The Best Budget Mic for Creators? FiFine AM8 Review & GIVEAWAY (ft. Tank3, K688, Q2U, PD200X)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 87

  • @tombuck
    @tombuck 6 месяцев назад +22

    I won’t lie, when I saw the “ft.” names in the title I thought they were other RUclipsrs 😅
    The AM8 is definitely am8zing for the price!

    • @PawFromTheBroons
      @PawFromTheBroons 6 месяцев назад

      A boys band!

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  6 месяцев назад +6

      We are the band “FiFine Young Cannibals” ft. My good friends Tank(3), TomB, and Samson.

  • @fnswrestling
    @fnswrestling 6 месяцев назад +7

    This is my younger son’s daily driver and he loves it. I’ve messed around with it too, and have been thoroughly impressed for the price. If you’re not a person that touches the mic a lot while using it, it’s great.

  • @ApexLodestar
    @ApexLodestar 6 месяцев назад +8

    I'm a Fifine AM8 owner and I fully agree with your review. I hope an AM8 successor will have better build quality for the same price or close.

    • @arikii7385
      @arikii7385 3 месяца назад

      Do you have any low mic volume on AM8 while using type c cable? cause the volume is so low, plus the noise suppression is not performing well. I already select the correct settings on the windows.

  • @connecthenryabraham
    @connecthenryabraham 4 месяца назад +4

    I was going back and forth with all the fifine fam. Now seems like I am leaning towards Tank 3. You ratings at the end does help.

  • @jimcill
    @jimcill 2 дня назад

    This helps massively with making a decision! Thank you for such an in depth review with comparisons. Deserve a lot more recognition

  • @nonyurbiz
    @nonyurbiz 6 месяцев назад +2

    I would love to try one of these out. There is something really wonderful about brands like Ffine and Maono producing decent-sounding equipment for the masses that lets the mic sound better than the microphone found on a 1980s box cassette recorder. Keep the great content coming!

  • @dimplewhiskers4847
    @dimplewhiskers4847 4 месяца назад +2

    its probably one of the best contenders in this price range looking forward to see more

  • @TheClayAlanChronicles2024
    @TheClayAlanChronicles2024 6 месяцев назад +1

    I had this. I gave it to a friend and never did do a review on it. As much as I don’t use it (hence giving it away) it was an amazing sounding mic straight out of the box for the $52 I paid!

  • @mirzaangon
    @mirzaangon 6 месяцев назад +1

    Fifine should definitely look into making a streaming focused software or adding DSP capability within their mics. I feel like they’d eat away a huge chunk of the current USB mic market with those

  • @chriscon815
    @chriscon815 5 месяцев назад

    Have been considering picking one of these up. Winning one would be awesome. Thanks for the review, quality as always.

  • @meistudiony
    @meistudiony 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great review as always. (dont put me in the raffle for this comment lol) the button/knob layout def could have been better and more accessible when mounted. If you add an additional washer to the yoke connection that might help with the retention a little bit. FiFine consistently impresses me with their audio quality / price ratio. Mic sounded great!

  • @rayrandall
    @rayrandall 6 месяцев назад

    Timely video as I'm thinking about picking this mic up. Thanks! Also, winning one would be even better than buying one! 😊

  • @BacktotheRetroReview
    @BacktotheRetroReview 6 месяцев назад +1

    Sounds great, this is one im missing from my lineup.

  • @GTGTV
    @GTGTV 6 месяцев назад +1

    I've never been a fan of FiFine mics. I'm considering them for a few low-end podcast studio mics for friends who don't have a lot of disposable income. I hope I win. Looking forward to seeing if this mic will fill the requirements. I own a pair of Q2U mics, a pair of Fduce and a pair of mv7. I like the Q2U a lot. It just lacks the look everyone is looking for. Thank for another great review.

