FIFINE K690 Four-Pattern USB Podcast Microphone

Hey everyone! Today, we’re checking out the FIFINE Podcast Microphone—a USB mic with four pickup patterns that’s perfect for podcasting, streaming, and recording. But is it any good? Let’s find out! 🔄 Unboxing & Build Quality Inside the box, you get the mic itself, a solid metal stand, a USB cable, and a user guide. The build quality is impressive—sturdy metal construction, a smooth volume dial, and a convenient mute button. For a budget mic, it feels premium. 🎛️ Features & Pickup Patterns This mic has four pickup patterns—cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional, and stereo—so whether you're recording solo, interviewing a guest, or streaming, there's a mode for you. Plus, it’s plug-and-play on Windows, Mac, and even PS5—no drivers needed! • Cardioid Mode – Focuses on your voice, great for solo podcasts and streaming. • Omnidirectional Mode – Picks up sound from all around, ideal for group discussions. • Bidirectional Mode – Perfect for interviews. • Stereo Mode – Adds depth for music or ASMR recordings. The audio is crisp, clear, and warm, with minimal background noise in cardioid mode. It’s not quite pro studio level, but for the price, it’s one of the best USB mics out there. 👍 Pros & Cons ✅ Pros: ✔️ Excellent sound for the price ✔️ Four pickup patterns = versatile ✔️ Plug-and-play, no hassle ✔️ Solid metal build ❌ Cons: ❌ No XLR option for advanced setups ❌ Picks up keyboard noise in omnidirectional mode 🏆 Final Verdict For under £60, this is one of the best USB microphones for beginners. Whether you're podcasting, gaming, or making YouTube videos, the FIFINE Podcast Mic delivers impressive quality without breaking the bank.

My Blue Snowball mic was coming up to 10 years old, having done sterling service, so it needed to be replaced. My first instinct was to go with the Blue Yeti, it seemed ideal...but I had a look around first, and found the FiFine K690-B, which seemed to be a Yeti clone, but considerably cheaper. Now, I'm usually an advocator of the adage....you get what you pay for....but this FiFine mic proved an exception. Its build quality is superb, all metal, and a sturdy desk stand, easily the equal of the Yeti. The mic has the 4 polar PU patterns, omni, bi, cardioid, and importantly, stereo. I would be using only cardioid and, mostly, stereo. They all work flawlessly. The mic is sensitive, but I had no problem with unwanted background noise. It also has a variable gain control, the pattern switch, a monitor mic control, and a mute button. The recorded sound in all modes is full and rich, much better than my outgoing mic. I record solo stringed instruments, and the stereo setting coped with this admirably, as did the cardioid. The immediacy of the sound is particularly noteworthy. Setup of the mic on Windows 10 is completely automatic. Now, what are the cons? For me, it's a matter of ergonomics. FiFine could have improved upon the Yeti control layout by bringing the mic gain control to the front of the mic, where the headphone monitor gain is already. The polar pattern switch can remain at the rear, although I can't see any reason why all of the controls couldn't be at the front. I have no information on how good it is for gaming, as I don't game. Other than this, the mic is a great buy, and thoroughly recommended.

I grabbed this as I was in a dire need of an upgrade in the microphone department; for my Youtube tutorials, gaming, and other areas. I was previously using a Samson GoMic USB Condenser. I know/knew that the Blue Yeti had been around for more than a decade at this point, but I also had to assume that there'd been enough time for a competitor to be born. After doing some digging, and watching Youtube videos--I came across this. I can say that I'm not disappointment. It offers crystal clear and reasonably balanced sound. I really am stoked and looking forward to playing more with the Stereo option. It's an all metal-build which makes it feel incredibly sturdy, and as much as I hate to the use the buzzword--"premium". I will say that the marketing material isn't clear, but what I received does use a USB-C port on the mic itself, and you do get a USB-C to USB-A cable in the box. The cable feels equally good quality, and as a good length. But I ended up using a USB-C to USB-C cable that I had laying around, it works/records just fine. The stand that it comes with itself is sturdy enough, but I feel also too low. So what you see in the photo is a third-party stand, with a third-party windshield. The mount is something I designed and 3D printed, and will be make free as well as easy to find. This is, probably, the optimal mic position, especially for stereo recording. Which the LED light to indicate of you're "hot" or muted, should be facing you. The knob for volume, and selector switch for the patterns are actually facing away from you.

Fantastic sound quality. Very reasonable price and very sturdy. It’s a good piece of kit. The only thing I really don’t like is that it is a usb connection which after time can come loose (although mine hasn’t at the moment and hope it doesn’t!). I’d much prefer if it connected via a jack. However, I’m very pleased with the quality of the mic and sound. I would buy again and I highly recommend.

I'm absolutely loving this microphone! The best part? No external power needed — just plug and play with a USB-C cable. I've been using it on my computer without any issues, but the other day I decided to try it with my iPad (A16 chip) — and it worked immediately! No setup, no drivers, just instant recognition. So convenient for recording anywhere. Highly recommend!

