Hmmm I actually think the NT-700 sounds better than the Rode microphone but I did have one fail on me. It just started having a lot of interference after about 2 years of usage.
Tom, I learn so much about fun, good content delivery by watching your videos. Beyond the super useful gear review, I love how natural and entertaining your delivery is. Not just the dad puns, but the little quirks like when the PSA1 start slinging upwards and you look at it like "wait wat?", and then keep going. Super good editing to keep these little fun bits. Also love the multicam angles. I only have one camera but am always looking for ways to add some fun and break monotony in my videos, and watching your content gives me lots of inspiration 👍
Wow thank you for this! I really appreciate the kind words and it’s so good to know that all those little touches don’t go unnoticed. Having multiple cameras has been SUPER helpful (it’s more footage to edit, but it adds a lot of visual interest to things). Best wishes!
Tom, great video as always. I'm loving your mic review videos (especially as we seem to have the same great taste in mics!) When we started our podcast 3 years ago we had no clue what we were doing, and, of course, we went for the cheapest equipment we could find, so the first "professional" (LOL) XLR mics we got were the Neewer 700s. They sounded great, and were a big step up from the BLUE Snowball we were using prior to that. Three years later, we've stepped up to the ROdecaster Pro and three ROde Podmics!!! But, I was still impressed with the way we sounded with the Neewer 700s back then. Now, after seeing your video, it sounds like they're still putting out a good sounding budget condenser mic! Keep up the great work and see you in the next video!!!
Glad you're liking the mic videos! I think microphones are just super interesting and fun all around. I'm working on a video about the Neat Worker Bee, which is a super cool and affordable condenser mic. That should be out next week.
@@tombuck...looking forward to that one! I own a Neat Worker Bee and I LOVE IT!!! We use it from time to time on our podcast (there's 3 of us) and it picks up all of us without any issue and it sounds absolutely amazing! My wife says I have a new addiction...it used to be bluetooth speakers and now it's microphones! LOL
I don't know... the 700 sounds the best of all 3. The rode sounds muffled, the 700 has much clearer highs and doesn't seem to raise the lower end of you're voice.
I would love for you to take a look at the t.bone SC 400 From Thomann, it's a germany store that has their own microphones, but it's BY FAR my favorite budget XLR mic. Absolutely great for anyone starting out and with a little post processing in Audition you can make it sound amazing, and I wish more people knew about that mic
@@tombuck there was a fair bit of bleed depending on how much ‘room noise’ they picked up but if recording on a multitrack it was easy to fix in post production. I used these mics for about 4 years I think until I upgraded to PodMics.
The mic electret condenser is already charged so that it is easier to drive and doesn't need the full 48v of phantom power. The problem is the capsule's charge degrades over time so it needs more of the phantom power to compensate. Most people use this directly into their pc without audio interface and their audio card or cheap USB adapter cannot provide the 48v. What i did I bought a true 24mm condenser capsule and soldered some of the circuitry to keep using the casing cause i liked it and it was a fun project that cost me 25$ in the new parts ordered from aliexpress.
I've been using the NW-700 for more than 6 years now, i'm a voice actor, and when I purchased it I was really in a budget, and I must say that it's still serving as well as the first day. Obviously the quality is not the best, but with a little post processing it defenetly does the trick for my personal projects. I'm really pleased with it.
I have the neewer nw-800 but they inside look they same than the nw-700 from the vídeo. My friend gift me the microphone with an Scarlett 2i2 and i think it's a great microphone For they price. But it would Nice to hear something of your work like You mentioned
@@Johnscompany Hey. I put a comment a few minutes ago with a video from my fandub channel, but it looks that it got banned or deleted, not sure why, maybe it apeared as spam :'V
The font nerd in me loves that you noticed the "Terminator" look on the package typography. The question is, will you be back with another budget condenser mic review???
Thank you! It's a nice mic for the price. A few people in the comments here said that theirs stopped working well after a couple of years, but even so it's still a good deal overall.
When my podcast started recording TTRPG “actual plays” I bought 4 of these, with boom arms and pop filters on top of everting you got in the box, for ~ £20 each. I have since replaced them, but they did sterling service for a couple of years. Required very little gain from my mixer, had the gain knob around 9 o’clock. The issues that finally made me replace them were they were quite noisy, and everything required NR in post. And they were not great at rejecting environmental noise. But those were not big issues and could be dealt with in post. I still have a couple of them, for spares, and gave two to a RUclips TTRPG stream, where they are still doing great service.
Hi Matthew! I am currently looking to buy 4 of these as well for my podcasting, and your comment finds me really well! I was wondering if you could help me and tell me what kind of interface did you use to record these microphones?
@@BrunoSilva-ch4zy hey Bruno, good to hear. Just one word of warning on these mics, you will want to make sure to run Noise Reduction on the recording before you publish it. The most cost effective solution I found at the time was a mixing desk. The Behringer Xenyx X1204USB, which can output a mixed stereo track to your computer.
