Our one nitpick is that this mic would sound even better with a little more sharpness in the mid-tones. Overall, voices sound natural coming through the Wave:3, and transitions from loud to quiet speaking are smooth. Powering the excellent audio is a 24-bit/96kHz analog-to-digital converter and a large condenser capsule sensitive to voices of all volumes, plus a lone cardioid polar pattern that keeps the focus on you and not background noises. You can also easily adjust the mic during streams, thanks to a capacitive mute button and a physical dial that controls mic gain, headphone volume, and crossfade (aka the balance of your mic versus PC volume when using connected headphones). Not only does it sound great out of the box, but it can be tuned further, too. The Elgato Wave:3 packs in a lot of performance for a $160 USB microphone.
