The $1999 Black Hole microphone was for the BH-1s which is the multi-pattern version of the BH-2 Cardioid version that Mike was reviewing here. Not a typo. Good to see the Booth Junkie back with a good old fashioned comparison video.

This guy could talk into a tin can on a string and it would still sound amazing. I love his voice.

Lmao that mount is so unfortunate. Truly looks like a toy of pleasure. Really loved the sound tho. It has a more pronounced midrange without a super boomer bass like the TLM similar to the Lewitt but without the super brightness of a lewitt. Very natural sounding. It's how I would imagine how you would sound in real life. I didn't like the E100s at all next to it. Big fan. Wish I could afford one.

Mike, your Tony the Tiger was great. Seriously. Much love. 😉

I found your channel very recently, and it has been a godsend for self teaching for Voice Over. I'm planning on starting sometime in the next year. Your product reviews, and jargon video from a few years ago are so useful!

100k congratulations!!!🎉

So happy to see a new Booth Junkie video!!! Thanks!

I really love how you do the comparisons during the mic discussion, flipping between each mic. It gives me a better comparison than most of the other content creators since I'm mostly interested in the spoken voice qualities. I'm currently binge-watching your videos since I'm interested in starting voice-over stuff. Thanks again for the incredibly informative and intuitive content.

I always get excited for the next Booth Junkie video.

Thanks for all your work on these reviews. Most credible.

I've been practicing singing the Grinch song to work on low notes and you started the video with it. That is too awesome!

Booth Junkie is back! Miss your videos sooo much!

This is the one for me, love everything about it

Really interesting to watch your comparison videos between popular "forever mics" and new companies/models that are trying to compete with their performance (not necessarily price point). It's a tough one for the challengers.

Man, that LCT 540 Subzero is really good. My favorite by far.

Haha...the rumble suscribe fx was genius. Very good.

Love these vids. Keep’m come’n my man

Great video as always. Been a while. Hope you are staying safe and taking care of yourself. The power outage thing, I can relate. It is the worst thing that can happen in this era.

Love your videos Mike!

I like the sound of your voice through the CAD e100, the Black Hole seems brighter at 1080p. If I were buying any of these microphones based solely on your reviews, I'd buy an e100.

Interesting to hear the lack of isolation in that shock mount. I actually *could* hear a bit of the lowest bass in the TLM103 during the tapping test, but only just barely (and my setup is Genelecs with a subwoofer, inside a 6x6 Whisperroom). (I think I could hear a bit more "thump" with the Lewitt than the 103, but still quite good.) The BH2 was FAR more noticeable. That said, in every other respect the two sound nearly identical. If I closed my eyes, I *could* tell when you switched mics, but I can't honestly say I thought one was better or more precise than the other, and the difference was very minor. (Off-topic just a little, but I really wish my TLM103 had a built-in high-pass filter. Some have called it a seismograph. They're right! I have to run everything through a "sub-bass wipeout" EQ.) Interesting that the BH2 did have more self noise. In absolute terms it's still not a lot, but certainly more than the 103. Might be a show-stopper for me if I did a lot of audiobooks for ACX. Question for you: Approximately how far from the mics are you (8-10 inches, I would think)? Thanks for yet another great BJ shootout/review!

For those of us wanting to upgrade, I'd love to see a comparison between these kinds of mics and what us entry folks have like an NT-1.

I really like the look of their Amethyst, I wonder how it is for voice work.

Sounds great. Since the shock mount is modular, I'm sure they'll come up with something better down the road. I justified the price of my TLM103 and MKH416 based on Neumann/Sennheiser's reputation. It's hard to pull the trigger on another mic in that price range until it gets a bit more traction, but there's clearly a lot of potential.

That ending was so damn smooth

Fantastic video

Howdy Mike! Long time watcher :DHave you ever thought about doing a video discussing Voice acting unions? It may help to shed some light on that side of the industry for fellow up and coming booth junkies. We appreciate all you do, stay safe out there :D

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What was going on with the E100s? It almost sounded "phasey" or like something funky was going on.

Your last couple videos have been quite quiet, by the way. Pretty hard to hear subtleties of the microphones without blasting my headphone amp. Also, thanks for being one of the few microphone review channels with a deeper / robust voice to hear those frequencies.

I've learned a lot from your videos Mike. The only problem is, I've been so entertained, I forgot the point was to DO voice over stuff, not just learn voice over stuff!

You had to pull out the e100s and make the other mics sound bad. :) Love that thing.

Hey Mike! I’m 19 and have been volunteering with Learning Ally here and there over the past year, and am just now upgrading my equipment and getting ready to start looking for paid narration work through ACX. Your channel has been an invaluable resource and I’ve spent many hours watching your videos as I’ve built my booth and purchased my new mic (I went with the Shure KSM32!) and various other tech. I’ve gone ahead and purchased a Reaper license, but I’m wondering what you do for mouth clicks and noises? I think you may have mentioned it in a couple of videos, but I can’t seem to find it right now. Thanks so much for everything!

