Extensive Testing of the Rycote HC-15 & HC-22 Shotgun Mics vs MKH-416, NTG3, NTG5 & CSm1

Rycote, the company behind many of the best windscreens ever made, has entered the microphone game. Their HC-15 low profile short shotgun microphone and HC-22 short shotgun microphone entered the market in the later part of 2021 and for less than $800, each provides a detailed sound not found in most shotgun microphone today.

I know this review is long but it's a deep dive and worthy of being called an extensive testing of the Rycote HC-15 and HC-22. If ever you wanted to know how these microphones would do in real world comparisons, this video review is for you. I've been working on this video for months so I hope it is useful.

Timestamps
0:00 Video Begins
01:21 What Took Me So Long?
02:04 About The HC Shotgun Mics
04:13 A Look At The Specs
05:58 Rycote HC-15 In A Bedroom
09:45 Rycote HC-15 In A Garage
15:01 Rycote HC-15 In A Quiet Exterior
24:14 Rycote HC-15 In A Noisy Exterior
32:48 Rycote HC-22 In A Bedroom
36:41 Rycote HC-22 In A Garage
41:04 Rycote HC-22 In A Quiet Exterior
49:38 Rycote HC-22 In A Noisy Exterior
58:58 The HC-15 At A Desk Close Micing
59:12 The HC-22 At A Desk
59:55 High Humidity Test
1:01:07 So What Do I Think?
1:01:38 Windscreens
1:03:09 Analysis
1:04:20 My Blind Listening Notes About The HC-15
1:06:31 My Blind Listening Notes About The HC-22
1:07:49 Final Thoughts

Interested in purchasing a Rycote shotgun mic?
HC-15: https://geni.us/RycoteHC15
HC-22: https://geni.us/RycoteHC22

Looking to purchase a different mic featured?
Sennheiser MKH-416: https://geni.us/MKH416
Rode NTG3: https://geni.us/Rode_NTG3
Rode NTG5: https://geni.us/RodeNTG5
Sanken CS-M1: https://geni.us/CSM1

Thank you to Aron Siegel and Trew Audio Atlanta for loaning me microphones to use in the audio comparison portion of this video.

Full Disclosure:
Rycote did send me the HC-15 and HC-15 short shotgun microphones in exchange for a fair and honest review. I do get to keep them following this review but I'm not going to allow that to affect my opinion. Rycote had no input in this review and did not get to see it prior to launch.

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