Oh. Haha. Well thanks so much, Mark! That’s quite a compliment coming from you! I wrote that ditty about 4 minutes before I performed it. Haha. I scratched down some lyrics and even had to read them off my phone. I’m so glad it worked out! Cheers!
@@kr8s I’m fascinated by that as well, but I’m not so fascinated that I’ll spend $500 to find out. If I had to personally buy every piece of gear I review, I would have no home in which to review said gear. Haha. But if they want to send me one to test out, I’d be more than happy to give it a whirl!
Thank you for the music test! You sounded great and it’s hard to find a sub-$300 name brand mic that doesn’t sound brittle and harsh. This thing was smooth!
Great demo. I've been looking into these and they are crazy good sounding for the price. I have used a dynamic on my voice forever but I miss the more rich heft of a condenser. Definitely gonna pick one of these up. Cheers
Excellent. You can’t beat these cheap mics. They’re great for the price. Not sure about quality control, but so far, I’ve gotten 4 BFL mics and they’re all great. Cheers!
@@TheRecordist Right? I don’t have the mettle to do a mic vid yet amongst you pros. But: I will definitely let you know. I’ve heard good things, but also defective things. But I’m jazzed to get it, man. I also prefer their 414 over over their V10.
Hey. I tested them against each other in this video if you want to hear the direct difference. ruclips.net/video/xzOgeESneZs/видео.htmlsi=PigOqZ5I9Soxxd7v
@@huhkgerry I wish I could test that one but Bai Fei Li will only send me junk mics. I asked them to send me the V5 specifically but they won’t. I can’t keep buying all these mics because then I’d be totally broke. Haha. But I’ve heard great things about the V5 from The Microphone Assassin!
Absolutely love your videos! I'm always so professional and tense in mine. This make me really want to loosen up and be a bit more natural. Thank you for the review Mr.Groot! 😂
Haha. Thanks! Hey man, In my earlier videos I was nothing but stiff and tense. Haha. Took me a bit to relax into it all. I just imagine that I’m talking to my family and not the world. Haha. Thanks for watching!
Truly better than it should be, for the price. What a great option for people on a budget or just getting into VO type things. In your C-414 video, it also had incredible proximity effect. As for the name brand...from what I've seen, many Chinese companies will make up a name, sometimes combining known Chinese names (I've found info on prominent Chinese people with different combinations of 2 of the 3 parts of the name of this mic brand), sometimes using "Pro-" or "-Master," and even "Promaster" in order to sound very legitimate, and also just almost English sounding words.....like "Fifine." I've seen a number of Chinese name brands, producing various products, exist for about 6 months to a year or two, and then disappear, even after heavy marketing and half decent products, but then the same product will pop up under a new name brand. I was pleasantly surprised by your singing prowess. Please feel free to do more of that on here. I bought a USB mic for $6 USD at a local Amazon returns resale store (Price Drop) just to try it out. It weighed much more than I would expect for being so small (looks like a miniature model of a real large diaphragm condenser mic), and Chinese. It currently sells on Amazon for $30 USD. It is the Fifine K669 condenser mic. I thought because it weighed so much it might translate to sounding surprisingly well. It has far surpassed my expectations. It too has no right sounding as good as it does. I use it for Zoom meetings. I have a Sennheiser MK4 that I use for VO, but in a pinch I would use the K669 for VO as well. It would take a minute of tweaking in post to get the same sound as the MK4, but it is crazy how good this thing sounds with everything against it: Cheap, very small, questionable Chinese company name, USB. It does, however, have a following on RUclips. A number of people have been pleasantly shocked by how good it sounds. It is the best $6 I've spent on audio equipment.
Hey thanks! I appreciate that! I’ll try singing more. Haha. It’s great when you find cheap but actually good gear. It’s like winning a little lottery. You never know, man. That’s really great!
Chinese companies are pretty lost when it comes to giving themselves and their products names. And even when they try to transliterate their Chinese name they still manage to mess it up, as in the case of this company. The Chinese characters on the packaging are 柏飛利, which doesn't have any meaning in particular. But if transliterated properly, it should be BO Fei Li, not BAI Fei Li, for whatever that's worth, as the first character is pronounced "bo". The Godox name is especially hilarious, as the Chinese company name 神牛 literally means "sacred cow," or more loosely translated, "holy cow"! The company opted for "god ox" instead. Go figure.
