Suggestion for testing microphones that I'd love to see: Noise cancelling not just for when gaming (keyboard/mouse) but when someone else in the room is talking to you, or when there's a dog barking in the background. I know that would be super helpful for me personally :D
Have you tried software solutions? That kind of stuff is something that's usually AI and doesn't nescessitate anything about the mics physical design, so you don't have to get a new mic if you can download something that works.
Too bad, their cases arent that good in terms of airflow. But no doubt their cases looks so good! I used nzxt h510i elite before, after i change to corsair 4000d, my temp drops about 80-10c on average.
Definitely form over function. It looks great, but compared to the Elgato or even the HS80, it's night and day difference & there really is no competition.
@@MakiKata59 I'd like to introduce you to the concept of someone's "opinion". Mine is different to yours, and that's okay. No reason to be a dickhead in the comments if you think differently to someone else.
@@oven2066 "it's night and day difference and there really is no competition" This means you're speaking facts and not just your opinion. Now even with personnal preference I can't see how anyone would say the HS80 is on the same level as the nzxt, S sounds are just objectively worse.
It's so clean, I've had a blur yeti blackout edition for years now and I've been wanting to change to something cleaner and similar sound wise this might be a pick up
Dont know what you did to the camera at your desk but it looks surreal with a major quality upgrade. Well done. Dont know what you did but it looks awesome.
Clear demonstration that only a person who prefers look before performance..would buy this. If u like NZXT products then you would buy this with the arm
Just made my gaming sandwich garnished with gaming pickles and a side of gaming pringles. And now I get to watch a gaming microphone ad to boot? The stars have aligned. If it gets me 25% more FPS, I'm sold. lol
Well first off, the aesthetic of this video is EXTREMELY PLEASING, with the black and white scheme going on. Very satisfying to watch! But as far as the mic goes, I love the looks of it. As fast as sound quality, it doesn't seem to offer any benefits over it's competitors, especially for the price. I own a Blue Yeti in white, and I love it. I do voice overs, and that's all I'd need it for.
Right. Their page even says the headphone amp can drive up to 16 ohms, so no wonder he can’t hear anything through some approximately 300 ohm Sennheisers.
For a USB Mic I'm a Fan of the AKG Lyra. If you haven't checked it out, you might give it a look. AKG has been a long standing player in the Studio Microphone and a Headphone market.
Sennheiser headphones are very high impedance, it's not surprising that the mic isn't designed to handle them. Either use a lower impedance headset, or get a headphone amp to run between the mic and your Sennheiser's.
Those are 58x, "only" 150 ohms with 104 dB/V sensitivity. Output on my cheap mobo (h110m pro-vd; lowest on price on amazon was $40) can drive them to adequate levels, why monitoring out on $130 mic wouldn't?
@@houssamalucad753 I'd bet one of the 80 ohm ones like MDR 7506 or DT 770 would be okay. Not having a volume knob for the headphone jack is kind of ridiculous, though.
Not bad, but I figure the blue yeti is cheaper. I love my yeti, easy to work with and never a bad result tbh. You set it up once, and you leave and forget. Only when Windows fucks with my sound settings it needs a look-over.
If you really need that extra white peripheral for your slick white setup (along with a Odyssey G9 for example), go fo it. But performance wise it's not worth the money. It would have been acceptable under 100$ (80$ would be awesome)
You know. If you mix in the audio from one of Regular Car Reviews' videos with just the clip of any video from here it makes the atmosphere in these videos more melodramatic
Ok listen you have to branch outside the "gaming mics" range. You clearly have a Shure mic on your boom, you know what is good and what isn't. There are great usb+xlr mics from audio technica, samson, shure... Plenty of choices without the "gamer" price surcharge / quality drop...
In regards to your monitoring issue, it looks like you are using a varient of sennheiser headphones, so they might require more drive because they are high impedence, no?
