't pick up any rumbling or shock anymore. I love how convenient it is
I have a fifne t669 usb condenser microfone and it costed 50 dollars, its actually the best in my opinion because it comes with everything you need, shock mount, pop filter, second pop filter, and the arm. the audio is amazing you can add some filters at obs and it will make things soo good, i really recommend you guys using that microfone, fifne t669
I've seen a review of the Hyper X mic like 2 days after its release, and I noticed a lot of rumbling noise as well back then. (It was ont the channel The Techne if you want to check it out). I don't think you got a defective mic, just it is poorly designed I guess. The reviewer didn't even noticed it and went on about the features and the price mostly, which was weird to me
is it just me, or did anyone else prefer all the ones that weren't Razer Sirin Mini? Something about that one just sounded fuzzy to me, where the others sounded tigher
Love my Snowball Ice. I've had it for a few years. Though, I strongly recommend mounting the sucker. Tripod is handy and all, but depending on how tall you want it to stand, the weight of the mic does make it very easy to knock over. Also... Shock mount, if you can help it. Otherwise, try to have a surface separate from the one you're using as the place it's mounted just to lessen the chance of any bumps of your desk getting picked up on the mic.
Please make a video on what sort of shock mount, pop filter and boom arm options you have with the most popular USB mics. Razer siren mini included of course :D
Great idea for a video! Given that you are looking at $40-60 for this mics, I'd honestly say use a headset mic and save up for the $100 range. Its double, but seems to be worth double especially when double the price is $60-$70 away
I have the Blue Snowball iCE , I got it 3,5 years ago , I honestly like it very much , I know it's not perfect , I used a friend's NT1-A once , and it was far superior . But I never feel like I need to upgrade , I love my snowball . Even though many people hate it , as for the stupid shockmount ... Well that's what you get when you make a microphone so ... let's use the word "unique" .
So surprised you aren't testing the samson Q2U which is like the big hitter in podcasting microphones. It has a headphone jack and such, it has a weird shape but other than that I think its better than most of these mics. Its like £50 in the uk and imo its great
I picked up the Hyper X solocast in a streamer bundle with the Cloud core headset on clearance at Best Buy for $60. I can confirm that table bumps and even the keys from my Blackwidow Chroma are not heard whatsoever on this mic. The mic base literally touches my keyboard and I dont even use push to talk in discord and nothing except for my loud and clear voice is heard in the call. The mic is roughly a foot to a foot and a half from my mouth and just inches in front of the keys on my keyboard.
got the HyperX and it was REALLY RUMBLY. Changed to the Razer Siren mini due to the huge rumble. I don't think it's a defective one. Unless I'm as unlucky as you.
The Fifine doesn't go that low if you position it right. I have it positioned different and better and it is not too thick and loud but at first, it was thin I positioned it perfectly and it wasn't thin anymore. I have found it's perfect.
I have a Seiren mini and I'm pretty impressed by this little guy. Mine isn't pink though! Thanks for the review, it confirms my choice for a budget oriented USB microphone. I almost got the Fifine, I guess I would have been happy with it considering the price.
@@markimlem I used it in discord a few times, people on the other side haven't said anything to me about bad sound quality (but I didn't ask). It's going through USB and Windows' audio stack, I don't think the app has anything to do with how the mic sounds unless it applies filters in a bad way and f-up something.
I also have a Fifine microphone. Not the exact one, but it costs around 45 bucks. It has a mute button, headphone jack, microphone volume dial, and a headphone volume dial. It's pretty good. It's the K678, and if you are on a budget, I totally recommend it. You can put it on a boom arm if you would like, and like most mics, is USB.
The rumbling you found on the Hypercast - I also found in the Samson Satellite which I got for $100. I picked up the Razer Seiren Mini for half of that and it's much better at handling those rumbles.
Feels like the razer and blue are basically equal up close, as for their 'far' test I would take the background noise canelation of the blue over the lesser keyboard noises offered by razer but that's just my personal preference, you should keep 'em both close to your mouth anyway, but just in case you aren't able to this is worth knowing.
I totally agree with it! For myself someone who will start streaming soon, I got the Blue Snowball Ice. Which is a great mic. How is LA btw? Hopefully the weather is okay! Any plans on doing a comparison on headsets by any chance? Still looking for a good (affordable) one. Keep up the good work! Regards from the Netherlands
8:28 the snowball was noticeably better up close. too much bass in the fifi mic 10:45 and not enough in the pink one. 13:06 hyper ex sounds overall waaaay better but that mic/keyboard vibration ruins the sound. 15:56 that mic is defective for sure that's waaay too much feedback. razer hyper(if that ones defective) fifi then blue.
