Why is EVERYONE Buying this Mic??

It's the best selling mic on Amazon...but why? In this video we compare the Fifine A6T against other inexpensive USB microphones, as well as some XLR mics (like the RE20 we use on the WAN show) to find out if the A6T is as good a buy as it initially appears...

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:14 Overview
2:00 how mics work
2:53 Why spend more?
3:42 XLR vs USB mics
4:16 Closer look at the mic
6:00 Microphone Tests
7:11 Measurements
9:57 Pickup Pattern
10:50 What Reviews say
13:35 outro

[shortymcsteve]

I know there’s a lot of controversy going on right now, but I want to give some feedback on the microphone testing - For the polar pattern, that’s not usually how those are graphed. As a professional audio engineer I found it difficult to understand, so I can see this being very confusing to the average consumer. I suggest using the type of graphs / visuals pro audio manufacturers ship with their microphones. Those are pretty easy to understand even at a glance.

[alexz]

For your polar pattern testing, please use a directivity graph for better representation. You can do this by rotating the mic around a fixed point, then loading the data into VituixCAD and exporting a normalized directivity graph, including contour lines. The same method works for speakers, as shown in the CEA-2034 documentation.

[SamuelJDavies]

Sexual misconduct is a bad look for you. As is staff mutilating themselves to escape from a toxic work environment.

[malcolmvanorder]

That boom arm(from what I can see) is basically the same really extremely cheap arm that ships with most MIC kits on Amazon. It works, but those 1/4" nuts WILL back off without you noticing. It looks like they have one of the better desk clamps, so that's good.

[monikaw]

I got rid of my husband's new mic on ebay....he was angry at first because he thought I'd sold it, but when he found out I'd only auctioned it, he was perfectly happy.

[wolfwirestudios]

After listening to what Madison said. That's enough. Enough is enough. Stupid fanboys will still buy your overpriced merch but that's it for me. And many others too.

[thunderarch]

To be fair, blue yeti is one of those cases when it's never been such a great value, but it got popular for reasons
And as of today, there are far better options in the price range

[ijtl]

Linus once said that we should judge a company based on how they respond to criticisms. I guess now we know what kind of company LMG is.

[vincentvanzwietenOFFICIAL]

As an experienced audio engineer I was disappointed with the complete lack of mentioning the distortion. While I do agree with the conclusion, it's a great mic for the price, you massively undervalued the RE20 or the MKH50 here. They sound way cleaner and more precise.

I am aware the problem on the FiFine this is likely the preamp or ADC rather than the mic itself, but since it's integrated in the mic it's still part of it.

[pcanavati]

Hey guys, it's not fair you're piling on them the Billet Labs, inaccuracies in videos because a shitty internal work culture, and Linus awful response... there's also Madison's sexual harassment and LTT's toxic environment for workers. Diversify your criticisms, there's a lot of cloth to cut here.

[Dori]

Linus: "My company is valued at $100 million."
Also Linus: "I can't afford to spend $500 to retest."

[ericwilson]

Everybody makes mistakes. But never admitting when you're wrong is a bad look. Do better linus

[christiant]

Gamers nexus is right. You guys better fix your things. But seeing what kind of person you are. You probably never realise your mistakes.

[Chris_miller]

As the electricity bill is likely more than $500 we should be glad they bothered to turn the product on.

[MetalMachine]

Linus: Companies are not your friends, they are just out for your money.
Also Linus: I spend 30 million on a lab and cant afford 500$ to retest something.

I mean, at least he was right.

[seebablack]

Can’t trust a single word of this channel all they do is lie and still and put down brands that aren’t sponsoring them, like actively trying to botch products knowingly is so bad, no apology, and you sold the product (charity with no proof ?)

[MikesViews]

I relied on you all for good information regarding my electronics purchasing decisions. To find out that your videos and reviews are utterly compromised by virtually every single bad journalistic practice and that your response to the exposure of this fact is so completely appalling is a massive disappointment. You've betrayed the millions of people who've relied on you, you've compromised the integrity of everyone who works for you, and you've proven yourself to place profit over all else.

[biiyen]

If Linus can't afford an extra $800 to verify their test results then why even have a lab right?

[AJISFREAKENAWESOME]

“We didn’t sell it, we auctioned it!”
- Linus on his ethics and accountability

[squry]

Getting roasted in the comments. Rightfully so