It’s no enjoyable watching a streamer that’s fully obscured by their devoted microphone poking into view, simply because it’s no picnic being prodded within the face by it both – but many choices on the market could be simply as cumbersome because the final. These are the issues we do for high quality, however what if they may simply be slightly smaller?
Answering this query at RazerCon 2020, Razer has debuted its smallest USB-powered microphone to-date with the Razer Seiren Mini. It weighs lower than a pound and stands at a tiny 6.42 inches tall, with out sacrificing the standard present in its greater brothers.
Even with its compact type issue, the Razer Seiren Mini packs a supercardioid pickup sample that reduces the quantity of undesirable background noise, a 14mm condenser capsule for that radio-like sound, and a built-in shock mount to minimise the variety of bangs the microphone picks up out of your desk – excellent if you happen to’re a heavy typer, though we will’t say how mechanical keyboards will sound with out a hands-on.
Throughout Razer’s preview, the Seiren Mini held its personal towards the Blue Yeti and the Blue Yeti Nano with hotter tones and an excellent stability between bass and excessive tones, whereas undercutting each at a $49.99 USD / €59.99 value level. That is no substitute for real-world comparisons, after all, however there’s plenty of worth to be discovered throughout a time the place videoconferencing is the norm, and it’s travel-sized for when the world kicks again into gear.
Razer intends the Seiren Mini to be plug and play proper out the field, which is why you don’t see any dials to fiddle about with. In the event you do crave extra customisability, you possibly can hop into Razer Synapse and tweak issues to your liking.
It’s already obtainable on the Razer Retailer and at choose retailers in Black, Quartz Pink, and Mercury White colors to suit all aesthetics – though if you happen to’re grabbing the Razer gaming chair, we expect Black will most likely go finest.