Should have done the Fifine K678 for around $60 usd it has headphone jack mute button and volume knobs for headphones and mic out kind of looks like a Blue Yeti but smaller or identical to the Razer siren mini but not pink.
The Fifine is $50 in my country and it never goes below that price. When it was $30 it wasn't even available here, and when it finally was available in Amazon it was like $70. I don't think it's worth it over the others which are cheaper.
Had the Blue Snowball for a few years but I it's been lost in the packing up when my house went in construction! Just got the Razer Siren Mini and in Mercury to match the setup :D The size is also better for the temporary setup I have going. I will probably sell one of them once I find my Blue Snowball and move back into my house...
At 9:27, I do want to point out that the later models like the Fifine k669, the k670, and the k780's all have removable cables, the are just different in price and sound quality. The k780 is the only one that is cardioid from what I know.
besides not having mic monitoring the fifine is fanfuckingtastic. They sell a bundle on amazon it’s the mic a mic arm pop filter and regular wind filter got mine on sale for 37 dollars and it’s on sale like every other week. The pop filter attachment clamp is 10/10 the “wire” or whatever is perfect very sturdy and long so it adjusts very very easy and stays there. I was mostly impressed with the arm. it’s honestly on parr with what a hydraulic monitor mount feels like except it’s a spring system. it’s heavy and well build very solid, infinitely better than my original random brand one was which was also 30$.. braided usb cable for the mic. stylish design, fantastic sound quality, absolutely 10/10 user manual/instructions on how to set it up and get optimal performance without having its own software. Ohhh and it comes with an optional anti vibration mount for the arm as well. Literally can’t get a better deal, even when it’s at 65$ i would recommend. I have a 2000$ pc so obviously i’m not one for buying cheap shitty things. If it passes my standards and you don’t want to shell out 100+ for a good usb mic. Buy it. (Idk if the one in the video is the same exact model i got. Just look for the bundle on their amazon store page.)
I don't have that specific one. But I have a very similar fifine mic. The trick is to have the gain knob turned down really low otherwise it clips really badly. The mic can sound much better than it does here. No hate, just giving my advice as a normal user of their stuff.
I heard more keyboard noise alot with the snowball too. I was paying a lot of attention because i bought a blue snowball 4 months ago and this is the first time watching Harris review it.
Alpha Gaming thank u alot i was scared i couldn't never find a budget mic but becuz of I got trust that my voice will come out well and now I can have a simple and basic setup thank u so much ur the best and helping us a lot
I think you can just go into the microphone control panel on windows settings and turn on the "Listen to this device" thing. I do that with my snowball. However, I think it will come through on stream.
Thanks Alpha, Your videos helped me find a good mic for my channel. You can go cheap and still sound great. I went with the Yeti Nano from a different video if anyone’s curious.
I got the razer seiren mini for christmas and im loving it, a big step up from my headset microphone, my only problem is it picks up a lot of keyboard and mouse sounds and is almost overly loud for the people i play with
You can hear your own voice actually, if you’re using a computer or laptop. Right click speaker symbol at the bottom right of your screen > Open Sound Settings > Find Input > Device Properties > Find “Related Settings: Additional Device Properties” on the left side of the window > click it > listen > tick listen to this device on > playback through device should be set to default or whatever you want to listen to your mic through > enjoy!
So I just got a HyperX Solocast and it is a bit sensitive to lower frequencies, but it is nowhere near that sensitive. That probably is just a defective mic.
Probably a better question for a stream but, what would be a good way to stream from equipment? Want to be able to stream while blowing snow. The background is going to be loud and bumpy as heck so not sure if a gopro would be a good choice but not sure what's out there.
You should also try the fifine k670 it has a headphone jack and a removeable usb cord and a nice stand (even if its a bit small, I use it for narration not streaming, so keyboard sound doesn't matter as much). I have no real experience with microphones, but it feals really nice, and is pretty cheap, I got it for 40 euro's. I remember seeing something about getting a fifine mic with a arm, shockmount and pop fiilter for 60 euro's when buying it, maby look into that.
the misleading part is that these days many microphones rely on software optimization to filter out noises, but it remains nice to see what we get out of the box.