Heh, I was just wondering when NZXT will start doing more peripherals the other day. Seems to be working out fine for Razer. And yeah, imo NZXT and Razer are the only two gaming brands that can design worth shit. This seems like it’s a bit more expensive than it should be, though. Soo NZXT gaming keyboards or custom GPU shrounds (like they have for motherboards), anyone?
The Corsair HS80 mic actually sounded sibilant and for that price, I'd rather get a dedicated mic and headphone like the Philips SHP9600 and a Maono Fairy AU903 which is actually cheaper. The NZXT mic sounded clean but like what the others already posted here, some mics sounds better for a less.
“Visible for the audience…” I was puzzled for a sec, I never had an audience rofl. Are condenser mics cheaper to make or something? Because for voice dynamic mics are far superior.
Can someone tell me why NZXT CAM gets so much hate? I know that it wasn't good in the past but from my experience now I think it's good it's not using a lot of resources and it's functional (to some extent).
I hate to be that person, but I doubt NZXT "made" the mic themselves. It's their product, and they probably had design input, but they didn't make it. That being said, it actually sounds ok. and designed nicely and uncomplicated
They did really made it tho, at least for now, you won’t see anything similar to this mice. But yeah, their engineering is cheap as f, they just modified the circuit from other mice and put it into their design shell.
@@smartgorilla i’m not calling it copy cat, because mice just have basic function. More than that, mice focus more about diagnosed sound intake...circuit on all mice basically the same. But i was expecting something new, something outstanding and figured out, it just the same f4cking mid range mice like any other, nothing special except the shell
The sound was very good. I love neutral sounding gear without added bass or anything. If you've got a clean sound you can add whatever enhancements you want and not be tied to the sound signature of the microphone. But that's me and I know a lot of people love the warm sound profile of the wave (or whatever it was called). But the price is pretty ridiculous. A microphone shouldn't cost that much if it isn't spectacular. For this price I wouldn't consider buying it. If I were looking for a "gaming microphone" I'd probably go for the Corsair HS80 headset. The mic is really good enough for any gaming activity, and then some. If I was in the market for a streaming solution there are a lot of microphones that sounds good, and I wouldn't limit myself to the gamer gadget manufacturers. But as I already said the price of the Capsule is pretty silly.
I don't understand why adding the word "gaming" to something makes it a more premium product just to raise the prices. Like does a "gaming" mic perform or function better than a non-gaming premium mic?
Picked one of these up the other day to see how it compared to a Razer mic and I was incredibly disappointed with the overall quality of the mic, the boom arm, and the durability of both as well. Materials were nice, but gimmicky at best.
This NZXT mic seems a lot like the Razer Seiren Mini. Both are featureless, driverless, and sound very neutral. Personally I love both of their sound profiles, and of all the ones tested, I actually preferred the NZXT over all the others tested. However, for that price it just doesn't make sense. At least the Seiren Mini is cheap.
Given the price between the capsule and HS80, Wave 3, Quadcast /S, etc... For an extra $20 you get exponentially more features and functions compared to the capsule. Granted the capsule is meant to be an easy plug and play, 100% agree the QoL of the product isn't gonna be long term. Design looks great while maintaining a simple look, but honestly the product as a whole was over simplified. If a wireless headset's mic is capable of competing with a standalone and at nearly the same price, something is definitely wrong here.
I love your channel I really do but your audio microphone suggestions are truly below par and seem to only cater to gaming companies that really stuff. You've done a great job showing off headsets that aren't gaming-centric why not do the same for microphones? The fact that you've never even taken a look at the Samsung Q2U blows my mind.
how come there is no word about how crappy it sounds in raw mode when using its rated settings (96khz)? even NZXT already admit there is a problem and they "maybe" working on the problem..
They are at mid end so yeah...not budget friendly at all. But if u said it expensive then you will find out once you going into mainstream. This pricing actually well balance. But also it’s means not a bang for buck.
