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FiFine K658 Dynamic USB Microphone Review / Test (ft. Shure MV7, Samson Q9U & Q2U, ATR2100X, XM8500)
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
- Today, I have the FiFine K658 Dynamic USB Microphone in the Audio Hotline Studio! In this review of the K658 I also include a comparison with the Shure MV7, Samson Q9U, Samson Q2U, Audio-Technica ATR2100X, and the Behringer XM8500 (w/ UCM22 interface). This review and comparison will hopefully help you decide if the Fifine K658 is right for you... or if one of the other mic's in the comparison will be better for you.
Check out the testing and audio samples and see if this mic (or one of the mics) is right for you! Every person has different expectations of audio gear. If the features are what you need, and you like the sound, then it is right for you!
Thanks for watching the Audio Hotline! I'll see you Audio Nerds next time!
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Intro: 0:00 - 0:24
Discount code: 0:24 - 1:05
FiFine Pronunciation: 1:05 - 1:38
Intro (continued): 1:38 - 2:20
FiFine taking my advice???: 2:20 - 3:03
SM7b look-a-like?: 3:03 - 3:46
Recording setup (talking distance): 3:46 - 4:33
What comes in the box: 4:33 - 5:48
FiFine K658 Features: 5:48 - 7:00
K658 Specs: 7:00 - 8:10
Mic Test Intro: 8:10 - 8:30
FiFine K658 Tests
Proximity Effect: 8:30 - 8:46
Plosives Test: 8:46 - 9:14
Noise rejection (MX Cherry Blues): 9:14 - 9:26
Polar Pattern Test (White Noise): 9:26 - 9:40
Post Processing Sample: 9:40 - 9:59
Distance tests: 9:59 - 10:10
Kitty Purr Test: 10:10 - 10:28
Acoustic Guitar Test: 10:28 - 11:08
iPhone test? + Reverberant room: 11:08 - 11:39
Blind Comparison Intro: 11:39 - 12:12
Blind Comparison: 12:12 - 13:45
Blind Comparison Revealed: 13:45 - 14:22
Some Review Info: 14:22 - 14:47
Outfit and Accessory change! (What a diva): 14:47 - 15:24
Comparison Disclaimer: 15:24 - 16:00
Comparison talk (USB and XLR discussion) 16:00 - 17:21
FiFine K658 Review / Opinion: 17:21 - 20:10
Outro: 20:10 - 21:08
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Behringer UMC22:
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We take your advice seriously! It may not look like the case of this K658 dynamic microphone. But some new models that are going to be released later this year or early next year will definitely catch your eyes for being our own style! And thanks for pronouncing the brand name in the right way😉 and all the suggestions on this K658. It's our first attempt at a USB dynamic microphone, will continue to make it a better one. Thanks once again for your great work on making this video!
I am sure you having been working on this mic a while before I said anything in previous reviews, I was just making a silly joke! I appreciate that you take in to consideration my opinion. You guys already do a great job. I don't think I have given a single FiFine product a bad grade/review and I have done quite a few reviews of your products! I am very excited to see those new models! FiFine will always have a home on the Audio Hotline.
@@vincentproductions8963 Hi Vincent, thank you for checking out the mic! Yes, it will be a USB combo XLR version launched next year! If you're interested in such a model, you can keep an eye on our website to get to know the latest info!
@FIFINE MICROPHONE Ohhhhh… I just got so excited for that!
I would like to see a USB shotgun / directional mic. That would be my choice.
@@ramonzeira Thanks for your suggestion! As the technology in webcams keeps growing, one-day webcams may be replacing the DSLR cameras, then a USB shotgun mic is a better option to use with. As for the USB shotguns for mobiles, it will be super convenient for run-and-gun interview recording. But we're not quite specialized in the mobiles, it may take a while for us to make such a shotgun mic.
The kitty purr test is pretty much the make or break for any microphone and should be the industry standard. Great review!
1000% agree with this.
I agree, that was a dope break in the video 🔥🔥 and I’m not even a “cat person”
I've been scrambling on so many mics to upgrade to from my blue yeti. And I cried when you said you were going to do a blind microphone test. I knew that I was gonna have to so more researching and research the mics I think sound well in the test. I heard Mic C and I was like... DAMNIT THAT ONE SOUNDS SO GOOD. No way it's the K658. I'm gonna have to buy whatever Mic C is.... LOW AND BEHOLD OHOHOHO. Thank you
I just picked this up and started using it. Sounds great
Got two of these. One for me, one for my wife. They are pretty great (conf calling, streaming). We will often be doing two different things on line, but ten feet apart. This microphone does not pick up all the exterior noise.
And mute button. WIN!
Works great at 85% software gain and about 25% on the physical dial if it is a foot away. Getting a boom at some point.
