I love the sliding mute switch of my Modmic 4, as I use it while in VR it makes it easy to know that I've muted or unmuted myself, so I'm definitely not a fan of the digital mute switch as I can't feel if it's muted or unmuted so I'd have to check. I'm all for that Tactile feedback so I don't have to use my eyes for double checking.
The wireless model can be used while charging, so it won't be dependent on being charged for you to use it. If it runs dry of threatens to, you can just plug in a wire and charge it while using it.
How to make Modmic 4/5/Uni sound good: 1. Get a sabrent USB card for like $5 on Amazon. 2. Use the short cable plugged into an usb extender. Don't use the long modmic cable as its not well shielded and adds noise. 3. Thank me later
Since I already have the Modmic 5, it would have been a helpful reference to hear it here along side these. This way I cannot possibly say if it's any better or worse.
What setup have you got for the mic? Says Modmic in the title but I'm having to ask in the comments lol. I just want the best available voice quality. T
I have the ModMic 5 for about 2 years now. The Omnidirectional mode on it always gave a bit of feedback (noise) to my teammates, so I ran it in Unidirectional for the majority of those two years. I JUST got the wireless ModMic in last weekend - while in Discord on my ModMic 5 - I told my long time gamer friends I was going to switch over to the new wireless ModMic. They told me it sounded better; note: I did go back and forth between Omi and Uni on the new wireless one - and they said Omni was better as well. So... as long as I got the same or slightly improved sound quality, I am happy since the wireless convenience is a game changer. I was afraid the wireless was going to be too heavy; it's not at all, and without the extra wire dangling there, it makes a noticeable difference in comfort to the overall setup. I can now sell off my Mayflower ARC and upgrade my AMP/DAC.
i fucking love u so much ur literally the only fucking reviewer that shows how much sound from an openback headphone goes into the mic. thank u so fucking much
I've bought two Modmics, the 4 and the 5 and both of them broke within 1 year of use, and Antlion refused to warranty them, So it's quite difficult to justify buying them. I feel as though their quality control is very poor. I like the mics otherwise.
Just commenting on my 5 month old comment that I happened to stumble across. I've used the Modmic wireless for nearly 6 months without any problem. Still getting 11-12 hours out of a full charge and the mic works perfectly. Only had problems attaching the magnetic clips, just decided to superglue them to my headphone and no problem. I also used to have the modmic 4 for years, which still worked until I sold them. I guess you're just really unlucky, can't comment about their support though, since I buy from amazon.
@@agoogleuser9025 Nope, but last I checked the V-moda requires the headphones to have a 3.5 mm jack and detachable cables. That sharply limits your choices for what cans to use with them. I picked up the Modmic USB and because it's completely unconnected from the cans it will work with anything I can glue the mounting piece to. Using the cable clips to clip its cable to the headphone cable means it's not really bothersome either.
If your Modmic sounds terrible, the Mayflower arc mk2 paired with software-based real-time noise correction (Light Host) does wonders to the potential of the Modmic.
Just popping in to warn anyone, do not buy the uni mod mic, it doesn't sound nearly as good as the omni directional mic, and is AUX only. Unless you've already got a good amp, your PC's AUX port will more than likely not push enough power to drive it, and it'll sound terrible and faint. Don't cheap out on the mod mic, or you'll shelve it, and it'll gather dust in its lovely pleather case in your tech draw while you invest in a half decent boom setup.
Hi. I'm trying to decide between the uni and usb. I'm going to be using this for my Xbox one but I will be plugging it into an Astro mix amp pro that I have via a y adapter. Do u think the mix amp will give the uni a good enough sound quality increase or should I just get the USB and plug that into a port on my Xbox?
RealTerminal Literally what happened with mine, ended up selling it a few months later after I even put a sound card into my PC just to get the fkn thing to work - figured it wasn’t worth the trouble
I have the Modmic 5. They had a separate attachment for the mute switch that would be in line with the cable, but you could connect the whole thing without it.
@@agoogleuser9025 He has done a video containing the two while comparing them, but not in-depth. I've read from one Reddit post though that plugging the V-moda on the SHP9500 lowers the volume of the headphones. You can find all type of reviews on RU-vid for ModMic and V-moda and then compare them yourself.
i've owned the modmic 5 and USB. the mod mic 5 gave me hell in during the setup and broke a year later. the modmic USB was basically DOA and unusable. how'd it break? it fucking overheats. as well as that, both of the magnets fell out from the base and the overall build quality was pretty shit. it sucks that these are the only microphones im aware of that stick to the headphones.
Helpful comment. (I have a ModMic5 and it's pretty good but pretty bad in its own league). Without the overheating was the ModMic USB easier to setup? I find the ModMic 5 to be far too quiet, even with a soundcard and have to use AGC but from what I understand the ModMic USB uses a preamp already...
I appreciate the review. I have ascend to quality audio setup for my desktop with quality Sennheiser open back headphone with AMP/DAC. Wireless version is perfect for playing video games online.
First, I saw SHP9500 + V Moda BoomPro on HardwareCannucks. Then I saw this, the same cans but with ModMic. I guess it's a sign that I should bought this cans.
