Maono PD400X Mic, Best Customizable Tone! (Compared to PD200X, AM8)

[@JomojangAbbasi]

Very helpful ❤

[@sparkestudio]

@@JomojangAbbasi thank you

[@morabi557]

PD400X is there any competitor for it in the same or slightly above in terms of features and sound you get out of the box/ software without any editing on Audacity?

[@sparkestudio]

@@morabi557 thank you for your question, but to best answer I need to know use case? For instance I loved the Presonus PX1 BUT it picks up everything and would be horrible for game streaming but this mic is great for that. I am curious about a mic I have not used but it gets expensive buying all these mics out of pocket... Oddly the Maono PD200X is less money and less self noise but this does have better sound quality... USB or XLR or need both. XLR only is also PM500 or the AT2035. I compare both head to head... I have a playlist where I compare mic vs mic

[@morabi557]

@@sparkestudio I will check the comparisons. Use case is content creation out of the box through USB with possibility of XLR in the future to up the game.

[@sparkestudio]

@@morabi557 the PD400X is best connected to USB. Most USB mic's are the other way around and are better using XLR. Best XLR for the price tends to be strictly XLR not both. The Shure MV7 sounds good both ways BUT the audio i found clips too easily connected to USB. The software is what really makes the PD400X, you can make the sound your own.. For content creation there are other things to consider like are you going to be close to the mic or a distance away like I am in nearly all my videos especially on my Tech channel holding products up and moving a bit. The answer is never as simple as one answer especially when you are looking for affordable options. In the Studio I mostly use my MKH50 $1200 USD mic. The AT2035 was impressive for the price, I used the AT4040 for quite some time.

[@Amutomoto]

Does pd200x have the same firmware update that can custom the eq?

[@sparkestudio]

Thank you for your Question. PD200X review at 1 minute 32 second time stamp in that review I answer your question. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXjLlpRnm6l8irM

[@Amutomoto]

@@sparkestudio I'm still using the fifine k658 (their very first usb dynamic mic) do you think should i get the maono pd200x for some upgrade or is it worth it to push into pd400x?

[@sparkestudio]

@@Amutomoto I reviewed that microphone also so I can say the PD400X is better. the K658 has a slight annoying hum or buzzing self noise sound and a slight crunchy verses the smooth tone of this.

[@Amutomoto]

@@sparkestudio yeah my k658 has the humming/buzz thingy a little bit but not that noticeable

[@sparkestudio]

@@Amutomoto If the K658 is good enough for your use case it might be good enough for you. The Maono PD400X is simply going to be an nice upgrade in terms of sound quality and background noise rejection. The PD200X isn't going to really be much better other than background noise rejection and self noise the custom EQ would be required to make it sound better than the K658 I think.

[@rahulgkhs]

I need to know something, please. I get that XLR is not connected to the DSP. But can you please confirm if the DSP saves the profile on board? Like when you set a compressor in the bundled software then connect the microphone to an android phone, does it keep the setting?

[@sparkestudio]

Sadly I am on my way out of town to work for 2 weeks... Meaning I cannot answer question with any certainty until I am back in the Studio on July 4th. Normally APP don't store on the mic unless we are talking the hollyland Lark M2 I started my review on

[@rahulgkhs]

@@sparkestudio Thanks, it's helpful.

[@sparkestudio]

@@rahulgkhs the hollyland lark M2 is impressively good. With only 6 days off of work and 2 KZbin channels and working with an actor part time on my 6 days off time is hard to come by.

[@optimalsettings]

yes it does