  • @MortyMizrahi
    @MortyMizrahi 6 месяцев назад

    Awesome video! It was really cool meeting you at NAB and your channel is wicked fun! Its absolutely bonkers how good super cheap mics are these days. (old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn moment) Back in my day i remember when the sub $90 mics were SO tinny and thin. would say sub 100 but that pesky sm58 is there and its so darn good.
    ok rant over....byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  6 месяцев назад

      Hey!!! It was great meeting you. I've heard a lot of great things from Tom about you! Thank you for stopping by and checking out my video!
      Yeah, it's pretty crazy how good a lot of these inexpensive mics are getting! You are absolutely right, anything under $90 wasn't worth a second glance for a long time.

  • @Hulkenberg-v3j
    @Hulkenberg-v3j 4 месяца назад +1

    Hoping to get this AM8 soon!

  • @BericBuilds
    @BericBuilds 6 месяцев назад +1

    I like the look of this. I'd like to win. I still haven't replaced my broken Blue.

  • @ghaushahinfinity4910
    @ghaushahinfinity4910 2 месяца назад

    Oh wow! I presume this microphone can be used by 2 people next eachother behind a table? Because you still sounded good from a 2 meter distance. Loved the asmr purring cat 😍

  • @JayuiceMC
    @JayuiceMC 2 месяца назад

    Tbh I think I love the fifine AM8 alot more than the other ones that were there

  • @StonerMunchies
    @StonerMunchies 6 месяцев назад

    Great video! Looking at getting a new microphone and saw some reviews for it. great mic for the price.

  • @PawFromTheBroons
    @PawFromTheBroons 6 месяцев назад

    Fifine have some surprisingly good microphones, for their price range.

  • @mosiffd4092
    @mosiffd4092 24 дня назад

    Recommendations for a broadcast style dynamic xlr dynamic mic? Preferably for in the 40-60 dollar range?

  • @MisterVaper
    @MisterVaper 6 месяцев назад

    Great review as per usual , hope the cats are doing well 🙂 Interested in this to give as a gift to a friend, I already have too many XLR microphones 😭😂

  • @Razer.The_Belgian_Waffle
    @Razer.The_Belgian_Waffle 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great review, seems like a good mic for een sharp price.

  • @davidpikedesigns
    @davidpikedesigns 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great video, as always!

  • @Not_PretendingTV
    @Not_PretendingTV 2 месяца назад

    This vid was great. I loved the guitar part💪🏾💯

  • @idkrami
    @idkrami 5 месяцев назад

    amazing video !! i owned a fifine mic about 4 years ago and it was incredible !! sadly i had to sell it because money was tight, so winning one would be insane as i no longer can't stream or make videos because of it :(

  • @m0py
    @m0py 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the review! I'd love to win that AM8. o/

  • @AshrafStudioEg
    @AshrafStudioEg 6 месяцев назад

    Great review as usual! Funny that I was talking about it in a livestream yesterday and you publish a review for it today 😁
    Of course I would like to win the giveaway, but I wonder is it possible to be shipped to Egypt if I won it?

  • @levelupwithmikenewman
    @levelupwithmikenewman 6 месяцев назад

    I love the AM8, but wait for the day they wrap that very mic up in a metal body. Whatever it it would cost, I’d pay it for that audio quality with k669d build quality…..Then I would use it is more often!
    I have the same issue with the tension knobs. Any movement works it lose.

  • @em..
    @em.. 6 месяцев назад +1

    Honestly not bad for a $50 microphone. It's like almost 10 times cheaper than SM7b , but definitely not 10 times worse than it.

  • @enriquekahn9405
    @enriquekahn9405 6 месяцев назад

    I dunno, I think the K688 sounds different (better). The K688 has something I don't like in (I think) the high-mids while the AM8 is just top heavy, probably both fixable in processing.
    I already have a Q2u as a backup mic but if I was in the market for a relatively inexpensive USB capable mic I think I'd go for a K688. That said the AM8 seems perfectly usable and it's hard to complain about the price.

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  6 месяцев назад +2

      When I included the Q2U in this video I was looking up/reminding myself of its specs/capabilities. It’s pretty crazy that all these years later it still holds up vs the new competition.

