Comparing Aston Origin and Blue Yeti X
Experts recommend Blue Yeti X more than Aston Origin
As of 2 Aug 2022, experts prefer Blue Yeti X over Aston Origin, but both Microphones have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Blue Yeti X received 2 recommendations: from IGN (17 Jul 2022) and PC Gamer (20 Jul 2022). Aston Origin was also endorsed 2 times: by Music Grotto (27 Dec 2021) and Music Radar (16 Feb 2022). However, experts generally ranked Aston Origin lower than Blue Yeti X in their articles, which caused it to rank lower in ReviewFinder ranking.
| Rank | Change | Price | Microphone | Music Grotto  | Tom's Guide  | PianoDreamers  | Just Creative  | CBR  | Music Radar  | IGN  | PC Gamer  | MusicTech  | CNN Underscored  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | +1 | Check price |  Blue Yeti X | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 17 | +2 | $199 |  Aston Origin | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 27 Dec 2021 Music Grotto ranked Aston Origin as #6
Rank Microphone ... ... #6 out of 7 Aston Origin ... ... Source: www.musicgrotto.com - On 16 Feb 2022 Music Radar ranked Aston Origin as #6
Rank Microphone Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 15 Aston Origin An excellent low-priced condenser mic... ... ... Source: www.musicradar.com - On 17 Jul 2022 IGN ranked Blue Yeti X as #1
Rank Microphone Comment #1 out of 7 Blue Yeti X Best Microphone for Streaming... ... ... Source: www.ign.com - On 20 Jul 2022 PC Gamer ranked Blue Yeti X as #2
Rank Microphone Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 9 Blue Yeti X The best microphone for podcasting... ... ... Source: www.pcgamer.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 107 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Blue Yeti X outranks Aston Origin. This is not to say that Aston Origin is a bad option. Like Blue Yeti X, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Aston Origin 
Blue Yeti X 
| Rank | Change | Price | Microphone | Music Grotto | Tom's Guide | PianoDreamers | Just Creative | CBR | Music Radar | IGN | PC Gamer | MusicTech | CNN Underscored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $249 |  Shure MV7 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2 | - | $82 |  Blue Yeti | - | 1 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | +2 | $99 |  Rode PodMic | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - |
| 4 | +9 | $28 |  Fifine K669 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
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Expert reviews [12]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 10
| Highest score by SoundReview | 95 |
| Average score based on 12 reviews | 92 |
| Lowest score by Music Radar | 90 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [18]
- with a score: 15
- without a score: 3
| Highest score by TechRadar | 100 |
| Average score based on 18 reviews | 89 |
| Lowest score by Tom's Guide | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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Aston Origin is a 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 Shure MV51 or TechZone Audio Stellar X2 .
Aston Origin is $108.52 more expensive than the average microphone ($90.48).