Which one did you like the best? Which one was the worst? WERE YOU WEARING HEADPHONES??
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Razer Seiren Mini is a great mic and i was thinking to buy it!
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12:35 That's kinda terrifying, he's killin it 4 times in a row
Just brought the Razer Siren Mini about 3-4 weeks ago for streaming & I love it! Hands down better than my last mic and its tiny but packs a punch, took me a week or so to realise I didn't need to be talking so close to the mic anymore! Completely agree with this test, glad I didn't spend more and get the HyperX.
The Blue snowball was my first microphone i couldnt afford a yeti and i have to say its great to hear that it still sounds great even today against newer microphones!
Glad to finally see a big youtuber review my hyperx mic! I know it got rated last, but for me coming from using my Corsair hs70 headset mic, this mic was LITERALLY night and day and I love it
Having Ryan on board is amazing, I love his insight. Thank you guys!
I decided to go straight from a headset mic to a Blue Yeti. More expensive than the snowball, but I felt it would work well for me long into the future so considered it worthwhile. The difference was night and day and I think prioritising audio was a great decision.
To any other creators, I would suggest getting a decent microphone as your first investment into your channel!
I did the same and I agree with everything you said. The Blue Yeti was one of the best investments I've ever made.
I agree with your assessment but for the price of a blue yeti there are much better mics for streaming, a at2020 with a UphoriaUMC2 interface will be about $5 more and will kick the blue yeti's ass in quality. Also a dynamic mic like the samson q2u will sound better in a streaming setup because they are less sensitive and won't pick up as much room noise as a condenser mic like the yeti. Imo the yeti is a massively overrated mic that is onyky popular bcs of branding and herd mentality
@@JadeNeoma I feel the Yeti was the right choice for me personally. I'm a long way off of being able to stream, I just make videos, so any knocks or abnormalities can easily be edited out. It picks up background noise from my laptop fans, so I can definitely see how it wouldn't be ideal for streaming, but for TH-cam it's brilliant.
@@Spiracle perfect choice based on what? I'm going to guess you have no experience with mics outside of the headset one you had previously. Given the pricing and the alternatives, the Yeti isn't really a perfect choice for just about anyone. Same goes for any usb only mic approaching $100 or more.
@@jonnytech7953 I looked into every major microphone I could find before I decided.
Like most competitors the Yeti had features I'd need as a small creator, however it also had multiple ones that applied to my current situation. As I don't have a permanent desk, portability was a big factor, which obviously meant it also needed to be durable. That ruled out a lot of smaller, cheaper ones on the market. However it also needed to come at a decently affordable price, so I saved as much money on purchasing a decent product as I possibly could. Factor in UK stock availability in September 2020, and it wasn't even a contest. I think I got a small discount too, but I can't quite remember.
The Yeti is definitely not the best on the current market, it hasn't been for years. If someone has money and a desk they can stay set up at I wouldn't recommend it to them. But I reiterate, for me in my situation, it was the best choice available. Also I'm not sure if it came across but in my initial comment I wasn't recommending the Yeti, I was recommending investing in audio first. I wouldn't recommend a microphone to someone, but instead would encourage them to do their own research to see which product best fits their needs.
I don’t need a mic. But. Seeing you guys on tiny pink mics was worth watching this one. 😂
I want that to complete my Quartz collection but with the bright voice of HyperX
Got a Snowball for sale 5-6 years ago and it is still going strong.
Very good for casual use. The only downside (for me, at least) is that its shape was REALLY awkward to store during the few trips i decided to take it with me.
Ended up just putting it in the middle of my shirts.
what I'm always worried about is forgetting to mute the mic since it's hanging and everyone can hear me fart.
Haha same
While it won't matter for live stream, if you're recording video and audio separately, make sure your mic matches the audio rate expected by the software you're merging the two with. I.e. if your mic only does 44.1khz, and you don't set up your video editing software to accept that, and it's expecting 48khz, you're going to end up with audio out of sync with your video. (more and more the longer your video.)
Editing software will most likely upsample or downsample the audiotrack. Regardless, may be wrong but I don'g think sample rate effects timing.
@@Jack-oc2fc I think it strongly depends on what you are editing with. I've had the misfortune of having the wrong bitrate on the audio, and the editing software didn't scale the bitrate, it simply revised the bitrate, i.e. taking the sample rate of 44.1khz and treating it as 48khz. Result being that it drifts about 4 seconds every 45 seconds. Sometimes I re-recorded. Sometimes I left it as it was because it was a voice-over that didn't need to be "synchronized". Doing the latter leaves some dead silence at the end of the video. Oh well.
