FIFINE - AmpliTank K688

I'm not an expert by any means but I was looking for a microphone to use @pc in my untreated living room. My gf is usually watching TV at the same time. I googled like crazy but couldn't find a satisfying answer and just went hail mary and bought a fifine k688 for cheap during black week. My friends can't hear the tv nor my keyboard through discord. Just my voice after some fiddling with the gain.

Yes. I bought the fifine k688 with a decent boomarm. Works great!

I would recommend the Fifine K688. It’s very affordable, sounds great, it’s dynamic and cardioid so it’s good at not picking up unwanted sounds, and it is usb/XLR. I have it and it works/sounds great. Cost me $60 on amazon

That is insane. Try the Fifine k688. It is usb and xlr, dynamic mic, sounds great right out of the box, and is $60. Be smart, don’t spend $800 on equipment for something that you don’t even know if you like doing. It’s just irrational and financially irresponsible.

If you are gaming, then get a dynamic mic as it is far better at not picking up typing noise or a washing machine. There is a reason basically all streamers and podcasters use a dynamic mic instead of a condenser one. Good budget ones are the audio technical ATR 2100x, Samsung Q2U, and Fifine K688 or AM8. I recommend listening to a youtube video to see what one you like the best.

I don’t know about the K699 but I’ve been using a K688 for the past ~ 1,5 years and it’s great. No complaints.

FiFine K688 at $50 is pretty amazing mic for the money (with XLR, USB-C, headphone, volume, windscreen). We do only professional video podcasts with XLR mix, so we did consider Shure SM7B, but cannot justify the 8x price difference. If looks matter, this one is also a winner by my standards.

It's hit and miss. With budget gear, consistency in quality is not assured. Expensive gear has duds as well, but they seem to be less often. Customer support & replacement policies for more expensive gear are often better. You can get a budget USB mic that will last years, but the odds aren't that great. The only Fifine mic I recommend is an XLR mic, and that's for bargain basement budgets. When it comes to most audio gear, the adage "buy once, cry once" is the best way to approach things. With low-quality equipment you can end up spending more in the long run, due to multiple replacements.