Click link to watch video of American Idol singer Mariah Faith Recording on the $3 Temu u87 Clone! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idB5l8ij17qVpXk.htmlsi=dklj8NsTEK0zHsm0

I've been engineering for nearly 30 years. That 3 dollar mic didn't sound bad at all.

It clearly sounded thinner than the original but it sounded damn good for a $3 microphone. At that price I’m even surprised that it has internal components that doesn’t explode with the 48v phantom power.

So funny, we all laugh right up to the point you hear a hit from an up and coming artist and they tell you they recorded it with a U87 from temu. Then we stop laughing 😂😂😂😳

The $3 mic did not sound bad at all! I'm in my treated studio listing on full range monitors. The Top end on the Chinese mic was higher and little less on the low end (Body) but the mids were very close! This mic is very useable in a recording environment.

The clone definitely has a different sound profile from the U87, however for your voice it captures your core frequencies remarkably well. I was genuinely surprised. I would be interested in testing the two mics on a range of frequencies and timbres to see what the full range of differences are.

Just goes to show u that a $3 mic is USEABLE if needed. Also, a $3300+ mic doesn't guarantee a hit.

I'm a drummer, it all sounded the same to me. Thank you for making the video, and giving us a chance to hear it.

That Temu mic sounded SIGNIFICANTLY better than the first mic I ever bought... Which was a CAD U37 for $75 back in 2009... I'm actually curious to see how well I can mix a record with that Temu mic

That $3 mic does NOT sound that bad.

Somebody that knows what they’re doing can take that microphone and do wonders with it.

I took my Temu clone U 87, that I received yesterday and recorded a practice ACX audiobook audition. I took the raw recording, done through a Behringer UMC22 audio interface and then submitted the raw, unedited recording, and it passed the ACX standards check. I was home alone, sitting in the front room of my house closest to the street. I have never had an ACX check get approved the first time. The only variable was the mic. The sound floor is quite low, and I like the bass in my voice during the recordings. My simple, but real experience with a U87 clone microphone.

The mic isnt Horrible but… you gotta consider KZfaq audio compression. However, top end is very crunchy and and midrange is very weak.. but… it’s not bad for $3. I personally would not recommend it for recording but I can see it being used for podcasts or generating ideas 😎

He said "it didn't matter - they just threw it in there" haha 😆😆😆

The U87 AI doesn't sound $3,497 better than the $3 Temu mic. Real talk.

I was actually shocked at how good it sounded. That kind of quality for $3 is really impressive. Probably wouldn't last long due to build quality though.

Not bad at all for a $3 mic 🤷🏾‍♂️

Sometimes our biases will allow us to hear what really isn't. I bet if Bolo didn't declare what mic goes with what sound, y'all would have a hard time knowing which is which. Fact is the cheaper mic sounds really good. Some comments say it doesn't sound 'that bad' but I disagree, it SOUNDS GOOD. I promise you that if a singer recorderd using that mic and it's mixed and mastered, aint nobody gonna complain saying "I bet they used a $3 mic"

If you’re talking or just rapping microphones don’t matter that much. Try testing them both with a vocalist and then watch the difference. Soon as someone starts belting one of them mics is going to blow up.

That mic sounds dang good for $3! I would keep one in my drawer or travel bag for quick demos.

You can make some real bangers with that $3 mic. No joke💯🎤

It didn’t sound too bad but was a bit harsh but not tooooo harsh. I would use the Tema as an ambient mic or trash mic when recording live recordings and/or drums alone.

That U87 mic was probably made by the same factory in China or one right around the corner. Lol. Obviously the parts are higher quality but I wouldn't doubt if it costs $100 or less to make. Everything else you're paying for is packaging, branding, marketing and overhead plus high profit margins!

Yeah...you can hear a difference in it ....the imitation has more of a high and mid-range boost ...whereas the original is warmer and more leveled out.....yet....it sounded like they were kind of getting close (could be because of youtube like you said....I do think they might have reversed engineered it to come up with something close..... however.....we never know what is really used on songs until revealed by the users....and we know that it's the user's skillset that determines the outcome.....Which is that old axiom...It's not the tools but the user and/or how you use it. Major hits were created in small home studios but sounded like they were in a high end studio. We can only see how many bite on this and actually use it. There you go @BoloDaProducer ......do a song demo video using both mics and post a playback. 😁😁😁😁

Maybe you had your overall video mixed because on this end, I couldn’t hear any difference at all.

I’ve bought 3 or 4 $30 mics over the past few years, one is a large condenser, the other two are Pyle fake 57s. Surprisingly, they all sound right up there. I record with them all the time.

You made it sound good. Might get a gang of those for my podcast. Lol

For $3, this mic is BANANAS.. I don’t think there is a better 3 buck mic out there

The Temu mic sounded Amazing and for that price i was impressed and at AWWW lol. Definintly worth more then its priced

I think if someone where to upgrade a few of the internals it could possibly be a great mic.

