Elgato Wave DX
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Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Elgato Wave DX
The Elgato Wave DX is an XLR dynamic cardioid mic tuned for speech, a good fit for noisy rooms. At a tracked $79.99 it sits at the bottom of a $79.99 to $99.99 range since August 12, 2026.
The listing says it works with any XLR preamp or interface with no booster needed. A dynamic capsule rejects room noise. A swivel mount with 5/8 inch thread and 3/8 and 1/4 inch adapters is included. Impedance is 600 ohm. You need an interface or mixer to use it. Retailer rating is 4.7 across 1,095 ratings.
- Tracked at the bottom of its range
- Works with any XLR interface, no booster
- Swivel mount with thread adapters
- Needs an XLR interface or mixer
- Wide acceptance angle may let in some room sound
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| Connectivity Technology | XLR |
| Special Feature | Stand |
| Compatible Devices | Personal Computer, Laptop, Gaming Console |
| Impedance | 600 ohm |
| Microphone Form Factor | Handheld |
| Frequency Response | 50 hertz |
| Color | black |
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Elgato Wave DX
$79.99Tracked 2026-10-19
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.