Gratis video as always Tom! I've bien using the Neewer NW700 with a Scarlett Focusrite 2i6 for over a year and I have no complains with its performance. It came on a kit with the microphone stock Mountain, a pop filter, the foam and an articulated arm. All for about 25 dollars (just the mic kit). It works great. Now I Also use an Alctron MC001 that is a slightly better condencer mic for about 50 dollars. Some Day I hope to reach a higher level mic such as the NT1a or the SMB7. Meanwhile, the NW700 is a very good deal when you are on a budget.
That's great to hear and thanks for the kind words! The Rode and Shure mics are definitely a step up, but the NW700 is absolutely capable and I'm so impressed with it. I'm really happy that it was better than I expected.
@@tombuck I wasn't expecting too much from the NW700 either when it came but I'm very happy with it's performance of a hole year of streamings. I World like to Know your opinión on the Alctron MC001 if some day somebody lends oye to you to test de quality. Thank you so much for your work and take some time to answer. Sorry for me "caveman english" and greatings from Argentina.
Ive had mine since December last year. My friends in discord often have a hard time hearing me. Ive gone through all my settings to try and increase my mic monitoring. Before it broke about two months ago, I loved that mic and I wish it would’ve lasted a little bit longer.
So this is super interesting. I just bought the NW-700 and NW-800 this week, and they're identical mics now, except for the housing (gold vs silver). They both are identical to the NW-700 in this video (the one with the black capsule). My sample size is 1 for each mic, so I wonder A) if this is a change across the board or B) if the change was made to utilize cheaper components to save on manufacturing or C) changed for the NW-800 as a result of criticism directed at that mic. TL;DR: They're virtually identical now, even if in the past they haven't been.
Man this guy ways have cheesy jokes in his videos. Lololololol. Dude you one of my favorite youtubers! You are awesome for real. Quality content always!!!
I have a bm-800 "condenser" mic wich i got back in like 2018 from aliexpress ran it without a phantom power for 2 years bc im a dumb dumb. Then bought cheap 13buck power supply wich had a ton of static and not too loud and a neewer boomarm wich broke once, fast forward got a umc 22 from behringer and some new cables and sound amazing. Did some mods to the bm 800 some time ago and working great!
I've used my NW-700 through a beringer USB mixer for about 3 years never had a problem with it tell about a week ago ...but upgraded to a audio technica AT2020 hope it's a better upgrade
The NW 700 was my first mic I owned. I bought it 2 years ago. I used it almost every day for a year. But it did start to sound worse and worse as time went on. I now use the SM7B and of course it sounds the same as the the day I bought it. I pulled out the old NW 700 today because of your video and it is even worse than the last time I used it a year ago.
The mic electret condenser is already charged so that it is easier to drive and doesn't need the full 48v of phantom power. The problem is the capsule's charge degrades over time. What i did I bought a true 24mm condenser capsule and soldered some of the circuitry to keep using the casing cause i liked it and it was a fun project that cost me 25$ in the new parts ordered from aliexpress.
Great review, Tom. I have to say that it sounds rather impressive for a $20 mic. I’m glad they went silver too bc I’ve never liked the look of a faux gold mic. One of my writers bought a fifine mic a few years back and it sounded so tinny, would clip easily and was terrible with plosives. Now I just put it into our budget to send any of our writers who want to come on the podcast a Samson q2u. The cost is so worth the tome K save in trying to rescue terrible audio.
I agree that’s it’s pretty much always the best to just invest in something that you know is high quality. That was originally going to be the point of this video, but when the mic sounded decent enough, I thought “oh dang, it could be an option for someone really stuck on a budget” 🤷🏻♂️
What i've discovered is that these mics can change over time... I have bought a few and i was so happy with the sound only to turn phantom power on one day and notice that the mic had turned into complete dark mud. Not sure why this happens with some of them. Not all of them do this though. I have bought 3 Newer-800 and one stayed true to sound(and it sounds absolutely amazing)
Very interesting, thanks for sharing the...honest truth! Even if they sound good, the manufacturing process is probably pretty inconsistent, so I'd imagine that's why they can change over time.
@@tombuck Haha great video as always! Btw imo the Lewitt LCT240 Pro offers a better price to quality ratio than the NT-1. Just thought I'd put it there if you ever wanna check it out. I own both of em! They're great!
Tom. Love your content. I have the sm7b with the RCP. I can’t get good sound out of it. Even with cloud lifter. I think I honestly don’t like the sound of this mic
Interesting. If you haven’t done so yet, try turning off all processing/etc and then adjust it from there. That being said, mic tone is subjective and you might just not like the sound of the mic and/or it just might not work with your voice.
@@tombuck wow you responded ! You have been a great help for the last year or so! yes I wonder what would be another great mic? Money not being an issue. Also what is that little arm that holds your boom mic ? I’m trying to buy it but I can’t find that exact one. You mentioned it in one of your videos you said you love those little arms. Thank again for all you do!!!
It's interesting that your 800 sounds nothing like any of the other 800's reviewed on YT. I would be guessing Quality Control is the culprit. Sensing that, I made sure I ordered one from a seller with a Returns policy last night. Hopefully I get a good one. My plan is to use this until I get sick of it/ have the courage to buy one of the many excellent kit mics.