@@milesian1 - Thank you for that. Very amusing information. We had an ID/OD grinder that was made in China in the machine shop I work in with LOTS of "Chinglish" text on it. One of my favorites was a safety warning that stated "TWITCHING HAZARD." I've worked on metal cutting machinery for 27 years. I am not sure what a "twitch" is in this context, but the warning is accompanied by a stick-figure man with lightning bolts at his back. I have found Chinese made things from MANY different types of products named "Promaster." I think because those 2 terms individually are viewed as "proof of quality." Their item is both professional grade and are for masters of the field in which the item is used. However, I typically avoid items with this branding.
@@TheRecordist pretty cool, I love the humour you put in to your video. I am considering to grab the C-414 but I need to think about it :). I was aiming to buy a Shure SM7B in to the near future but maybe the C-414 will do his job as well which is one third of the price.
@@martijnvandongen292 Hey Martijn. Well they are very different microphones. The C-414 is a large diaphragm condenser mic that tends to pick up everything--including your room. If you haven't treated your space acoustically (dampen) then it won't sound good. The SM7B on the other hand is a dynamic and is very forgiving. You can use it anywhere and it'll sound great. I would get both, but that's just me. Haha The other thing to consider is the SM7B has a great resale value where as the BFL C-414 is largely unknown. Hope this helps!
@@TheRecordist thank you so much for your detailed feedback. I don't have a treaded room so I would better go for the Shure then. Thanks for the heads up and the nice reviews about the mic's :). Have an awesome day!
They have jacked up the prices! It's almost twice now. Which is still very cheap, but it puts it in the same price bracket as a lot of other good mics. Might be that they sold these at cost just to get some attention.
I'm going to have to trace back here now that the Bai Fei Li V10 has arrived and ... I have already sold my MKH416 and in the process of summoning the motivation to list my Røde NT2-a. I know this V10 isn't a shotgun mic or a LDC with a mode selector... but it is an amazing voice mic. Amazing enough to make me want to have my money back on the rest of the gear and just use this for voice. Yum yum yum. mmm mm...
@@TheRecordist they pop up on ebay every now and again, but I got mine from Alibaba. The noise isn't bad at all, if and when necessary I'll whack it with iZotope.
Sounds really good! I've got one and liking the V5 enough from what I've heard of that to order it as well, not that I need another mic. Curious, what if any was your processing on this? Just mic straight to pre with a little comp? Thanks for the review!
Hey! It was just the V10 into the Sound Devices MixPre 6 II and then I used a limiter in post just to catch any stray voice-bullets from my mouth-hole. Haha.
Hello awesome random guy from the Internet! I absolutely love the content you make. Your videos are inspiring! I shoot ASMR content myself (now on Blue Yeti microphone) and I'm thinking about switching to XLR equipment. I would be interested to know your opinion, what setup can I put together for a good sound? It would be great if it was on a budget. Thank you very much for your creativity!
Haha. Thanks! ASMR eh? That depends on what you’re after. If you’re looking for the ultimate binaural experience, I would look at a binaural mic like these: www.sr3d-microphones.com/?ref=8q6q01jj You can use my referral code TPS10 to get 10% off! I actually did a review on the AWI SR3D Binaural mic right here on my channel. You can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/ZEdJLookgMk/видео.html That paired with a small recorder like the Zoom H1n would be all you’d need. I reviewed that recorder too. For an XLR rig, you have many options, but they can get expensive. For ASMR you’ll need a super quiet mic. For a large diaphragm condenser, you might look at the Røde NT1. Not the NT1a. The NT1. For interfaces, you can check out the Audient EVO series. That should get you started! Hope this helps!
Hey there! All large diaphragm condenser mics are not good at rejecting background noise (room noise, outside traffic, etc). Self-noise is an entire other thing. That’s the hiss I think you’re referring to. In that case, this mic is a bit noisy in terms of self-noise (hiss). But it’s not really a problem these days with plugins you can use in post to correct that (Waves Clarity Vx, etc). Hope this helps!
@@TheRecordist hahaha yea....not gonna be quality research and time.out of business any time.soon...but it's just enough to annoy gearsmiths I'm sure. Great video BTW, just found your channel and your content is very entertaining and informative. Bought a v10 because of this video and also bought a v47!
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Very clean and crispy sounding mic without sounding shrill to my ears
Yes. Amazing for the price! Crazy!
This is awesome! The song is fantastic! You gave it a real Rik Emmett vibrato on that high note.
Oh. Haha. Well thanks so much, Mark! That’s quite a compliment coming from you!
I wrote that ditty about 4 minutes before I performed it. Haha. I scratched down some lyrics and even had to read them off my phone. I’m so glad it worked out! Cheers!
I am hoping to see the u87 clone ... By Bai fei li... 🙏🙏🙏
@@kr8s I’m fascinated by that as well, but I’m not so fascinated that I’ll spend $500 to find out. If I had to personally buy every piece of gear I review, I would have no home in which to review said gear. Haha.
