FIFINE Studio Condenser USB Microphone Computer PC Microphone Kit with Adjustable Scissor Arm Stand Shock Mount for Instruments Voice Overs Recording Podcasting YouTube Karaoke Gaming Streaming-T669

I make YouTube videos and podcasts several times a week. I have a plethora of renowned microphones–Rode, Neumann, AKG, Oktava, Warm Audio, etc. Let’s be honest–the Fifine mic does not challenge any of those. And it’s not meant to. Indeed, anyone who is considering buying any of the sub-$200 Blue microphones should seriously consider Fifine first. In my opinion, Blue microphones are terribly harsh and tinny sounding. They have an unusual timbre to the recording–almost a metallic sound, as if someone is processing the voice in a steel container. All the YouTube sensations use Blue–and I wonder how many of them are sponsored. Regardless, the hype behind Blue microphones is undeserved. Fifine’s microphone is, on the other hand, appropriately priced. It provides better sound quality than any sub-$200 Blue mic, including the Yeti (the one Blue mic that everyone seems to weep over). Whereas the Yeti sounds brittle and harsh on many voices, the Fifine mic sound a little warmer and certainly does not have the upper-frequency boost of the Yeti. The Fifine mic’s build quality is surprisingly good. The housing and basket are all metal; the suspension arm is metal; the cable is wonderfully long to reach any computer near or around your desk; the pop filter does help reduce plosives; and the overall size of everything is diminutive. SOUND The Fifine mic’s sound is warmer than Blue microphones. This means that the Fifine mic is more flattering to voices. We generally dislike treble frequency resonances and spikes (imagine scratching your nails on a chalkboard), and a lot of cheaper mics (and some expensive ones, too) can’t control that treble energy. The Fifine mic for the most part does. The sound is not brittle or harsh or fatiguing. It does not sound hollow or distant. Indeed, the mic has a fairly accurate reproduction of my voice. I always add compression and normalize recordings when using any of my professional mics. But the Fifine needs only a slight db boost or decrease, depending on your recording. Indeed, there is very little I have to do in order to record and then add the recording to my videos or podcasts. Plug and play, indeed. On the other hand, those who want to mess around in Audacity or Audition, add compression and other filters to the recording, will likely be disappointed. I have tried filters and compression on the Fifine mic, and was irritated to find that the recording was immediately distorted. Even minimal filtering will cause the recording to fall apart. If you are recording in a noisy environment, and try to use hiss or click reduction, the recording will likely lose detail and fall apart. Consequently, be wary if your particular use-scenario falls into these parameters. The mic is very sensitive. I keep it at 8 inches from me, and it clearly picks up my voice without any issues. I have a large desktop PC behind the mic, about 2 feet away, and the mic will just barely pick up the fan noise in the background. My setup, I must admit, is not ideal for this. Whereas with XLR condenser or dynamic mics with significantly better components I can reduce or excise that noise in post, it is not really an option on the Fifine for the reasons I mentioned above. BUILD As I said, the build is surprisingly good. I expect this mic, if used with some care, will last for years. The only real gripe I have about the microphone is the “volume” knob on the front. This is basically the gain knob. And it does nothing. There may be slight (VERY slight) gain changes, but I cannot hear them or see them in Audition. It is possible my microphone simply is faulty in this regard, but you may want to check other reviews here to see if this is a trend. Regardless, the mic does pick up my voice without any issues. I was also a little surprised by the quality of the suspension arm. It is, frankly, sturdy. It’s the perfect size for the small Fifine mic, clamps on to my desk securely, and has full movement 360-degrees, along with limited vertical adjustment. For desk use, it is everything a budding podcaster or YouTuber will need. In fact, I use the suspension arm for overhead shots with my action camera, too. If not needed, I just unclamp it from my desk and it folds into a small size to stow away. The pop filter is nothing special. It is not specifically made for the Fifine mic–it is comically larger than the mic. But, it does help reduce plosives. Your speech technique is more important than a pop filter–so if you learn how to control plosives and sibilance, any pop filter will be sufficient. What I was relieved to see, however, is that the goose neck on this pop filter is easily adjusted. I have other filters from Aston and Blue that require a ridiculous amount of force to alter the goose neck. Those filters are heavy and unnecessarily and stupidly bulky. They add weight to the suspension arm for no other reason than because the companies wanted their filters to look cool–heavy metal and pointless logos everywhere. However, the filter Fifine provides is big enough to cover any mic basket, light enough to not weigh down a typical suspension arm, and easily clamps and moves when you need it to. OVERALL For $55, I can’t think of a better deal to get your creative studio started. No, the mic does not give you amazing sound quality. And if you upgrade from the Fifine to the Rode NT1 or some other XLR condenser mic, you’ll immediately hear the sound difference. But for a USB no-hassle mic–the Fifine does an excellent job. Value for performance? You get everything you need to start your video or podcast studio. And if you’re not sure if you are going do the whole creative thing very long, or just want to test out your creative abilities, then I think this mic set is a reasonable and appropriate purchase. Don’t fall for the hype that Blue shoves. Consider this mic first.Read more

