BUY THIS MICROPHONE - Samson Q2U Review
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- I can't believe I've put off reviewing this microphone for so long... The Samson Q2U has become my #1 recommended mic for EVERYONE to start with. This Q2U is the perfect beginner mic with both XLR and USB. Buy this instead of a Snowball!
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#q2uCult at least our cult recommends a good microphone. ;)
:D
Heeeey!
mostly everything is a "yati killer"
This mic is a godsent
The Q2U Cult so real😁😁😁😁😁
I got the mic because of this video. My viewers on twitch had asked what mic I have because it sounded clear and professional. It is a night and day difference between the Samson and the Blue Yeti.
:D :D Thanks for commenting! Glad to hear it!
do u use xlr or usb
my blue yeti picks up everything i am going to get Q9U
Excuse me. u are using it from USB or XLR?
I want to buy Samson Q2U USB mic, but I have heard that it doesn't work well in Windows 10. Does it still have issue with Windows 10?
Great to see Podcastage respond as well! I bought this mic for my wife and I'd totally recommend it to anyone as well as a starter mic. It sounds great and rejects background noise. Thanks for the review!
I am so glad I found this, just bought this on a pre black friday sale! So hyped to start creating content with this
@The Caring Adolf Hitler I do - but no longer my daily driver, that is now ELGATO WAVE 3
Samson makes great budget studio reference headphones too. NOTHING beats them for anywhere close to the price.
What are they?
Good review overall, and a good mic for sure, especially as a starter mic.. One thing (and I"ve had this mic) that's important to let viewers know that I think you didn't mention is that you absolutely need to have this mic on a mic stand or a boom arm because it's a terrible mic as a hand held. It picks up hand noise in a huge way, so while I'd recommend it as a very good mic to podcast with, you really need to have at least some kind of stand to have it on because if you podcast "on the go" with it and hold it in your hand, you're going to be dissapointed.
This video has been the reason I upgraded from a blue snowball to the Samson Q2U. Thus far, I'm really happy with the sound of the microphone.
I also am upgrading from the snowball
@@jouaqojit that's great to hear. What microphone are you thinking of getting?
As a user of the q2u I can say, it's a great budget mic.
I just today got this mic as a gift from one of my viewers as my Snowball Ice was just horrible. First I was going crazy about some weird static noise in one particular spot. Thought it's broken.
It turned out that this ONLY happens when I have certain colors on my Logitech Keyboard activated! So dark red is okay, but yellow gives me a crazy static noise. Using it via USB for now until I get a mixer. Never thought that this could be an issue as I never had it! Maybe someone else has the same issue and is helped with this comment! ^^
Using Voicemeeter Banana with an VST host on the Insert ASIO driver where I gate, compress, limit and eq. Then monitoring it via Asia4all. Works pretty good! Really happy and that for 80€ and even having an upgrade path yeah...a no brainer!
I enjoy watching your videos, man.
You definitely should do voice-acting!!! You have it in you.
Haha thanks
for $57 this is well impressive. I love my sm7 but I always like dipping into mics when some extra cash comes my way.
Join the Vox-Box!
I'm trying to get my friends daughter in to streaming. Content creation seems like it will be around for awhile. I got the Q2U, for her, a boom and pop filter. I just now bought the U-Phoria thanks to your recommendation. I never even thought of a pre-amp. Best honest review, thanks.
Thanks for this review dude. I've been looking for something to upgrade from the usb blue yeti, but budget friendly.
Excellent microphone. I didn't expect that much quality from a 50 dollar mic before starting the video but then I get pleasantly surprised.
Perfect timing on this @eposvox. I recorded a video last night and cringed at the audio even after processing from my gaming headset. Pulled the trigger and bought this on my way to work. Will let you know what I think when I rerecord the video this weekend
Nice!@
So how was it lol
Got this mic today in a bundle with a UMC202HD and a metal arm. Awesome mic. Thanks for your recommandation Adam :)
I am about to buy the bundle with the arm and everything for $100 on amazon. Is it worth it? Does the arm stay?
Excellent review, man. I use this for my podcast, via XLR and Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen. I tried the Rode PodMic, and didn't come close. New subscriber.
Awesome video! I'm currently on the B&H waitlist to get the entire pack including the headphones and crane arm!
This review just convinced me to buy two. Looking forward to trying them out!
The microphone is better than me?
Good question
Na fam
Yes
This video helped me with my purchase. Just grabbed one of these as my first XLR mic
Have seen most of the review of samson q2u and this is one of the best one so far
From the reviews of other USB/XLR mics it seems like the XLR isn’t as good but this one sounds beautiful which is great because I do want to plug into a mixer. Good review!