Well constructed and well presented in a box that will usefully provide protection for the microphone whilst travelling. I used audacity software and a pink noise app to accurately map the 4 polar patterns and test for how well the noise rejection was. The microphone performed exactly as you would wish for. Variable microphone gain and headphone gain will allow you to have maximum control over any recordings you make. Spoken voice recordings were extremely natural picking out the timbre and nuances in my speech. I intend using this microphone for recording my mother and I recounting her life story. In this instance my test recordings would indicate that the stereo polar pattern will provide a natural method to recreate the scenario of w people seated side by side. The illuminated mute/recording button gives instant reassurance of the microphone state of use.

Im not a youtuber or online streamer just using this mic for gaming. As a gamer i was looking for proper mic what will hide every background noise like my pc or mechanical opitcal keyboard etc etc. Well im really happy that i tried new fifine K690 my voice is cristal clear, my friends can barely hear my keyboard and no background noise. Looks awesome and its solid. Best microphone in that price range and like a lot of people said its better than blue audio.

For the money, an excellent PC/USB mic Its sound is amazing and clear - I can't notice any white noise in the background (I prefer normal Stereo mode) The only con: a little bit quieter than expected Recommended

This microphone is seriously awesome. There are quite a few USB microphones out there, and Fifine has made an excellent one. I already own the Blue Yeti and I wanted to see how this compared, as the features (and looks) seems pretty comparable. In most categories, the Fifine microphone is actually a clear winner! Here is a quick pros and cons list. WHERE THE FIFINE K690 WINS: - Quality and feel of buttons and knobs - Price WHERE THE BLUE YETI WINS: - Live monitor audio quality - Includes a pop filter - Overall reliability WHERE THEY ARE EQUAL: - Audio recording quality - High quality weighted stand Let me explain some of those things. So firstly, the audio quality is basically identical. Except if you're a major audio snob - but then why are you buying a USB microphone? I would say maybe the Blue Yeti has a very slight "warm" tone by comparison but this is something that can be easily compensated for in editing and is not really a measure of quality. The biggest PRO to me of the K690 is the buttons. I absolutely hate the buttons and knobs on the Blue Yeti. The Yeti's mute button only works about half the time, but the K690 has a springy button with plenty of feedback. Plus, the light changes color to show it's muted, unlike the flashing vs. static red light on the Yeti. The knobs also tend to turn a lot more comfortably. The Yeti's mode knobs require a lot of force to change. Otherwise, the layout is the same on both microphones, but the K690's are far more comfortable! Where the Fifine K690 fails for me is the live monitoring. As in, when you plug in a pair of headphones so you can hear what is being picked up by the mic. The quality of the live monitoring is significantly lower than the quality of audio actually being recorded. And that also goes for using it as a playback device for your computer. Audio sounds a bit tinny and like there is a bit of reverb. On top of that, the headphone jack is not the most reliable. I often need to spin my headphone jack around to get it the perfect ideal spot in the output hole, otherwise I only get audio out of one ear. It's possible I got a bad unit, and that this is not the case across all models. I also don't believe this is a deal-breaker to most people buying this. I have pretty high standards for headphones, so this affected me more. And my solution is just to not use this monitoring feature and just use the microphone as a microphone. I have used it for ASMR, Discord calls while gaming, and work calls, and it has performed well. I actually have this mounted to my desk for easy use, while my Blue Yeti gets used in a more soundproof area for recording voice-overs. So, this will definitely be a microphone I use often. And for around $30 less than the Blue Yeti, I think it is a very good purchase! I have previously used and reviewed a $30 Fifine USB mic and decided that it had an amazing level of sound quality for the price, so it's no surprise that the K690 was also amazing.

Microphone quality is amazing. Connectivity is easy. Value for money.

já tem alguns meses de uso e nunca deu problema. na epoca, chegou antes do prazo e bem embalado.

There is no arguing that the FiFine K690 is a Blue Yeti Clone. Same features, similar build concept, and even every button and dial is in the EXACT same position as the Blue Yeti. Does this mean it isn't a good mic? No, it is a good mic. Although, I would love to see some innovation from FiFine in the future. A part of me doesn't want to say this slightly critical stuff about FiFine because I really do like them as a company. They produce some great mics for a great price. Since I know they are capable of making good products, I know that they could be capable of even more and coming out with their own microphone concepts with great features! I'd like to see them make the NEXT Blue Yeti, not the current one. FiFine K690 Pros: The K690 functions very well. Great build quality. Reasonable price. Sound is on par with the cost. Has a slight edge when it comes to sound quality compared to the Blue Yeti. Has useful and nice features (4 separate polar patterns). FiFine K690 Cons: Carbon Copy of the Blue Yeti (Some people probably don't care about this at all). I wish it at least could do 24 bit 48 kHz, but it just simply matches the Yeti with 16 bit 48 kHz. Once again matches the Blue Yeti with a mini USB port, I would have liked to see a USB-C port on this mic. Stand is a little short, so it could be hard to get great sound with it on a desk Summary: When it comes to the K690, I believe the Pros out weigh the Cons. This is a good sounding microphone with great features, even though those features aren't the most cutting edge. A lot of people may not care that it is a clone. The only reason I do, is that I want more for FiFine as a company. If you want to watch my full review, check out the 'Audio Hotline' on YouTube.

An amazing usb mic would rate it as top class..I'm into radio broadcast and this one sure wins in terms of Sound quality,ease of use and a lot of options.. Noise cancellation is good and voice quality is superb on par or better than some of the more expensive mics...setup is an ease and the mic is all metal and superbly built...5 out of 5 ...this one's just awesome..