@@xxlintux yes, like i said, this one and Blue are just mid range...acceptable for streaming, but no where near high end using to record music or entertainment
@@smartgorilla well, you speak for it yourself...but i’m sure that the nzxt build quality will be on par with high end...so that’s why it quite expensive and kinda worth it even tho the sound diagnostics is just so so, acceptable. Then again, you have to ask yourself, would you want the best sound mice that build like ugly crap. Or you want something just so so but build high quality as quality mice? It’s a trade right here. I won’t say it is a best bang for buck but also nothing here to be shame.
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That mic has more air flow than their cases.
Tfw NZXT can make mics but no front mesh panels
@@Pezturbator lmaoo agree.they still stuck with a front glass panel
As a nzxt case user.. i definitely agree lol
😂
Good joke. Lol
S340 elite was the last good one but airflow still sucks.
Really liked the guitar tests you did on the last mic roundup, would love to see them return
Suggestion for testing microphones that I'd love to see:
Noise cancelling not just for when gaming (keyboard/mouse) but when someone else in the room is talking to you, or when there's a dog barking in the background.
I know that would be super helpful for me personally :D
Have you tried software solutions? That kind of stuff is something that's usually AI and doesn't nescessitate anything about the mics physical design, so you don't have to get a new mic if you can download something that works.
the camera quality and color palate in your videos are clean man, keep it up
Everything from NZXT looks so clean
ikr
Till it catch on fire...lmao, not gonna lie, i’m a huge nzxt fan, and that H1 left me a huge disappointed. Still not get over it yet.
@@NamelessPassenger ok? This is about a microphone bro
Too bad, their cases arent that good in terms of airflow. But no doubt their cases looks so good! I used nzxt h510i elite before, after i change to corsair 4000d, my temp drops about 80-10c on average.
@@joramsim he said "Everything from NZXT"
Your colour grading on your videos are the best 🥰
Ya it is, optimum tech and chadaltdelete are up there too.
Any audio brand microphone smokes anything made by "gaming" brands for half the price. This doesn't sound any better than a cheap samson c01u.
Seems like the other half of the price is going into aesthetics then, that mic is an eyesore 😬
@@Hakoda87 yeah that samson looks ugly ngl, mxl tempo is a better looking mic and it's pretty cheap.
Definitely form over function. It looks great, but compared to the Elgato or even the HS80, it's night and day difference & there really is no competition.
like most of nzxt products.
Haha sure the HS80 sounds better.
Wear headphones before listening to the comparison please.
@@MakiKata59 I'd like to introduce you to the concept of someone's "opinion". Mine is different to yours, and that's okay. No reason to be a dickhead in the comments if you think differently to someone else.
@@oven2066 "it's night and day difference and there really is no competition"
This means you're speaking facts and not just your opinion.
Now even with personnal preference I can't see how anyone would say the HS80 is on the same level as the nzxt, S sounds are just objectively worse.
@@MakiKata59 There is no objectively anything when you're talking about how YOU think things SOUND to YOU. It is all opinion and personal preference.
ah excellent, I've been looking for a gaming microphone to go along with my gaming voice on my gaming desk in my gaming house. gaming.
the mute led is such a great idea! how many videos i made without noticing my microphone was muted!!
Man the quality of these videos are top notch!
It's so clean, I've had a blur yeti blackout edition for years now and I've been wanting to change to something cleaner and similar sound wise this might be a pick up
Checkout the Rode nt usb while you're at it!
Dont know what you did to the camera at your desk but it looks surreal with a major quality upgrade. Well done. Dont know what you did but it looks awesome.
Clear demonstration that only a person who prefers look before performance..would buy this.
If u like NZXT products then you would buy this with the arm
Just made my gaming sandwich garnished with gaming pickles and a side of gaming pringles. And now I get to watch a gaming microphone ad to boot? The stars have aligned. If it gets me 25% more FPS, I'm sold. lol
Well first off, the aesthetic of this video is EXTREMELY PLEASING, with the black and white scheme going on. Very satisfying to watch! But as far as the mic goes, I love the looks of it. As fast as sound quality, it doesn't seem to offer any benefits over it's competitors, especially for the price. I own a Blue Yeti in white, and I love it. I do voice overs, and that's all I'd need it for.
