Fulaim X5 - NEEWER CM28 **Conspiracy?!** j/k, it's just White Label Tech. Wireless Mic

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General Buckles

General Buckles

9 ай бұрын

The CM28 Wireless Lavalier Microphone just dropped and I was SO excited to do my first review of relatively new gear when many content creators immediately pointed out... "That wireless Mic is IDENTICAL to the FULAIM X5!"
*WATCH ORIGINAL REVIEW OF THE CM28 HERE*: • NEEWER CM28 : Wireless...
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So I went Sleuthing and found out you can get A LOT of cool info about Chinese companies importing products to the UNITED STATES if you know where to look.
In this video I do a quick timeline of how THIS mic, originally known as the X5 came to be, and ended up becoming a hit, TWICE in the same year. It's not a huge conspiracy or a big revelation, White Label products are everywhere but seeing two companies release the same product in such a short time to the same audience caught some of our eyes.
So if you weren't aware... This is one way White Labeling works.
Special thanks to ​⁠‪@calvinmaii‬ ​⁠‪@derekauth157‬ & ​⁠‪@WillNewcomb‬ for pointing me in the right direction.
And shout out to ​⁠‪@DMDCineAttic‬ , ​⁠‪@pjhunton‬ & ​⁠‪@steppestefanovic3150‬ for pointing out the Audio Sync issue in my last video, I give you all a little mention at the end of the video.
If you want to go down the same tech gadget rabbit hole I did, here's some of the sites I used:
- device.report/
- www.manualshelf.com/manual/zh...
- www.registrationchina.com/
- fcc.report/
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@WU3Shamradio
@WU3Shamradio 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. I was going to order the neewer however I came across the X5 and saw similar specs and figured it was the same product so I was able to pick up the Fulaim V for the same price without a pre-order or wait I picked it up earlier this week and will be recording the first time this weekend
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Awesome sauce, thanks for watching & sharing!
@dennis_aus_neukoelln
@dennis_aus_neukoelln 7 ай бұрын
I noticed different companies selling the very same outdoor gear (stoves, titanium pots and pans,…) a while ago. I thought a company was changing their name for some obscure reason, now this makes much more sense. Thanks.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 7 ай бұрын
Yea, it’s interesting to see how muddled the manufacturing world can make the retail world seem. Thanks for watching. 👏🏽
@terregarob
@terregarob 8 ай бұрын
I bought my Fulaim X5 this week from Amazon on a special deal £100. A great bit of kit for the price. Good channel keep it up, from UK.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
AWESOME !!! Thank you! Tag me in any videos you make with/about them, love to hear what feedback/tips/tricks you find.
@datguy2730
@datguy2730 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to put this all together!!
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 6 ай бұрын
Very welcome, it was EYE 👁️ opening !!
@HLe10
@HLe10 8 ай бұрын
Bought my Fulaim X5 2 months ago because I see it pop up on alot of the reviews. But I couldn't find a whole lot about the company, so I wasn't sure if they were a reputable company. Then I saw Newer, which was a company I'm more familiar with. Thanks for clearing this up.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
You're very welcome. In many cases with products like this which company you want to deal with IF there's an issue with the item is an important factor.
@SandyToesDetecting
@SandyToesDetecting 5 ай бұрын
Yes I have watched this one, it came up on selected videos
@WillNewcomb
@WillNewcomb 9 ай бұрын
I have a Fulaim X5 bought in July. Thanks for clarifying the origins of all three. Blessings
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely my pleasure, it was just so interesting that two companies started selling this identical product so close to each other, also, that the smaller / younger company got the drop on NEEWER with a new device.
@WillNewcomb
@WillNewcomb 5 ай бұрын
Here in China, the Fulaim is not available but the Mailada is. So Fulaim was for the export market, now joined by Neewer. I got mine direct from the Fulaim website ( before I heard of the Mailada). I'm very happy with it especially after tweeting the audio a bit with EQ in Lumafusion. Blessings
@UFOBobTV
@UFOBobTV 3 ай бұрын
This is good info to know. I am thinking about getting a wireless mic system and Neewer was one of the three I am considering. And because of the cheap price, I wondered if it was a Chinese manufacturer product.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 3 ай бұрын
Thank for your comment. I love my CM28… highly recommend it. Use it for nearly all my videos now. Have a review video of that one too .