But if they want to send me one to test out, I’d be more than happy to give it a whirl!
@@TheRecordist i thought you were Groot, turned out you are Drake 😂😂
@@kr8s hahahaha
Thank you for the music test! You sounded great and it’s hard to find a sub-$300 name brand mic that doesn’t sound brittle and harsh. This thing was smooth!
Hey no prob! And I agree! Cheers!
Music test was "freaking something" !!! Great review!
Haha. Well thank you kindly! Cheers!
Nice! Would love to see you do a back and forth comparison between the V10 and and the C414
The Battle of the Bai Fei Lis… coming soon!
Cheers!
Great demo. I've been looking into these and they are crazy good sounding for the price. I have used a dynamic on my voice forever but I miss the more rich heft of a condenser. Definitely gonna pick one of these up.
Cheers
Excellent. You can’t beat these cheap mics. They’re great for the price. Not sure about quality control, but so far, I’ve gotten 4 BFL mics and they’re all great. Cheers!
This is a great vid, man. I love the V10. Got it with their 414. Waiting for the 47 to arrive. Hoping it’s from a good batch.
Thanks! You’ve got to let us know how the 47 sounds!
@@TheRecordist Right? I don’t have the mettle to do a mic vid yet amongst you pros. But: I will definitely let you know. I’ve heard good things, but also defective things. But I’m jazzed to get it, man. I also prefer their 414 over over their V10.
@@flotzmtv roger that! Hey. Always remember… I’m just some guy. 😉
Yep. The 414 sounds better to me.
Can’t wait to hear what you report, Jeff!
"I'm gonna be honest...that didn't make sense"
Super entertaining; Love it
Hahahaha. Thanks so much!
Just listened to this again and I really think it sounds a lot better than the Bai Fei Li C414 mic. So much fuller and professional sounding to my ear
Hey. I tested them against each other in this video if you want to hear the direct difference. ruclips.net/video/xzOgeESneZs/видео.htmlsi=PigOqZ5I9Soxxd7v
@@TheRecordist how about the v5 ?
@@huhkgerry I wish I could test that one but Bai Fei Li will only send me junk mics. I asked them to send me the V5 specifically but they won’t. I can’t keep buying all these mics because then I’d be totally broke. Haha.
But I’ve heard great things about the V5 from The Microphone Assassin!
Absolutely love your videos! I'm always so professional and tense in mine. This make me really want to loosen up and be a bit more natural. Thank you for the review Mr.Groot! 😂
Haha. Thanks! Hey man, In my earlier videos I was nothing but stiff and tense. Haha. Took me a bit to relax into it all. I just imagine that I’m talking to my family and not the world. Haha. Thanks for watching!
@@TheRecordist Great way of looking at it! You're welcome 😀
Great review!! TBH, I didn't notice the self-noise even with headphones, very subtle IMO. I think that I will get one v10.
It does have some noise, but it’s not a big deal when recording for music or even talking head stuff.
Let me know what you think of it!
Fantastically detailed show with good humour
Hey thanks very much! Cheers!
Truly better than it should be, for the price. What a great option for people on a budget or just getting into VO type things. In your C-414 video, it also had incredible proximity effect.
As for the name brand...from what I've seen, many Chinese companies will make up a name, sometimes combining known Chinese names (I've found info on prominent Chinese people with different combinations of 2 of the 3 parts of the name of this mic brand), sometimes using "Pro-" or "-Master," and even "Promaster" in order to sound very legitimate, and also just almost English sounding words.....like "Fifine." I've seen a number of Chinese name brands, producing various products, exist for about 6 months to a year or two, and then disappear, even after heavy marketing and half decent products, but then the same product will pop up under a new name brand.
I was pleasantly surprised by your singing prowess. Please feel free to do more of that on here.
I bought a USB mic for $6 USD at a local Amazon returns resale store (Price Drop) just to try it out. It weighed much more than I would expect for being so small (looks like a miniature model of a real large diaphragm condenser mic), and Chinese. It currently sells on Amazon for $30 USD. It is the Fifine K669 condenser mic. I thought because it weighed so much it might translate to sounding surprisingly well. It has far surpassed my expectations. It too has no right sounding as good as it does. I use it for Zoom meetings. I have a Sennheiser MK4 that I use for VO, but in a pinch I would use the K669 for VO as well. It would take a minute of tweaking in post to get the same sound as the MK4, but it is crazy how good this thing sounds with everything against it: Cheap, very small, questionable Chinese company name, USB. It does, however, have a following on RUclips. A number of people have been pleasantly shocked by how good it sounds. It is the best $6 I've spent on audio equipment.