First sorry for my english, i have buy the nw800 and an interface audio (the cheapest one best quality i could with two xlr input, one output audio usb). I tell quickly my story. It's time in belgium where the t° is higher than usual. Windows should be open... And bad idea. Heureusement (hapelly), have a nice interface (xenyx q802 usb) and it save my life otherwise i hear street noise, car, and other stuff. I ending up to low the best i can the gain, level up the mic input usb in windows 10 ( so at max really), don't use the compressor of the xenyx, high the lvl main mix and that was good to end the stuff of the street... But i was lucky when i saw in a second stuff hand shop a mic, a capsule one ( sorry i don't know the good words in english) a phillips sbc md650. It seems to be in good stay for five € more expensive (i buy the nw-800 19€ in an good known american shop on-line). Why i'm telling this story? Guys, you should not buy a condenseur mic for podcast or streaming, twitch or other live stream - direct live, the sound is really more "naturel" but really capture all around you if your "studio place", your room streaming, is not ready for it. Also be very careful with the stand of the type of the mic, this shock mount is nice but transmitte all shock you made with the arme mount on it and vibration of the table where the arms is mounted also. To come back on the capsule mic (the phillips one), much easier way to begin with the sound, proximity mic, no transmit sound around you, yes of course the sound is more (how can i say?) in french word "étouffé" (muffled?) but i have obtain with the mixer a better sound than i hope in first time, more "clean" than the nw . I love the nw for his sound but... the phillips one is more easy to stream (capsule vs condenseur mic?). Have a nice day and my final words is: error is not bad, it funny to learn about it. THANK'S a lot for your stream. I learn a lot from "condensateur" mic with 48v power and capsul no 48 v power. Think's also, there's the second hand stuff ;-) .
Thank you for sharing this! Your recording environment is definitely something to consider when choosing a mic, and the outside world can really cause a lot of disruptions.
You got lucky. I purchased 2 NW-700 microphones for my podcast, brand new, and they sound like absolute TRASH. I despise them...truly. The only good thing about the 2 microphones is that they both sound consistent. Like consistent garbage...lol. This is coming from someone who has had some great experience with several different Neewer Products over the years. This just wasn't one of them. In one of my videos, I threw the NW-700 up against their USB200 and an older discontinued NW-3U (which I really like), and it didn't even come close to competing. And to be frank, the USB200 was kind of a disappoint too, so that's really saying something, I think.
Electret Condenser microphones are not necessarily bad or low quality. They can be cheaper to make but they can also be really high quality, fantastic microphones. The Sennheiser 416 is an electret as are pretty much all shotgun mics. The AT Pro 37 also and they are great for stereo pair performance recording.
Had a couple NW-700's recording through a RODECaster Pro and I was okay with the sound quality for the podcast I was recording. Definitely good enough to get started with. I would say it was worth the price because it was $40 for the mic, a cheap boom arm, phantom power supply and XLR cable on Amazon. I like the idea of reviewing not the cheapest, but probably the next step up, equipment to give people an idea of how to get started without wasting money on something that should be replaced as soon as possible.
I agree. It's a great starter/budget option, but I would always recommend investing in the highest quality possible. The $100 price mark is where you can really start to find mics that not only sound good, but will last a lifetime.
Wondering what the lest expensive but quality Video Camera I would want to use for Podcast or Ad Recordings? thanks Diana I've subscribed but have not watched any of your other Vids as of yet.
Hey Diana! Camera recommendations are always tough because there are so many variable. Generally speaking, the less expensive options just aren't worth it because whatever you save in dollars you'll pay for in frustration. My top recommendation would be the Sony ZV-E10, which can be purchased with a basic lens. It's more than enough to get you started and grow with you down the road. If that's beyond your budget, finding a way to use your phone while saving up for a good camera will probably yield the best results. 👍
Hello Tom, Question please. What one inch condenser mic would you suggest for a boom pole for indoor on location video recording? I’m using the Rode NT2 through MixPre3 V2 to ATEM Mini Extreme audio input. I’m still learning about audio and you are extremely helpful for my learning journey. You mentioned Rode NT1 and Sennheiser MK 4 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone. I think I’m looking for top pointed direction instead of side correct? Thank you again for making these very informative videos, very inspired and happy. Walter
That's a good question, and I'll start off by saying that I'm probably not the best person to answer since I don't have a ton of experience with condensers. There are a few end-address condensers out there at different price points. The Rode M3 is a decent, affordable option. Typically though, a boom mic would be more directional in nature. I hope that makes sense.
@@tombuck thank you. I ended up purchasing the Rode NT1 at a great price at the Boston Guitar Center. It sounds amazing on my boom pole. Please keep making your witty and informative videos.
Condenser mics like this need Phantom Power in order to work. IT's a small amount of power that's supplied directly through the XLR cable. Just about any mixer or interface can provide it. If you want a mic that can connect directly to your computer with nothing else needed, that's when a USB mic comes in handy.
@@tombuck yeah, though I don't have an audio device so im personally going with the 7000 looking at the specs the only doffrence I can really find is usb and built in power instead of needing it be supplied from an external device
NW 700 was perfect for the last few years. Sounding better than $200+ mics in my discord. but now it seems as it's giving up on me :( alot of staticy interference now and then.