  • @fluphybunny930
    @fluphybunny930 6 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing for around £55. Gaming even RUclipsr starting out and it does great.

  • @Mr.MinerAL
    @Mr.MinerAL 6 месяцев назад

    Would it be too much of a stretch to say the 3 Fifine mics are different form factors of the same mic? Sound difference is negligible, so it's really a style/build-quality/price decision between them.
    Gimme :)

  • @dex-xde
    @dex-xde 5 месяцев назад

    I would love to win the AM8! Love the quality of it.

  • @kevinb.9799
    @kevinb.9799 5 месяцев назад

    Very informative video, thanks a lot :)

  • @YTHalilo
    @YTHalilo 6 месяцев назад

    Always enjoying your videos. Wouldn’t mind being considered for the AM8 giveaway 😊

  • @mr.cinenthusiast3830
    @mr.cinenthusiast3830 6 месяцев назад

    id like to win it hopefully upgrade on previous fifine mic

  • @EK-E_RL
    @EK-E_RL 5 месяцев назад

    i am thinking about it to buy that mic

  • @Axorax
    @Axorax 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! I'd love to win the am8 ❤️

  • @mirzaangon
    @mirzaangon 6 месяцев назад

    Seems like a nice upgrade over my XM8500 with a cheap Chinese interface. I would like to win please :)

  • @johnheiser2604
    @johnheiser2604 6 месяцев назад

    Watching on my phone and it sounds ok.

  • @extremistgamer0077
    @extremistgamer0077 5 месяцев назад

    this mic is crazy hope so i can save up for the mic

  • @tparty2123
    @tparty2123 2 месяца назад

    this mic looks incredible! i’ve been looking for a mic like this maybe i can get lucky with the giveaway!

  • @fearlessgamer95
    @fearlessgamer95 6 месяцев назад

    I would like to win The AM8 for good sound quality and that RGB Tho!

  • @HolohoIic
    @HolohoIic 6 месяцев назад

    Im debating switching from the Hyperx cloud stinger to Iems but with Iems i have to get a microphone this is the one i picked, Right now just saving to buy good iems and this mic with a mount as well.
    Would be great if i win the giveaway.
    Also what iems are you using at 6:00 ?
    Great Vid!

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  6 месяцев назад

      This should be an easy question to answer 😂 BUT I have two pairs of Sennheiser IEM and they both look very similar and I can't remember which one I grabbed for this... I am pretty sure I am using the Sennheiser IE 100 PRO. They work really well! For what I do, critically listening to mics and audio gear, I can't say I recommend them or really any IEM... but they are a solid option when you want to monitor your mic as well as your computer/game output and don't need a super accurate listening experience.

  • @artmaltman
    @artmaltman 5 месяцев назад

    How do the bass and warmth compare among USB of AM8, Tank3 and K688? (And who makes up these model names?!!!).

    • @FIFINE
      @FIFINE 2 месяца назад

      Lol, our boss. AM8 should be the warmest, the bass of the K688 is decent among these three.

  • @kevinjohnson3964
    @kevinjohnson3964 6 месяцев назад

    I would love to win that AM8 fifine Mic

  • @vo1exedge
    @vo1exedge 6 месяцев назад

    Thoughts on the q2u vs the am8?

  • @antemasq6520
    @antemasq6520 6 месяцев назад +2

    Is not a cheap mic! The smb7 just got hype and overpiced, those used to be 99.99$

  • @lyao.0
    @lyao.0 5 месяцев назад

    I would love to win this microphone. Bring thinking about switching to an iem, and needing a microphone so this would be great if I can win.

  • @MoisesFletes
    @MoisesFletes 3 месяца назад

    Just ordered a FiFine AM8 / work intended, I´m no content creator, but I need to speak with clients all day long, using a headset during my shift caused me neck pain, that is why I decided to try with a Mic; my question is: can you use a microphone with a sound bar? (to replace the headset) meaning; will the sound bar interfere with the sound of the mic?

    • @FIFINE
      @FIFINE 2 месяца назад

      As long as you don't have to monitor the mic audio through the soundbar, then there won't be noticeable interference.

