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Razer Seiren Elite: Refined with Purpose - MMORPG.com
SBFord
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Razer Sieren Elite: Refined with Purpose - MMORPG.com
We’re well into a new year, and that means a new round of hardware from our favorite manufacturers. Today, we’re looking at Razer’s brand new, purpose-driven streaming mic, the Seiren Elite. It’s both a refinement and an expansion, offering a suite of features to take your streaming to the next level. Does the delivery live up to the professional-quality promise?
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also for $200 i would pick Audio-Technica AT2020 (for under $100) or even AT4040 (for $220 or so) and both of those would blow this one wannabe STREAMING mic out of the water and more.
on the other hand if it was under $100 then yes it might have been a contender but at $200 range it's not even worth the mentionioning let alone calling it "Golden Hardware Award" item
Christopher, sometimes you have great reviews with great valid points... other times I want to ask "Who paid you for this one?" ...
In any case... keep up the good work
Ehhhhh... I don't know. Both of those mics are XLR and require an interface which adds another $100 on there. You could say the USB version of the AT2020 is a contender, but that's $149 and doesn't have a high-pass filter, vocal limiter, pop filter, or adjustable stand. Those features are a big reason why the $199 price is a bit more reasonable than it first appears. I actually used the AT-2020USB+ for a long time before this one and still use it for YouTube work. It's a great mic, but doesn't offer quite as much.
The fact that is it still considered as one of the best in the price range on the market says a lot to me.
Also keep in mind u have AT2035 ($110), MXL 990 ($100), Behringrer B-2 Pro ($150). These companies had proven to produce quality equipment that is highly regarded...
AS to XLR vs USB.. its not as big of a problem as people think it is.. u can pick up Xenyx 502 mixer for like $30 on Amazon.
And quite frankly... if i need to pick up a mic for streaming .. Razor will not be anywhere near the top of the list.
I had to setup a streaming PC some time ago and it was cheap and easy to do (BM-800 XLR mic for $25 + Behringer Xenyx 502 $40 + Boom arm stand $13 + 2 dual shielded RCA to 3.5mm cables about $10... that was it for a professional setup for under $100) and then i dropped $300 on ATH-M70x (my favorite headphones).