Shotgun Showdown 2023

By Paul Terpstra | January 22, 2024

There are hundreds of shotgun mics available, costing from $25 to over $2,500. How can you pick the right one? We want to help.

The video below compares ten shotgun microphones and a 9-inch parabolic microphone in a real-world environment.

The microphones we compared are: Rode Video Mic Pro, Rode NTG1, A-T 8035, Sennheiser MKE600, Sony ECM 678, Sennheiser ME67, Shure VP89, Sennheiser MKH-416, Sanken CS3, Schoeps CMIT-5, and a KLOVER MiK 09 parabolic microphone.

If you are considering purchasing a shotgun mic, it’s worth your time to watch this video.‍‍

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