Marantz MPM-1000 unboxing | Test | MPM-1000 vs NT1-A

In this one ill be unboxing the Marantz MPM-1000 and testing wether or not its true what people say that this mic at £45 is just as good as the Rode NT1-A that comes in at around £155!
Ill be using the mpm-1000 as a second mic for a podcast along side the NT1-A, so I wanted to make sure its just as good so I did a few tests and couldn't believe what I heard!
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Marantz MPM-1000 unboxing / MPM-1000 vs NT1-A
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[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Could you tell the difference!? They were very close after a few more listens I think there is a slight difference but almost unnoticeable! Both great mics!

[@skorpers]

Marantz should be the new standard recommendation for a condenser, now that the behringer C-1 is climbing in price. Also including a cable and a stand with a windscreen? Hard to beat.

[@skorpers]

Definitely a tiny difference but it doesn't sound like it's a difference in quality but a difference in default frequency response, musicians won't be bothered by this as they'll be tuning it to their own preferences anyway.

[@jakal13]

For my ears the NT1-A gets much more deep tones. Your voice sounded lower and altogether fuller. Maybe that was due to the setup, I don't know.

[@nittabeats]

WOW they almost sound the same. I couldn't really pick out much difference, and I'm listening on £100 pair of Studio Headphones. I was about to buy the Rode NT1-A, but luckily this came across my sight. Great Video Dave! 👍

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

That’s great to hear! Always nice to save some cash 👌 glad you enjoyed the vid 😁

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

if you have cheapasss headphones and sound dac on motherboard its not even worth to watch it. Rode destroyed it with so isolated voice. Its like he and microphone and nothing else in background

[@SuperSamsosa]

They don`t. This is youtube so sound is scaled down

[@johnmiller3394]

Thanks for the video. I bought the Marantz about a year ago because of this video and was not disappointed. It's recorded about 20 songs for me with great results

[@gnarshred1239]

Just unboxed one I'm stoked

[@skr8choppas]

What interface you use ?

[@johnmiller3394]

@@skr8choppas I have a Steinberg UR12

[@Unlucky_Vampire]

It’s always refreshing to see an unbiased review, most reviews I’ve seen compare an expensive mics with an affordable mic always chooses the expensive one

[@skorpers]

Yeah cheap mics are the best right now honestly. Picking one that is adequate quality and learning how to use it will afford you the ability to use the same one for everything. Real 8D music recordings with 8 mics for the price of 1 expensive one for example!

[@denisdeslauriers7277]

Yup! You just convinced me. The MPM 1000 is what I'll get. Thanks!

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

No problem! Glad to help! 😃

[@The_Monkey_Rider]

Just bought!! Thanks bro!! Rode's cost in Spain: 300€, Marantz: 48€ Definetelly Marantz is better.

[@LimePieMusic]

Marantz win 😃👍 Amazing micro 💥

[@SOSYALORTOPEDIST]

It's like watching 'Trainspotting' L000L. Cool video and nice comparison and I agree; in price/performance Rode is definitely overrated.

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah man 💯 if it does the same thing for less than half the price it’s a no brainier really 👌

[@vanceshepherd1618]

Bought a pair of the similar Mackie EM-91C mics for roughly the same cost as two of these. They sound fantastic.

[@BraytonW]

Great comparison!

[@benmobi]

Now we know what Ricky Gervais' son looks like. Very nice demo, thank you.

[@abx4t]

I did not notice the switch at all. I have an nt1-a. And now I am about to have a marantz. Thank you for this.

[@davemcdonald8790]

I haven’t heard the term Sellotape much since I was a kid in England. In Canada we usually say Scotch tape

[@oldogs6190]

Hey Dave, nice review! You have a great sounding voice, do you usually do any post to make it sound even better? would be an interesting tutorial

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Hey! Thanks very much! Yeah I do a few things, never really thought to do a tutorial on that before 🤔 great idea though! I’ll see what I can do 👍

[@TigerCarpenter]

thanks man for this honest review. I have just bought Marantz, and hopefully it will serve me well for my home studio song writing / performance

[@vanceshepherd1618]

Affordable tech has come so far in the last few years. Only snobs with gobs of cash would spend 3 times as much for the same sound quality.

[@samhinds9382]

I purchased a toner mic from Amazon every for £60 for my pc and the sound quality is amazing! People compare it to around £200 microphones

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Ill have to check them out aswell then! Thanks man 😃

[@hugoalfonsoobispozabarain7103]

Quizás está mal escrita la marca . Tóner no pude encontrar esa marca. Sería Tonor lo que trataste de decir? Por favor rectifica y no dices?....