Its funny I was so focussed on sound, didnt realize the cinematics in the vid til now!
I swear, I'm a content maker, so literally I view peoples videos and look at their aesthetics lol. It was literally the first thing I noticed.
In regards to the headphone monitoring, I'd recommend you try using headphones that are easier to drive
Right. Their page even says the headphone amp can drive up to 16 ohms, so no wonder he can’t hear anything through some approximately 300 ohm Sennheisers.
@@BassKaplan good ol' mate senny has struck again
Love your presentation skills.
Damn those B-Rolls I guess that's the reason why I'm sub to this guy
Like on an echo dot with volume, the LED strip should change to the gain
For a USB Mic I'm a Fan of the AKG Lyra. If you haven't checked it out, you might give it a look. AKG has been a long standing player in the Studio Microphone and a Headphone market.
nice mic I'll keep some water and a fire extinguisher if something happens. . .
Is it bad that I'm just gonna buy this for the design?
It will match my Portal themed set-up perfectly, lol
I feel like that's the case for many of my peripherals
You could say that for almost every NZXT product
@@nahte980 Guess thats why I'm an NZXT fan boy aha
2022: NZXT launches a GPU
2023: NZXT launches RAM
2024: NZXT launches CPU
3000: NZXT launches nuke
It sounds really good.
Sennheiser headphones are very high impedance, it's not surprising that the mic isn't designed to handle them. Either use a lower impedance headset, or get a headphone amp to run between the mic and your Sennheiser's.
thats what i was thinking, but i know 0 to nothing, isn't there a seinheiser headset that doesn't need too much ohm and looks like those?
Those are 58x, "only" 150 ohms with 104 dB/V sensitivity. Output on my cheap mobo (h110m pro-vd; lowest on price on amazon was $40) can drive them to adequate levels, why monitoring out on $130 mic wouldn't?
@@nqxo9829 that's a 58X. Not particularly hard to power but not easy either. So get this mic only if you have really easy to drive headphones.
@@houssamalucad753 I'd bet one of the 80 ohm ones like MDR 7506 or DT 770 would be okay. Not having a volume knob for the headphone jack is kind of ridiculous, though.
Your voice is even better with this microphone.
Great video as always :D
Watching between this and the b20 from epos/sennheiser
When a review of the b20? :D
You should be able to change it in the sound properties of your headphones that are plugged in
Wowww, a microphone that plays games! 👍 Never seen anything like it! 😂
Thanks for your great quality video
Will you review alienware x17?
Can you do a review of beset microphones in different price ranges, taking into account of quality of voice and features? Thanks.
Not bad, but I figure the blue yeti is cheaper. I love my yeti, easy to work with and never a bad result tbh. You set it up once, and you leave and forget. Only when Windows fucks with my sound settings it needs a look-over.
if you ask me, the capsule and wave 3 sound similar with the wave 3 being a little louder, but I still prefer the sound of the blue yeti.
If you really need that extra white peripheral for your slick white setup (along with a Odyssey G9 for example), go fo it. But performance wise it's not worth the money. It would have been acceptable under 100$ (80$ would be awesome)
You know. If you mix in the audio from one of Regular Car Reviews' videos with just the clip of any video from here it makes the atmosphere in these videos more melodramatic
Of the mics you demoed in the video, the Wave 3 sounded the best IMHO
Ok listen you have to branch outside the "gaming mics" range. You clearly have a Shure mic on your boom, you know what is good and what isn't. There are great usb+xlr mics from audio technica, samson, shure... Plenty of choices without the "gamer" price surcharge / quality drop...
Blame the audience my friend. That is what they want to see. Everything gamery. That is why I don't watch LTT anymore. Too cringy at times.