Damn, I might actually get this in the future. I'm using a Sennheiser e845s at the moment and noise is such a big issue for me living in a city like Hong Kong. If the noise rejection is as great as it seems, it'll really help my audio. 😄
I got this microphone today. I'm loving it so far :)
I just bought myself one a week ago. Upgraded from a Boya M1 lavalier microphone. Best investment for my study by far. You can also plug this mic into a cellphone or iPad with the USB connection for true on-the-go recording.
I'm glad you said that going to XLR mode is an UPGRADE! I've been using this microphone via USB, and it's already giving trouble.
This mic sounds like a great value. I love my sm57 for streaming. But I would have considered this one just for the price point if I knew about it before. I still may pick this up just for an extra mic or backup. Nice review man!
getting this as a step up from the blue snowball. love the idea. thank you EposVox and Podcastage
Spent 2 hours trying to find an AC text between USB and XLR. Bless you.
Very nice review. After extensive research, I settled with the Q2U (using your B&H affiliate link) based on mostly this video. The prices of all audio equipment seem jacked up at the moment, especially for Canada where selection is already limited. B&H and BestBuy still sell the Q2U base pack at $60
just bought this thing, can't wait to use it. Probably one of my best purchases.
Thanks! I'm going to get this instead of the Audio Technica 2100 as i've broken 3 of them now.
Wow!
Hopefully the ATR-2100xUSB is way more sturdy, although it's now too expensive. Hopefully that's not permanent.
This mic, the Behringer UMC2, and (if possible an amp) are next to buy on my list. Currently I stream with a Sennheiser GameZero headset with the Sennheiser GSX1200 amp for streaming. Excellent review!
I got the UMC 404HD instead😋
Exmachinagamma what is the difference?
@@globnoggin8779 The GSX 1200 headset amp is what I used for my headphones built in mic since it used 3.5 mm jacks. My mic was always on in the past before I got into software noise gate and compression😅. The price is similar to some audio interfaces so I'd say shop around and in your budget.
Really nice sounding microphone even on the USB mode nice it gives you the choice mite pick one up for myself to test out
My 1 year old AT2035 seems to be holding out ok with my Scarlet 2i4. Your still getting a lot of artifacts when you speak. A pop filter would probably cut the artifacts out even further. Solid review, thanks.
Awesome video & review! 😁 I've just added this mic along with the UM2 interface to my wishlist.
I'm impressed. Ordered it before even watching full video :) Thanks for recommendation!
This microphone is just so good I ordered two of them with the interface you mentioned💯👏🏿💥
Nice!
Definitely picking this up for myself. thanks Adam, I was skeptical about this type of mic!
Thanks for watching!
Hey man thanks for the review! I just bought the microphone!
if you have $10 more skip the um2 go straight for the umc22 :) nice vid i have the 404hd aswell :)
Can't find um2, link or more specific model name please
Bought the Q2U because of you and Podcastage, thank you guys it rocks!
I want to buy Samson Q2U USB mic, but I have heard that it doesn't work well in Windows 10. Does it still have issue with Windows 10?
@@habibullahsamander2798 last I used it it was having issues on Win 10 with the drivers, but that was over a year ago, I ended up upgrading to a Rode Podmic, but that is xlr only so you need an interface or a mixer.
However, I can also say that while it was annoying, when it would have issues it would start working again after I would unplug it and plug it again. Didn't have any issues with the Q2U with an interface either though, just the Windows 10 drivers.
Hope this helps. Also I should point out that despite that issue it's still a very solid mic and sounds great out of the box :). If you have other questions let me know
@@FromTheHollow
@FromTheHollow
Thanks for you helpfull answer. I don't have that much money to buy an interface with it. I just I need a microphone for TH-cam videos to sound good. I use Windows 10, would you recommend me this mic?
I also have heard from some youtubers who say that some USB interfaces also have problem with Windows 10? Like Behringer UMC22. Is it right?
Which budget USB mic or interface do you recommend to work fine with Windows 10?
@@habibullahsamander2798 no problem. Yeah, I wasn't sure since everyone has different budgets. The Q2U is a good mic but I found the driver unreliability to be a bit of a deal breaker for me personally (I do different setups where I sometimes mic other people too, so it wasn't just my mic). Again though, that was over a year ago, drivers could have been updated and may be better now, I'm not sure.