This mic kit comes with everything you need to get started for pod casting, creating youtube videos, gaming or anything else you can think of. The sound quality is very good especially for the price, you wouldn’t think it would be for a budget minded mic like this. The mic itself is made of metal and has a good weight to it, doesn’t feel cheap. The only thing I have to nit pick on is the shock mount, I really wish it was metal but it does the job. I would definitely recommend this mic to anyone looking for a first setup, you wont be disappointed. Check out my review video to hear the different between my $200 dollar lavalier mic and this one, it will surprise you.Read more

BUYER BEWARE!!! I was so excited to receive this item faster than expected so I will give them that however it was very off putting to find what looked like dog hair or human hairs all over the microphone cover shield and over all items in the box especially with all the Covid stuff going on I was concerned I was getting an already used item which was disappointing considering it was purchased as a new item. I am only showing a couple of pics of the hairs found in our box but there was a bunch more and we’ll just grossed out.Read more

This is a good option for beginners in singing and playing acoustic guitars. Noise gates can be applied from the DAW we use to record which works really well.Read more

Nice Mic for this prices which includes entire set as a studio setup Great sound pickup even I am not near the mic Till now I used only 45% of mic volume Great to work with audiocity app About noice cancellation it depends upon what software you are in, currently facing noise cancelling issue with steamlabs obs, I hope this will be solved with that software update. I would rate this product Overall 4.5/5Read more

The mic picks up clear sound from a decent distance. The volume knob really helps to maintain your input volume. The only and a huge flaw in this is that if you live near a busy street it will do absolutely nothing to block the background noise. I usually stream at night so it’s quiet but during the day it’s a headache. But you can’t expect more at this price as the mics double this price are worse at pickin up background noise.Read more