Thanks for review. If someone needs random opinion about blind test here is mine (from best to worst):
1. Samson q9u
2. samson q2u
3. shure mv7
4. fifine k658
5. atr 2100x and behringer xm8500 (both sounds meh)
That was a fair and thorough testing though
love your review videos! and the jokes too hahaha
The blind comparisons are amazing 😂
Wow. I have a 2035 but you convinced me to switch. It’s on sale at woot right now for $70 by the way. Seems like a steal.
Is it the best mic in the world? NO but for the price, it is actually really awesome. RGB lighting is a great touch. Overall, the sound quality is amazing for everyday use. I heard many great reviews on it. I love it.
Hola amigo! Gracias por tu vídeo me ayuda mucho tu opinión. Que modelo escogerías entre estos dos: Fifine K658 o Audio Technica ATR2100X-USB? ¿Con cual te quedas y por qué? Espero tu ayuda, un saludo!
Loved the blind test. Your video helped me decide against this MIC. Out of all of them C sounded tinny and without any body. Decided to go UCM22 and XM8500 for about the same price. Thanks for an awesome review!!!
It’s an
Interesting mic with the LED setup but I’d be more onboard if it were also XLR.
Sounds good to me, nice
Your video is helpful for beginners thanks for this kind video ! 🇮🇳 love from 🇮🇳. INDIA 61 i m watching you video 😎
Hey I'd love it if you could test speakers playing music or sound behind the mic, not necessary directly behind it, like how someone using speakers instead of headphones would place them on a desk.
would have liked versus podmic even tho its xlr. i also like the grading scale. great vid
I’ll send you a sample if you want? Email me at audiohotline@gmail.com and I’ll send one over.
@@AudioHotline it's alright, just a tiny nitpick that's sort of irrelevant.
😂Thank you for pronouncing our brand name correctly. I truly appreciate you making such a professional and informative review for the K658! Your advices are always helpful for us to improve our products. Btw, your cat is so cute~
hey! I have been using this microphone recently for my videos :) any tips and or suggestions to get the best sound? thank you.
Kitty Purr test :3 I love it
Got this mic for like 85$ and it’s the best thing ever
Is this microphone suitable for an untreated home studio, therefore without any sound absorbing panel? And if so how does it behave? Good? Thank you a lot!!
Great review. Where the mic screws back into the shock mount, can you give us an idea of what the thread diameter is? Just so we can look at alternatives for mounts.
The RØDE RM2 Ring Mount will fit it and work perfectly!
@@AudioHotline Thanks for the insight!
RIP, picked up a K678 (condenser mic, "fake" Blue Yeti) couple months ago! Wish they had that dynamic K658 back when I bought it! Love the included shock mount, there's like none that fits the K678... The RGBs are a nice added bonus, but the fact it looks like a SM7B might just be my reason to upgrade (My dream mic is a SM7B...) ALSO USB-C?! FINALLY!
PS: 4:27 "Microphones are freaking sick!"
Yes!!
@@choppercove why
what is the arm stand setup you're using at the end of the vid where it doesn't require the fifine shock mount?
Hello, first of all my English is not very good so sorry if you said it in the video, a few days ago I got this same microphone but my unit has quite annoying and constant buzzing or electrical noise, I use it in windows and I have I tried with different levels of the windows configuration but the noise does not go away, obviously the lower the level the less it is heard but at the same time the louder I have to speak ... I would like to know at what gain level did you use the microphone in the video? It sounds excellent and from what I hear in your case it does not present any type of electrical noise
The thumbnail made me think this mic has a built in fan. You don’t want to get hot when doing vocals or gamer/ reaction videos. Plus it makes a great vocal effect.
I didn't even think about that! It totally does look like a fan though! That would make it sound so good if it just had a fan running directly behind it the whole time 😂
do u know if this gets shipped to the UK
Fantastic video! This or the Q2U? I love the aesthetic of this and the capacitive mute switch, but I've had my eye on the Q2U for a while and the K658 doesn't sound like it handles plosives very well.
I choice the k658. He arrived in few days. To The plosives, you would buy a same windscreen foam in aliexpress. That's tha same this video. The same to sm7b. That's the best choice. K658. My opinion and my choice to.
Hi Roach, apart from the look and the touch-sensitive mute button, there're actually differences in the background noise rejection (even though they're both dynamic mic) and the tone. The K658 does the same good job at rejecting background noise, or even more crazy at off-axis rejection (some people may not like it). In terms of tone, the Q2U may sound brighter while the K658 is heavier on the low-end side for a warmer sounding. At last, to be honest, we think that the biggest factor to put you off from the K658 is the XLR version of it hasn't been released yet, lol.
When I listened to this microphone for myself in audacity it sounds a bit muffled. Is there a solution for that?