@@RNMSC yeah i suppose if the editing software doesn't even recognize that it is the wrong sample rate and treats it as something different, that would cause timing issues.
About a week ago i chose and got Razer Seiren Mini over HyperX SoloCast, and god i'm happy with that choice. SoloCast has a couple features that i wish Seiren Mini had like mute button or more customizable positioning, but the vibrations were the deal-breaker for me. I couldn't believe all the people shilling for SoloCast in the comments of other review and comparison videos
I just bought one the other day and I paired it with the voicemeeter banana software and it’s amazing. Plus that software gives you mic monitoring and so much control over all of your sound. It’s the best $50 I’ve spent.
its because people don't really consider the vibrations a dealbreaker because you can get a shockmount for 10 bucks
id rather have better sound quality, we can easily solve the vibration issue
The Solocast just has better sound quality, thats why I got it :P
I use Blue Snowball iCE and I honestly feel like I don't need an upgrade as it's so solid for what I need it (Game commentary). After you edit it in Adobe Premiere it sounds Amazing! It can honestly go close to some expensive mics out there after editing.
I don't understand how you don't have 1 million subs already. Super high quality content and interesting as well. Enjoy watching it! Keep up the great work man.
What edits do you do to the audio when you edit in Adobe Premier? Just curious, I use the same mic.
@@NankaGaming DeNoise, Dynamics and Mastering.
@@Georgebinaa I've tried DeNoise, but not the other two. I'll dm you, thanks:)
might just be mine but I also had one but it was next to trash... (Disclaimer: I didn't edit my audio and it was not a snowball ice just snowball)
@@TheodorNickelsen Mine is snowball iCE but I don't think there is a HUGE difference between those two. You can check my video and see how it sounds. I'm really happy with it's quality honestly.
For another like 5 bucks, the fifine has a mic with headphone monitoring
Fifine k670, also has a removable usb cable
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@@LikelyLagging how much did you get your 3070 for?
Thx for trusting us!
I run the GameLeap Valorant TH-cam channel and every video on the channel was recorded with my fifine mic. Best $35 dollars I have ever spent
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Hey coach mills, I really love the gameleap vids. It's crazy that all these helpeful videos were recorded on a $35 mic. Def a good investment. One would think they are recorded on a professional studio mic or something...
Wow, you sound so professional in them as well! Great value!
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATS UP EVERYBODY COACH MILLS HERE",just looked at the channel
WHATS UP EVERYBODDYY MILF HUNTER MILLS
Been using the fifine 669b for two years now. With some small OBS adjustments, it's absolutely phenomenal and I can't recommend it enough.
kindly share your settings please
Yes need to know
Would you be kind enough to share the settings?
Found this so useful! I decided to buy the Razer Seiren for streaming and I've been super happy. Cheers guys 👍
I WISH someone had told me 4 years ago when i bought the blue snowball, to put it next to my mouth. I used it for so long 2 feet away and it sounded terrible...
I made blue yeti sound amazing with the RNNoise suppressor in OBS, compressor, an EQ (mid scooped), a little bit of gain added back, and a limiter. I turn my mic gain down in windows to about 80%, which has cut clipping out completely :) You don't need an expensive mic!
Blue yeti is expensive
I've had the fifine for a few years now (I grabbed mine for $30) and after some tinkering in software I've gotten some decent sound out of it, Especially at the price point. It's seen some abuse and still ticks on just fine. I've thought about upgrading, but honestly the quality is more than good enough for the light streaming I do and is overkill for everyday voice chat.
I literally just went to click on Google to type in usb mic and accidentally opened TH-cam instead........this was the first video on my feed 😂 BRILLIANT!!
I use the Fifine T- 669, and it's pretty great. Better sounding than the snowball imo, and it's $30 cheaper.
do you still use it? does it still hold up?
@@z2pt Yeah, I've had it for over a year now, and it's still super good. Without meaning to self promote, I use it on my videos if you want to see what it sounds like
@@TheLuckster oh yeah that sounds pretty good. do you use anything to change the sound of it?
@@z2pt A pop-filter, but that's all. It's really good right out of the box
@@TheLuckster Are you able to tell me how it is with background noise, like if you have a fan or something running if it picks that up? I checked out your channel and it sounds pretty good. Love the editing btw.
