Zoom F6 vs Zoom H6 Best Podcasting and Interviewing Recorder Comparison 2021 4k

In this video I look at Zoom F6 vs the Zoom H6, specifically in how they compare straight out of the box (with adding 48v phantom power — note, you cannot use a cloud lifter without the 48v phantom power turned on on the F6, I am unsure about the H6).

As it turns out in the video, the F6 and H6 aren’t all that different when using the Shure SM7B with the Cloudlifter… unless you crank the gain higher! The AMAZING feat of this F6 32bit float recording is that you literally cannot peak the recording so goodbye to the days of setting the gain a little too low — now I will always crank it higher than I believe I need it without fear of peaking everything. WOW this would have been so useful in Ethiopia and other videos! And of course it will be useful going forward.

However, when using the shotgun microphone, there were very noticeable differences between the two when the cloud lifter isn’t there to buffer the preamps. Listen for yourself but the base gain and therefore static noise on the H6 is much greater than the F6.

My conclusion is: The Zoom F6 allows an easy / failsafe mode for audio recording and the preamps are mildly to moderately improved over the H6 in these tests.

My apologies for the crappy viewing angle on the H6, yet It does show the difference in viewing angle and brightness on the info screens of both. The F6 is a dream to work with from an ergonomics perspective.

I hope this helps, have a great year.

Your friendly neighborhood fulfillionaire,
Skip Kelly

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