@@tombuck and the code name of mic change abit. US : NW 800 INDO : BM 800 US : NW 700 INDO : BM 700 and i have checked your video review about arms stand, the package box design is really same. Im assuming its from china and certain dude/ importer company rebranding it. So i bet they will do the same with cheapest soundcard and other studio hardware from neewer and taffware
I just dropped 500 bucks getting the AC in car fixed. Meanwhile spent 135 bucks on the NW 700 and a Behringer mixer so I can yell at people while streaming FF14 on Twitch. I also work in radio and now how to get the best out of cheap mic with a mixer. I hate the Scarlet. For the cost, with no EQ, it's trash. Spend the money on a good mixer with phantom power and you'll get great results out of a cheap mic.
I personally couldn't disagree more regarding the Scarlett. I have a 6i6 that I've used for a multitude of things, including podcasting and videos, but primarily for recording music. If you want to alter the way something sounds in real time, then absolutely a mixer is what you want, but the Scarlett is a recording interface, not a mixer. It's job is to deliver clean un-altered signal to the PC for recording and to your ears for monitoring, and it excels at that. It's all about having the right tools for the job, and the Scarlett just isn't the right tool for your application, that's all :)
@@imJMB We use a Scarlett in one of our recording booths at the radio station I work at and we've had to buy three of them in the last four years as they went bad. Just personal experience. Either way, for what I do personally, the NW 700 is a great mic for the price with the mixer I have.
Being on a budget I bought the Tonor BM-700 (which I belive to be an almost 1:1 rip-off of the Neewer; they're absolutely identical in everything, minus the branding on the mic body) a couple years ago and I have to say.... I haven't an audio interface, instead I use the phantom power that came bundled with the mic itself, and I find the mic to be overall lacking in the bass compartment. I often find myself in need to add a lot of bass in post production. But overall it's a pretty solid mic if you ask me
Chapters:
0:00 - A New Neewer Mic
1:17 - Condenser vs. "Condenser"
2:59 - Unboxing
5:16 - Testing Setup
6:15 - NW-700 First Test
8:00 - NW-800 Comparison
8:53 - Rode NT1 Comparison
9:55 - NW-700 Distance Test
10:33 - Directional Test
11:48 - NW-800 Teardown
12:42 - NW-700 Teardown
15:05 - Conclusions
15:54 - Gear Gatekeeping
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BADAM TIS!!! I see what you did there!!! 😂
Anyone who can look at a font, and say, yeah...that's Terminator font...is a total winner. That's you, Tom. You're a winner. 🤙
Thank you! I’m a fontain of font knowledge.
@@tombuck I'm a Terminator freak, so it's a very important font in my world. 🤓
LOL, "the condensed reason" 😂. I love how that was clearly ad libbed 😄
"the condensed reason for this..." pure gold... but not NW-800 gold, no way.
The good kind of gold 😉
Hmmm I actually think the NT-700 sounds better than the Rode microphone but I did have one fail on me. It just started having a lot of interference after about 2 years of usage.
Being susceptible to issues like that wouldn’t surprise me, but I guess you can’t really argue for the price 🤦🏻♂️
"Our boys are going into war and they're gonna defeat the enemy!" What enemy? The microphones? 😂
Tom, I learn so much about fun, good content delivery by watching your videos. Beyond the super useful gear review, I love how natural and entertaining your delivery is.
Not just the dad puns, but the little quirks like when the PSA1 start slinging upwards and you look at it like "wait wat?", and then keep going. Super good editing to keep these little fun bits.
Also love the multicam angles. I only have one camera but am always looking for ways to add some fun and break monotony in my videos, and watching your content gives me lots of inspiration 👍
Wow thank you for this! I really appreciate the kind words and it’s so good to know that all those little touches don’t go unnoticed. Having multiple cameras has been SUPER helpful (it’s more footage to edit, but it adds a lot of visual interest to things).
Best wishes!
Tom, great video as always. I'm loving your mic review videos (especially as we seem to have the same great taste in mics!) When we started our podcast 3 years ago we had no clue what we were doing, and, of course, we went for the cheapest equipment we could find, so the first "professional" (LOL) XLR mics we got were the Neewer 700s. They sounded great, and were a big step up from the BLUE Snowball we were using prior to that. Three years later, we've stepped up to the ROdecaster Pro and three ROde Podmics!!! But, I was still impressed with the way we sounded with the Neewer 700s back then. Now, after seeing your video, it sounds like they're still putting out a good sounding budget condenser mic! Keep up the great work and see you in the next video!!!
Glad you're liking the mic videos! I think microphones are just super interesting and fun all around. I'm working on a video about the Neat Worker Bee, which is a super cool and affordable condenser mic. That should be out next week.
@@tombuck...looking forward to that one! I own a Neat Worker Bee and I LOVE IT!!! We use it from time to time on our podcast (there's 3 of us) and it picks up all of us without any issue and it sounds absolutely amazing! My wife says I have a new addiction...it used to be bluetooth speakers and now it's microphones! LOL
I don't know... the 700 sounds the best of all 3. The rode sounds muffled, the 700 has much clearer highs and doesn't seem to raise the lower end of you're voice.
