Which Lav Mic Sounds Best? Blind Comparison Of 6 Sub $200 Lavalier Microphones

In this video, photographer Curtis Judd takes a look at 6 Lav mics for under $200.Which one was picked by most viewers as the favorite? check out the second video below.

The first video (above) is a blind test that can give you a chance to pick your favorite mic (just remember the letter of your favorite mic from A-F) while the second video is the results based on how people voted.

We have to say that the winner was our blind choice as well but as Judd mentions – this is more of a personal taste. However if you are choosing a mic that will be used to record sound that other people are going to appreciate (in other words, not something that only you are going to listen to – which is true for most of us) – consider the results of this test – even if the amount of people who voted isn’t that large – we feel it is a pretty good representation.

The Second video with the results – and the winner is…

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIIbmA7pdGw[/youtube]

Here are the microphones that were used in the test:

Microphone A: Giant Squid ($40).

Microphone B: HMNSound MicroLav (under $80).

Microphone C: RODE smartLav+ (under $80).

Microphone D: Audio Technica Pro70 (under $99).

Microphone E: Audio Technica AT899 (under $205).

Microphone F: Audio Technica ATR-3350 (under $32).

We have a very extensive section devoted to sound recording for video productions which covers both equipment and techniques here on LensVid.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.