Blue Yeti
A classic, I don't even know if this is sold anymore, but one of the best mics I ever had
| Maker | Blue Microphones (now Logitech G) |
|---|---|
| Model | Yeti (full size, not the Nano) |
| Type | Three-capsule USB condenser microphone with four switchable pickup patterns |
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| Store | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| PriceRunner.se | 799 kr | 2026-09-27 |
Description
The mic on the Gaming PC. It's a condenser mic I got in 2020 when the pandemic hit. It's been alive and well for all this time. It's quite sensitive to all the room, especially in the current cardioid mode, which is the trade-off against the MI14. It's extremely easy to set up and has four patterns: cardioid for me alone, bidirectional for two people across the desk, stereo for recording an instrument.
I use it just for chatting, so not really a power user of it. It's an outstanding mic, all the videos I ever recorded on YouTube, all the courses and everything was done with this not-so-little guy.
The problem, though, is that it's only a USB input, so I can't plug it in the Behringer Xenyx 802 or the Scarlett Solo which take XLR inputs. This is why I recently swapped places with the MI14 and it's now in my gaming setup.
Impressions
The sound quality of the Yeti is really nice, possibly one of the best in this price range (maybe losing to the Quadcast). It picks up a long tail of signals and it's also very sensitive. I set it with the gain below halfway, so it's like, I don't know, maybe 10 o'clock, and it is still very loud. I can speak very quietly and I can speak very far away from the microphone and it will work.
The good thing is that it has a gain and a pattern knob behind it. For now I'm just setting it towards myself. The other nice thing is that it has a return output, so it actually has a DAC in it, and I can plug a 3.5 mm TRS jack into it, so I can have different headphones plugged in and control them differently. The only problem is that there is no way to remove the sound of the microphone from it, so you will always hear yourself when you are plugged into the microphone directly, it's basically a return.
And the nicest thing about this is that it has a physical mute button with an LED that keeps blinking (which annoys me quite a lot), so it is really nice for meetings. The bad thing about it is that it's really heavy and it's quite big. The newer versions that are smaller, I've heard they are worse, so this is one reason why I don't sell it.
I have had this since 2018, I think, and it is extremely good. It is like new and I use it every day, entirely, so it has seen some stuff. I brought it from Brazil with me, and it is quite sturdy. I don't know how it is after Logitech purchased the brand, because this one is from before that time.
One thing that bothers me quite a lot, though, is that it uses a mini-USB input cable (the ones that old cameras used to have, and some still use). This thing is ancient and it has a lot of problems. First, it's very difficult to find one at the right length, second, it disconnects very easily, so you have to be careful when pulling the mic around.