It’s surprisingly nice sounding 👍
I would love for you to take a look at the t.bone SC 400 From Thomann, it's a germany store that has their own microphones, but it's BY FAR my favorite budget XLR mic. Absolutely great for anyone starting out and with a little post processing in Audition you can make it sound amazing, and I wish more people knew about that mic
Oh wow, I haven’t heard of it- thanks for the recommendation. 🙏
@@tombuck I have a video on the SC400 too. There's been changes made since I reviewed it but there are details in the description.
I had 4 of these in my podcast setup and really liked them.
Nice! Great to hear they worked well in a group setting.
@@tombuck there was a fair bit of bleed depending on how much ‘room noise’ they picked up but if recording on a multitrack it was easy to fix in post production.
I used these mics for about 4 years I think until I upgraded to PodMics.
The mic electret condenser is already charged so that it is easier to drive and doesn't need the full 48v of phantom power. The problem is the capsule's charge degrades over time so it needs more of the phantom power to compensate. Most people use this directly into their pc without audio interface and their audio card or cheap USB adapter cannot provide the 48v.
What i did I bought a true 24mm condenser capsule and soldered some of the circuitry to keep using the casing cause i liked it and it was a fun project that cost me 25$ in the new parts ordered from aliexpress.
Sounds like a fun project!
The color says it all! Those bright, cheap, color tones in metal surfaces tell us what they are.
I've been using the NW-700 for more than 6 years now, i'm a voice actor, and when I purchased it I was really in a budget, and I must say that it's still serving as well as the first day. Obviously the quality is not the best, but with a little post processing it defenetly does the trick for my personal projects. I'm really pleased with it.
If anyone wants to hear how it sounds tell me, and I'll provide links to some of my latest work.
I have the neewer nw-800 but they inside look they same than the nw-700 from the vídeo. My friend gift me the microphone with an Scarlett 2i2 and i think it's a great microphone For they price. But it would Nice to hear something of your work like You mentioned
@@Johnscompany Hey. I put a comment a few minutes ago with a video from my fandub channel, but it looks that it got banned or deleted, not sure why, maybe it apeared as spam :'V
The font nerd in me loves that you noticed the "Terminator" look on the package typography. The question is, will you be back with another budget condenser mic review???
I’ll be back, so come with me if you want to live…stream.
@@tombuck I bow before your mastery of puns. I'm not worthy.
Appreciate the advice and affirmation at the end and totally agree as well.
Nailed it! This is the best review I've ever watched for NW-700. This totally makes me want to buy it.
Thank you! It's a nice mic for the price. A few people in the comments here said that theirs stopped working well after a couple of years, but even so it's still a good deal overall.
I have a Fifine K669B and I have had it for a year so far. It's still holding up pretty well!
That’s a great mic!
Terminator font just means it’s a very serious mic... it’s coming after Rode 😱
Haha, they’ll be back.
Surprisingly good. Would totally work to add more guests in a pinch
Definitely- I was not expecting it to be usable at all to be honest.
When my podcast started recording TTRPG “actual plays” I bought 4 of these, with boom arms and pop filters on top of everting you got in the box, for ~ £20 each. I have since replaced them, but they did sterling service for a couple of years. Required very little gain from my mixer, had the gain knob around 9 o’clock. The issues that finally made me replace them were they were quite noisy, and everything required NR in post. And they were not great at rejecting environmental noise. But those were not big issues and could be dealt with in post. I still have a couple of them, for spares, and gave two to a RUclips TTRPG stream, where they are still doing great service.
I'm glad to hear such a real-world perspective and I'm happy they got you started on the right foot and served you well for so long 👍
Hi Matthew!
I am currently looking to buy 4 of these as well for my podcasting, and your comment finds me really well!
I was wondering if you could help me and tell me what kind of interface did you use to record these microphones?
@@BrunoSilva-ch4zy hey Bruno, good to hear. Just one word of warning on these mics, you will want to make sure to run Noise Reduction on the recording before you publish it. The most cost effective solution I found at the time was a mixing desk. The Behringer Xenyx X1204USB, which can output a mixed stereo track to your computer.
I’ve had mine for 3 years and it’s still going strong
That’s great to hear!
8:22 was actually surprisingly good😂😂
Right?!
Gratis video as always Tom! I've bien using the Neewer NW700 with a Scarlett Focusrite 2i6 for over a year and I have no complains with its performance. It came on a kit with the microphone stock Mountain, a pop filter, the foam and an articulated arm. All for about 25 dollars (just the mic kit). It works great. Now I Also use an Alctron MC001 that is a slightly better condencer mic for about 50 dollars. Some Day I hope to reach a higher level mic such as the NT1a or the SMB7. Meanwhile, the NW700 is a very good deal when you are on a budget.
That's great to hear and thanks for the kind words! The Rode and Shure mics are definitely a step up, but the NW700 is absolutely capable and I'm so impressed with it. I'm really happy that it was better than I expected.