When compared to the U87, the TEMU mic sounded sharper in the high frequencies. It also allowed for more plosives. So, it's not as good as the U87, but to me it's good enough for $3.

I can’t lie I expected it to sound 20 times worse 🤣 so it actually shocked me of the quality for the price. With that being said I still wouldn’t dare buy it for use but for someone on a budget this a good investment .

There is a powerful message to this from a (global perspective) Japan or China or wherever this mic came from is letting the world know these products are being used in general and hyped up in weight and other added internal trinkets to place (Huge Price Selling Point) A $3 mic going up against a $3K mic and sound somewhat comparable becomes (snake Oil). We as consumers need to take a closer look at the products we use; the Temu platform carries a powerful message of what the world is leading to in terms of products, coming in over big names like Nike and Adidas, to name a few after all these companies buy from companies like Temu in the first place!

I saw Wavy Wayne review this same microphone and let Lydia sing on it and that mic sounded pretty amazing, especially for $3, he was really really impressed. He spent $24 for 6 Temu microphones and he’s gonna review all of them, I wanna see what they can do lol.

I'd be interested in getting the source files so I can REALLY hear the difference. Can you make these available?

Bolo had headphones on so sure the differences are more noticeable. 😊

I bet you could mic an entire kit with a few of those and get some interesting breaks.

I definitely would use it.Actually it was a little more clear to me. Surprised it even competed.

Honestly through computer speakers I can't hear the difference

The $3 has a ring to it, but impressive for $3. I wonder what a $25 one sounds like then 😅

Wow for 3 dollars it sounds amazing, there was no excessive harsh top end

Listening over my iPhone 14 speakers and the difference are immediate. The upper mids on clone are louder vs the smoother round U87

I'm bout to order that right now

Honestly feom this end I dont hear a $3 vs $2000 difference Bolo 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂

I was expecting a lot worse. On YT reproduction they don't sound that different - looking at the wave signal in your daw Temu bargain seems to be less responsive. But the real comparison would have been to look at the spectral graph, perhaps even recording both simultaneously so that the input audio is identical.

A little analog tube eq and compression on that cheap mic would challenge the average listener. For real! Had fun watching the video. Thanks.

You buy the quality stuff because even when you're starting out in recording the mic is like an audio's camera lens, if you manage to capture a performance it very well may become THE performance and you have it down with your best link in the chain...

Honestly, considering the audio quality many people listen to, the $3 mic wasn't bad. Little tinny and harsh in the uppers - at least through my laptop speakers - but not awful.

The Temu mic not bad it just sounds a little more dirty. That grit could be useful though, depending on the recording vision.

I didn't know what to expect to be honest lol it sounded ok especially for $3, there was some weirdness going on with the highs and the U87 sounded overall very full and smooth in comparison but the Temu would be a good starting mic or content mic in general if on a budget.

I'm going to buy one it's like £2.25 lol, as novelty item, also good toy for kids to keep them off of your real mics but have them feel like there part of what your doing. Actually sounds good for a £2.25 mic.

I'd love to see this as a set of drum overheads

I've been engineering for 95 years. The Temu mic sound pretty good.

I think a bigger thing is that someone can make and sell something so cheap while still sounding decent.. for me it doesn't have to sound like the real one, as long as it sounds decent, just take it as a different flavour.. add a nice signal chain and you're going to get some nice sound cheap.

To keep it real, I don’t hear much of difference on my TV or iPhone when compression was added. There is a noticeable top end difference with no compression. The clone has more top end.

Damn son, if i was setting up my first ghetto podcast i would totally ue this mic.

Really not bad for $3. It really is a hell.of a.mic for $3. ❤

That might be the best three dollar microphone in the history of mics. I am shocked that it sounds like that. Obviously, it’s not a Neumann but wow!!!! You may have unintentionally given them a great ad right now. They should buy you a couple of Manley preamps or something.

Aye Bolo, just wanted to say, thank you... ... for saving me a Scratch-It and a Snickers bar because I definitely saw this and thought about getting it 😂😂 But fr love your work 💯💯

U gotta admit that $3 mic does not sound bad at all for the expectations.

that mic sounded like a 200 dollar mic , to be fair!

I see that korg nautilus in the back lol… I have the 61 key and my fa 06 …love that combination.

BEHRINGER B-1 is the clone mic for the U87. I got one plugged into the BLA EIGHTEEN . You really can’t tell the difference, especially when you add the mic mod. I’m just saying… 🤷🏾‍♂️

I have no idea what a U87 is SUPPOSED to sound like, but I don't think that Kayotica eyeball is doing it any favors... (Doesn't sound like there's much high end on it.)

I have a U87, That TEMU didnt sound crazy off at all. I listened with AKG 240, Fostex RP50, Rhode NTH100, Sony MDR 7506, Bose Quiet Comfort, Audio Techinca MD50X, Grado Sr50, Senheizer HD450, - - sounds better than a SM57 and 58 that cost way mire so its worth the 3 Dolla

If anyone says they can’t hear the difference please oh please, if you produce please don’t mix your own stuff… or others either.

