Elgato Wave LP vs. Rode PSA1 - Which one should you buy?

My thoughts on the comparison between the Elgato Wave LP vs. the Rode PSA1.
__TIMESTAMPS__
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Usabality Difference
01:12 - Cable Routing
01:38 - What's the Load?
02:45 - Mic Position
03:08 - Arm Noise & Shock Sounds
04:22 - Arm Range
06:05 - Mic Mounting
06:47 - Low profile, Still Not Low Enough?
07:25 - Elgato Wave LP mic adjustments & Arm Movements
09:50 - Final Thoughts

[@ericgraham23]

Great breakdown, you answered all my questions, thanks!

[@mikes_likes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TeshTube]

Nice review 👍

[@mikes_likes]

Thanks!

[@CLEAREDDIRECT]

Great review! You'll grow fast if you keep this up!

[@mikes_likes]

Thanks! That's the plan :)

[@maykevos]

Interesting & informative!

[@mikes_likes]

Thank you!

[@Loganjf]

Nice video. I personally use the Wave LP and mainly because my personal setup has 3 monitors and with a traditinal mic arm like the PSA1 it quite literally is in the way of a side monitor. I have my Wave LP coming from underneath my middle monitor and its completly out of my way when i dont need it. It's by far the best mic arm for people looking to solve an uncommon issue lol.

[@mikes_likes]

Thank you! You bring up a very good niche case, can totally imagine a high arm like the rode would totally not work in a 3 monitor setup. I'm curious, would you ever swap out your 3 monitor setup for an ultra wide screen?

[@R-Waze]

This is the best review of those two on KZbin and the guy is a nobody. The review is full of personal experience wich make it much more valuable I was gonna by the LP because it doesn’t show everywhere on the screen while recording. But now that I see the shittu versatility you make me save a lot of time and energy Thanks for that!

[@mikes_likes]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm happy that my perspective was able to help you make a more informed decision and get you what you needed :)

[@Stefan-bt8eh]

very helpful

[@mikes_likes]

Glad it helped!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I have both and much prefer the elgato as it's cleaner. I'm probably going to buy another one and put the rode into a drawer lol

[@mikes_likes]

Nice! The Elgato definitely has a much more clean and subtle look to it, especially with that cable management, glad you like it! What are you buying the second one for? Guest/co-host mic mount, or just nice to have a back-up?

[@photo-markus]

What about comparing PSA-1 with Elgato high profile?

[@mikes_likes]

Good idea, hadn't considered that yet

[@StewieGriefing]

THRONMAX Twist S6

[@mikes_likes]

Thanks! Was not aware this product existed

[@Gabe.from.the.432]

Your video audio is so slow I had to turn the volume all the way up

[@mikes_likes]

Is it? Thanks for the feedback, I’ll keep an eye out for that in future edits 🙏🏼

[@BrazenNL]

Kinda sounds like apples and oranges. There's an Elgato Wave that's not an LP, same as the Røde.

[@mikes_likes]

You're not wrong :) I kind of did two birds with one stone in this video: high vs low profile and rode vs elgato. But, like you say, kind of ends up a bit like apples vs oranges. A rode vs elgato high profile arm comparison would indeed be a more direct comparison if you're looking for which brand's style and build is better for you. Thanks for the perspective