Soyuz 1973 - Budget Microphones vs "Budget" Microphones

Check out the Soyuz Here - https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta... Join the Discord -   / discord   Follow me here:   / realaudiohaze   Soyuz has released their first official "budget" microphone, the 1973. I'm always weary of high end manufacturers crafting budget microphones, sometimes they miss the mark on what's need for a budget rig...and the prices are sometimes not....uh....budget. --------------------------------------------- (Please note these rankings represent my subjective tastes. These lists would change with different applications, so this is a bit of an oversimplification.) TOP THREE BUDGET CONDENSERS: 🥇Lewitt 440 Pure - https://amzn.to/3imNwRh 🥈Neat King Bee II - https://amzn.to/3JOYATU 🥉Rode NT1 - https://amzn.to/2NUoBJK TOP THREE BUDGET DYNAMICS: 🥇Shure SM57 - https://amzn.to/2P1pUXC 🥈Behringer XM8500 - https://amzn.to/3utvKmp 🥉Shure MV7 - https://amzn.to/3BfewuF TOP THREE CONDENSERS 🥇Austrian Audio OC818 - https://imp.i114863.net/qnGXBO 🥈AKG C414 XLS - https://amzn.to/3lMAgXq 🥉Soyuz Bomblet - https://amzn.to/3BDy2Sx Honorable Mention: Roswell Pro Audio Mini k67x - https://amzn.to/3BeT9Mt TOP THREE DYNAMICS: 🥇ElectroVoice RE20 - https://amzn.to/2UFdyaM 🥈Shure SM57 - https://amzn.to/2P1pUXC 🥉Sennheiser MD 441 - https://amzn.to/3S6st6b MY CAMERA SETUP: Lumix S5 (w/Kit Lens) - https://amzn.to/3xKHLVQ 85mm F1.8 for B Roll - https://amzn.to/3y8GcBF My (weirdly expensive) ring light - https://amzn.to/3LIK164 MY STUDIO GEAR: Audient iD4 - https://amzn.to/3Svvxst Audient Evo 4 - https://amzn.to/3UxLZtL Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen- https://amzn.to/2P4SXtl KRK Rokit 5s G4 - https://amzn.to/3dIKubA Elgato Low Profile Boom Arm - https://amzn.to/3DNyZKS MY HEADPHONES - Audio Technica M30x - https://amzn.to/3feOfE6 Status Audio CB-1s - https://amzn.to/3IfcOeX Hifiman Sundara - https://amzn.to/3JvDkm1