

Given its sub-£100 pricing, it’s not a surprise that it can’t look the Blue Yeti X or Shure MV7 in the eye for full-bodied, studio-style sound reproduction. Because the sound quality is clear, precise, and cuts through game audio very effectively in a streaming situation. All methods work well - like the cabling, it’s just another curious bit of design to the Torch.Īnd such curiosities are worth befriending.

Not only do you have two different methods - three, if you include software-level - but you even have granular control over the sensitivity of the light sensor mute. Including an adapter for different mic stand threads would have been a nice touch though, and we’d have omitted the 32X comparison if this was the case.Ī quick word on the equally unusual mute situation: this might be the most comprehensive mic muting system on the market. And while it conjures images of a Sega 32X invading its Megadrive host with a miasma of cables, that’s not really the Torch’s fault. Secondly, USB-C cables are easily replaceable, whereas internal connections are basically a mystery should something go wrong over time. Firstly you can unscrew the mic from the base station and affix it to a mic stand, then use that USB-C out from the mic’s rear to connect directly to PC. Less elegant, certainly, than incorporating an internal connection, but it comes with benefits. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that USB-C to USB-C cable connecting the mic to the base station, it’s just a very different design to competitors. Then there’s the cable situation at the back.
