BM-800 vs NW-800 Comparison (Versus Series) 

Made my mind up, I'm going to buy the 800.

When recording acoustic guitar with only one mic, position it around the 12th fret instead of in front of the sound hole. Almost any (good) studio condenser mic will sound "boomy" if you position it in front of the soundhole. The fact that the NW-700 doesn't shows it lacks low end. That might be fine for some situations, but in many situations you will want that low end. I found the mics pretty much identical. Personally I prefer the BM-800, bought one recently and it's an amazing mic. It even beats mic's 7 or 8 times it's price.

Got my bm800 mic today. it works perfectly well with my built in audio card without any phantom power! Audio is completely clean and sounds loud. My motherboard is an Asus rog z270e. It sounds amazing!

I got the NW-800 and I'm happy with it. I will say that speaking into the dead spot back of the polar pattern gives a neat affect since it attenuates the highs. Gives you a deep ominous bassy sound.

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While they were pretty much identical in virtually every test, I personally feel like the BM800 picked up the amp better, coming from a person who is getting into self production of music particularly of the hard rock / metal side of the spectrum, I feel like the BM is the better choice. Thanks for a comparison! Ordering one in the next couple days!

Coming back to a older video like this one is nice. The BM 800 is one of the most famous mics for creators in my country even though there are cheaper ones that sounds better in my opinion. The greatest selling point is that the BM 800 has a nice design compared to other budget friendly mics.

Your singing isn't too bad honestly!

i will literally pay you to set up your pop filter.

This is the best microphone review/comparison I ever watched. No bullshit and straight to the point!

NW-800 plus phantom power power supply plus foam wind screen plus all the necessary wires: £19.79 or $26.93

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BM 800>NW 800 BM 800 is better

I'm picking up the BM800 as my starter mic for streaming, videos, and podcasts. Can always get better one later.

To me the NW-800 sounds thin and tinny, so given the choice I'd go for the BM-800. They were both very poppy as well, and the quality falls off really quickly with distance. For vocals I'd recommend using the BM-800 with a pop filter, no more than 6-8" from your mouth.

Thanks a lot for this video. Gonna buy the BM-800 instead of the NW-800 kit because of your video review. I immediately noticed the "boominess" of the bass-end of the sound the BM-800 immediately. Again ty for the in-depth review and God bless!

This was very helpful for me, thank you so much. BTW, I love your vids!

I wasn't aware how important is the microphone for the videos, but I learnt it through the journey! Excited and awaiting my BM-800 to arrive, to see what difference it will make on my videos!

one of the FEW reviewers that bothers to not only do ACTUAL demos, but the goes beyond just voice recordings and does different sources. the only thing i think that could make these demos better is throwing in extreme high & low frequency content like bass and kick drum plus cowbells, but considering just how much everyone else's ALLEGED demos suck, that's just nit picking. judging by the superior +4kHz highs and +7dB sensitivity, i expected the floreon to win & have airier highs, but specs never tell the whole story. thanks for your high quality demos. keep up the good work and MAYBE, down the road, you might do shootouts in stereo so both mics are recording the exact same thing that you can toggle back & forth between.

Very surprised you chose the NW800. To me it sounds thin and I also hear some muddy cutoff in mid frequency. The BM800 is not so sparkly and a bit boomy but very easy to EQ out I think. Basically the sm58 basic EQ :D

i just took delivery of a bm800 which I paid $23 aussie..thats like usd $15....delivered!!!! I am blown away. Running it through a behringer fca1616. I can only run this with phantom power engaged, does not work without it. completely usable little mic for classical guitar and vocals, which is I have tested so far. I have mics of a similar quality like studio projects that i paid $150-200, and the bm800 is similar in every way..at this price I imagine QA at the factory is not great, and may be plenty around that aern't functioning properly. definitely going to order another..try my luck again. been home recording for 20 years. i can't believe you can get a mic for this price, let alone one that sounds decent..amazing bargain.

