Endorfy Solum Broadcast

Introduction

Endorfy is the new face and brand image of the Polish company Silentium PC. The company was established in 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. Since then they bring high-quality silent PC cases, power supplies and cooling solutions to the market, those products are at a reasonable price. They managed it by spending all their funds on the development of the products and not on aggressive marketing & flashy banners.

Official product link:

https://endorfy.com/en/product/solum-broadcast/

Packaging and accessories

The Solum Broadcast is delivered in a large rectangular cardboard box. The front side of the box has a simple design, with the microphone and its included arm installed. The main features of the microphone are printed on the right part of the package.

The back side of the packaging has the complete technical specifications written in no less than 16 different languages.

The microphone, arm and the included accessories are well protected by a hard cardboard tray inside the box.

Accessories

The product comes with the following accessories:
– 1x User manual;
– 1x Adjustable arm;
– 1x USB cable;
– 1x Shock mount;
– 1x Metal vice style clamp;
– 1x Pop filter.

Specifications

Model: Solum Broadcast
Product Code: EY1B008
Directivity: Condenser
Connector: USB cable 3M
Sampling rate: 96kHz
Frequency range [Hz]: 20-20k
Bit depth: 24
SPL: 135dB
Frequency range: 18-21000 Hz
Pop filter: Yes
Adjustable arm: Yes
Shock mount: Yes
Warranty: 24 Months

Features:

– Versatility
– The shock mount
– Flawless recordings quality
– The pop filter
– Plug and Play
– Stylish design
– Fully adjustable arm with a holder

Visual inspection

The Endorfy Solum Broadcast Microphone is a good-looking cardioid microphone that follows the same studio microphone design as everyone these days. Included in the package we have a well-made arm and a foam filter.

The body of the microphone is made from hard plastic and has a matte texture, a good contrast to the unique texture of the shock mount. In addition to these, the included foam filter is dark blue instead of the usual black, which adds more depth to the design of the microphone.

Apart from these features, this microphone has an LED ring that uses RGB LEDs to add more color to the microphone. Being a microphone, it makes little sense to have RGB on its body but fortunately, these LEDs can be switched off if you so desire.

The connectivity with the Solum Broadcast is simple and convenient, as the microphone only has a single USB Type C connector. This is used for linking the microphone to your computer or source. Underneath the Type C connector, we have a single 3.5mm audio jack that is used for real time monitoring of the microphone output. Below the headphone jack we have a small volume wheel that will increase or lower the headset volume.

The RGB LED button is installed on the bottom part of the microphone and will act as a cycle switch, so if you want a specific color you will have to press this button repeatedly until that color appears.

To adjust the gain level of the microphone you use the Gain dial located on the front part of the casing. This dial rotates both ways and has no indicator, instead it will act as a mute button if you press it.

The shock mount is in fact part of the microphone body, both made from plastic. It cannot be removed unfortunately, as the flexible strings are looped through notches inside the casing of the microphone. Usually, a standard shock mount slides over the microphone body and thus can be removed with ease.

Interesting to see here is that if you mute the microphone, the RGB LED ring will turn Red for a few seconds. When you unmute the microphone, the LED ring will turn green. A neat feature that is useful and now I’m sorry that a lot of microphones do not have it included.

The included arm is well made and has an outer shell made from plastic on the joints. The arm beams are hollow on the inside and are made from metal. Everything is put together really well and it shows why this microphone has its price.

The arm also can hide your microphone cables with ease, as it has a hidden channel that you can use to route the microphone cable and avoid another cable adding to the mess that is your desk.

The clamp that holds the arm attached to your desk is made from solid metal as it should be, but the insert that is attached to the clamp is still the same basic plastic as the rest of the arm joints.

The cable included with the Solum Broadcast has a length of 3M which should be long enough for all applications. The cable has to be this long because you can route it in the sides of the arm to clean up your desk.

The connectors used with this cable are: a standard USB 2.0 B Type Male connector for the PC side, and a USB Type C connector for the computer side.

Testing

The Endorfy Solum Broadcast is easy to install and use, it requires no drivers to work on all compatible devices. The boom arm is easy to install as well, with a metal made clamp to secure it to the table or desk. The plastic hingers are plastic indeed, but they are of good quality and will not flex once tightened.

The Solum Broadcast is a dedicated microphone that has only a single recording pattern: cardioid. In simple terms, this means that the microphone will pick up the sound that is directly in front of it.

The integrated shock mount does its job well, in fact there is little to no difference between this and a removable shock mount. The flexible wire is tight and allows for some movement of the microphone, but it dampens the vibrations well.

In terms of the sound quality, the Solum Broadcast is a direct competitor for the original Blue Yeti. Not only is the so und quality almost the same, but the Solum Broadcast comes with a lot more accessories that are useful.

Below you have a video with the sound quality of the Solum Broadcast.

Final thoughts