Hey Mike, will you do a review of the Lewitt LCT 440 Pure by itself? You compared it to another mic, but didn't really go much into it. You covered the LCT 240 and 540, but not the 440 or 640.

Cool video my friend. Have a good day

To my ears the BH2 had a nice warm low end, a smooth but pronounced midrange, and a very smooth unhyped top end. Out of all the mics in the comparison, I thought it sounded the most similar to the TLM 103 with its deep rich bass response and smooth midrange but the Neumann has a bit more hype in the top end. The E100S sounded a bit anemic in the bass in comparison and didn't have the nice solid mid section that the Neumann or the BH2 had (its maybe a strange descriptor, but the E100s always sounded a bit muffled in the midrange to me), but still has a nice smooth top end. The LCT 540 is much like the Neumann in that it has good bass response, smooth midrange, and a decent amount of clarity but doesn't quite have that Neumann magic in the sound that's present in the TLM 103 that's hard to explain. All in all, I really like the tone of all the JZ mics I've heard including this one. Great video Mike.

Thurl Ravenscroft was also one of the inspirations for Plankton's voice from Spongebob!

Did you notice that the Black Hole has a very similar frequency response graph to the nt1? You should do a comparison between the two.

That's storm is crazy

The name of the mic sounds cool. Looks unique and sounds good too? But compared to your OG mic - it trades punches. But I understand why the shock mount thingy issue can be so much troublesome and a cause of coneren. Specially under professional usage.

Bro can you review the procaster mic? Maybe compare to the sm7b? I wanna hear your opinion on it as I respect it a lot

pleaze review antelopes edge duo (12-18 mics in 1) great for recording vocals or voice overs

i need to make a choice between e100s and the blue baby bottle. i have a SM7B atm but i feel for my voice etc its not the best

Question: if you are recording with a cardioid, and have a dead wall and a live wall, do you point it to the live wall and sing towards the dead wall, or vs versa?

So, If you have a Thurl voice and can sing with it, does that open any opportunities for voice overs or would that be a different avenue to pursue?

I like the mid mid-lows in the BH2 better for your voice.

How does the BH2 compare with the Vintage 11.Does the vintage 11 carry more low end? I am looking for more lows for my voice.

Has anyone used the boya m1000? I have the M1 that I use with my phone and I love it, but I can't find many reviews of the m1000 on utube. It has a 1.3 inch diaphragm so I'm thinking it might be good. Any help would be appreciated.

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Love all of your videos. I wish you could make 5 a day, everyday forever. Why? They're GREAT! See how I did that? Mike on Mikes baby!

I paid $450 on Reverb for the BH2 with case

How Do you stop your mic from picking up farts? My RODE NT1 can hear the conversations on the other end of the house let alone what goes on in my booth.

If form over function was a microphone.

This or the Sony C-80? i'd love a comparison🔥

Can't believe Jay Z makes audio equipment, truly an entrepreneur

Hi Mike JZ shop now has the BH2 for $999. Seems they heard you.

The Hova

I have the RodeNT1 XLR (LOL...Rodent), should be turning off my equipment every day? Honestly, I just thought about that... Its been on for months

Here early!

JZ sounds good, next - TLM103, №3 - Lewitt, but E100 so nasty and dirty

JZ is more vocals & instruments. Also they sales frequently during the year 30%-50% unlike any other companies.

Strange I hear more self noise with the BH2 while it should be the opposite.

I want to do good work.. I have excellent instructors. I went to a college for this. I cannot decide between music / DJ or acting. I know I want to be the producer, VS the voice.

Great sound, ridiculous and impractical design (and that's coming from a happy King Bee user) and a hefty price tag on a mic that's unlikely to keep much of its value. At least with the Neumanns you know you'll get most of your money back if you ever have to sell them.

I iike BH2

If I was going to spend upwards of $1,000.00, I'd just spend the extra for the Neuman

Hmm, it sounds OK.. But that mounting makes it a no go even if it was $50 bucks..

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The BH2 sounds brighter but I enjoy the sound of the TLM 103 more

Are you the guy who does the khan academy voice overs?????

Im really not digging the proximity on the BH2 from a voice acting perspective. Maybe its just my mind playing tricks on me because of the prominant bite on the others, but at about the same price as the neumann, nah. Cool mic, visually nice, could be better in a broadcast setting, but maybe not voice acting.

Honestly if i had that kind of money, i would clearly buy the 103! Not even look at anything else, lol!

Good review but PLEASE can you normalise your audio to something like -16 LUFS or something?

Fifth!

This mic assumes that you have 2 very deep pockets.

tlm 103 is overrated. Sontronics Stc-2 can't be beat.

Nope.

Your levels are very low lately.