How cool is your Lightning. Pls make a Video about it 😢
Amazing channel🌺
From cool coolers to sleek mics
In regards to your monitoring issue, it looks like you are using a varient of sennheiser headphones, so they might require more drive because they are high impedence, no?
Nice mic!
Black Friday deal 49.99 😱
HyperX solocast is $60 , worth looking into for the same feature of 'no features'
great review thank you! is your headphone hd 660s or 600?
so are gaming microphones becoming the new gaming chairs? Where company just use the same layout but with their logos and price hike
Heh, I was just wondering when NZXT will start doing more peripherals the other day. Seems to be working out fine for Razer. And yeah, imo NZXT and Razer are the only two gaming brands that can design worth shit. This seems like it’s a bit more expensive than it should be, though. Soo NZXT gaming keyboards or custom GPU shrounds (like they have for motherboards), anyone?
2 years later just picked this up on amazon for £50
Personally I'd say this is a great mic for the price. Although maybe 100 bucks would be a bit more fitting?
Sir, please make vedio on "HyperX QuadCast S vs nzxt capsule" 🙏🙏
The Corsair HS80 mic actually sounded sibilant and for that price, I'd rather get a dedicated mic and headphone like the Philips SHP9600 and a Maono Fairy AU903 which is actually cheaper. The NZXT mic sounded clean but like what the others already posted here, some mics sounds better for a less.
they do microphone but no headset. what i will look like with an headphone from a different brand ? ^^
“Visible for the audience…” I was puzzled for a sec, I never had an audience rofl. Are condenser mics cheaper to make or something? Because for voice dynamic mics are far superior.
not true.
Wave 3 is dope.
Can someone tell me why NZXT CAM gets so much hate?
I know that it wasn't good in the past but from my experience now I think it's good it's not using a lot of resources and it's functional (to some extent).
Unstable, resource-hog and most importantly telemetry-filled. And it's not like Corsair's iCUE (similar software) is safe from criticism either.
What was the impedance of those headphones? Them being too quiet could be because the mic is designed to drive something like 80ohms or less.
Their page says up to 16 ohms. So yea those Sennheisers are barely getting any juice since I assume they’re probably about 300 ohms.
I hate to be that person, but I doubt NZXT "made" the mic themselves. It's their product, and they probably had design input, but they didn't make it. That being said, it actually sounds ok. and designed nicely and uncomplicated
They did really made it tho, at least for now, you won’t see anything similar to this mice. But yeah, their engineering is cheap as f, they just modified the circuit from other mice and put it into their design shell.
@@NamelessPassenger copycat hell
@@smartgorilla i’m not calling it copy cat, because mice just have basic function. More than that, mice focus more about diagnosed sound intake...circuit on all mice basically the same. But i was expecting something new, something outstanding and figured out, it just the same f4cking mid range mice like any other, nothing special except the shell
Didn’t even watch the entire video yet and it sounds great 👍 good job D
best gaming mic review plz
It would have been perfect if it had stereo capabilities.
oh my god the quality can only be described as an eyegasm
This is God Tier Content
Or you can use Nvidia Broadcast to drown out all the background noise
Only if you have an rtx card but yes
The sound was very good. I love neutral sounding gear without added bass or anything. If you've got a clean sound you can add whatever enhancements you want and not be tied to the sound signature of the microphone. But that's me and I know a lot of people love the warm sound profile of the wave (or whatever it was called). But the price is pretty ridiculous. A microphone shouldn't cost that much if it isn't spectacular. For this price I wouldn't consider buying it. If I were looking for a "gaming microphone" I'd probably go for the Corsair HS80 headset. The mic is really good enough for any gaming activity, and then some. If I was in the market for a streaming solution there are a lot of microphones that sounds good, and I wouldn't limit myself to the gamer gadget manufacturers. But as I already said the price of the Capsule is pretty silly.
I don't understand why adding the word "gaming" to something makes it a more premium product just to raise the prices. Like does a "gaming" mic perform or function better than a non-gaming premium mic?
