The supply of microphones for streamers, YouTubers and other content creators has skyrocketed over the past few years, hand in hand with the expansion and professionalization of these activities and the professionals who perform them. The Elgato Wave DX is the latest example of this.a premium XLR microphone, but with a more than affordable price for a device in its category, and thanks to its design, it adapts to many uses.

The Elgato Wave DX is a microphone dynamic vocal analog with XLR connection (works with any XLR preamplifier), unidirectional (cardioid polar pattern), with a frequency range between 50 and 15,000 Hz and a sensitivity of 2.5 mV/Pa, -52 dbV/Pa. its cardioid pickup combined with a pop filter and a hardened steel chassis and perforated grille provide very clear sound pickup from the front and sides while minimizing background noise from the rear, capturing realistic bass and highly detailed highs, reducing clicks and hisses caused by explosive speech sounds, and they eliminate noise reflections and at the same time protect the capsule.

To be able to use it under any circumstances, requires use with XLR audio interface and requires a microphone stand, articulated arm or similar to mount it. In both respects it is fully compatible with most designs on the market, although for maximum use CORSAIR recommends using it in conjunction with the Elgato Wave XLR interface and mounting it on the Elgato Wave Mic Arm. /Arm LP microphone stand that allows us to adapt it to virtually any type of use.

«After the breakthrough launch of the Wave:3, we set out to create a high-end yet affordable dynamic microphone that sounds amazing.said Julian Fest, executive vice president and general manager of Elgato. «As an analog microphone, the Wave DX fits into any XLR device. However, when connected to the Elgato Wave XLR interface, you can enjoy a complete streaming device powered by Wave Link mixing software, VST sound effects and Stream Deck control, allowing you to connect all your streaming devices or podcasting. It is this mutual compatibility that makes the Elgato ecosystem so powerful, and we are excited to expand our audio portfolio with the Wave DX.«.

The Elgato Wave DX microphone is already on sale on the manufacturer’s website and its price is 119.99 euros.