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SparkWave
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Sep 30, 2017
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Just received it today and the sound quality is really awful. It's worse than the $20 webcam mic I was using before it. There's a constant buzzing in the back and voice sounds super compressed; friends describe it as "earrape". Can't say I'm not utterly disappointed about my first drop.
canseyran
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Sep 30, 2017
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SparkWaveSame for me, it's because of the electronics in the room, which make the mic pretty much unusable. I already contacted the support.
gnarcia
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Sep 30, 2017
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canseyranI don't doubt your experience, but I can't see how electronics in the room could be the cause. Do you think you have substantially more electronics than your typical massdrop mic buying nerd? I have amps, TVs, computers, consoles, NAS, router, and much more. A properly made/connected mic shouldn't fail in that environment. Sounds like it happens for some users but not others.
canseyran
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Oct 1, 2017
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gnarciaIt's defintely electronics, i plugged out every device while live listening to the level of the microphone. Every device I plugged off, reduced the buzzing. After I plugged out everything there was absolutely no bussing and the sound was crystal clear( I am using a laptop if you're thinking how that's possible). Well I would say I have more than average devices. But even if I leave only 2 connected, there is still a lot of buzzing, only after I plugged out everything the sound is perfect. Is it maybe because it is different in EU? Idk I've no Idea, what I know is, the mic performs really great when it "works", but it doesn't certainly do in my case. Also if I come very near to electronics with the microphone the buzzing is also gone ( monitor, keyboard, mouse, laptop, tv, ps4.....)
SparkWave
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Oct 1, 2017
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canseyranInteresting, perhaps the cable it too long and improperly shielded. Causing it to pic up a ton of EMF noise from the room.
canseyran
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Oct 1, 2017
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SparkWaveI tried a few cables too, makes no difference, the mic is picking up the electronics
canseyran
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Oct 6, 2017
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i3nuThe reason why it's gone when you touch it, is grounding from your body
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