There is a lot of fizz happening on the Neewer mic during the electric guitar portion of the video. You also didn’t place the mics in the same position so that could account for the discrepancy in tones. The BM clearly sounded better in that specific test.

Wow! Interesting watching one of your videos from 4 years ago. This video was very good but you have improved tremendously in 4 years! (My comment is intended purely as a compliment)

Good review - thank you! Side note: Have you ever tried covering any Smashing Pumpkins songs? You have a voice very similar to Billy Corgan. (That's a compliment!) :)

You said NW 700 when you were testing the NW 800

I thought they were the exact same thing just under a different name but the BM-800 is miles better.

I think they both would be better in certain applications, but overall I think I like the lower end feel of the BM800, and I think that may help avoid some of the hiss and room noise (most noise problems are higher frequency, if I'm not mistaken).

its 3:30 am where I live and I have 3 tests coming up today and here I am.

I was hearing such good reviews on the bm800 that I decided to buy one and check it out. As a talk mic it's ok but there is distortion when the audio is loud. So I decided to dismantle it and see what type of mic insert it is.. The insert sits in a plastic holder 30mm wide. The actual insert is 15mm dia. but being curious I prised it out and with fine side cutters (wire cutters) I peeled away the metal casing and surprise surprise, the actual insert is a Radio Shack insert 10 mm dia which sell for $4.99. On ebay its 80 cents, So as the old addage goes you only get what you pay for. Gaz Sydney

Man, I can't get enough of these videos. Great job. Just subbed. I'm more into acoustic guitar and liked the low on the BM-800.

Amazing picture quality !!! what is your camera?

It truly is insane how good all of these BM and NW microphones are I have two of them and I couldn't imagine needing another mic at all and I'm pretty good at engineering soooo, yeah

i just bought the bw-800 and i like it better. i am happy with my choice

Very good comparison! I think the BM-800 sounds better for instruments (especially, guitars) than the NW-800, which is better for vocals. ..but, considering that both are chinese-branded mics, and look VERY close each other (this model seems to be pretty standard), I think some differences in sound could be the result of several manufacturing inconsistencies (as with much of chinese-branded stuff). Perhaps, it's probably to get a BM-800 that sounds like a NW-800, and viceversa.

Ha Ha... Your reviews were alot more generous starting out. I think you would have skewered these Mics in 2018. Rock on!

Deeply appreciate your videos. I am getting ready to start recording and these videos are a huge help.

Pretty good on those strings, and you sound better than most artist today.

I think the BM made your voice sound fuller. Each one could be okay after some post production e.q. as long as the noise was low. I recently picked up a bundle from a company called "5 core" that looks exactly like your two mic's. I'm working on doing a review, but your reviews are so much better 😁

BM 800 is the best This my opinion!

the BM800 sound clearer to me with the guitar on both the electric and acoustic but that could be the RU-vid compression making a difference

I'm getting the BM800 in a few days and I can't wait get get it

If this isn't about the best comparison video I ever watched

+Podcastage , Can you do a V.S video of all the Neewer NW mics and all the Excelvan BM mics together or say what's the best mic of all of them?

Can you Review the Behringer C-1U? You did the C-1, but not C-1U and I think the phantom power can make diferent quality between them.

I'm loving how everyone's trying to pick between the two which is better... there's something you guys don't realize. They're the same exact mic. They're made in the exact same factory in China, but they're rebranded by whoever wants to order it through alibaba and put their brand name on it. Seriously, I'm not lying. Go to alibaba/wish/aliexpress and look for yourself

Late to the party here, but thanks! decided to get the BM, just because of the pricing =)

thanks for making this video. was considering both microphones, but now the choice is clear.

I think, as with any product.. it depends on the brand name… the maker… not just the type of microphone

Thank you for the easy explaining about the audio interface and the versus series. ive purchased myself the behringer um2 and a bm700 .. love it. thanks to you!

Thumbs up for actually writing a banger on that acoustic. Not joking. It sounded good!

