Is this $25 Takstar better than Røde’s $299 VideoMic Pro+?

He says that the new Røde has a lot of bass and a rich sound that a lot of people like but he's heard that the Takstar picks up highs better than the Røde and you can add bass to the Takstar to make it comparable to the Røde.. For the noise floor Yuryev doesn't see much of a difference between the two even though he does see that if you're using a Canon camera the Røde would be very helpful with its noisy preamps. The biggest thing that Yuryev felt the Takstar beat the Røde will was its mounting design. I would give the win to the Takstar because you're getting a $25 microphone with a really nice sound once you add a little bit of bass back in... With it you'll have to buy a few more features like an extended cable and a boom arm which would raise the price to around a $70 or $80 but you are still saving money...  . .  Read more