@JhonyAlex
@JhonyAlex 5 ай бұрын
Justo lo que estaba viendo, que había 3 marcas con el mismo microfono
@dronejourneynz
@dronejourneynz 9 ай бұрын
Great work and explanation... I got my Mailada X5 from Amazon US, but stock availability seems to be sporadic.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I could have gone into more nitty gritty detail but I didn’t want the video to drone on for much longer. 😂
@TijuanaJackson
@TijuanaJackson 8 ай бұрын
Yo, I really appreciate this video! Thank you. 🙏🏾
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Well I appreciate you saying so 🤘🏽🔥🍕
@TC_Conner
@TC_Conner 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining something I’ve been wondering about ever since I began the search to replace my Comica Vemo C 3 wireless system. My Mailada/Fulaim X5 arrived a couple days ago and I’ve yet to unbox it. At the time of this comment the Tosicam Mailada X 5 was $119.99 on Amazon. I’m replacing my Comica system because it lacks a few features that I didn’t know I needed until seeing them on the X 5.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome, I love doing this kind of research & snooping about. The X5/cm28 is pretty solid, have fun. 🎉
@portersblackboard
@portersblackboard 5 ай бұрын
Hello TC . . . just curious. What was the feature that you needed that you didn't know when purchasing the Comica Venmo C 3?
@TC_Conner
@TC_Conner 5 ай бұрын
@@portersblackboard USB C connection.
@portersblackboard
@portersblackboard 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the quick response!! Yes, that is something to consider.@@TC_Conner
@TC_Conner
@TC_Conner 5 ай бұрын
@@portersblackboard To be a little more specific; I wanted a wireless mic that connected via USB C so I could use it with the DJI RC 2 and add commentary while flying the Mini 4 Pro and not have to use a separate hand held recorder and then have to sync that with the footage in post. 😎
@portersblackboard
@portersblackboard 5 ай бұрын
Very interesting video. Appreciate the investigative reporting, not just a review.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 5 ай бұрын
Thanks! I enjoy making these kinds of things… just did a new one on Media Formats over the years
@portersblackboard
@portersblackboard 5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Going to check out the media formats video right now!@@GeneralBuckles
@jungleking007Channel
@jungleking007Channel 9 ай бұрын
Looks like all are comparatively priced on Amazon for around $129 now.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
I saw that… I listed the crossed out price from NEEWER on the website since it conceivably could go that high if their “pre order” pricing went away. But I imagine since they managed to get in this head to head battle and FULAIM managed to get to market first they’ll be battling it out like two gas stations at the same intersection 😂
@vincemahama
@vincemahama 9 ай бұрын
Great video, nicely explained
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. :-)
@fishycomics
@fishycomics 9 ай бұрын
Fulaim I own the lowest paid $73.00. years agon the hybrid cameras all did the same example Aiptek ranger used their name. Han-shing, digilife, and Polaroid and yes Aiptek were the same camera.. Like cars we see, may also go under a different name, saturn had a Honda engine and ford had hte same honda glass the crv and escape. great job in explainign
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Yea, those auto partnerships have always been interesting to follow , especially when a huge conglomerate owns them all and is just trading parts. In the case of the X5 I'd noticed the OEM ZHIZHEN had actually produced mics in the past that I think they actually took to market themselves but then maybe decided licensing them was a surer path to revenue.
@FF-xl7yw
@FF-xl7yw 2 ай бұрын
Appreciate you!
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, appreciate you more 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@BullyOG
@BullyOG 8 ай бұрын
I got the Tosicam version for $80 a couple of months ago. Amazing deal.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Tosicam??? I haven’t even hear of that one !! From the same OEM?
@BullyOG
@BullyOG 8 ай бұрын
Well it was branded as Tosicam. Looks like it just has Malaida as the brand now. It was Tosicam Malaida when I bought it.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
@@BullyOG yeah, if you do some digging it seems they both claim to be photog gear companies, but clearly co-branded the mic at one point... tosicam's website is all about guitars though.... would have to dig into the chinese company directories to really suss it out. links in the description of the video if you wanna go all SHERLOCK on it.
@haroldbynum5249
@haroldbynum5249 6 ай бұрын
Good information. Thanks!
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 6 ай бұрын
You're incredibly welcome
@AI-xe5jr
@AI-xe5jr 2 ай бұрын
So I import product directly from china and you would be surprised that some of your favorite brands all use the same manufacturer. But he’s the difference, these manufacturers have grades they produce these products in (Grad A to Grade F). The higher the grade, the more expensive and the better the quality and quality control. Long story short, this creates a scenario where 2 companies are selling the same looking product but with their individual brand name and one is more expensive. Now that is enough to say the cheaper option won’t work, but sometimes they have poor quality control and even different materials or subpar standards, but they work just as well and even sometimes supersede their grades.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I wasn't aware of those specifics but that's not surprising , this experience opened my eyes to all the various avenues this kind of industry can take. Thanks for the insight!
