Author: Dock J

Microphone: fifine Ampligame A6T

Rating: Good (4 out of 5)

Date: 5 March 2024 at 03:27

Advantages of the microphone:
Affordable below $100, Came with boom arm and has a built in shock mount with attachable pop filter. Fifine was going with the aesthetics of gamers that have RGB lights on everything. The end of the microphone, opposite of the base, has a capacitive switch for muting the mic. The base end has a fairly chunky and accessible knob for tuning the volume or rather the sensitivity. Mic seems to pic up the mid to low tones very well. (A side note is that I got this from a "discount bin" store. Which is a place that receives pallets of store returns and overstock. They then sell it out of bins at a set price for item. In other words, I bought this 50 and some dollar mic for just $5.)

Disadvantages of the microphone:
The only way to mount the mic is thru the pre attached "shock mount". The included boom arm is rather stiff and fidgety, but it seems to hold up well. There is no way to control the RGB. Except when you mute the mic the lights also turn off. Touching the capacitive mute switch gives the mic a bit of wobble which you might be able to hear as you try to mute or unmute. The "volume" sensitivity knob is close to the shock mount so it is a bit hard to see. The markings on top of that knob do not line up with a notch on the microphone. so there is no real way of know where the knob is set. Also, the knob control is not linear from none full. Meaning that it seems the volume goes from 0 to 80% within the first quarter turn. This makes the mic a bit difficult to tune.

Author’s comment:
I used the mic test to dial in the sensitivity of my new mic. I'm a theatre tech and part time audio engineer. Great job on this mic test!