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Review on 🎀 Sennheiser MKE 200 Black Condenser Microphone for Cameras and Mobile Devices - Pro Audio (MKE200) - Enhanced SEO by Dustin Ramsey

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Careful! Beware of smartphone users. Not compatible with all smartphones. Or is it just a defective product.

This is one of four (4) mics I've tested including the Rode Wireless Go, Boya and Movo, all of which claim to be compatible with smartphones when using a TRS-TRRS adapter. I literally spent hours trying to figure out why Sennheiser is NOT continuously recording sound when recording videos on my Samsung NOTE 20 Ultra (2020). Use the exact same 3.5mm to USB-C adapter. The other three mics delivered consistent performance, but this one was particularly disappointing. Sometimes he would record but for no reason, other times he wouldn't work leaving me with wasted silent videos. Aside from not recording sometimes, it also stops recording. YES, she actually completes the recording without my help. Disappointing. None of the others made it. Also, the third issue was that it was interacting with my Android software in some way and the volume rocker popped up after plugging it in from time to time. NONE of the other three did. Why? It's a shame because I wanted to like it more than anyone but decided to bring it back because reliability is a big issue and wasting time recording or not recording is too big a game. This is a very new product and may have some issues that need to be addressed.

Pros
  • Handy
Cons
  • Slightly wrinkled

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March 19, 2023
Internal shock mount FAILS! It needs a redesign. It picks up a lot of noise while I was vlogging.