The NW-800 Sounded more tubelike to me. Just warmer a bit more solid overall on the Frequecy spectrum.

you should make a video showing an overview of your desk setup

BM800 for me. It gives more sound body.You can ad some eq and roll off bottom end. It will be difficult to add bottom end to NW artificially without distortions.

You actually are good on the bm 800 microphone lol 😂

Great video. For vocals, gameplays, tutorials, podcast... Which is the best?

First of all Thank you Postcage for making this video. I will go for BM 800. It sounds better in my opinion.

of course I have to watch the review after I ordered it

Man you are really great at testing mics !

this was brilliant. Subbed. Loved the Big Baby. Nice singing.

can u do the same video with a usb sound card i feel most of em will go tht direction

BM-800 gives more detail and bigger sound. The NW-800 gives flat and short sound

*Decision is hard ???*

They are literally re branded versions of the same mic

You were actually good man i enjoyed hearing you play

The NW sounded better with talking, but the BM sounded better with instruments because it had more bass.

love the series keep it up

I think a good versus would be the samson go mic vs the blue snowball/blue snowball ice

Great comparsion. I'm looking for new cheap mic rn, and i think that guirar part of video helped with my decidion. I never thought to use BM-800 for home music recording, but it sounds cool.

Agreed, thanks for the comparison

Why this mic sounds good to you? I have these mics and it really sucks

A great review, and your pop punk sounds pretty much like all pop punk bands!

Now, Neewer NW-700 changed it design in the video!

I think the NW heard you more too at 1 foot then the BM. Kinda a shame as the BM I think it was was full range. Where the other 1 is not really.

Awesome video! As always! I mean come on! When do you ever make a bad video?

Hey...! How do you remove feedback noises coming from mic or interference.

Thank you for very comprehensive review! Amazing!

Thank for that. While I am a cheap buyer I do struggle in buying those cheap products bcoz of low budget. Afraid it useless haha now I feel comfortable to buy. Thank

Yo compre el neewer nw-800 pero no tiene la rejilla dorada fina, mas bien es como la del otro, porque será?

Which one would be better for beatboxing?

I'd wish you would test them in a windy environment

From what i got from techsource mic video is that The bm-800 is a bit louder.

Thank you very much man!! this was really useful

I use my Nw-800 for live streaming, I use a usb sound card and I had a hissing noise but not anymore but when I talk, I hear a corrupted noise sounding like a hacking sound effect. Any help?

And how BM800 would perform with guitar if you for instance increase the distance ? Will it be still so much bass ?

hi got the neweer 800 cause it was sold locally for $20 and I got to take it home right away :)

How did you get your mic to work in the um2? I don't hear anything coming from it. I plugged my phone into the combo input and I got very little sound edit: i received a defective device. I returned it for a refund. I read more reviews on the product and many others have stated that either one of the inputs were dead or they worked but produced an audible noise in the background.

is BM-800 WINNER!!! LOL

I enjoyed your video. BM800s seem to be made by several companies. May I ask what BM versus CM is?

Great review man! I was just wondering which one would you have chosen between the NW-800 & the BM-8000. Thanks!

Hey man, thanks for a professional review btw but I had a question. Do you think it would sound ok if I just use the xlr to 3.5 mm jack or would it sound terrible or like not even work? Like would it be necessary to get an audio interface and would it be necessary or would the mic quality be good enough for me to use just to play games with friends sort of.

Which one do you guys think is better for singing? Please help

NW 800 sounds high pitched.

What was that guitar riff you played on the electric guitar? Great video btw :)

BM-800 for me. Especially with the electric guitar (the NW-800 sounds really bad, no low-end, terrible high-end).

that feeling when these mics sound just as good as your 350$ rode mic

Your great at singing sounds awesome to me 👍

I disagree with the verdict, but it was still an interesting comparison. Thanks for sharing.

this and tzAudio. wow. and behringer synths. great time to make music!

the mic positioning had 1 inch difference while you recorded speaker micing. It wont effect that much LOW END difference but, its a versus test and you should check the mic positioning more isnt it. GJ btw. best wishes