Shure MV51 Digital Condenser Mic Review / Test / Explained

In this video, I review the Shure MV51; a digital large-diaphragm condenser mic that is designed for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) connected through lightning connector.

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[seanharshey]

As a broadcast pro, I'm amazed at the quality of consumer USB mics now. I normally just work in studio with RE20s, but anyone with a quiet place in their house can sound pretty great for a reasonable price with the mics available now. Your reviews are excellent, and I've enjoyed watching them just to watch your production. You look like you're having fun. Well done.

[beav]

You are the GO TO YouTuber for mic reviews. Thanks!

[impatrickt]

I can’t believe you made this video in 2016 and I just received one of these mics.

[RichardKraneis]

Great video. 7 years old now.

Have they improved technology so I can plug into my Android?

Thank you.

[mischella]

Just bought this mic for Smule singing because of your review. Can’t wait to test it out in the next few days! - XCI_Mischell

[surferrosacommunications]

great review, everything i needed to know . Im buying one. Shure should thank you for that.

[ckeilah]

It would be nice to see/hear ALL of your favorite mics compared side by side / back to back.

[leeabe]

Wish I could hear what the difference is between just plain phone mic recording and the Shur mic recording. I can't make out what the difference is from your video, but thank you for testing it as you have. It's been helpful.

[devlad]

I just noticed that Carl Sagan poster on your wall. Mondo want. Mondo.

[ihadtopickaname]

Man I really love your channel, although I must confess every time I watch a review or a versus series, I end up being more confused than before lol! So many good options out there, and at the same time is such a rather subjective matter. Been watching your videos for a couple months now, trying to decide on which microphone to get. Honestly I just use it for games, discord/teamspeak and occasionally twitch, but I'm done wasting money on "gaming" headsets and decided to get a standalone mic

Anyway, you really do an amazing job and deserve more subs and views and all that good stuffs

[Tyler-vxmp]

Quality video man.
Can really see the effort you put into these.

[BubuSnow]

Another good video, very clear and well made.
Any chance you will review the AUNA 900b? It seems to have a great reputation, but I'm not sure if it's better than the C01u pro that has a similar price.

[Scotlanz]

I rely on you dude! I've got Neumanns, Shures and loads more, but I just bought an iPad Pro and want to record while mobile.
This looks great. Would you recommend it over the Apogee 96k and the Zoom iq6?
You're playing and singing is great!

[yugggie]

Hi Ben,
Great review especially with different sound demo. I want to connect this mic to my Android phone with USB type-C socket. What do I need to buy? A USB type-A to type-C cable?
Thank you bro.

[mikewiley]

I don’t travel much at all but would like the simplest set up to record acoustic guitar and vocals, would you recommend a mic like this with pre amp as opposed to a Scarlett 2i2 plus a mic ?

[JustAnAtheist]

Very nice review. In between Shure MV51 & Blue Raspberry, which one will u prefer more for youtube videos?

[DangerDan]

Really well done review and fun to watch! Keep it up, man! :-)

[ericbulington]

Bandrew: “4 ft away from the microphone...” yet, he is 2/3rds of the way across the room. Shure, get this man a tape measure! LOL

[pleaseunboxtech]

Just unboxed a Blue Nessie. Amazed lf the quality. Now it got me wondering what else is out there at almost same price range?

[RodrigoVazquez]

I had been using a Behringer C1USB as my main mic exclusively for vocals. I wanted to make an upgrade and change my mic for a Shure MV51. I bought it, I tested it, and I felt really disappointed. My voice sounds kind of weird, I mean, there's no noise and that's good, but the voice sounds like with like an echo, I tried in several different spaces just in order to make sure if it was the room the reason of why it sounded like that, but the mic keeps recording the same way. The voice sounds with some sort of echo, which is really annoying, even my old C1USB (with all the noise it generates) sounds better after the noise reduction process. I tried with the flat mode and the vocal mode, both were the same, with that little echo. Do I have to change some special settings to get rid of that annoying echo? Thanks.