As far as budget interfaces I don't really have anything cheaper than the focusrite that I could recommend, but if you go that route it's worth saving the extra $20-$30 for the Motu M2 as it gives more gain (as well as slightly cleaner gain) and more headroom for your signal. It also gives loopback functionality which can be huge for a lot of musicians and podcasters. Not to mention the meters on the lcd screen are far more useful than the clip halo indicators of the focusrite. Also in regards to Behringer I've not used them but a couple of my friends have one and both of them needed another cable to get headphones to work properly for some reason...
If you intend on staying on USB and it's in the budget I'd recommend the Elgato Wave as it also has software to process your mic, I think it comes with a mount and pop filter as well, really good value :). The Wave is a condenser however, which will be more sensitive to background noise than that of a dynamic mic.
If you're wanting a really good USB dynamic mic I'd recommend the Shure MV7 (which can also be used xlr or XLR AND USB at the same time, which can be huge). It also has software to process the signal :) It is however considerably more pricey than the others.
You might be able to find a reddit thread or something with more recent info on the Q2U drivers, they might have updated them.
Hope this helps you :)
@@FromTheHollow
Thanks for your helpfull replies.
Can we be friends on social media?
The mic is great even on USB. I bought the UM2 to use with this and it died less than 6 months and their customer service is not good. Definitely get this mic but spend money on a good interface. That the problem with most of these reviews is they use them for a short amount of time then they get sold or put in a box.
Thanks. That interface has quadrupled in price too, at 120.98, so whatever value was there has evaporated.
I know this mic is from a few years ago and i was originally going to get the hyperx quadcast, but having that option to go from usb to xlr is amazing, especially for how much this microphone is. I think I'm actually going to get this one instead with the whole kit. The fact that the entire kit is $100 and the hyperx quadcast is stand alone $140 is the selling point. Even if i got a good boom arm for the hyperx quadcast is like another $40, but i gotta say saving about $80 is pretty freaking good. I think i know what i'm going to purchase now
Your voice sounds great. Can you tell me more about the post production settings you've overlayed? I'm having a bit of a difficult with settling in something I like
sounds better than your RE20, crazy.
#cultofq2u
Perfect beginner mic
I honestly still use mine for game streaming on mixer. It just works so damn well for the price.
:D honestly plenty of people would be fine to never switch off of this one
@@EposVox I have this mic! But I want to know what mic stand should I use for the Q2U? What is your advice? What is the mic stand that you are using in the video with this mic?
I had to return mine. The headphone jack underneath the microphone broke (fell apart inside) after only 2 weeks of owning. Used it 5-8 times, recorded 2 podcasts in total.
Overall, barely used and it broke. It was pretty annoying and I hope I was one of the few that had this issue happen to them BUT I wanted to mention in case anyone buys this mic, to keep the receipt just in case.
Great video/breakdown! Bought the Audio Technica instead.
Juan Rivas Caban both of mine had problems with their 3.5 mm ports and the on/off switches from the beginning. Using them for five years now, only with XLR though. Didn’t bother returning them because of my usecase... but definitely some quality control issues there
Hey „cult leaders” :)
I am wondering, whether you use OBS for live broadcasting, and if you do, what compression settings you recommend for this type of dynamic mic? (I personally have an SM58)
The mic sounds pretty good
I think i will go for that one
Great review!! Question. Was there any post processing to the sound? It sounds amazing
your voice is so soothing. i have given into the subscribe button
Great sugestion Epos, for its price has a good pack of acessories and is well built. It seems that the extender of the tripod has a little problem with the top screw thread ( a little burr ) but with careful the clip and extensor fit together. You have a great channel by the way 👍.
Thanks for watching!
I think I just might pick this one up. Thanks.
If it is in stock now and for under $60 I would buy it in a heart beat!
Excellant microphone we use them for our school news broadcasts
You got me excited. The mic's I have access too are all so bad. I might get this.
OOF! Sounded good until you ran it through the processing strip. It sounded a bit harsh and took away the warm tone
Hahaha agreed
EposVox I know that this video is 1 yr old, but could you explain this comment about the processing strip?