@steppestefanovic3150
@steppestefanovic3150 9 ай бұрын
well done. AGAIN😂👍🏼. i just ordered my x5 today.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 9 ай бұрын
Outstanding, enjoy!
@Exposed0000_1
@Exposed0000_1 2 ай бұрын
great video
@dannyhernandez6792
@dannyhernandez6792 8 ай бұрын
Hi, how are you? One question, in terms of quality of materials, how do you see these fulaim x5 compared to brands like boya, hollyland or DJI, will the materials of the fulaim be good since they are so cheap? I wonder about that since I'm afraid that since the materials are cheap, they won't be of quality and that the microphones won't be durable and I'll waste money. thanks and regards...
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Hi Danny, I haven’t had the opportunity to test the @hollyland or DJI so I can’t speak to them. As for “cheap” materials… it’s going to vary from place to place, and often you get what you pay for, so less expensive does usually include a cheaper element. So just depends on what you want/need and what you can afford. Good luck
@mokisan
@mokisan 8 ай бұрын
Hello, thanks for this video. As someone who has been in the audio space specifically the chinese IEM and chinese TWS space for a while let me tell you some more things about how these or some white label companies work. How i know about this? Well i have spoken to some people in the industry and some odm and oem manufacturers. But still take my writing with a bit of salt. Lets take the fulaim x5 as an example (and by example i mean for making you understanding the situation and i am not trekking that fulaim works this way). While you were spot on about everything. What you should also know is that those white label manufacturers also has some white lable manufacturers for them, what do i mean by that? Well the microphone capsule they use. I can 80% gurantee you that they come from a separate odm manufacturers whose only job is to make microphone capsule and they sell that to other manufacturers. The microphone furry things could also come from some other white label manufacturers, same for the usb c dongles for connections. Or sometimes an odm is large enough to make it themselves in the house. The battery is almost the same thing. Also what happens sometimes is, you can buy a similar looking and similar in tech product with minor changes from different odm. Lets say xyz odm saw that zhizng making this wireless mic they soon launch an operation into making a similar product at an even cheaper price. And this is the reason why sometimes you see many chinese product looking the same but the one from certain established companies will be a bit better than some. White label manufacturers like this work long hours and they live quite stressfull life in many cases. Because they invest a lot in manufcturing and unless they keep on selling its hard for them to stay profitable. Hence you see so many new produt being lanched. The constant product launches helps the manufacturers and even the companies you see on amazon etc. There is also called as drop shipping manufacturers where in you can from the comfort of your own home make a product from odm, ship it to your customers and someties even handle the customer care from the white label companies. Some white label compnies also help you offer these services. One of the reasons why you see broken english sometimes from these companies when speaking to customer service. Usa is the most important market for these manufacturers. Then with uk, germany, canada in no such order. Many companies start like this in china. But once they grow big they can establish their own factories etc but even these big companies still keep certain aspects of their production from white label companies. Some people might know might already know these or not. Hope it helped a bit in understanding this. Again do take these witha grain of salt as i am some random person on the internet and i could be wrong. But this what inhave heard from the people i have spoken too.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
This is so cool, thanks for taking the time to go into all that detail! You can definitely see examples of this on Amazon with the myriad of similar products (like lav mics) that are very similar but clearly share some components. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 You rock
@mokisan
@mokisan 8 ай бұрын
@@GeneralBuckles cheers mate
@jkevintu
@jkevintu 4 ай бұрын
This is great content. Would recommened including Amazon afflitate link next time so I can support your content through purchase link
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 4 ай бұрын
amzn.to/3HXc4NY THANKS FOR THE TIP, I'd not considered I could even do that just starting out.
@onlymyopiniontech
@onlymyopiniontech 8 ай бұрын
As with a lot of manufacturing there is usually one "factory" and you can create your own brand through them. I was looking into RC cars a while back and found several cars that looked identical except for the paint and name. After a little digging I found they were all made by the same factory. I contacted them and for a reasonable MOQ of 5000 cars I could pick a color and name and it would even be a custom box included.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
That’s amazing 🤩!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I’ve always want to explore that rabbit 🐇 hole 🕳️
@visualsbysanga5523
@visualsbysanga5523 Ай бұрын
Hi I have just bought the cm28…. Can’t figure out how to download the internal recording from the transmitters…..please help.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles Ай бұрын
Plug a USB C camble into transmitter, and into computer, computer should register the transmitter like a usb thumb drive, just drag the files off
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles Ай бұрын
Let me know if that works
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 7 күн бұрын
Did you get it ?