  • @PaulaS-df4uy
    @PaulaS-df4uy 6 месяцев назад

    I'd love to win! Thank you

  • @MrBaptista
    @MrBaptista 6 месяцев назад

    I would like to win that microphone :)

  • @djtoman6875
    @djtoman6875 6 месяцев назад

    I love cats and would like to win this mic so I can do my own kitty purr tests with it.

  • @dupieee
    @dupieee 6 месяцев назад

    I’d love to win that fifine am8

  • @theemclane4037
    @theemclane4037 6 месяцев назад

    I'd really like to win that 🙏 I've just started building up my confidence to make videos

  • @zulumoho
    @zulumoho 6 месяцев назад

    I recently got this microphone but the gain is too low. I have set the gain to 100% in windows and the gain knob is set to max but still I have to literally touch my mouth on the mic to get a decent output. Any suggestions?

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  6 месяцев назад

      Hmmm that’s odd. I was at 55~60% gain for my whole video. What software are you recording into or trying to use? I am just curious if there could be some sort of input level pulling it down in that.
      If you listen to a video on RUclips with headphones plugged into the headphone jack on the AM8, does it sound normal and is it at a good volume?
      You can send me a sample to audiohotline@gmail.com and I can see if I notice something!

    • @zulumoho
      @zulumoho 6 месяцев назад

      @@AudioHotline I'm recording on Adobe Audition with 100% gain. when compared to youtube videos on the same volume level the output from this mic is low. I'll send you a sample.

  • @jaymikeyyy1
    @jaymikeyyy1 4 месяца назад

    I keep hearing static having the rgb on while using xlr

    • @AudioHotline
      @AudioHotline  4 месяца назад

      @@jaymikeyyy1 are you using it as a USB and XLR mic at the same time? Or are you just sending power over USB to have the lights on?

    • @jaymikeyyy1
      @jaymikeyyy1 4 месяца назад

      Just sending power through usb to have the rgb on and running it through xlr. Maybe it’s my just my mic. No static with the rgb off

    • @jaymikeyyy1
      @jaymikeyyy1 4 месяца назад

      @@AudioHotline it’s great mic for the price and features

  • @Alphain
    @Alphain 5 месяцев назад

    i would love to win the mic

  • @xKiddFreshx3
    @xKiddFreshx3 6 месяцев назад

    I would love to win 🎤😊

  • @fredbrucker121
    @fredbrucker121 6 месяцев назад

    Great review! Please enter my name in the giveaway. I teach college classes on audio production, including podcasting.

  • @humphreyvanniekerk2413
    @humphreyvanniekerk2413 4 месяца назад

    Hi I hope the give away is still going on. Would like to win it. Can a winner be world wide I am from south africa.

  • @sterps
    @sterps 6 месяцев назад

    I'd like to win the am8

  • @AhmadBlasy
    @AhmadBlasy 2 месяца назад

    Pd200x is crazy mic 🔥 like this mic sound horrible

  • @FifineZier
    @FifineZier 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the video, bro

  • @IFTIKHAR_AHMED.10
    @IFTIKHAR_AHMED.10 6 месяцев назад +1

    I hope I win this giveaway 😊

  • @ajoulmino4888
    @ajoulmino4888 Месяц назад

    l plan to start creating content soon, I'd love to win that Am8🙇‍♀️

  • @yacinedell8009
    @yacinedell8009 6 месяцев назад +1

    who cares about build quality .. i want it

  • @loqueteniaquedecir
    @loqueteniaquedecir 6 месяцев назад

    My microphone died so here’s hoping I win the AM8 🥲

  • @kamratdennis
    @kamratdennis 6 месяцев назад

    i would like to win

  • @enzorko-6589
    @enzorko-6589 5 месяцев назад

    thanks for the videos, and put me on the give away i will be happy eith one of those
    mics

  • @JoseBrandoSalamat
    @JoseBrandoSalamat 6 месяцев назад

    I would like to win the fifine am8