2024 the best microphone for gaming review
Price: $39.99
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TONOR Microphone
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Experts in audio equipment, Tonor provides solutions for enthusiasts all around the world.
Clear Sound: Our record your voice precisely and completely without the distraction of noise.
Easy to Use: Most of our devices are plug-and-play, so you can start content creating or live streaming without any worries.
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Excellent Sound Quality: With a premium condenser capsule, it captures energetic and warm vocals, making it sound like you and your gaming mates are playing in the same room. Cardioid polar pattern is sensitive to pick up and effectively captures voice in front. This microphone is great choice for gamers.
Cool RGB Lights: Built for gaming, RGB lights bring you an immersive gaming experience. Automatically changing RGB lights with breathing effect makes your microphone look extremely cool. Indulge yourself in awesome game effects.
Plug & Play: Connects with a USB 2.0 data port with no additional drivers required. This USB microphone is great for gaming, recording, YouTube, streaming, podcasting or Zoom/Skype online meetings. Easily compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux, PS4/5 (Not compatible with XBox).
Outstanding Microphone Set: Adjustable boom arm stand supports 360° horizontal adjustment and 180° vertical adjustment which provides great flexibility when gaming or podcasting. The reinforced clamp increases the contact area on your desktop, which greatly improves stability.
Package includes: 1 x USB Condenser Microphone, 1 x Boom Arm, 1 x Desk Clamp, 1 x Shock Mount, 1 x Pop Filter, 1 x USB Cable, 1 x Manual.
Reviewer: Ein
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not RTX Voice Replacement BUT Better At Cancelling Noise Behind the Mic!
Review: I first heard about this mic being touted as having a built in RTX voice, which is great at cancelling your typical rhythmic, predictive background noise like a fan running or a mechanical keyboard typing sound. My previous setup was a simple Blue Snowball ICE standing behind the keyboard with RTX Voice on and with this set up, my friends are not able to hear me type or hear my ceiling fan directly above me even when I'm talking. However, there are two gripes I've had with the setup that led me to purchase this mic:1) I'm using the alpha/beta RTX voice with a GTX 1080 Ti as I do not have an RTX card to be using the Nvidia Broadcast version. While this software works well most of the time, there are occasions where it either glitches out and produces very loud static noise to the other party instead of my voice and I'd have to restart RTX voice or I've had times where it likely crashed silently and I notice the other party can't hear me until I check and realize that RTX voice isn't running in the background as it should be. A hardware based RTX voice would eliminate my need to rely on this buggy software.2) RTX voice, while amazing for what it does cancel, does not work particularly well to cancel other types of noise like music or youtube video playing in the background, especially when someone is talking in a youtube video or movie. This is understandable as generally this type of noise cancelling is not meant to cancel out human voice to begin with, but it does mean that I have to mute my mic whenever I have these types of things in the background while in voice chat. It is particularly problematic if I'm watching along with a group in voice chat where I'd have to unmute and mute back if I want to say something while we are watching. I did not have high hopes that a new mic would fix this scenario as I tried various other things before such as a dynamic mic without much better results, so I've mostly stuck with the previous setup until now and really only purchased this Tonor mic as it was on sale and potentially would allow me to drop RTX voice like mentioned above.Now on to the impressions of this mic. For this impression, the mic is on the desk in the included standard mount positioned right behind my keyboard (basically where my previous mic was). I tested by recording my input audio via audacity to monitor what the mic picks up and also verified my tests with a friend in voice chat after that. The volume of the mic is set to half yellow/half orange and the noise cancelling feature is set to on. I also disabled RTX voice for the test:-The overall build of the mic is super solid and the included base has some weight to prevent it from shifting around. There's also a shock mount included and it's all assembled and ready to go out of the box. I am super satisfied with the look and build quality along with the features included.-Immediately I notice right away that it does not do a good job of cancelling my keyboard typing sound. My friend also told me that he could hear a bit of the ceiling fan sound from above me. At this point, I thought I simply fell for the marketing scheme.-HOWEVER, it does seem to be MUCH better than RTX voice at rejecting noise behind the mic, such as TV in the background or people talking on youtube. I have tested this with some friends in voice chat and I have played music, youtube videos, and watched a movie together where I have my speakers going at a pretty loud volume and it does not get picked up by the mic at all! If I crank my speakers super loud, it does get picked up by the mic eventually, but I can have it at a level that is loud enough for normal listening without getting picked up by the mic-I noticed when looking closer that the mic has grills not only on the front but also the back. I suspect that the noise rejection is primarily happening for noise behind the mic rather than the front of the mic which is why it would pick up the keyboard noise directly in front of it but not some louder music playing from my speakers behind it. Because of this, I suspect if you have the mic set up with a boom arm closer to your mouth and in front of the keyboard, it would do a better job at cancelling the keyboard sound vs at the desk behind the keyboard, but I can't really test this scenario with my setup unfortunately.-Another observation is that I also notice that unlike the Snowball ICE, this mic does not level my volume as much so if I speak more quietly, I will come across more quietly to the other person. With the Snowball, whether I am farther or closer to the mic as well as speaking more quietly or normally doesn't seem to affect how loud I come across much, which can be beneficial when I'm leaning back on my recliner or just generally not projecting my voice as much. While it's a bit of a negative downside for me, I don't think that it's an issue with the mic itself and likely just has to do with the condenser capsule design, but thought I'd mention it here. It's likely that the Snowball ICE would be better if you were say trying to record multiple instruments for a song. This mic is primarily meant for general voice chat use even though both are condenser mics.-The other thing that doesn't really bother me but I know bothers a lot of people is that the lights for the volume and noise cancelling stays on and is decently bright (not blinding, but it is there). While there's no off button on the mic, you can tap on the top to mute the mic and that turns off the big volume light. Turning off the noise cancel button turns off that specific light too. I personally see it as a positive that I have a light indicator to let me know whether I am muted or not, but I know that some people are sensitive to the light.Overall, I ended up seeing this mic as a pretty good value. It has many features missing in other mics for the same price, and includes a noise cancelling feature that is unheard of for this price and works well. At $70 or higher, it is a bit pricey, but I think it is a steal at the $43 price during this black friday sale. In fact, I picked up another one as a backup! Ultimately, it unfortunately doesn't eliminate my need to keep using the buggy RTX voice, but overall, I do see it as a big improvement over my previous setup as it eliminated issue no. 2 that I had given up on solving, so I would recommend this mic!