[@franciscoaguilar9323]

Rode NT1-A sounds more warm than the Marantz MPM-1000. Also, the Marantz is more brilliant. I think that Marantz is manufactured by Marshall Electronics (MXL mics), because it is similar (different colors) to the V67G from MXL. By the way, good sound in your studio. Congrats!!!

[@VintageCR]

feels like one of them has more low-mid freq boost compared to the other.. which is affecting the loudness and distortion. i dislike it somehow. i like a more natural/airy sounding mic. i think the "deeper" sounding mic is the Rode NT1-A and the lighter/airy sounding is the MPM.

[@Kivencito]

its weird, the sound changes on different times compared with the Labels you put on the screen. The Rode has more low freqs. I prefered the Rode on your voice. The Marantz sound a little thin on you.

[@thinkrtank991]

Thanks a lot for this video friend! really could not tell the difference either and the value seems just insane considering all the things you can get. I do have a question for you based on your experience, I noticed some echo towards the end of speech and I'm wondering if that can be reduced easily or if it's just part of the performance of the mic? I'm a noob when it comes to audio equipment but I'm interested in upgrading my current setup to something a bit more professional.

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Hey! Thanks for watching!! I can’t really hear the echo could you give me a time stamp of where you heard it 🤔 I’ve been using both quite a bit recently (recording a few new demos) and honestly I can’t fault either of these mics! I would definitely recommend the Marantz just for price and quality! Great mic!

[@thinkrtank991]

@@DaveBarclayphotography Thanks for the reply. I gave it another listen and I'm not sure if I can call it an echo anymore, maybe it's just a deep bass and I'm confusing it with an echo. Nonetheless I still think it's a great mic and I think I will be getting it. I actually have the Marantz Pod Pack 1 mic right now and I've had no complaints about it except that it's a USB mic and I kinda want to dip my toes into the XLR and audio interface stuff to use for recording custom mechanical keyboard typing sounds for my channel (check it out if you like I'm fairly new). Thanks again.

[@robertstephanek7063]

Thanks Dave! Reinforced my decision, but I've gotta ask. What part of Texas are you from? Great presentation! And wonderful play out at the end. Best regards from Kansas City!

[@AndyMagee]

Great video Dave! I 've been using the Marantz mic for voice acting for a couple of years now and was thinking of upgrading to something higher end. Clearly getting the Rode will not be a jump worth the price difference. Any thoughts on what would be a suitable upgrade for $200-300?

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Hey! Glad you liked the video! I’d recommend a Blue Mic they are so good and for that 200-300 price range you could get the Bluebird SL Condenser Mic which I had for a while a couple years ago and honestly one of the best I’ve used!

[@The_Monkey_Rider]

@AndyMagee AKG P120

[@csmcreative]

Mate...Awesome Video. Cheers. I can hear a little more Sibilance with the Marantz and a touch more depth/warmth with the Rhode. Either way...I am fuckin stoked that I bought the Marantz...Thank you, you confirmed it for me. Great singing by the way Legend. *Edit -I'm listening through Behringer studio cans...so I was bein well picky ;) *Edit 2 - You've got a great set of Scottish pipes on ya...so that could be it.

[@bassmana2z686]

Thanks for the great content.🙂

[@marculini]

Marantz MPM-1000 or behringer C1? which is better? 😭

[@SuperballsSupervidsOnYT]

I did a lot of research in affordable condenser mics and this turned out to be as good an aquisition as way back when I got my Delta 1010LT, while trying to get a recording set up on a shoestring budget back in the mid naughties.

[@FateGathersStudios]

I had a delta1010 and protools 7 back in the day, loved it...

[@SuperballsSupervidsOnYT]

@@FateGathersStudios was yours the one with the external connection box or the monster of a breakout cable that plugged into the back? That was the difference between the 1010 and the 1010lt. It's sad that the card is all but useless now as they barely even made windows Vista drivers.

[@FateGathersStudios]

@@SuperballsSupervidsOnYT I had the LT, with the breakout cable ...When my band split up, I sold the recording setup to the drummer... He eventually had to upgrade because of the lack of drivers. . Amazing little card tho for the time

[@SuperballsSupervidsOnYT]

@@FateGathersStudios agreed so much bang for your buck.

[@rohanblignaut8615]

The Maranntz has less bottoms and sounds slightly more compressed

[@santiagolagos9921]

good video my friend

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Thank you very much!

[@RafaelSilva-jz5jm]

Hello. Can I use Clownfish with it to add more bass or treble? Or do you recommend any EQ to the mic? Im thinking to pair it with Presonus AudioBox Go

[@ASMRMuzz]

Nice to see another Scot on the YouChoob. Cheers for the demo, I'm really close to buying the Marantz, just not 100% sure yet.