@@tombuck I wasn't expecting too much from the NW700 either when it came but I'm very happy with it's performance of a hole year of streamings. I World like to Know your opinión on the Alctron MC001 if some day somebody lends oye to you to test de quality. Thank you so much for your work and take some time to answer. Sorry for me "caveman english" and greatings from Argentina.
Ive had mine since December last year. My friends in discord often have a hard time hearing me. Ive gone through all my settings to try and increase my mic monitoring. Before it broke about two months ago, I loved that mic and I wish it would’ve lasted a little bit longer.
That's a bummer. Unfortunately it's not uncommon for the components of these ultra cheap mics to just wear out rather quickly.
So this is super interesting. I just bought the NW-700 and NW-800 this week, and they're identical mics now, except for the housing (gold vs silver). They both are identical to the NW-700 in this video (the one with the black capsule). My sample size is 1 for each mic, so I wonder A) if this is a change across the board or B) if the change was made to utilize cheaper components to save on manufacturing or C) changed for the NW-800 as a result of criticism directed at that mic.
TL;DR: They're virtually identical now, even if in the past they haven't been.
Man this guy ways have cheesy jokes in his videos. Lololololol. Dude you one of my favorite youtubers! You are awesome for real. Quality content always!!!
Thanks so much! 🙌
I have a bm-800 "condenser" mic wich i got back in like 2018 from aliexpress ran it without a phantom power for 2 years bc im a dumb dumb. Then bought cheap 13buck power supply wich had a ton of static and not too loud and a neewer boomarm wich broke once, fast forward got a umc 22 from behringer and some new cables and sound amazing. Did some mods to the bm 800 some time ago and working great!
I've used my NW-700 through a beringer USB mixer for about 3 years never had a problem with it tell about a week ago ...but upgraded to a audio technica AT2020 hope it's a better upgrade
I'm sure the AT will last you for many years 👍
The NW 700 was my first mic I owned. I bought it 2 years ago. I used it almost every day for a year. But it did start to sound worse and worse as time went on. I now use the SM7B and of course it sounds the same as the the day I bought it. I pulled out the old NW 700 today because of your video and it is even worse than the last time I used it a year ago.
Interesting! I’ve heard people say these cheaper mics change over time. The Shure will definitely keep its qualities pretty much forever. 👍
The mic electret condenser is already charged so that it is easier to drive and doesn't need the full 48v of phantom power. The problem is the capsule's charge degrades over time.
What i did I bought a true 24mm condenser capsule and soldered some of the circuitry to keep using the casing cause i liked it and it was a fun project that cost me 25$ in the new parts ordered from aliexpress.
@@GGWalace i want to do that to my bm700 too, but i curious about your 24mm capsule is it really true condenser?
Great review, Tom. I have to say that it sounds rather impressive for a $20 mic. I’m glad they went silver too bc I’ve never liked the look of a faux gold mic. One of my writers bought a fifine mic a few years back and it sounded so tinny, would clip easily and was terrible with plosives. Now I just put it into our budget to send any of our writers who want to come on the podcast a Samson q2u. The cost is so worth the tome K save in trying to rescue terrible audio.
I agree that’s it’s pretty much always the best to just invest in something that you know is high quality. That was originally going to be the point of this video, but when the mic sounded decent enough, I thought “oh dang, it could be an option for someone really stuck on a budget” 🤷🏻♂️
Now I don't have to take the NW-700 apart. I'm STILL going to take it apart though!
What i've discovered is that these mics can change over time... I have bought a few and i was so happy with the sound only to turn phantom power on one day and notice that the mic had turned into complete dark mud.
Not sure why this happens with some of them. Not all of them do this though. I have bought 3 Newer-800 and one stayed true to sound(and it sounds absolutely amazing)
Very interesting, thanks for sharing the...honest truth!
Even if they sound good, the manufacturing process is probably pretty inconsistent, so I'd imagine that's why they can change over time.
Very surprising! Not bad at all!
I was genuinely expecting it to be totally awful 😁
Not me watching a mic review video on my phone speakers ._. gotta check it out again with headphones
Haha, I do the same: “Let me watch this 8K camera review on mobile data 720p”
@@tombuck Haha great video as always! Btw imo the Lewitt LCT240 Pro offers a better price to quality ratio than the NT-1. Just thought I'd put it there if you ever wanna check it out. I own both of em! They're great!
Awesome, thanks for the recommendation!
I have been using the NW-700 for about 1 year now, Still works perfectly fine with my Yamaha mg10xu,
Nice. I love that Yamaha mixer 👍
7:15 very effective plosive filter wow
Tom. Love your content. I have the sm7b with the RCP. I can’t get good sound out of it. Even with cloud lifter. I think I honestly don’t like the sound of this mic
Interesting. If you haven’t done so yet, try turning off all processing/etc and then adjust it from there.
That being said, mic tone is subjective and you might just not like the sound of the mic and/or it just might not work with your voice.
@@tombuck wow you responded ! You have been a great help for the last year or so! yes I wonder what would be another great mic? Money not being an issue. Also what is that little arm that holds your boom mic ? I’m trying to buy it but I can’t find that exact one. You mentioned it in one of your videos you said you love those little arms. Thank again for all you do!!!
