Lewitt MTP W950 Mic Review / Test (vs. SM58, E835, KMS105, U87 Ai)

Today I review a brand new multipattern handheld condenser mic from Lewitt. This thing also has a high pass filter and a -12dB pad, and the huge surprise is the fact that you can unscrew the handle and get a wireless capsule. It does great with handling noise, background noise, plosives, cupping the mic, and it offers that standard Lewitt sound which is very clear and bright.

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:28 - Setup
00:48 - What’s in the Box
01:23 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
02:14 - Specifications
02:39 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
03:38 - Plosive Test
03:51 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
04:17 - Background Noise Test
04:34 - Untreated Room Test
04:54 - Shock Rejection Test
05:11 - Handling Noise Rejection Test
05:25 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
05:38 - Cup the Mic Test
05:55 - Wind Screen Tone Test
06:24 - High Pass Filter Test
06:45 - Pad Switch Test
07:16 - Intro to Comparison
07:41 - Shure SM58 Comparison
08:03 - Sennheiser E835 Comparison
08:28 - sE Electronics V7 Comparison
08:50 - Audio Technica AT2010 Comparison
09:12 - Shure Beta 87a Comparison
09:41 - Electro Voice RE520 Comparison
10:08 - Lewitt MTP 940 CM Comparison
10:41 - Earthworks SR314 Comparison
11:13 - Neumann KMS105 Comparison
11:44 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
12:17 - Music Test
13:46 - Pros & Cons
14:46 - Overall Thoughts
17:03 - Recommendation
18:24 - Outro

#Condenser #Handheld #MicReview

[Podcastage]

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[LEWITT-audio]

Thx for the great in-depth review! If any of you have any questions about the MTP W950 or any other of our products, we are happy to answer them all. Greetings from Austria!

[DocX]

The best channel for sound tech! I can't wait for your review of the new Rhode NT1 Gen. 5!

[StephenJPilat]

Lewitt has outdone themselves yet again. Truly one of the most innovative and extraordinary modern audio brands out there today. I'm team Lewitt all the way!

[tombuck]

I’ve been consistently impressed with Lewitt’s mics. This one seems super interesting to me as someone who doesn’t really have a favorite handheld (but wow that price). Abso-lewittly awesome otherwise.

But hot dang if that Earthworks isn’t beautiful.

[electricwassabi]

Damn that Neumann kms105!!!! Just a league on its own

[techmed-rainer]

Dear Madams and Sirs, dear Bandrew, thank you for this thorough review. It seems Lewitt made a good one.

[knowyourjoe]

Thanks Bandrew for your time in making this content. As always it was nice microphone review. Your honesty and advice for purchasing equipment is refreshing. Wish you the best.

[tomazklancnik]

I was using lewitt mtp 740cm for few years and it was very good microphone, now w950 is one or more steps forward.

[djmidnightwolf]

I went to the Podcastage website since YT made everything sound so close. It is definitely warmer and brighter than the V7. The Earthworks mic sounded almost exactly like the new Lewitt. I really liked the Lewitt. It has some very interesting features.

I would be very interested to see other mic capsules like the V7 and the SM58 that they make for wireless on that body to see what the difference would be.

[uncle-english]

I woke up in midnight, saw this video on the list and started watching. I thought there was something wrong with my headphones so I switched to my studio headphones. Then I started to doubt if there was something wrong with my computer or even my hearing. To make this wasn't the case, I switched to some other videos on this channel and BSP and founded both my ears and headphones were ok (thank goodness). What I want to say is -- the lower frequencies seemed totally absent from the very beginning. It just sounded like some very aggressive HPF was engaged so what I heard was just clear, crispy, high frequencies, just the opposite of SM7B. I searched the time stamps of this video and jumped to the spec part to check the frequency response chart and said "no wonder" to my self.
I have LCT 240 Pro and LCT 440 Pure and realize Lewitt mics generally sound brighter than many other brands. I love this tonal factor and record most of my teaching materials with LCT 440. Yet I didn't realize Lewitt could choose to make a hand-held mic, I mean MTP W950, this "thin" or even "sharp". Well, maybe I was wrong. Maybe I have to listen to this review again in the day time when I am in better shape both mentally and physically.

[Kragatar]

YouTube's compression really does a number on the audio. That mic sounds totally different (and a lot better) on the HD audio from your website.

[craighoward]

Monsieur, excellent review as ever. Lewitt just keeps making great gear. This or the Electovoice would be my choice. Merci!

[QuantumGamingUploads]

Very Impressive Microphone with tons of features and actually sounds super sweet. Thank You Bandrew for your professional review on it.

[Alexandra-Rex]

I might have told Lewitt at several occasions to make sure whatever they send you have more than the normal amount of stickers. Cause you love them so much.

[timrober]

I am a massive fan of the "woah, woah.... boop!" Feels so warm and caring... Keep that coming Mr Bandrew!

[lilianweiss]

Woah. Sounds pretty darn good. Unfortunately, they know and price it accordingly.
It's more on the honest/unflattering side (ah that U87 gloss...), almost SDC style, but still balanced. As someone who doesn't like/prefer the Lewitt sound, I am impressed. Even preferred it to the KMS105.

[CrustaceousB]

Lol Your fist pumping was surprisingly wholesome and just what I needed this afternoon. 💜

[johnkotches]

Why do you keep reviewing all these great microphones that I can't really use or afford? I'm an amateur reed player on a budget after all!

Seriously, I appreciate your demos and find the results to be applicable for me recording my horns. What works well on voices, works well in the hornsas they're in most of the same range as our voices. I've also gotten used to your voice so I can hear pretty quickly the difference on the various mics. Thanks to your reviews I have a modest shelf o' mics that I can use for various recordings depending on my goals.

THanks for the consistently great content.

[alexlechanteur]

It was way over due for a mic company to make one you can swap the capsule on a wireless body. I hope other will follow Lewitt moves onto that.