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  • Front. Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black.
  • Wave:3 Premium Audio. Incredible Software. Award-Winning Tech & Design. PCWorld Best of 2022. Red Dot Winner 2021.
  • Premium Condenser Capsule: Capture verbal nuances with precision, and create your professional sonic signature. elgato X LEWITT Cardioid-Polar Pattern: Fine-tuned for speech. Multi-layered Noise Shield: Keeps plosive noise at bay.
  • Robust, Tactile Control: Twist the dial to tweak input gain, adjust monitor volume, or crossfade between your mic and PC or silence your mic feed upon the lightest touch.
  • Wave Link is compatible with Wave:3, Wave Neo, Wave XLR, and Stream Deck +. Power your voice with thousands of effects, plugins, and more on Elgato Marketplace. - H Control all your app audio - Keeps evolving with new updates: - Submixing Mastery - 3. Download Wave Link from The Elgato website. Customize your audio - Enhance your mic - Intuitive software custom-built for content creation, Wave Link gives you ultimate control of your Twitch stream, YouTube video, or podcast audio.
  • PROPRIETARY CLIPGUARD TECHNOLOGY Makes disortion virtually impossible.
  • Your Voice. Captivating All Audiences. From business calls to live streams - Wave:3 makes you sound outstanding everywhere.
  • In the box, you will find a Wave-3 USB-C cable, a desktop stand, a boom arm adapter, and a quick start guide.
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Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

Model:
10MAB9901
SKU:
12196684
Highly rated by customers for:
$149.74

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 851 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend
The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great microphone for gaming

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

    Very easy to use software and settings, i use this ti game and great content. Very good quality sound.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    GREAT SOUND QUALITY

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

    My chat loves it, I love it. Who knows who has the best microphone? Oh yeah, EL GATO WAVE :3 DOES!

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Best Mic for PC and Production Work

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Perfect Mic for anything relating to audio production and PC gaming through streaming.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • streamdeck + Wave 3 = all i need

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

    got the stream deck to go along with it. endless features and I'm pretty satisfied so far. would recommend

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great great mic

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

    Never use a stand alone mic before but this is awesome,the best thing about it is the wavelink app.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Amazing Sound Quality

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

    Amazing sound quality for my stream. People noticed a difference my first stream on after the holidays.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Terrible stand but great sound

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

    Sound is great, app bombards audio selector with tons of lanes but it's fine. The hinge was very creaky.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Pretty good mic

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

    It sounded nice just the package came late but mic is really good

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great Mic

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

    Excellent microphone. Picks up sounds very easily and works well with Discord and streaming.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Dont drop the mic

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

    My son uses this for gaming and loves it. Hes friends hear him very clearly.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

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

    Perfect mic for streaming

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

    So far best mic i have bought for streaming. Wave Link software is amazing also!

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great Microphone

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

    Well made. People have said it sounds like I'm right in front of them.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great purchase

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

    Great mic. Setup is easy and sounds great. Voice is full of bass and not much background noise

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

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

    Great Microphone!

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

    Extremely easy to plug-in and play. Although not necessary to download, the Software is great too.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Decent Mic

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

    Build quality is good. Customization is limited but not bad. I would say if you need a new mic for content creation or gaming it will get the job done.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best USB mic

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

    Elgato is easily the best for streaming. If you need a cheap usb mic this is the best one by far.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Crisp and Clear

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

    Very crisp audio, super simple set up and very easy to use

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

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

    Nice mic

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

    This mic is awesome. Plus you get the software to use and it works great with streaming. Setup is easy

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    El Gato Wave 3

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

    Works well, great software integration and audio quality

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - White

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

    Fred's Mic

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

    Great microphone for gamers and to utilize with hosting live!!!!!!! Totally worth it.

    This review is from Elgato - Wave:3 Wired Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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