PreSonus PX-1 Condenser Mic Review

MicrophoneReview
Written By Bandrew Scott

Today I review a new budget condenser mic from Presonus, the PX-1. This mic has a pretty robust low end, a neutral low end, and a nice boost to the top end, however it does start to sound slightly sizzly and artificial, but nothing terrible. The huge draw back here is the handling noise which is atrocious. I also found a really low sub 50hz noise. I also compare it to the Neewer NW700, Mackie EM-91C, Audio Technica AT2020, and Neat King Bee.

Following the publishing of the video, I did some additional testing with a replacement PX-1 to ensure the handling noise wasn’t a faulty unit (which it did turn out to be) and determine where the 50hz hum was coming from, which is ambient noise in the studio, not the microphone.

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Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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