Hey thanks! I appreciate that! I’ll try singing more. Haha.
It’s great when you find cheap but actually good gear. It’s like winning a little lottery. You never know, man. That’s really great!
@@TheRecordist - Agreed!
Chinese companies are pretty lost when it comes to giving themselves and their products names. And even when they try to transliterate their Chinese name they still manage to mess it up, as in the case of this company. The Chinese characters on the packaging are 柏飛利, which doesn't have any meaning in particular. But if transliterated properly, it should be BO Fei Li, not BAI Fei Li, for whatever that's worth, as the first character is pronounced "bo".
The Godox name is especially hilarious, as the Chinese company name 神牛 literally means "sacred cow," or more loosely translated, "holy cow"! The company opted for "god ox" instead. Go figure.
@@milesian1 hahaha. I didn’t know that! Thanks!
@@milesian1 - Thank you for that. Very amusing information.
We had an ID/OD grinder that was made in China in the machine shop I work in with LOTS of "Chinglish" text on it. One of my favorites was a safety warning that stated "TWITCHING HAZARD." I've worked on metal cutting machinery for 27 years. I am not sure what a "twitch" is in this context, but the warning is accompanied by a stick-figure man with lightning bolts at his back.
I have found Chinese made things from MANY different types of products named "Promaster." I think because those 2 terms individually are viewed as "proof of quality." Their item is both professional grade and are for masters of the field in which the item is used. However, I typically avoid items with this branding.
Already on my Christmas list
Woo hoo!
Loved your presentation. I do not even need a mic but want to buy one now! Looking for "more".
Hey I appreciate that! Thanks!
Hey! What a great song! After this review I guess I'll buy one of those C-414 before Baifeili increases the prices.
Thanks so much! Yes, I agree. It’s worth picking up! Who knows if they’ll increase the price!
Man, that picture of Dean Martin where you hold that mic, you made me laugh so loud!
Hahaha. I sometimes like to show pictures of me in time with old celebrities. Hahaha.
@@TheRecordist pretty cool, I love the humour you put in to your video. I am considering to grab the C-414 but I need to think about it :). I was aiming to buy a Shure SM7B in to the near future but maybe the C-414 will do his job as well which is one third of the price.
@@martijnvandongen292 Hey Martijn. Well they are very different microphones. The C-414 is a large diaphragm condenser mic that tends to pick up everything--including your room. If you haven't treated your space acoustically (dampen) then it won't sound good.
The SM7B on the other hand is a dynamic and is very forgiving. You can use it anywhere and it'll sound great. I would get both, but that's just me. Haha
The other thing to consider is the SM7B has a great resale value where as the BFL C-414 is largely unknown.
Hope this helps!
@@TheRecordist thank you so much for your detailed feedback. I don't have a treaded room so I would better go for the Shure then. Thanks for the heads up and the nice reviews about the mic's :). Have an awesome day!
@@martijnvandongen292 you as well! Cheers!
They have jacked up the prices! It's almost twice now. Which is still very cheap, but it puts it in the same price bracket as a lot of other good mics.
Might be that they sold these at cost just to get some attention.
I expected they might after The Microphone Assassin and I did videos on these mics. If they go any higher, I’d look elsewhere. The QC isn’t the best.
WOW... The mic actually sound nice. Great Video
Hey thanks! Not bad, eh? And so cheap!
Awesome review!
By the way, I spotted that slick XLR cable. Mind sharing which one it is?
Absolutely! It is a V2 cable: www.v2cables.com/
The best in the world, if there is such a thing!
@@TheRecordist thanks, man
I'm going to have to trace back here now that the Bai Fei Li V10 has arrived and ... I have already sold my MKH416 and in the process of summoning the motivation to list my Røde NT2-a. I know this V10 isn't a shotgun mic or a LDC with a mode selector... but it is an amazing voice mic. Amazing enough to make me want to have my money back on the rest of the gear and just use this for voice. Yum yum yum. mmm mm...
Hahaha. Sounds like a plan! There is a little bit of self-noise in the V10. But not too bad.
Do they have them on Amazon yet?
@@TheRecordist they pop up on ebay every now and again, but I got mine from Alibaba. The noise isn't bad at all, if and when necessary I'll whack it with iZotope.
I thought I was listening to the lead singer of Zebra 😅 thanks that was fun. I almost bought this 3 weeks ago after I watched the 1st one.
Haha. Thanks so much! These are fun little mics that are definitely better than every other super cheap mic I’ve tried!
As always,amazing
Thanks so much!
Very Alain Johannes of you!
I just had to look him up! Haha. Well thank you!