Hello, love your videos. Well made and you actually give educational professional advice. I am a ceramics instructor and as you know most schools are virtual right now. I am scrambling trying to set up an affordable decent recording system that I can record myself and clay demonstrations for my students. Currently, I am using a chrome book and streaming google meets with 30 students. It is horrendously horrible. I will be gutted by the end of the month if I continue to teach this way. Seriously, I have cried everyday and I had the worst first day of school in 15 years. Educational institutions do not have any money to support this online learning situation properly so I am purchasing it myself, which is fine. If it gets me through the day without crying because my google meets keep crashing then I’m in, it is all good. Back in June I saw into the future and figure this would happen. So I started looking for individuals who knew what they are talking about FOR REAL not just because they have a channel and that’s when I found you. At that time I purchased your suggested Sony A5100 camera, and a mounting system for it to record my demos. At this point I need lighting and a microphone. I want to get the samson q2u because it’s in my budget and it will meet my needs perfectly. However, everywhere I look says it’s on back order and I really need one now, lol, before I lose the rest of my mind and my students! Do you happen to know where I might find one that is in stock. Sorry so long, I just really need this microphone or something equivalent. Thank you!!!
buy on B&H
My subjective opinion is that this sounds like a DJ's mic to me for some FM pop music station.: tight, dry, highly bandwidth-limited. By contrast, the Blue Yeti USB, for example, sounds far more natural and open; has "air". Given than most people listen to content today on smartphones/tablets using cheap earbuds, I'm not surprised people like the sterile "punch" of this setup. It's obviously a personal thing.
That's also in part the difference between a dynamic and condenser. The blue yeti is going to pick up all kinds of background sound, desk sound, and reflections from your desk/monitors that make it not super suited for desktop streaming scenarios
@@EposVox Not if it is correctly mounted and used in cardioid mode, right? Of course, I accept that the quieter the environment, the better.
Most people using desktop mics shouldn't be using condensers because they don't have treated rooms. The open airiness and all the reverb isn't so great when you can hear someone fart on the other side of their house.
thanks for the recommendation....just ordered one of these for my game streaming(I keep discord headset mic separate from stream audio with voicemeter bananna). Can confirm that Focusrite is a PITA and do not want to deal with XLR for live applications, USB easy peasy :D
Coming from your review of the Samson G Track Pro review, when you introduced this mic, you spoke behind it but it sounded the same, but in this review you did the same thing but it was noticeably quieter. So what video should I beleive? :D It seemed it has a 360 pattern with great noise reduction.
Edit: my sleep deprived ass didn't realise it was a voice over of the video.
Man those ear-phorias shot up in price! It’s like all the budget mics and audio interfaces jumped up $50, people are charging 90 for the um2 and the cheapest on amazon of any interface from that company is $118
That was an exPlosive review. 😎
hahaha
Great review. I got the mic because of this. May I ask you another quick question? What boom arm do you use? I am looking for a floor-standing boom, as my tables are too thick and can not hold a screwed-on version. Thank you very much and keep the great reviews coming.
Thank you a ton for this video! Ended up deciding to sell me Blue Yeti and upgraded to the Samson Q2U - it's honestly SO MUCH BETTER. Without this video I probably wouldn't have bought it. You really sold me on the mic, quality and sound.
Awesome!
Why I do not find opinions about Samson Q1U, also ?
Amazing how using the RE-20 is like turning on a radio-broadcaster _switch!_ But the Samson is more natural (though I would still mess with a little EQ on it). Different tools for different sonic goals!
thank you so much for this review! I just ordered one from Best Buy. It wasn't available on Amazon :(
Thank you for your recommandation
i found your channel because i got recommended your youtube stories i think 2 or 3 months ago or something
Holy plosives Batman! Do you have any vids with a pop screen?
I just got the Q2U. Generally impressed with it, but it doesn't handle plosives all that well. Even off axis as you suggest, and with an added pop filter, I still get a pretty hard plosive that needs editing out in post. Otherwise, for the price it's decent.
Try to use Shure SMv7b WIndshield, the big one. I read it somewhere and ordered one. Haven't tried it yet but it comes from wish so who knows. Was sick and tired of the spedition being the same to the price, plus the risk of it being held back by the damn customs. Those fuc.... held back 3 vital shipments of mine, 2 years ago and I never got any email or anything. Then 7 months later I got one reminder that they were holding back one package. OHH so wonderful. Then I payed roughly half of the price I paid originally. And then I finally got it. /--8 months after ordering it from the US to Europe. Huraaah
Well you convinced me to get it thanks👏🏽
Hope you enjoy it!
I just bought this but I'm hearing a little bit of white noise in the background while playing.
Might be ground-loop interference.
According to wikipedia " A group of foxes is referred to as a skulk, leash, or earth" , so probably the pluralized version of one of them (the first one is my favourite).
I just stumbled on your video today, and was really impressed with the noise cancellation of this microphone.
I just wanted to know if you still recommend this mic in 2020. Thanks
yes
Hey, great review! Did you apply any filters or software to the mic? Thanks!