You posted this a week after I bought the fifine mic, it does me great sounds brilliant
@GuruTheCoder as someone who has owned both the fifine and the sieren mini , the sound quality is better on the fifine in my opinion and you have more options with mounting, your paying extra for the razer brand with the sieren
I've gone through quite a few mics so far... started with the snowball then ventured to the yeti.... then switched over to the quadcast(for the rgb...dumb) now I've ventured onto the the sm7b... all I gotta say is these mics are all amazing in their own rights...you won't be disappointed with anything you buy!!!!
@The Light for the most part yeah.. even when I was playing in certain games and using voice chat with teammates they always know I'm not using a headset mic. Also when streaming the better the mic you can tell as well. I have plenty of friends that stream and you can tell who's using what for sure..
I've done Solocast review a while ago, thiese vibro is typical problem for this model
I haven't had that issue, but I also have my mic level set clear down to 65 and it's in a shockmount
@@djk8541 yea, it seems shockmount is must have for SC
I also have this problem with my Quadcast :(
@@djk8541 what shock mount did you use?
@@YoZFreeze Moukey 51mm universal B07WRY1DK7
The last time I came this early, my girlfriend left me.
Omg 😂
Now she will come back 😊
How original
@@c.b.twenty9127 happened to you too, I see.
who asked
OMG THANK YOU, I was looking for videos to compare multiple mics and you guys did such an amazing job! thank you so much!
I have the fifine and for discord and teams it is more then fine and clear especially for the price.
Ttue i love it
yeah I have the FiFine K670 (around 50 dollars) and it’s done wonders for me over the last few years
I had the k669 and it was dog water
I have the t669 and it sounds better than the hyperx quadcast cause i had one of those
@@kaaolin wdym
I have a hyperx solocast that i got in a pack with a hyperx headset I bought for my sister. I will say that the rumbling noises are definitely something that microphone has an issue with. yours isn't defective. I will say however that if you use a background software like krisp audio. it fixes all of it's problems at least to a great extent and the microphone can be used just like any other. I did recently upgrade to the quadcast which is much better.
Well glad to hear i got to see this video before my mic upgrade, thanks so much guys!
I'll update whe the mic arrives :)
Did you end up getting it? And which one did you end up ordering out of curiosity?
I've been using the same fifine mic you tested here, in pink of course! :) I'm just messing around with content creation to see if I enjoy it and it's been great for that, no need to spend anymore money if your starting out. You can add things like compression and noise filtering in OBS which I found evens things out a bit. Not a sound expert but I find so long as you don't have alot of background or that raspy sound you get in headphone mics then it's totally fine for finding your feet when you first start recording.
Do you have a stand for it?? Idk what stand to get lol.
do you have the link? i cannot find it
I used you’re EQ video to help get my fifine t669 sounding it’s best in Equalizer APO with reaper plugins. Now I get a lot of comments on how clear and great my mic sounds over Discord and game chats. T669 came with a detachable usb, a boom arm, suspension mount, wind filter, and pop filter, for $50 and with a little eq, compression, and noise gate, it can sound far better than needed for what it is.
Yep, T669 is really a worth it, bro
@@lucasfifine1211 Definitely the best bang for the buck in usb mics right now
@@danielzawacki4192 Thx for you supporting~ Glad to hear that,we will be appreciated.
The cheap one sounded better than the pink kinda egg.
Thanks for the review. I'm looking for a mic, right now. Definitely doing to take your advice into account.
The Razer Siren is excellent but my wife returned it due to the fact that it uses a proprietary connector. She needed a longer cable and ordered one only to find out that it would not fit with the grooves they added to the flush mount connection. It really is a nice mix except for that.
The hyper x sounds really to be really good and deep (did not hear any rambling).The razer sounds a bit thin.
I would love to see reviews on headphones to monitor the sound.(do regular headphones are enough?)
Great review!!!
after watching this I am seriously thinking about getting the razer siren mini. Thanks for doing these videos :D
I bought a few for friends on a budget......they sound amazing when I play with them online. Pink goes on sale for $39 on BB fyi.....every few weeks.....
@@OaklandTae okay thanks :D ima check when it is on sale
Bro get it use it I a yt so I can make a review for u
I wanna get it for the branding XD
And I already have the rode nt usb mini
IMHO the best budget USB Condenser mic is Fifine K678, better than all of these 4. The best budget USB Dynamic mic is Samson Q2U. If you have noisy room and do not want background noise to ruin your videos go for Samson Q2U.
