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Takstar SGC-600 amzn.to/3lsrlbH
AndyCine AC-M1 amzn.to/2KM5aRe
Boya mm1 amzn.to/36nIRtF
Movo VXR10 Pro (Better than VXR10) amzn.to/3q9iteV
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The old favourite is the Rode Videomicro. Good, reliable mic that has great resistance to wind.
Many consider the Movo VXR10 and Boya MM1as replacements for the Rode. Both have slightly more bottom end but with at comes extra sensitivity to wind ....
The Andycine M1 is a new one to me. I got a surprise. It is crisp and resists the wind really well. One reason might be that it has a deeper deadcat on the front, so there is more 'air' between the end of the mic and the cat. I think that this one is a bargain.
Then there is the Sairen Nano. This one is my least favourite due to its coloured sound and poor resistance to wind. It is tiny and has a low profile, but I just don't particularly care for its sound.
Finally, the Takstar SGC600 which is replacing the old SGC598. This is an improved mic with low self noise and a sound that is embarrassingly close to much more expensive mics. To me, this is a new standard for really cheap budget mics because it also has controls that allow you to cut the bass, boost the output by 10dB or cut it by 10 dB.
So this is a direct 'head to head' comparison of the mics where I literally plugged them into a camera preamp one after the other and in post, I just gained up any mics that were't as loud as the others.
The one with most gain is the Takstar. The Sairen has the least. The Movo and Boya have a little more gain than the Rode. This can be quite important if you go straight into the camera (without a preamp) since camera preamps can produce quite a lot of noise if you need to raise the gain. You would get the least noise in this case, from the Takstar because it has a powerful output and the mic itself has low self noise.
Having completed this round up over the past week outdoors ending with this video, I am really surprised at the quality available at such a cheap price.
The two big surprises for me were the Takstar and the Andycine which I'd never heard of before!!