Elgato Wave 3 - Reviews, Prices, Specs and Alternatives

Name: Elgato Wave 3
Brand: Elgato
SKU: e104b139-c049-429a-9d3c-d4e7fe96eef6
Price: 124.88 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.8 (4653 reviews)

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Elgato Wave 3 - Recommended and relevant!

According to the meta ranking published on 2 July 2022, Elgato Wave 3 is currently recommended as a high-quality Microphone. Out of 10 expert opinions queried, Elgato Wave 3 received 2 endorsements, from IGN (12 Jun 2022) and PC Gamer (23 Jun 2022). .

No experts ranked Elgato Wave 3 as 'the best Microphone of July'.

Compared to other most critically acclaimed Microphones, Elgato Wave 3 ranks #18 out of 24 in July 2022, - as can be seen from the table below.

Consumer Score

9.8

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$125

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From Seller:

Condenser capsule with a tight cardioid polar pattern captures speech with precision
Use the Wave Link app to control Wave: 3 and up to seven other audio sources, plus create two independent mixes
Up to 24-bit / 96kHz analog to digital conversion delivers lush detail
Proprietary Clipguard technology makes distortion virtually impossible
Superior circuitry ensures seamless audio signal transmission
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Critic Consensus Common points from expert reviews summarized.

As can be seen from the ranking below, Elgato Wave 3 is endorsed by the critics this months, and ranks #18.

Rank	Change	Price	Microphone	CBR	IGN	Pitchfork	Music Radar	PC Gamer	Just Creative	Tom's Guide	Music Grotto	MusicTech	PianoDreamers
1	-	$219	Shure MV7	-	3	-	5	1	8	-	-	4	-
2	-	$100	Blue Yeti	-	-	11	-	-	19	1	-	11	-
3	+2	$397	Sennheiser MD 421 II	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
4	+2	$99	Shure SM57	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
5	-1	$98	Rode PodMic	-	5	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-
6	-3	$399	Shure SM7B	-	-	3	-	-	6	-	-	10	8
7	-	$57	HyperX SoloCast	-	2	-	-	3	-	4	-	-	-
8	+2	$154	Blue Yeti X	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
9	+3	$929	Warm Audio WA-47	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
10	+1	$120	HyperX QuadCast S	-	4	-	-	5	-	9	-	-	-
11	-3	Check price	Shure SM58	9	-	2	-	-	20	-	-	-	-
12	-3	$3295	Neumann U87 Ai	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	13	11
13	-	$28	Fifine K669	3	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
16	-1	$228	Rode NT1	7	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	+2	$79	Blue Yeti Nano	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	-	-	-
18	-	$125	Elgato Wave 3	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-
19	+2	$199	Aston Origin	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	-	-
20	+4	$449	Electro-Voice RE20	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	8	-
21	-7	$227	Sontronics Podcast Pro	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	3	-
22	-5	$99	Rode NT-USB-Mini	-	-	-	-	4	-	10	-	-	-
23	-	$230	Rode NT1A	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
24	-4	$50	Maono AU-A04	6	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
25	-3	$568	AKG C636	10	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	-10	$170	Rode Procaster Dynamic	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	6
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July 2022 Awards and Mentions Every month we consolidate opinions of key experts for every product category

Nice! Elgato Wave 3 ranks #18 out of 24 in this month's ranking:

Ranked #6 out of 7

Best Plug-In-Play Microphone for Streaming

IGN

12 Jun 2022 (21 days ago)

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Ranked #6 out of 9

Best microphone for streaming and gaming

PC Gamer

23 Jun 2022 (10 days ago)

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This month, #1 Microphone is Shure MV7

Expert Reviews There are people on the Internet whose job is to review products. Below are their opinions.

Expert reviews [24]

86

Total expert reviews: 24

with a score: 15
without a score: 9

Highest score by SoundGuys	92
Average score based on 24 reviews	86
Lowest score by PCMag	70

Score distribution:

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Elgato Wave 3 USB Mic Review / Test (Compared to Snowball, Yeti, Quadcast, Seiren X, & more)

Review by Podcastage

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Elgato Wave 3: THE streaming microphone

Review by CNET

Popular! 99K views!

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Elgato Wave 3 Streaming Microphone Review: More Than a Mic

Review by BadSeed Tech

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Elgato Wave 3 USB Condenser Mic Review - Best Mic for Streamers/Youtubers!

Review by MOBHouse

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Elgato Wave:3 Microphone Walkthrough

Review by Booth Junkie

Popular! 34K views!

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From Manufacturer Manufacturer-provided product description, urls and documents.

Official Urls:

https://www.elgato.com/en/wave-3 Report

EAN Numbers: 0840006618072

Model Numbers: 10MAB9901

UPC Numbers: 840006618072

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Elgato Wave 3 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling microphones and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as MiniDSP UMIK-1 or HyperX QuadCast S .

Elgato Wave 3 is $29.88 more expensive than the average microphone ($95).