Hey Harris, love the budget videos especially for small streamers who cant afford expensive equipment, but one thing that is always overlooked is lighting. You always say how important good lighting is, but it would be nice to see how you can get good lighting for cheap.
@Jarminx thanks
I got my solocast last week, and yes it did pick up lots of rumbling and shock from the table. I paid an extra 15$ (I got the solocast for 30) for a mic stand set that came with a shock mount. Doesn't pick up any rumbling or shock anymore. I love how convenient it is
why not fifine in 2023?
@@ВикторЯременко-ъ1к there were simply too many options to go for fifine
I have a fifne t669 usb condenser microfone and it costed 50 dollars, its actually the best in my opinion because it comes with everything you need, shock mount, pop filter, second pop filter, and the arm. the audio is amazing you can add some filters at obs and it will make things soo good, i really recommend you guys using that microfone, fifne t669
Hey! Could you send me the link on Instagram? @Honesy_Remedy_
I just said the same thing but more details. Hands down at least in the top 2 on the list. And undoubtedly #1 if the bundle is on sale.
@@LikelyLagging hi, is it possible for you to link me the bundle on Instagram please? I’m not sure where to find it
Thx for your supporting,bro
@@honestlyremedy6730 hey dude i tried looking for you on insta but couldnt find you. @Shawn_Gubala
I've seen a review of the Hyper X mic like 2 days after its release, and I noticed a lot of rumbling noise as well back then. (It was ont the channel The Techne if you want to check it out).
I don't think you got a defective mic, just it is poorly designed I guess. The reviewer didn't even noticed it and went on about the features and the price mostly, which was weird to me
is it just me, or did anyone else prefer all the ones that weren't Razer Sirin Mini? Something about that one just sounded fuzzy to me, where the others sounded tigher
What microphone you prefer?
This is exactly what I needed. Been looking at some of your past mic reviews and couldn't decide on what budget mike to get. Pink wins!
If you haven’t gotten a mic the fifine mic is great for a cheap price.
@@notskromps8869 cheers. I went with one from Tonor TC-777. The Razor Siren was 2 months delivery to UK att.
@@blackcyclist try the fifine t669,it's amazing
Love my Snowball Ice. I've had it for a few years. Though, I strongly recommend mounting the sucker. Tripod is handy and all, but depending on how tall you want it to stand, the weight of the mic does make it very easy to knock over. Also... Shock mount, if you can help it. Otherwise, try to have a surface separate from the one you're using as the place it's mounted just to lessen the chance of any bumps of your desk getting picked up on the mic.
I got the Hyperx SoloCast and yes, it is very sensitive.
My old blue snowball used to react heavily to low frequency bumps
I've been using your songs, thank you so much for caring about every content creator :D
Please make a video on what sort of shock mount, pop filter and boom arm options you have with the most popular USB mics. Razer siren mini included of course :D
Great idea for a video! Given that you are looking at $40-60 for this mics, I'd honestly say use a headset mic and save up for the $100 range. Its double, but seems to be worth double especially when double the price is $60-$70 away
The Samson G-Track Pro for me does wonders.
I bought a Fifine K678 and i think it sounds really good it was 53.00 and had a headphone jack, gain and volume knob.
K678 one of the best budget USB Condenser mic on market right now.
@@Masda.X absolutely I love the way mine sounds.
I bought the fifine k669b for 30 pounds, and with some proper editing it sounds pretty amazing, I use it for my TH-cam and also play games with it
I have that but my keyboard sounds like I'm beating a 2x4 against a trashcan
This was a HIGH QUALITY video. Respect
I have the Blue Snowball iCE , I got it 3,5 years ago , I honestly like it very much , I know it's not perfect , I used a friend's NT1-A once , and it was far superior . But I never feel like I need to upgrade , I love my snowball . Even though many people hate it , as for the stupid shockmount ... Well that's what you get when you make a microphone so ... let's use the word "unique" .
So surprised you aren't testing the samson Q2U which is like the big hitter in podcasting microphones. It has a headphone jack and such, it has a weird shape but other than that I think its better than most of these mics. Its like £50 in the uk and imo its great
Big hitter in budget podcasting btw, before you have the funds to upgrade to a rode or smthing
SAMSON Q2U is the best budget USB mic on market right now. Total beast without rival. Nobody talks about it lol.