Maybe the mic can't power the headset you're using? Maybe try some earpods or any earphones lying around that isn't a high end headset.
Test against an AT-2020 USB or XLR version, or cheaper $40 Condensor mics
Picked one of these up the other day to see how it compared to a Razer mic and I was incredibly disappointed with the overall quality of the mic, the boom arm, and the durability of both as well. Materials were nice, but gimmicky at best.
This NZXT mic seems a lot like the Razer Seiren Mini. Both are featureless, driverless, and sound very neutral. Personally I love both of their sound profiles, and of all the ones tested, I actually preferred the NZXT over all the others tested. However, for that price it just doesn't make sense. At least the Seiren Mini is cheap.
YES!!!
just saw the mic and loved how it looked but i im with a blue switches mechanical keyboard and itll not help
Where do I get that sweet lookin hoodie at?
More importantly, does it come with a fire extinguisher?
ok but like the corsair headset. How is the quality so good?
Given the price between the capsule and HS80, Wave 3, Quadcast /S, etc... For an extra $20 you get exponentially more features and functions compared to the capsule. Granted the capsule is meant to be an easy plug and play, 100% agree the QoL of the product isn't gonna be long term. Design looks great while maintaining a simple look, but honestly the product as a whole was over simplified. If a wireless headset's mic is capable of competing with a standalone and at nearly the same price, something is definitely wrong here.
Nice video
you’re not saying N-Zed-X-T. are you sure you’re Canadian?
hmm Cosair suddenly moved up in my list of Head phone choice
How can a wireless headset mic sound this good?
Nzxt capsule or hyperx quadcast
It sounds quite harsh to me.
when are you reviewing the razer seiren mini?
surprised it didn't light on fire
vowels in nzxt product names? what is going on?
I love your channel I really do but your audio microphone suggestions are truly below par and seem to only cater to gaming companies that really stuff. You've done a great job showing off headsets that aren't gaming-centric why not do the same for microphones? The fact that you've never even taken a look at the Samsung Q2U blows my mind.
Samson*
@@ElijsDima yeah sorry my phone's autocorrect it's the better of me sometimes lol
....But can it start fires?
Looking forward to the Gamers Nexus video where they see if this thing is another NZXT fire hazard.
Can use on iPhone or any Android device?
I bet the latency is so fast you'll become a highly paid pro gamer with this one.
(Get it? USB, digital audio latency…, ok then.)
But will it short and turn into a candle?
4:45 isn't that the case because you might be using high impedance headphones?
Hey my team have been trying to reach you with regards to a paid promotion
USB?
how come there is no word about how crappy it sounds in raw mode when using its rated settings (96khz)? even NZXT already admit there is a problem and they "maybe" working on the problem..
Those HD600 (or 650) are too hard to run and maybe the amp in the microphone is not that powerful.
The boom arm is nearly as expensive as the mic.... What the fuck
Nzxt products are so nice I luv it
But I’m on a budget and
That shit too expensive personally
They are at mid end so yeah...not budget friendly at all. But if u said it expensive then you will find out once you going into mainstream. This pricing actually well balance. But also it’s means not a bang for buck.
this is no better than a samson c01u.
even blue mics aren't that good compared to anything made by actual audio brands.
@@xxlintux yes, like i said, this one and Blue are just mid range...acceptable for streaming, but no where near high end using to record music or entertainment
But shit though... as you know you don't order a indian curry from a Chinese takeaway...
@@smartgorilla well, you speak for it yourself...but i’m sure that the nzxt build quality will be on par with high end...so that’s why it quite expensive and kinda worth it even tho the sound diagnostics is just so so, acceptable. Then again, you have to ask yourself, would you want the best sound mice that build like ugly crap. Or you want something just so so but build high quality as quality mice? It’s a trade right here. I won’t say it is a best bang for buck but also nothing here to be shame.
what variety is this microphone ?
It has quite a bit of distortion compared to the elgato tho