[@kzugaming4287]

I have a rode nt usb. I love it when I am alone to stream, but when people are in the same room and speak, their sound is catched by the microphone. I cannot find how to reduce or supress that... I would like the mic to only take sound in front of it ( ME ). Would you have any suggestion or another microphone then ? Thx

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Hey man! Thanks for watching! Is it obs you use to stream? I know that obs has a built in noise gate function that will help suppress any background noise! Most of these steaming apps will have some sort of noise gate, but if your streaming straight from console then your might be better looking into a cheap lapel mic? Means you can just clip it straight to your t-shirt and boom should mostly just pick up you (closer the mic the better) also could be worth looking into a vocal foam panel shield to put round your mic this will kill sound coming from sides and back. Hope this info was helpful! Let me know how you get on 😉

[@kzugaming4287]

@@DaveBarclayphotography Yes indeed I use Obs Studio and played along with filters and noise gate. But I must admit I cannot find the perfect settings. Yes indeed I can cut their voices if they speak quietly but if they have action and then speak louder at a moment, sound is coming to my mic. Even if one person is 2 meters to the right, and the other is completely opposite to me in the room. Yes Foam Panel Shield could be a solution. I am using my DJ controller as audio interface... I was thinking maybe about buying a "directional" XLR microphone in order to suppress that cardoid microphone ? I am not a pro in that matter... so any advice welcome ( if you know a mic - XLR - that would only pick sound in front of it compared to the rode nt usb... even with noise gate it seems not to be enough ) Thanks anyway for the answers ;-) Really appreciate.

[@rylandweet7750]

Use headphones

[@nammanumma]

Thank you.....♥

[@DJb-ill219]

I just ordered one off Amazon for 40 U.S. Dollars 🏆

[@Alexhandra]

Io sento che il rode è più frizzante e più definito, mi sembra anche che abbia delle alte frequenze più in evidenza. L'altro sembra che abbia un suono più compresso su tuta la gamma dinamica.

[@Miggggy]

class mate

[@rhsxa9449]

hello!!! so is worth for some bigginer to start recording with marantz?

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Hey! 100% great starting mic! You’ll not regret it!

[@rhsxa9449]

@@DaveBarclayphotography thank you very much! with scarlett 3rd gen you think is good?

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Yeah I absolutely love my focusrite and works great with both these mics!

[@rhsxa9449]

@@DaveBarclayphotography and one more question is better to take the paket if you know (FOCUSRITE 3rd gen with mic in 200 euro) or buy it separately ?

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Am not sure with the euros but sounds like a good deal to me! Is it the marantz mic you get with the bundle?

[@mn-mq6ml]

How much background noise does the mpm 1000 pick up?

[@karolinakrasucka631]

Which cam youre video ????

[@MCAlvesPortugal]

Cool video.😎

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

MC Alves Portugal thank you! Hope you found it helpful 😁

[@glynnsmith4560]

The NT1-A is boomier than the Marantz....so the Marantz would suit my bassy voice better..

[@TheSilentStar]

Nice video, well presented, nice guy, please don't sing that style again... Or choose a song that's in your range dude. Some voices work with certain styles, I almost bailed right then and there.

[@DaveBarclayphotography]

Am too nice man tbh

[@SuperSamsosa]

I have both mics and tried the comparison today with focusrite scarlett gen 3. There was a fuggin freaking big difference. NTA1 sounded way better for my voice. Its airier, crispier, more detailed, less muffled. Looks like i will resell the Marantz.

[@joaquinodriozola4963]

Maybe but that rode is not worth the price for what it does. Way overrated. Just the fact a 40 bucks mic with full package can sound pretty close shows how overrated the Rode is.

[@SuperSamsosa]

@@joaquinodriozola4963 i record music and these higher price is totally acceptable. The difference in sound clearity and quality is very noticable.

[@SuperSamsosa]

@@joaquinodriozola4963 Do you also mix ? The Rode NT1a is waaayyyy better. And the pronounced highs can be worked on with equalizer. There`s a reason it`s a referred to mic. And you also have Rode NT1 and other models. This is youtube so sound is scaled down. That Marantz can`t be compared. Trust me and save your money.

[@anthonybateson1339]

£34.99 at Amzn🤣

[@ericspace8816]

Rode sounds much better, and tons of more bass.

[@AXOi]

Rode fanboy

[@OficiialJn]

Really?

[@OficiialJn]

It doesn't have bass?

[@ericspace8816]

@@OficiialJn The Marantz sounds very thin in comparison to the NT1-A, easy to tell the difference. But it might be possible to compensate that with a bit of EQ.

[@deniferia3016]

the marantz has no bass!

[@OficiialJn]

Really it doesn't have?

[@OficiialJn]

I want to buy rode nta 1 but don't know

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

[@DJb-ill219]

I just ordered one off Amazon for 40 U.S. Dollars 🏆