If they just make ModMic can be plugged directly to the ditchable mic port of any headset that have ditchable mic! Cooler Master MH630 is the King of Headsets of 2020! But wired ModMic UNI still beating every one!! I have HyperX Cloud Mix, I love it! but after suffering from the low mic audio for a long time I found it comes with a defect mic! so whom suffering from this issue it's a mic defect you should replace the mic under the warranty before it ends like what happened to me!
FYI - I bought that splitter a few months ago to use my 5 year old Superlux HD681 + Modmic with my phone for work calls. It worked beautifully at first, but last week my boss asked me if I had a fan running in the background... the splitter had begun to fail already. Keep in mind, I'm a grown-ass man who takes care of my stuff. So I can't recommend that splitter.
get a sabrent usb card for like 5 bucks..use the short cable plugged into an usb extender. dont use the long modmic cable as its not well shielded and adds noise. problem solved
My old omni modmic 4 finally needs to be retired. The wires have broken internally. Looks like I'll be saving up for a wireless modmic so I don't have to worry about that in the future.
I have Modmic 4.0 (Muted) Uni-directional. Pretty good system BUT If you ever plan using this(which BTW is good system) then please PLEASE do not use motherboards internal mic input, they are really awful(trust me, I have 5$ USB soundcard for that purpose which is much better than motherboard mic input, that I use only for mic) I had to buy more of those S clips, because if you have 3 meter long cabling then you do not have enough of them(which Modmic also has(I loooooooooov long headphone cables)) which also came with those magnets, that I stuck to my AKG K7XX, AKG K550MK1 and HIFIMAN HE-440I
Does it not cause any issues with the "vents" of the vented headphone? I guess it's small so it should be insignificant, but need to know before buying. Is there any point in the USB when using a DAC with mic input like the Creative G6 or GC7?
My USB mic stopped working after a couple of months. I hate wires but the quality of the sound is better. It's so frustrating bc the mic was great but then it just stopped working out of nowhere
now that i think about it z has a pretty good projection on his voice so the background cancelling might be more noticeable if you are a more quiet speaker like my self?
I just put a return in for the ATGM2. Maybe I had a faulty one but no matter what I did I couldn't get rid of the white noise or hiss sound. I bought a USB sound card, that didn't work either. I feel like the cable was damaged. The cable is so flimsy and thin that I could never recommend it. I'm thinking of getting the ModMic USB but I feel as though the 2m length won't be enough to play VR games. Is it possible to upgrade the cable length?
The USB receiver for the wireless antlion mic broke itself & my usb ports. They sent me a replacement and their mousepad. Mic is GREAT, I just think the build quality could be higher for >$100 (cheap plastic housing) and Micro USB sucks. Would prefer USB C in 2020
Wireless with cutoff > Wireless without cutoff > USB with cutoff > wired / uni > USB without cutoff. The USB on the full range makes my head hurt. But the GoPro was the best.
Thanks for the comparison... Wait a minute. Why don't i connect my SHPs with two MPOWs for the sound and the Wireless Modmic to create the ultimate Headset.. have you ever tried this?
what about mics that go on your head, but they're only a mic? no earphones attached to them or nothing. I'd like to know how those compare to this. say a think wire one that i could fit under my headset.
And here i am sitting with a 5$ Zalman ZM-MIC1 that i can attach to the wire of my headphones and its small and it have pre-applied clips on its wire. Voice chat compression ruins the mic quality so i dont see any reason to spend 50-100$ on a microphone for gaming/chatting.
Love the channel, can you please review the Soundblasterx G6!! It’s supposed to be on par with the GSX 1100 but can push more power and would love to hear you go at it.
Do these affect the sound of open back headphones at all? Feels weird seeing a mic attached on the open grill, wouldn't it block sound? Especially the wireless one which is pretty huge.
That's not proper testing Z! Three things real quick: - You can't set the Modmic W on the left because you need to be able to use while charging and it won't work this way with the cable - Battery of the Modmic W doesn't hold that long and takes age to charge - The lights on the dongle are annoying as fuck, it has to be said Great product though, just needs some improvements.
Samson Q2U is pretty good. I recommend the cheap Behringer audio interface pairing just because if you leave the usb plugged in and restart your computer the mic peaks continuously. (at least on my computer)
I use a cheap Chinese condenser mic, the Zingyou BM-800 ($27.50 on Amazon right now with the Black Friday sale for the kit with the boom arm) with a Neewer phantom power supply (under $20). Cheaper than all these ModMics and sounds way better.
Yes, extremely repetitive and could even have made the whole thing as short as nine minutes. The constantly moving camera made me seasick, too. I'm not dinging his rating, because it was easy enough to predict when I could skip five or ten seconds at time, like during the umms and other repetitive or info-less periods of time.
Something makes me think these Modmics are just over hyped crap, I own one of the originals and it sounds pretty much identical to a 4€ Zalman clip mic.
don't buy or shill this garbage, zeos posted a better and cheaper mic to use with the shp9000s. These mics break easy and sound like shit for the price, their marketing budget is probably 100x the cost of production to make this shit.