I picked up the Hyper X solocast in a streamer bundle with the Cloud core headset on clearance at Best Buy for $60. I can confirm that table bumps and even the keys from my Blackwidow Chroma are not heard whatsoever on this mic. The mic base literally touches my keyboard and I dont even use push to talk in discord and nothing except for my loud and clear voice is heard in the call. The mic is roughly a foot to a foot and a half from my mouth and just inches in front of the keys on my keyboard.
got the HyperX and it was REALLY RUMBLY. Changed to the Razer Siren mini due to the huge rumble. I don't think it's a defective one. Unless I'm as unlucky as you.
The Fifine doesn't go that low if you position it right. I have it positioned different and better and it is not too thick and loud but at first, it was thin I positioned it perfectly and it wasn't thin anymore. I have found it's perfect.
Loved my snowball for the 3 years it gave me. Just upgraded to the Elgato wave 3 and wow is this mic amazing. The software alone is worth the purchase
I highly recommend the fifine t699 it's the best audio quality and value it's insane.
It's actually called the fifine k669, there is a black version called the k669B but you had the k669. get this to Harris
I have a Seiren mini and I'm pretty impressed by this little guy. Mine isn't pink though! Thanks for the review, it confirms my choice for a budget oriented USB microphone. I almost got the Fifine, I guess I would have been happy with it considering the price.
How is it on Discord? I wanna get one, but ive heard people say its pretty bad on discord for some reason
@@markimlem I used it in discord a few times, people on the other side haven't said anything to me about bad sound quality (but I didn't ask). It's going through USB and Windows' audio stack, I don't think the app has anything to do with how the mic sounds unless it applies filters in a bad way and f-up something.
I also have a Fifine microphone. Not the exact one, but it costs around 45 bucks. It has a mute button, headphone jack, microphone volume dial, and a headphone volume dial. It's pretty good. It's the K678, and if you are on a budget, I totally recommend it. You can put it on a boom arm if you would like, and like most mics, is USB.
soooo lets say that, i bought the seiren mini quartz edition by accident thinking it was the black one 😔😔😔
What colour did you get 💀
What colour did you get 💀
holy shit the quality and then info in this video are just awesome, tyvm
The rumbling you found on the Hypercast - I also found in the Samson Satellite which I got for $100. I picked up the Razer Seiren Mini for half of that and it's much better at handling those rumbles.
Scrolled through Razer website page, It says Seiren mini have built-in shockmount.
Did he just call us chat at the end? He's got the platforms mixed up xD
Thanks Harris and Ryan I always have a blast watching you.
Feels like the razer and blue are basically equal up close, as for their 'far' test I would take the background noise canelation of the blue over the lesser keyboard noises offered by razer but that's just my personal preference, you should keep 'em both close to your mouth anyway, but just in case you aren't able to this is worth knowing.
Nice comparison, great video.
Why fifine is in this video it's not a streaming mic it's a studio mic kainda
I totally agree with it! For myself someone who will start streaming soon, I got the Blue Snowball Ice. Which is a great mic. How is LA btw? Hopefully the weather is okay! Any plans on doing a comparison on headsets by any chance? Still looking for a good (affordable) one. Keep up the good work! Regards from the Netherlands
8:28 the snowball was noticeably better up close. too much bass in the fifi mic 10:45 and not enough in the pink one. 13:06 hyper ex sounds overall waaaay better but that mic/keyboard vibration ruins the sound. 15:56 that mic is defective for sure that's waaay too much feedback. razer hyper(if that ones defective) fifi then blue.
Should have done the Fifine K678 for around $60 usd it has headphone jack mute button and volume knobs for headphones and mic out kind of looks like a Blue Yeti but smaller or identical to the Razer siren mini but not pink.
The Fifine is $50 in my country and it never goes below that price. When it was $30 it wasn't even available here, and when it finally was available in Amazon it was like $70. I don't think it's worth it over the others which are cheaper.
Had the Blue Snowball for a few years but I it's been lost in the packing up when my house went in construction!
Just got the Razer Siren Mini and in Mercury to match the setup :D
The size is also better for the temporary setup I have going.
I will probably sell one of them once I find my Blue Snowball and move back into my house...
At 9:27, I do want to point out that the later models like the Fifine k669, the k670, and the k780's all have removable cables, the are just different in price and sound quality. The k780 is the only one that is cardioid from what I know.
Hi ItsZochy, thanks for sharing the info, um but actually the all the three models you mentioned are a cardioid pattern.