I'm stucked please help me
maono au 903 or maono pm422 or fifine k678 or fifine k690 which is the best for singing??
Could you please Link the extra Windscreen you've used? :(
KPT
Was a fan of the mic until i noticed a faint high pitched noise in the background that was bothering me so I had to return it :(
this or the at2020 usb?
Does it work on ipad pro? Thanks and amazing kitty purr test as always
I don’t have an iPad Pro to test it with but since it worked on my iphone I am pretty positive it will work well on the iPad Pro.
Hi Yeru, yes, it works on iPad Pro with a proper USB adapter. But if your main use is on an iPad, it's much better to buy a mic that's dedicated to that purpose in the first place.
I'm stuck between Jlab Talk Pro and Fifine k658 models, which one do you think is better regardless of price?
Overall, I'd go with the FiFine K658. I had a lot of weird issues when I was trying to do a review of the JLab Talk Pro... So they sent me a second one, but I had the same issues with that one also. So I don't have a lot of faith when it comes to the quality of the JLab Talk Pro.
My buddy over at the channel Obscure Mic and I are going to talk about a lot of USB mics in our Live Stream Today (on this channel) @ 3pm EST time. I'll even be showing some new USB mics that most people haven't seen/heard yet.
If price does not matter you recommend the FiFine K658 or the Shure MV7? Again, price does NOT matter at all but I do need usb-c. I just want to buy the BEST usb-c dynamic mic on the market in 2022. Thanks
If you haven't already pulled the trigger, you should check out the beacon mic.
I have no idea why but the noise the mic makes is way to loud, i wonder how there is basically no noise in your video?
70 to 15k is surprising.
next giveaway when
19:53 which ?
4:42
"two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda."
Can you link the windscreen that you used for less plosives?
I knew I was forgetting something in that description!
Here is an Amazon link to it:
amzn.to/3onPJz2
@@AudioHotline Thank you
Are there any pop filters you could recommend for this mic?
Let me rephrase that, what windscreen did you use for the K658? Could you link an amazon link to it?
Update: I asked for the FiFine K690 for christmas to replace my Blue Snowball, so would you have any pop filters or windscreens you could recommend for that mic instead?
Hi leMerc, sorry for catching sight of your comment late. As for the K690, which suffers less from the plosives, a pop filter is not necessary. But if you want one, just the standard flapper pop filter or the U-shaped one, which is available on our Amazon US store would work fine.
I was thinking this is actually not too bad for a USB mic until the plosives
I still don't hate it but it's an issue
That’s pretty much where I am at. There are definitely worse options, but good technique and a bigger windscreen are definitely this mic’s best friend.
I liked Behringer the most.
A & B were decent too.
Fifine didn't make a trick for me. No go.
Hey quick question does it come with a boom arm
Nope, it only comes with the desktop tripod.
@@AudioHotline ok what boom arm do you recommend
@@demarcuscousinsthe3rd424 My favorite one is $80… it’s the Vivo Microphone Desk Arm. I am obsessed with it. The reason I like it so much is that you can maneuver it whatever way you need (something I have struggled with, with other arms), it is super strong, you can mount different accessories to the pole it comes with, it can be changed from low angled to high, and it is cheaper than other more “premium” options. If you can spend this much on a boom arm, definitely give it a try.
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As a cheaper option, something like this would work well… it’s not as exciting, but it gets the job done:
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If you don’t NEED the stand to be attached to your desk, I am a big fan of just putting an inexpensive mic stand close to your desk. The Amazon basics one works fine for this:
amzn.to/3kkfLkQ
Wow in your review there is no hiss sound but on other they have the hissing and they said that it's the mic itself so im confused and scared because i just ordered it yesterday and hoping that there is no hiss noise
I definitely didn’t have a hiss issue with my unit. I am curious to check one of these reviews out and see what’s going on. Can you link one for me? Or tell me the channel name? Thanks!
@@AudioHotline check is one ua-cam.com/video/l7eOmNJUaQ4/v-deo.html
@@Amutomoto Alright, I checked that out, and I have a few thoughts on this video:
If I were to take any USB mic or any Audio Interface and turn it to 100%... The noise floor level is absolutely going to raise and be very noticeable. However. a majority of people really shouldn't have to turn this mic to 100% to get a good level. I was at less than 50% during my review and I was hitting -12db. Absolutely no offense to that UA-camr (Preston), but he has a very quiet/soft voice... When he had the gain all the way up and the waveforms were still tiny, I was blown away. If I turn this mic all the way up and talk normal, not even my excited voice, I clip EASILY. Also, it did seem like he was a little far away from the mic, and FiFine told me that people should be pretty close to this mic, as I mention in my video. I do want to say though, some camera angles and focal distances can kind of mess with perception of how close or far away an object looks in a video... So I am not positive he was as far away as it seemed.
