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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 186 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Wave XLR for its ease of use and high-quality performance with XLR microphones. Users appreciate its compatibility and USB-C connectivity. However, some customers have expressed concerns regarding the complexity of the software and the functionality of the mute button.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is a great value.

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent solution for a great sound stage. Lots of great features and on the fly settings. As an IEM and high end Headphone i can highly recommend this interface as a Dac with a neutral soundstage and a very low noisefloor. Its a very high quality product as well. The know feels weighted and has a nice click feel. The angle towards the user is perfect. The texture feels nice it feels very refined. Buy with confidence i would say. Also a great pairing with the Podmic if anyone is wondering about compatibility outside of the El Gato ecosystem. And yeah.. lays well with others.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed this for my Xlr mic. The elgato wave link software is easy to use and makes my audio sound great! The knob also lets you adjust your gain and headphone volume so no need to reopen the app every time you need to get louder.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Valid purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Honestly, great item out of the box. Didnt really have to work with much, really a plug and play type of thing. Sound quality and features are also a big step up from the focusright scarlet solo.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as expected, good value for good quality audio, wavelink software is easy to use and straight forward

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility, Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Elgato has got the goods!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Despite getting this for a steal on sale, the regular price is still not enough for all you get with this device. It's well made, the software that accompanies it is great and the quality is excellent. It will take any mic you put on it! Not only do I recommend it i HIGHLY recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product especially for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Any elgato product is good, the reason they are great is because of the software. The software this comes with is amazing it turns this $150 interface into a goxlr. You can have a ton of separate channels all with different volumes which can be adjusted to the output of whatever you’re recording with and then have a different volume to run to your headphones. You can be recording and watching a video at the same time but the recording will only pick up the things you want it to, such as gameplay or music and you can adjust anything such as your browser to be muted for recording but come through to your headphones.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    One of the best purchases for using an XLR mic on

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was a little nervous going to this unit. Before going to this. I had a Behringer four-channel mixer that I use for streaming. I wasn't sure if this device would do the things I had grown accustomed to using for my live streams. While it did take a little bit to get set up and understand how the software works, I have to say I am 100% happy with this purchase and would recommend this to anybody who uses an XLR mic for their computer. Once I understood. However, thing works. I've had nothing but compliments on the quality of the sound in my content. Not only does it sound good, the footprint of it is really small and saves a bunch of desk space over a full-size mixer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very easy setup

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plug and play so very easy setup for anyone i recommend for a very simple setup and for those who dont need a very expensive setup

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Opinion After 6 Months with the Elgato Wave XLR

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    After half a year of using the Elgato Wave XLR, I can say it’s one of the best compact audio interfaces for streamers and content creators. It’s simple, powerful, and packed with useful features that make managing an XLR mic super easy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    elgato wave XLR

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I fear i had to have this in order to use my microphone!! does very well! i don’t get to use it to its full potential tho!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple and Great audio solution

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Super simple and easy to set up. Great audio for mic and headphones!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use and great features

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This item was exactly what i was looking for with all the features it has. Perfect for the microphone i use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple Product with Easy Organization

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product is easier to use then a GoXLR, very simple, does product does unlock Wave Link. If you need help figuring out the Audo Wave Link:Buff1UpZ on Youtube have a video to help out with it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is BETTER than buying a GoXLR alone!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Are you a streamer and want to take your audio to the next level? Buy this instead of the GoXLR. It cost less and with the wave link software access, you have all that audio control for your stream. No USB mic usage wit this, need XLR mic and cable. I upgraded to the Blue Spark SL Black with this and my mic quality is superb! Setup is easy, but you do need to make some changes in your audio output settings in your system to work flawlessly with the Wave XLR. Once it it set-up, you might shed a tear that it works extremely well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb-c

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Neat, Compact and Does A Great Job

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This XLR interface works great allowing Head Phone Monitoring with XLR Mic Level Controls cool mute control on the top. If you want to use more than 1 XLR mic this is not for you. Otherwise I would highly recommend for single mic scenario interface that drives my Audio-Technica AT875R very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility, Quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great purchase for anyone wanting quality sound and the software is easy to use. Works great with my shure sm7b. Not everyne needs a go xlr this thing packs a punch and gets the job done.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Software

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nearly perfect, easy to use, and consistent.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works better than other audio interfaces that I have tried. I've currently got it hooked up to a Cloud booster and a Shure Sm7b microphone as well as some Audio-Technica headphones. It is able to provide adequate power to the mic and to the headphones (the headphones I have are often underpowered when used with a standard headphone jack). The relationship between windows audio settings and the Wave XLR are a bit rough. I wanted to run it without downloading extra software. Doing so reset the volume, mic gain, and balance settings I used every time I restarted my PC. Even after downloading the software and playing with settings, it still never saves my mic input gain/volume properly and I have to manually adjust it with the dial. Overall, I would recommend this, especially over a Scarlett device, if you want something that just works as an interface for XLR to USB.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect addition to my streaming setup

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The wave xlr is a good product simple controls works perfect with obs for streaming and podcast

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best dock

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best audio source I ever own. I’m not streamer but it help me a lot with audio source.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Im a happy camper!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This elgato wave is the truth it flows great with the rest of my setup im truly in awe with what they did with this

    I would recommend this to a friend
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