Antlion Audio ModMic 5 Modular Attachable Boom Mike
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$69.95
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Top positive review
4 people found this helpful
High Quality Headset Mic as Good as Desk Mic
By Dane on Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2017
Simply put this is an amazing microphone. Much better than any headset Mic you will get already attached to a 'Gaming' headset. Very high quality product with amazing sound pickup. The magnetic attachments to the headphones are very strong, you really have to yank the cord to get them to come off and sometimes the cord unplugs instead. I love the Mic design as it lets me have a better quality pair of headphones and still have a microphone on them without having to buy a terrible bundled set. If you are looking for a high quality Mic without spending over $100 or having a desk Mic that also pics up lots of ambient keyboard or PC noise then look no further. I also recommend the modmic 4 if you don't care about having both the unidirectional and omnidirectional option for sound pick up. Modmic 4 you have to choose which one you want but with the 5 it's built with both and all you have to do is flip a switch. Very useful feature if you find yourself in loud situations to be able to use the unidirectional mode where the Mic only picks up sound directly in front of it, so your mouth. For normal situations the omnidirectional mode is superior sound quality and still does a good job only picking up sound very near the microphone. Also very glad that modmic now has a connector for different sized cords near the microphone for changing wire sizes and also if the cord is damaged you can just replace it instead of having to get a whole new Mic. I also have a Blue Yeti desk Mic and have compared speaking recordings from this ModMic and the Yeti and I cannot distinguish any quality difference. For my purposes I actually prefer the ModMic for streaming because it picks up much less desk, keyboard, and ambient noise. It is also much easier to manage, I love being able to clip and unclip it to my headphones. I imagine the Yeti would be superior for other types of recordings such as music and groups talking, or if you have a proper setup with a mic arm and pot filter. But I honestly don't think anyone would be able to tell the difference in sound recordings between the ModMic and Yeti with normal talking and conversation recordings, and its use involves much less clutter and hastle. Thats why i moved to the ModMic because I hate having a big microphone on an arm in front of me while trying to concentrate on my monitors. People ask me all the time on stream what microphone I am using and most of them assume it's still the Blue Yeti. In conclusion this is the best small headset microphone you will find! Sound quality as good as a desk Mic at a fraction of the price and its so easy to use compared to the hastle of properly setting up a desk Mic with a boom arm and pot filter. I will be using ModMics only from now on.
Top critical review
6 people found this helpful
New features and inclusions, but horrible static hum!?
By JeremyDwayne on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2017
Before getting to the bad, I want to chime in on what I did like about this version compared to the ModMic 4, which I also own. Its evident that Antlion listens to their customer base, as many of the differences are solutions to complaints regularly voiced about the ModMic 4. Pros: - The obvious ability to add a microphone to any pair of headphones. I personally use Sennheiser HD580's, and being able to have a mic with those is a fantastic combination. - The audio quality is actually quite good if you ignore the static hum. See my con for clarification. - The ability to chose the cardioid pattern is interesting. However, I don't see why anyone would want to use this in omni-directional mode. The point of a headset is to only pick up your voice, and not the surrounding background noise. - The modular cable design is great, especially for the longevity of owning this device. If a cable isn't the correct length, or breaks, you can simply buy a new one from a 3rd party relatively cheaply. - They included more extras! Extra cable management clips, extra headphone bases, and a cable management sleeve which is commonly used to hide bundles of cables when organizing electronics. These alone are worth around $15, its really great to see a company taking a small hit on profits to add convenience (although, they likely only lost a dollar or two per unit, not a huge deal). Also, it uses the same clips and mounting bases from the ModMic 4, so switching between the two models would be seamless. Con: The ModMic 5 suffers from the same issue which plagues most headset mics, a constant static hum. I tried both cardioid patterns, with and without a usb adapter (a usb adapter or sound card solves this problem for the ModMic 4, and most headsets), adjusting the frequency and levels.. nothing worked to get rid of it like I am able to with the ModMic 4. Perhaps I received a defective product, but more likely its present in all models. I guess for most its unnoticeable, but for me it drove me insane. I have a background in live audio production and am used to signal interference, but not this bad.. I would be using this for livestreaming games, and communicating with my teammates. I cannot have that noise broadcasted, as it would drive everyone insane. This is the only reason it lost 2 stars for me, othewise it would've been perfect. Summary: If you have a ModMic 4, and are content with it, the ModMic 5 is not worth getting. The audio quality increase (assuming you dont experience the hum problem I had) isn't really worth justifying the monetary cost for minor changes. Otherwise, sure, give it a try, maybe you'll have better luck with the static hum than me. I ended up returning mine because of this noise, and will continue being extremely happy with my ModMic 4.
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