This is just one of those things where people are going to have different experiences, and it's not just this mic... it's every usb mic, XLR mic and interface. People have different voices, people talk at different volumes. However, if you have an average voice and speak at an average level, you will not have an issue with the noise floor level of this microphone.
@@AudioHotline thanks for explaining everything dude it helps me and i learned a lot too.
@@AudioHotline i got mine and i thought it's all good because im using the output audio on my monitor but when i switched out to my motherboard output and try to record on obs i heared hiss sound and even i mute the mic im still hearing it but on discord my friends told me that it's clean
I tried to explain the Fine Fine to my audience as well. UA-cam comments lives to shout opinions 🤣
Haha, thanks for the explanation of the pronunciation❤.
😂 that is very true! It’s funny, you’d think they would trust the people that have actually communicated with the company… but no.
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@@AudioHotline Too kind!! I didn’t even know you could do that!!🤣
Wait... you said there are others in this price range but didn't list them LOL. Mind sharing those?
There is literally a comparison including them…
And all of them are linked in the description.
@@AudioHotline but which one do you recommend as the best of those options? I just ordered this mic because it’s dynamic and my husband wants his mic out of frame if possible. He has a lot of road noise in his recording space (he faces the window to record) and I was hoping this mic was the compromise 😩 plus looks great.
I’ve been binging your videos 🙏🏽 and keeping my eye out for the USB reviews and the ambient noise at around 10-12” from the mic.
I use the Shure Mv88+ in my most recent videos (no post audio processing) and I really appreciate what it does for me, but it doesn’t sound the same in his space.
Even our trusted Rode Lav sounds horrid in this house.
I’m collecting mics for no good reason. 😂 I just don’t want to have my mouth by the mic and it seems the trendy Shure SM series, you have to
A mic like this, I wouldn’t really recommend being more than 6 inches from the mouth. FiFine recommends “within 5 inches” (4:03). The further a mic is from the mouth, the more room echo/reverb gets into the mic from the voice bouncing off of walls and then entering the capsule. Being close to the mic puts the focus on the voice, some room noise can still get in of course, but not nearly as bad. That’s probably the same cause of your Lav recordings not sounding good.
Is it a small or big room that you and him are recording in? In smaller rooms, with less treatment, I actually really love small diaphragm condenser mics. Some shotgun mics can have phase issues in smaller rooms, which totally kills the low end (bass) of the recording. Small diaphragm condensers don’t have active sound rejection like shotgun mics do, so it eliminates that phase issue in rooms. Shotguns are great for outdoors and really big rooms though. As far as a budget, I am not sure what you are looking at, but I am in love with the Oktava MK012 with the hypercardioid polar pattern. I would recommend that mic to most content creators over a shotgun mic. It sounds great even when it is a out of the camera’s view. However, it is an XLR mic… so an audio interface or zoom/tascam recorder would be needed.
Wow, this is a long response 😂
You could always try putting up a couple moving blankets on light stands (or c stands) while recording. That will help absorb some of those problematic reflections in your recording room. If you were going to use the FiFine at a distance, this moving blanket method would definitely help. Then boosting some lows and highs in post.
Thanks for binging! If you want to listen to the oktava, I use it for most of my review of the Adam T5V studio monitors.
@@AudioHotline thanks so much. If this particular function is that important to him, I have a scarlet interface I can use for an XLR mic if you think that will make the most improvement overall. Thanks so much for your recommendations and taking the time for my comment. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Which is a better microphone for a noisy environment? (Dogs barking, vehicles passing by, fans)
K658 or K678? Thank you!
what mic did you get
@@dampy2006 I ended up getting K658
It’s so good! My environment problems were solved
Though if you haven’t gotten one, then the K688 is good!
That gain knob is a major inconvenience, to big, way to big
The off axis is pretty blah.
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Yikes those plosives
My thoughts too. Bigger windscreen definitely helped, but it also seemed to thin the sound out slightly too.
They are TOTALLY mispronouncing their own name. It's definitely "Fi" as in "Fidelity" and "Fine" as in "It's alright" 🤣
It is definitely one of those Sony situations. A misunderstanding in the translation. Sony was meant to be Sonny and pronounced "Suh-nee". People pronounced it "So-nee" and I think Sony just eventually gave in 😂
its not finefine its fifine
Look at FiFine’s comment in this comment section… they thank me for pronouncing it correctly. They sent me their mic so the least I can do is ask how they want me to do is pronounce their name… and “fine fine” is how they want it pronounced.
@@AudioHotline u said finefine not fifine
@@tameant3775 yep… that’s what I am saying. The company is called “FiFine” but they want it pronounced “Fine Fine”. Look at the literal comment FiFine the actual company left on this video…
Wow, that windscreen is hot garbage.
bro i didnt see any difference lol 😭