I make YouTube videos and podcasts several times a week. I have a plethora of renowned microphones–Rode, Neumann, AKG, Oktava, Warm Audio, etc. Let’s be honest–the Fifine mic does not challenge any of those. And it’s not meant to. Indeed, anyone who is considering buying any of the sub-$200 Blue microphones should seriously consider Fifine first. In my opinion, Blue microphones are terribly harsh and tinny sounding. They have an unusual timbre to the recording–almost a metallic sound, as if someone is processing the voice in a steel container. All the YouTube sensations use Blue–and I wonder how many of them are sponsored. Regardless, the hype behind Blue microphones is undeserved. Fifine’s microphone is, on the other hand, appropriately priced. It provides better sound quality than any sub-$200 Blue mic, including the Yeti (the one Blue mic that everyone seems to weep over). Whereas the Yeti sounds brittle and harsh on many voices, the Fifine mic sound a little warmer and certainly does not have the upper-frequency boost of the Yeti. The Fifine mic’s build quality is surprisingly good. The housing and basket are all metal; the suspension arm is metal; the cable is wonderfully long to reach any computer near or around your desk; the pop filter does help reduce plosives; and the overall size of everything is diminutive. SOUND The Fifine mic’s sound is warmer than Blue microphones. This means that the Fifine mic is more flattering to voices. We generally dislike treble frequency resonances and spikes (imagine scratching your nails on a chalkboard), and a lot of cheaper mics (and some expensive ones, too) can’t control that treble energy. The Fifine mic for the most part does. The sound is not brittle or harsh or fatiguing. It does not sound hollow or distant. Indeed, the mic has a fairly accurate reproduction of my voice. I always add compression and normalize recordings when using any of my professional mics. But the Fifine needs only a slight db boost or decrease, depending on your recording. Indeed, there is very little I have to do in order to record and then add the recording to my videos or podcasts. Plug and play, indeed. On the other hand, those who want to mess around in Audacity or Audition, add compression and other filters to the recording, will likely be disappointed. I have tried filters and compression on the Fifine mic, and was irritated to find that the recording was immediately distorted. Even minimal filtering will cause the recording to fall apart. If you are recording in a noisy environment, and try to use hiss or click reduction, the recording will likely lose detail and fall apart. Consequently, be wary if your particular use-scenario falls into these parameters. The mic is very sensitive. I keep it at 8 inches from me, and it clearly picks up my voice without any issues. I have a large desktop PC behind the mic, about 2 feet away, and the mic will just barely pick up the fan noise in the background. My setup, I must admit, is not ideal for this. Whereas with XLR condenser or dynamic mics with significantly better components I can reduce or excise that noise in post, it is not really an option on the Fifine for the reasons I mentioned above. BUILD As I said, the build is surprisingly good. I expect this mic, if used with some care, will last for years. The only real gripe I have about the microphone is the “volume” knob on the front. This is basically the gain knob. And it does nothing. There may be slight (VERY slight) gain changes, but I cannot hear them or see them in Audition. It is possible my microphone simply is faulty in this regard, but you may want to check other reviews here to see if this is a trend. Regardless, the mic does pick up my voice without any issues. I was also a little surprised by the quality of the suspension arm. It is, frankly, sturdy. It’s the perfect size for the small Fifine mic, clamps on to my desk securely, and has full movement 360-degrees, along with limited vertical adjustment. For desk use, it is everything a budding podcaster or YouTuber will need. In fact, I use the suspension arm for overhead shots with my action camera, too. If not needed, I just unclamp it from my desk and it folds into a small size to stow away. The pop filter is nothing special. It is not specifically made for the Fifine mic–it is comically larger than the mic. But, it does help reduce plosives. Your speech technique is more important than a pop filter–so if you learn how to control plosives and sibilance, any pop filter will be sufficient. What I was relieved to see, however, is that the goose neck on this pop filter is easily adjusted. I have other filters from Aston and Blue that require a ridiculous amount of force to alter the goose neck. Those filters are heavy and unnecessarily and stupidly bulky. They add weight to the suspension arm for no other reason than because the companies wanted their filters to look cool–heavy metal and pointless logos everywhere. However, the filter Fifine provides is big enough to cover any mic basket, light enough to not weigh down a typical suspension arm, and easily clamps and moves when you need it to. OVERALL For $55, I can’t think of a better deal to get your creative studio started. No, the mic does not give you amazing sound quality. And if you upgrade from the Fifine to the Rode NT1 or some other XLR condenser mic, you’ll immediately hear the sound difference. But for a USB no-hassle mic–the Fifine does an excellent job. Value for performance? You get everything you need to start your video or podcast studio. And if you’re not sure if you are going do the whole creative thing very long, or just want to test out your creative abilities, then I think this mic set is a reasonable and appropriate purchase. Don’t fall for the hype that Blue shoves. Consider this mic first.Read more

This mic kit comes with everything you need to get started for pod casting, creating youtube videos, gaming or anything else you can think of. The sound quality is very good especially for the price, you wouldn’t think it would be for a budget minded mic like this. The mic itself is made of metal and has a good weight to it, doesn’t feel cheap. The only thing I have to nit pick on is the shock mount, I really wish it was metal but it does the job. I would definitely recommend this mic to anyone looking for a first setup, you wont be disappointed. Check out my review video to hear the different between my $200 dollar lavalier mic and this one, it will surprise you.Read more

BUYER BEWARE!!! I was so excited to receive this item faster than expected so I will give them that however it was very off putting to find what looked like dog hair or human hairs all over the microphone cover shield and over all items in the box especially with all the Covid stuff going on I was concerned I was getting an already used item which was disappointing considering it was purchased as a new item. I am only showing a couple of pics of the hairs found in our box but there was a bunch more and we’ll just grossed out.Read more

This is a good option for beginners in singing and playing acoustic guitars. Noise gates can be applied from the DAW we use to record which works really well.Read more

Nice Mic for this prices which includes entire set as a studio setup Great sound pickup even I am not near the mic Till now I used only 45% of mic volume Great to work with audiocity app About noice cancellation it depends upon what software you are in, currently facing noise cancelling issue with steamlabs obs, I hope this will be solved with that software update. I would rate this product Overall 4.5/5Read more

The mic picks up clear sound from a decent distance. The volume knob really helps to maintain your input volume. The only and a huge flaw in this is that if you live near a busy street it will do absolutely nothing to block the background noise. I usually stream at night so it’s quiet but during the day it’s a headache. But you can’t expect more at this price as the mics double this price are worse at pickin up background noise.Read more