*also, plz never get rid of the Neewer Blinged-out 1000.
It's gold.
😃👍
It’s bling that shall be memorialized on my shelf 🤩
It's interesting that your 800 sounds nothing like any of the other 800's reviewed on YT.
I would be guessing Quality Control is the culprit.
Sensing that, I made sure I ordered one from a seller with a Returns policy last night. Hopefully I get a good one.
My plan is to use this until I get sick of it/ have the courage to buy one of the many excellent kit mics.
Test the PD-70 broadcast dynamic microphone. I just bought one..the only problem is it needs a fethead to give best performance.
Thanks for the recommendation- this looks interesting. I watched a few videos and it sounded pretty nice in them.
First sorry for my english, i have buy the nw800 and an interface audio (the cheapest one best quality i could with two xlr input, one output audio usb). I tell quickly my story. It's time in belgium where the t° is higher than usual. Windows should be open... And bad idea. Heureusement (hapelly), have a nice interface (xenyx q802 usb) and it save my life otherwise i hear street noise, car, and other stuff. I ending up to low the best i can the gain, level up the mic input usb in windows 10 ( so at max really), don't use the compressor of the xenyx, high the lvl main mix and that was good to end the stuff of the street... But i was lucky when i saw in a second stuff hand shop a mic, a capsule one ( sorry i don't know the good words in english) a phillips sbc md650. It seems to be in good stay for five € more expensive (i buy the nw-800 19€ in an good known american shop on-line). Why i'm telling this story? Guys, you should not buy a condenseur mic for podcast or streaming, twitch or other live stream - direct live, the sound is really more "naturel" but really capture all around you if your "studio place", your room streaming, is not ready for it. Also be very careful with the stand of the type of the mic, this shock mount is nice but transmitte all shock you made with the arme mount on it and vibration of the table where the arms is mounted also. To come back on the capsule mic (the phillips one), much easier way to begin with the sound, proximity mic, no transmit sound around you, yes of course the sound is more (how can i say?) in french word "étouffé" (muffled?) but i have obtain with the mixer a better sound than i hope in first time, more "clean" than the nw . I love the nw for his sound but... the phillips one is more easy to stream (capsule vs condenseur mic?). Have a nice day and my final words is: error is not bad, it funny to learn about it. THANK'S a lot for your stream. I learn a lot from "condensateur" mic with 48v power and capsul no 48 v power. Think's also, there's the second hand stuff ;-) .
Thank you for sharing this! Your recording environment is definitely something to consider when choosing a mic, and the outside world can really cause a lot of disruptions.
Sounds not too bad. If looks really matter, check the MXL Cr77.
That 700 sounds so much better than the 800. Quite a noticeable difference!
I’m pretty shocked honestly, I really thought they’d be pretty much the same. And lately I’ve seen the 700 on sale for cheaper than the 800.
You got lucky. I purchased 2 NW-700 microphones for my podcast, brand new, and they sound like absolute TRASH. I despise them...truly. The only good thing about the 2 microphones is that they both sound consistent. Like consistent garbage...lol.
This is coming from someone who has had some great experience with several different Neewer Products over the years. This just wasn't one of them. In one of my videos, I threw the NW-700 up against their USB200 and an older discontinued NW-3U (which I really like), and it didn't even come close to competing. And to be frank, the USB200 was kind of a disappoint too, so that's really saying something, I think.
I can imagine that there's a lot of inconsistency with these. Some people said the NW800 was great, and I absolutely can't stand the way mine sounds.
Electret Condenser microphones are not necessarily bad or low quality. They can be cheaper to make but they can also be really high quality, fantastic microphones. The Sennheiser 416 is an electret as are pretty much all shotgun mics. The AT Pro 37 also and they are great for stereo pair performance recording.
Thanks for explaining that so clearly, definitely helps give me a better understanding.
My church has a pro 37 that gets used on ac guitar and elec as well and it works great!
The Rhode sound flat, and doesn't really flatter your voice. EQ might help it out.
I prefer the sound of the Neewer NW 700.. to my ear, it has a more open and warm sound… the Rode NT1 sounds muffled and distant
Had a couple NW-700's recording through a RODECaster Pro and I was okay with the sound quality for the podcast I was recording. Definitely good enough to get started with. I would say it was worth the price because it was $40 for the mic, a cheap boom arm, phantom power supply and XLR cable on Amazon.
I like the idea of reviewing not the cheapest, but probably the next step up, equipment to give people an idea of how to get started without wasting money on something that should be replaced as soon as possible.
I agree. It's a great starter/budget option, but I would always recommend investing in the highest quality possible. The $100 price mark is where you can really start to find mics that not only sound good, but will last a lifetime.
Wondering what the lest expensive but quality Video Camera I would want to use for Podcast or Ad Recordings? thanks Diana I've subscribed but have not watched any of your other Vids as of yet.
Hey Diana!
Camera recommendations are always tough because there are so many variable. Generally speaking, the less expensive options just aren't worth it because whatever you save in dollars you'll pay for in frustration.