@@FIFINE ah. Thanks, your mics are great.
Why is the snowball so good?
besides not having mic monitoring the fifine is fanfuckingtastic. They sell a bundle on amazon it’s the mic a mic arm pop filter and regular wind filter got mine on sale for 37 dollars and it’s on sale like every other week. The pop filter attachment clamp is 10/10 the “wire” or whatever is perfect very sturdy and long so it adjusts very very easy and stays there. I was mostly impressed with the arm. it’s honestly on parr with what a hydraulic monitor mount feels like except it’s a spring system. it’s heavy and well build very solid, infinitely better than my original random brand one was which was also 30$.. braided usb cable for the mic. stylish design, fantastic sound quality, absolutely 10/10 user manual/instructions on how to set it up and get optimal performance without having its own software. Ohhh and it comes with an optional anti vibration mount for the arm as well. Literally can’t get a better deal, even when it’s at 65$ i would recommend. I have a 2000$ pc so obviously i’m not one for buying cheap shitty things. If it passes my standards and you don’t want to shell out 100+ for a good usb mic. Buy it. (Idk if the one in the video is the same exact model i got. Just look for the bundle on their amazon store page.)
I don't have that specific one. But I have a very similar fifine mic. The trick is to have the gain knob turned down really low otherwise it clips really badly. The mic can sound much better than it does here. No hate, just giving my advice as a normal user of their stuff.
I heard more keyboard noise alot with the snowball too. I was paying a lot of attention because i bought a blue snowball 4 months ago and this is the first time watching Harris review it.
had the fifine mic for a year, its pretty good.
I think you may be impressed by the JLab lineup. They have some pretty impressive microphones.
Harris check out the Fifine k678 it is high key a yeti killer
Alpha Gaming thank u alot i was scared i couldn't never find a budget mic but becuz of I got trust that my voice will come out well and now I can have a simple and basic setup thank u so much ur the best and helping us a lot
I think you can just go into the microphone control panel on windows settings and turn on the "Listen to this device" thing. I do that with my snowball. However, I think it will come through on stream.
Thanks Alpha, Your videos helped me find a good mic for my channel. You can go cheap and still sound great. I went with the Yeti Nano from a different video if anyone’s curious.
I got the razer seiren mini for christmas and im loving it, a big step up from my headset microphone, my only problem is it picks up a lot of keyboard and mouse sounds and is almost overly loud for the people i play with
Helps to get a cheap boom arm or a taller stand :p
I WAS WONDERING WHERE THE STREAMBEATS BLURB WAS GOING TO COME IN!
That was a PERFECT payoff to the story haha
this was so helpful i was so close to getting the solo cast but i think i will go with the siren mini now
Thanks for your review. I just upgraded from a Logitech G633 headset mic to the Razer Seiren Mini. My friends will thank me.
You can hear your own voice actually, if you’re using a computer or laptop.
Right click speaker symbol at the bottom right of your screen > Open Sound Settings > Find Input > Device Properties > Find “Related Settings: Additional Device Properties” on the left side of the window > click it > listen > tick listen to this device on > playback through device should be set to default or whatever you want to listen to your mic through > enjoy!
Idk where Fifine 5150 and i give up man i'll just stick with my basically eletric broken mic forever
I have the fifine t-669 with the boom Arm and it's nice
So I just got a HyperX Solocast and it is a bit sensitive to lower frequencies, but it is nowhere near that sensitive. That probably is just a defective mic.
Probably a better question for a stream but, what would be a good way to stream from equipment? Want to be able to stream while blowing snow. The background is going to be loud and bumpy as heck so not sure if a gopro would be a good choice but not sure what's out there.
You should also try the fifine k670 it has a headphone jack and a removeable usb cord and a nice stand (even if its a bit small, I use it for narration not streaming, so keyboard sound doesn't matter as much). I have no real experience with microphones, but it feals really nice, and is pretty cheap, I got it for 40 euro's. I remember seeing something about getting a fifine mic with a arm, shockmount and pop fiilter for 60 euro's when buying it, maby look into that.
Skipped to the end and bought the top one, hope you guys know what you're talking about!
Razer seiren mini are really good budget mic bro, you made a good decision.
the misleading part is that these days many microphones rely on software optimization to filter out noises, but it remains nice to see what we get out of the box.
In the windows sound settings you can turn on a feature called listen and you can here yourself.
This is really helpful, thank you!