@Crus0e
@Crus0e 8 ай бұрын
very interesting!!
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Thank you, it was fun researching and it all
@pedroz3891
@pedroz3891 8 ай бұрын
And also there is another confusion on top. I bought the mailada version, after some research, but it was a version without internal recording!! I don't even understand why would they make a version without this functionality. I think the Fulaim doesn't have this lower grade version 😢
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Interesting... That might explain Mailada's price point. I imagine it could be possible for the OEM to offer versions of the mic MISSING certain features as it's easy to just not install them in the manufacturing process.... The recording is a nice thing to have, but I haven't actually found a need for it yet.
@SandyToesDetecting
@SandyToesDetecting 5 ай бұрын
Interesting. Where I am in Southern Europe amazon only sell the Neewer. Amazon UK sell neewer and fulaim. The UK price is a little cheaper on there. I just bought and returned the Holyland M1 lark as it did not come with lightening or USB c cables for iPhone/ipad. I was looking at the Max version but this is half the price and looks similar in features.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! It's always interesting to hear how the market is in other parts of the world.
@SandyToesDetecting
@SandyToesDetecting 5 ай бұрын
@@GeneralBuckles Just purchased the neewer for €130 this afternoon, comes saturday so will be interesting to have a good look. I do have a very cheap wireless set but only problem with it is never sure the receiver is taking in audio into iPhone as no indicators. (not idea). Restarting clears the problem but no good if you only find out when you get home.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 5 ай бұрын
@@SandyToesDetecting I have another video unboxing and testing the CM28 out, and I've used it as my primary mic for a number of other videos now. My biggest note is that you don't want to use noise reduction in the SILENT room, it over corrects and cuts off your first word or two.
@ronnieblanchet4072
@ronnieblanchet4072 2 ай бұрын
God bless ya cat! Thanks for yer sluethin’ SOLI DEO GLORIA (To The Glory Of God Alone) Father, Son & Holy Spirit -Ronnie
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 2 ай бұрын
And thank you again
@scott37040
@scott37040 8 ай бұрын
I've noticed a ton of this white label stuff on Amazon, especially in the electronics. A number of the brands are from China.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Yea, sure it happens a lot but I thought this particular case was noteworthy because of how much crossover there was between the FULAIM and NEEWER markets… also that a smaller co seemed to get the drop on NEEWER. FULAIM did their best to make a big splash and it worked.
@adrianhendy
@adrianhendy 8 ай бұрын
Happens all the time just often not as noticeable as this ie. the products change enough that people don't notice they are the same. But in this case nothing apart from the logo appears to have changed
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
👏🏽👏🏽🤘🏽Yup, that’s pretty much what I explain in the video 👍🏼
@adrianhendy
@adrianhendy 8 ай бұрын
@@GeneralBuckles my point being it happens a heck of a lot... but yep, I wanted to confirm it happens as in the video you said you hadn't noticed. Neewer actually do this a lot, but their warranty, at least in the UK, is better than others
@aisica
@aisica 8 ай бұрын
Thats amazing! Mailada x5 is 50% less, for same product. Thats a bargain. How is this possible?
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Different business & marketing objectives
@ruisdb
@ruisdb 8 ай бұрын
Are any of these systems available in europe?
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for stopping by.,,, 😎👏🏽😎👏🏽 Yes, I’m quite sure a number of other viewers and commenters on this video AND the original video are from Europe and have bought one of these
@Baphometal.666
@Baphometal.666 4 ай бұрын
Similar to what Trader Joe's does with their products.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 4 ай бұрын
Haha…. I could see that
@jeffhammond8752
@jeffhammond8752 7 ай бұрын
Some serious noise gate issues in your video.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 7 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤷🏻‍♂️
@watdahel
@watdahel 5 ай бұрын
I hate what the chinese have done. You see hundreds of the same product on amazon under different names. I would spend hours scrolling through essentially identical items relisted over and over and over. Of course I have to click all of them to see the difference. I miss the days when you only have two choices.
@GeneralBuckles
@GeneralBuckles 5 ай бұрын
Well, in this particular case, there aren’t any differences, three choices, but it’s all the same… just a different sticker on the box. As far as what “China has done” one might argue that there’s never supply without demand. so if we see a butt load of products flooding the market, there’s likely some customers looking. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Kind of a chicken & the egg discussion, would China have become the manufacturing juggernaut it is without the world demanding that volume of supply?
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