It is better than the Blue Yeti but I do hear the difference with a more professional microphone, it sounds slightly muffled (I listen with a HD 700), especially in USB mode which is why I wouldn't buy any USB only microphone. The bottomline: fine for podcasting, not good enough for singing. I am curious how a $100-200 microphone (connected to a good ADC and amplifier) from Audio-Technica or Sennheiser would fare in comparison.
Why is this mic a fair bit cheaper in the US than it is in the UK? On Amazon US it's around $55, on Amazon UK the cheapest is £80. Sucks, I think I'd really like this one.
How to avoid plosives (copied from an answer here which I made): Try to use Shure SMv7b WIndshield, the big one. I read it somewhere and ordered one. Haven't tried it yet but it comes from wish so who knows. Was sick and tired of the spedition being the same as the price, plus the risk of it being held back by the damn customs (talking about receiving goods from the US). Those fuc.... held back 3 vital shipments of mine, 2 years ago and I never got any email or anything. Then 7 months later I got one reminder that they were holding back one package. OHH so wonderful. Then I payed roughly half of the price I paid originally. And then I finally got it. 8 months after ordering it from the US to Europe. Huraaah
I have the same Mic and the Audio. audio-technica 2100. I like the audio-technica better. I've recommended both to others. Now a friend of mine has the Samson and she gets a lot of pops on hers even with pop filter.
I also have both, and would say in the Q2U's favor that on Windows 8 or 10, it is significantly louder (needs less volume boost) than the AT2100; and I prefer the way it puts the headphone volume controls on the side instead of crowded into the bottom amid the USB and XLR ports. I also prefer the warmer tone of the Samson, but that's a matter of taste. And the Q2U is cheaper -- for now, although too many rave reviews like this may drive the price up, just like what happened with the AT2100. Anyway I agree both are good.
Would you still say it’s a solid mic for the pic or is there something much better now?
it seems that the price of the Q2U went up recently. In my country, the mic (no headphone included) is just a little bit cheaper compared to the Shure SM57-LC and $20 cheaper than the Sennheiser e835. Should I buy the Q2U over the Shure and Sennheiser? I'm just using the mic for online teaching and my room is quite noisy. Thanks.
I got mine for $45 when it was on sale last year at B&H.
i went and purchased this microphone after watching this video, unfortunately for some reason nowhere in the u.k sells it had to get it from the states... hoping it is as good as i hear in this video as not had much luck with microphones, are you using any software with this microphone for example voicemeter etc? great video
After watching this I found your review of the Audio Technica ATR2100USB and I have to say, the Samson Q2U blows it away! Quick question, what size shock mount do you recommend for the Q2U?
I just bought this mic and use it was a USB. For me it picks up plosives very easily and was curious if there was a way to fix it without a pop filter
Not a bad value mic. There certainly are better qualty options with Sennheiser and Shure however.
I finally got a Samson Q2U and... somehow it captures way more background noise than my Blue Snowball... which is weird considering that's a condenser mic.
Maybe I just don't know how to set it up properly, it sounds much better but I don't really like how you can hear every sound in the house.
On this particular announcer's voice, I hear a spike in the high mids, that grates on my ears. [thru A.T. M40x headphones] I hear it on the E/V too, but not as bad - it balances better with the EV's lows. I'm pretty sure the prominence is a quality of his voice; but you have to choose the mic to match the voice, right?
This mic is so popular that (combined with corona measures) if takes an average of 1.5 MONTHS to get this at home in the Netherlands.
buy the micro .... it is normal that you have to raise the gain a lot with the scarlett interface only 3gen ....
I really like this mic but it keeps disconnecting everytime I turn off my PC. Unfortunate since it's otherwise perfect for my needs.
This is by far my biggest gripe with it as well, the fact that I have to constantly plug the USB cable back in for it to work after every single boot would be annoying enough, but the cable that comes with the microphone not liking being constantly plugged in and removed and therefore breaking was what really irked me.
Still can't fault the microphone though, sounds bloody great for the price.
I have this mic! But I want to know what mic stand should I use for this? What is your advice? What is the mic stand that you are using in the video with this mic?
Hi @EposVox - what arm are you using? Is it connected to your desk or on the floor? I ideally need one that connects to my desk.
Wait, the audio was not treated? The microfone cancels the noise automatically?
Would you personally go with this and an XLR setup, or a condenser mic (like the g track pro) over usb?
oof, I ran into this while checking the Samson Q2U reviews, only to see the Behringer UM2 is $60USD instead of $30USD via Amazon 🙃