*what would have been really great is to see you break out a 31band graphic eq into the signal chainn of the TEMU AND use the EQ to match the tonality if the real neumann.*

The $3 mic is worth every penny!!

Without knowing what was being used, most people would not be able to identify the differences let alone name the mic/s used. If you told people one was the real deal and the other might not be, few would be able to identify either. There are audible differences and with some very minor EQ, the Temu would be usable on some sources. It may not handle higher SPL and sound as good as does at lower level sources but again, its three bucks. depending on the application, the audible differences may not even come into play.

Ngl ~ That ain't bad for $3 🤣

At least no one can use lack of money as an excuse for having horrible audio, this can actually pull off decent vocals for low budget videos.

Bolo ~ thanks for the review. I’m curious, did you get a chance to check the Temu’s noise level? I’m referring to having the mic gained up, but “idle”, without any actual signal going through it, and with a “typical” level of where you’d normally set the Neumann for recording vocals… My knee-jerk reaction when I first saw this mic advertised, was that its internal circuitry was probably as noisy as Niagara Falls…

Producers add all kinna effects making stuff sound professional.

The 3 dollar mic is lower quality on some lower mid range area (& overall) but not a 100 times less than the original!

the fact that it's a 3 microphone and sounds as it does say's a lot to me in terms of how willing we've become at simply overpayind for shit... if it doesn't sound like the U87 it shouldn't but, it shouldn't sound as good as it does and have such a big price difference.

bolo slung that box and said whatever 😂

As an engineer, yes, there is a difference. Is it a $3k difference?? Not so sure! LOL. Add some EQ and a Guage Mic Locker U87 plug-in or a Slate Mic Locker plug-in on it, and man you could get really close! Id love to see more tests on headroom, noise floor and such, but tbh, for the $3-30 youd pay for that mic,. i've used WAY more expensive mics that didnt really sound much different.

The only difference I hear is a loss of low miss from the Temu, but price wise it doesn’t pace.

The 3 dollar mic sounded ok not sooo bad bt like you said for podcasts or generating ideas

I did notice you had a hard time keeping a straight face on your intro. I’d probably did the same but worst! 😂😂😂

Maybe I’m deaf but I didn’t notice much of a difference, definitely the pro mic isn’t a hundred times better but it is a hundred times more expensive, if you’re starting out don’t be shy don’t throw crazy money the clone mic would do just fine, 99.99% of the people won’t notice any difference and you will eventually be able to afford and further take advantage of more expensive toys as whatever the project you’re doing advances, me personally I’m thinking on becoming a indie Lo-Fi vibe artist and a KZfaqr, and I’m getting the cheap version, wish me luck, and good luck yourself!

I’d like to hear it on vocals or instruments to see how it really compares. Talking doesn’t do a mic justice (and also didn’t sound all that different).

put it thru the right micpre, record along with another mic for a little extra hi end, or have a few just for extra utility mics... the Temu is pretty damn useable IMO.

THEY BOTH SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLY MESS INSIDE THAT EYEBAL

The cheap mic sounded way better in my opinion, would be great with something like a .5db rolloff around 2600hz

I think the only thing it's good for (to me) is literally just laying down ideas. But considering the fact that a lot of "ideas" end up in the final mix, I wouldn't even use it for that. There are definitely some cheaper mics that I'd use, but this isn't one of them.

Immediately can tell the difference 💯

It doesn't sound anything like it should but for $3, its still a mic. Maybe get sounding closer with some EQ.

ooh damn it sound way better than i thought

Bruh, that $3 mic does not sound bad. I'm bugging right now. I'm about to buy 2 of those just cause. LOL!!! Naw...it's $28 now...LOL!! Bolo...you be finding stuff....LOL

Stop the cap. It doesn't sound like a $30 mic discounted to $3. It sounds good. For $3 it sounds great!

After removing low end plosives and adding compression and placing it in a mix with post FX, goodluck to the common listener to notice any difference... Dont get it twisted :)

Great little mic... for a beginner gaming setup. If you don't want a second hand snowball

As a engineer I’ll work wonders for with that

That sounds pretty good for only $3. I didn't expect it to come close to a $3000 mic, but it's not horrible. I expected much worse. I bought my son a mic off Amazon for $50 that sounds worse than this.

Hey man for $3? That sounds great for the price of McDonald’s fries.

whaat it sounded alot better than expected, there are a few dead mids but thats actually a good mic for just 3$??

It has a very thin and brittle sound, but once you added compression it seemed to attack those bright frequencies and leveled it out a bit.

I definitely heard the harshness in mr temu vocals but, for $3 ,Temu doing aright 😂

Hey Bolo, you have probably tried dozens of 🎙️ mic, if you had to choose between the TEMU 87 and the BM800, which would you choose 🤔