Lmao
It appears that they no longer sell this model. So Bai Bai Fei Li?
Hahaha. Although that was clever word use and I chuckled out loud, I still spy them on AliBaba: x.alibaba.com/Av3EPG
I have this mic it's pretty good
For $50 it blows my mind. Cheers!
Sounds really good! I've got one and liking the V5 enough from what I've heard of that to order it as well, not that I need another mic. Curious, what if any was your processing on this? Just mic straight to pre with a little comp? Thanks for the review!
Hey! It was just the V10 into the Sound Devices MixPre 6 II and then I used a limiter in post just to catch any stray voice-bullets from my mouth-hole. Haha.
@@TheRecordist Nice! To me that mic needs no EQ as-is. I will give mine another listen with that in mind.
@@MikeShepherdVO cheers!
Hello awesome random guy from the Internet!
I absolutely love the content you make. Your videos are inspiring! I shoot ASMR content myself (now on Blue Yeti microphone) and I'm thinking about switching to XLR equipment. I would be interested to know your opinion, what setup can I put together for a good sound? It would be great if it was on a budget.
Thank you very much for your creativity!
Haha. Thanks!
ASMR eh? That depends on what you’re after. If you’re looking for the ultimate binaural experience, I would look at a binaural mic like these: www.sr3d-microphones.com/?ref=8q6q01jj
You can use my referral code TPS10 to get 10% off!
I actually did a review on the AWI SR3D Binaural mic right here on my channel. You can watch it here: ruclips.net/video/ZEdJLookgMk/видео.html
That paired with a small recorder like the Zoom H1n would be all you’d need. I reviewed that recorder too.
For an XLR rig, you have many options, but they can get expensive. For ASMR you’ll need a super quiet mic. For a large diaphragm condenser, you might look at the Røde NT1. Not the NT1a. The NT1.
For interfaces, you can check out the Audient EVO series.
That should get you started! Hope this helps!
Comparison between c414 clone vs this one please 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Coming soon!
@@TheRecordist thanks Mr. Groot
@@kr8s haha. You’re welcome!
Thank you :)
You’re very welcome! Cheers!
Hi! Is it good at rejecting background noise? Or does it have the typical hiss
Hey there! All large diaphragm condenser mics are not good at rejecting background noise (room noise, outside traffic, etc). Self-noise is an entire other thing. That’s the hiss I think you’re referring to. In that case, this mic is a bit noisy in terms of self-noise (hiss). But it’s not really a problem these days with plugins you can use in post to correct that (Waves Clarity Vx, etc). Hope this helps!
@@TheRecordist thanks man appreciate it
Bravo!!!🙂
Thanks so much, Robert!
Bro hit that I like it more than the rode NT1-A part 🤣😭
Hahaha. You’re damn right!
looooooooooooool awesome review!!! 😅😀
Hahaha. Thanks! Cheers!
Where have I seen that before? 🤔🤣🤔
The Microphone Assassin? Haha
Hint: Austria
@@larrymarso4492 oh yes. Haha. Austrian Audio OC18 or OC818? Totally. Also looks like a JZ mic.
The Rode NT1A part in the song killed me 😂😂😂
Hahaha. The NT1a is the villain of my channel. Hahaha.
But the Rode NT1 & NT1A are very quiet mics "no loud self noise"
@@GoreMelianNT1 is good. Not the NT1a
@@R.C.Bullar Both have very low self noise but ye the NT1 specially the 4th gen is the best
But wait there's more!😂👍👌
Hahaha. There sure is! Haha
now they got a v5, v6, v7
Yes. I have the V5 here and will be reviewing that in the new year. But that’s where it stops for me with BFL, I think.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES!
Ahem. That mic sounds almost as good as it looks.
Actually, it sounds shockingly good on the guitar.
Hahaha. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES! 😉
Not bad eh? Cool mic for wicked cheap!
обожаю ваши обзоры !
Накуплю кучу таких
большое спасибо! (Thank you very much- using google translate 🤓)
Murdering boutique gear profit margins, one mic at a time
Hahaha. Well, I would go that far, but it’s quite true that many wicked cheap mics are so much better these days.
@@TheRecordist hahaha yea....not gonna be quality research and time.out of business any time.soon...but it's just enough to annoy gearsmiths I'm sure.
Great video BTW, just found your channel and your content is very entertaining and informative. Bought a v10 because of this video and also bought a v47!
@@DurtyCardiologist oh thanks so much! I hope you enjoy them! Woo hoo!
even warm audio is made in china buddy
Yep. Shure is too.
Looks and sound pretty good. Intros are good 😎
Thanks very much!