My top recommendation would be the Sony ZV-E10, which can be purchased with a basic lens. It's more than enough to get you started and grow with you down the road. If that's beyond your budget, finding a way to use your phone while saving up for a good camera will probably yield the best results. 👍
I wished the nw700 looked like the 800. I prefer the look of the 800 but it needs the sounds of the 700
The shiny gold does always look fun on camera 😁
Honestly, I don't think it'd be hard to swap out the internals.
Honestly on my smartphone doesn't sound all that different the rodes vs 700 but maybe they difference is big on speakers
Hello Tom, Question please. What one inch condenser mic would you suggest for a boom pole for indoor on location video recording? I’m using the Rode NT2 through MixPre3 V2 to ATEM Mini Extreme audio input. I’m still learning about audio and you are extremely helpful for my learning journey. You mentioned Rode NT1 and Sennheiser MK 4 Large-Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone. I think I’m looking for top pointed direction instead of side correct? Thank you again for making these very informative videos, very inspired and happy. Walter
That's a good question, and I'll start off by saying that I'm probably not the best person to answer since I don't have a ton of experience with condensers. There are a few end-address condensers out there at different price points. The Rode M3 is a decent, affordable option.
Typically though, a boom mic would be more directional in nature. I hope that makes sense.
@@tombuck thank you. I ended up purchasing the Rode NT1 at a great price at the Boston Guitar Center. It sounds amazing on my boom pole. Please keep making your witty and informative videos.
Hi Tom, what cans are you using in this video?
These are Meze 99Neo's and I love them.
@@tombuck Many thanks Tom, much appreciated.
can someone explain the need for phantom power cause i got this mic from my friend and i didnt know i needed an audio interface
Condenser mics like this need Phantom Power in order to work. IT's a small amount of power that's supplied directly through the XLR cable. Just about any mixer or interface can provide it.
If you want a mic that can connect directly to your computer with nothing else needed, that's when a USB mic comes in handy.
Actually I prefer the sound of the 700 it sounded saw more crisp. It might just coke down to preference thouvh
The 700 is not bad sounding at all, especially for the price.
@@tombuck yeah, though I don't have an audio device so im personally going with the 7000 looking at the specs the only doffrence I can really find is usb and built in power instead of needing it be supplied from an external device
NW 700 was perfect for the last few years. Sounding better than $200+ mics in my discord. but now it seems as it's giving up on me :( alot of staticy interference now and then.
Ahh that's a bummer. But I'm glad it's worked well for so long.
i connect this mic to V8 mixer
and the sound?? my iphone is better than it
so i smash the V8 and burn in.
and now, im looking for new mixer
confusing
I dont know the original brands but it becomes..
Neewer when it comes in to US
Taffware when it comes in to Indonesia
Interesting! I’m also curious where they come from originally. I guess it’s probably a generic electronics manufacturer that licenses out the designs.
@@tombuck and the code name of mic change abit.
US : NW 800
INDO : BM 800
US : NW 700
INDO : BM 700
and i have checked your video review about arms stand, the package box design is really same. Im assuming its from china and certain dude/ importer company rebranding it. So i bet they will do the same with cheapest soundcard and other studio hardware from neewer and taffware
mine dont sound like that lol...
I don't know if that's good thing or a bad thing 😬
lol i have a neewer tripod head for my camera
it's actually decent i like it, and damn it was cheap
there is NO way the 800 sounds THAT bad, holy crap. that's ABYSMAL
I just dropped 500 bucks getting the AC in car fixed. Meanwhile spent 135 bucks on the NW 700 and a Behringer mixer so I can yell at people while streaming FF14 on Twitch.
I also work in radio and now how to get the best out of cheap mic with a mixer.
I hate the Scarlet. For the cost, with no EQ, it's trash. Spend the money on a good mixer with phantom power and you'll get great results out of a cheap mic.
I personally couldn't disagree more regarding the Scarlett. I have a 6i6 that I've used for a multitude of things, including podcasting and videos, but primarily for recording music. If you want to alter the way something sounds in real time, then absolutely a mixer is what you want, but the Scarlett is a recording interface, not a mixer. It's job is to deliver clean un-altered signal to the PC for recording and to your ears for monitoring, and it excels at that. It's all about having the right tools for the job, and the Scarlett just isn't the right tool for your application, that's all :)
Right tools for the job, exactly. The Scarlett is a pretty simple device, but it does what it's supposed to do very well.
@@imJMB We use a Scarlett in one of our recording booths at the radio station I work at and we've had to buy three of them in the last four years as they went bad. Just personal experience. Either way, for what I do personally, the NW 700 is a great mic for the price with the mixer I have.
@@tombuck As for the test of time, I've had my NW 700 for 3 years now and it's still standing strong.
This Peter guy has way too many podcast ideas...
First!
Being on a budget I bought the Tonor BM-700 (which I belive to be an almost 1:1 rip-off of the Neewer; they're absolutely identical in everything, minus the branding on the mic body) a couple years ago and I have to say.... I haven't an audio interface, instead I use the phantom power that came bundled with the mic itself, and I find the mic to be overall lacking in the bass compartment. I often find myself in need to add a lot of bass in post production. But overall it's a pretty solid mic if you ask me