Reviewer: Ezra Walker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great audio, compact, and surprisingly durable.
Review: I bought this microphone around two years ago and it hasn't failed me once. No issues with drivers or picking up audio, and it was very easy to set up. It can also be folded and easily stored in a bag or backpack.The audio isn't crisp or studio quality by any means, but it is very clear and works well for school projects and online calls.Another notable thing about this microphone is the build quality, all of the important bits are made of metal and the plastic parts don't feel cheap. It has dropped off of my desk countless times onto my hardwood floor, and it still works perfectly like new.Absolutely a good product for casual use or on a budget.
Reviewer: PM
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Updated review
Review: Update 2:I heard from customer service right away and I received a free new item to review. The shipment was lost for few days but I was able to locate it.This new mic is actually close to the description and it did work with an adapter USB-C so I was able to test it using 2 different systems and it did very well. The sound is very clear and has great quality so it is easier to modify and adapt.The arm is still a bit loose but I ended up using a rubber band to adjust it and it was ok. I could recommend it over the AudioPro X5 because offers a better sound quality.To seller customer service: thank you for offering the opportunity of using this mic, it is great!Original:The item I got didn't work at all. I tried with the cable included, three adapters suggested and in 2 different computers and nothing. So frustrating. The box was also opened when I received and the mic had been put into pop screen holder the wrong way so this is an item that was previously returned and resold as new.Obviously, I am returning and getting a different mic.Update 1:I got the AudioPro X5 microphone instead and it works great. The pop foam protector needs to be packed better to avoid losing the smooth look of it but other than that, it works very well.
Reviewer: Preston Davis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great mic for the money
Review: I like how the microphone sounds. It is clear, no background noise in my recordings. It is easy to install.
Reviewer: Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good value and quality
Review: I needed something better than built-in webcam mics which I've used for years. I did not want a streamer style setup, but something competent at picking up my voice and not the background. I don't listen to myself through this mic other than mic tests in Discord, for instance, but have not had any complaints from listeners about the quality or volume of my voice, other than a slight echo that is probably from my voice bouncing off the desk.I tested mounting options with a 3D printed monitor mount, but have settled for a compact desk mount that keeps it beneath my monitors. I appreciate that it can simply be unscrewed from a mount and swapped to various configurations.The microphone itself feels like it's made of high quality materials, and has a hefty weight to it. The pop filter looks good so I just keep it on, even though I probably don't need it.
Reviewer: Flatliner
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This mic is great
Review: The mic works way better then expected. I have an extremely noisy room with window ac, 3d printer, fans running, pc... Etc so very loud background noise so was worried it would pick up everything nope. This mic paired with the steelseries sonar app and this mic is clearer then any gaming headset mic I've ever used. My friends on discord said its extremely clear and they hardly ever hear any background noise. Normally I'd hate the rgb, but it's super cool it turns red when muted and you can urn off the rgb by holding the mute button for 5 seconds. Best move I ever made was buying this mic and quit using gaming headsets. Buy this mic and you can just use whatever headphones you want and will get way better audio quality out of both vs a "gaming headset"
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good quality, clear sound
Review: This was a good investment for my home office. Clear sound and looks cool
Reviewer: CHRISTOPHE VILLENAVE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I don't know by myself but all the people I speak with in visioconférence tend to say I'm loud & clearNice look as well
Reviewer: Davis Quiñones López
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Muy buen micrófono, buenos materiales, practico y cumple con lo que necesitaba
Reviewer: Sam
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It's easy to use, has good sound quality, and I was able to unscrew the tripod to attach the mic to another stand. I've used it to make videos and the sound has been fine.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Works great and is super easy to set up. After 2 months of daily use I have no issues, everyone says they hear me 5x5. Would recommend. Great price. Good Looks, Fabulous!
Reviewer: Murilo Santos Assis Silva
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Esperei usar antes de avalair e sendo assim, digo muito bom, captação, custo benefÃcio. satisfeito até o momento
Customers say
Customers appreciate the microphone's sound quality, value for money, and build quality. They find it clear and easy to set up, with a solid stand that doesn't topple over. Many consider it a good starter microphone and perfect for gaming. The size is also appreciated, though opinions differ on whether it works well.
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