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title: "MAONO DGM20W vs MAONO PD100X"
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# MAONO DGM20W vs MAONO PD100X

Both are picks from our guide: Best MAONO Microphones: PD200X, PD300X, PD100X and the Wireless Ones Compared (https://omorp.com/guides/audio/best-maono-microphones).

## MAONO DGM20W

Our rating: 7.8 out of 10.

Best for: A couch, a treadmill or a standing desk where a cable to the PC is in the way.

The MAONO DGM20W removes the one thing a desk mic cannot hide, the cable. A small USB-C receiver plugs into the PC, or into a phone, and the mic runs on its own battery for a full session. The capsule is the same condenser as the DGM20, so the same room caveat applies.

What makes it the safer wireless pick is volume: more than 6,000 ratings at 4.5, which for a no-cable mic from a value brand means the link and the battery hold up. The receiver shares the 2.4 GHz band with headset dongles and wireless mice, so keep it on the far side of the PC from those.

If the room is noisy, the PD100W is the dynamic version of the same idea for a few dollars more.

## MAONO PD100X

Our rating: 7.9 out of 10.

Best for: A first mic in a noisy room, or a second mic for a guest chair.

The MAONO PD100X takes the PD200X idea down to about $40: a dynamic capsule, a USB-C port and an XLR socket, and a tap-to-mute cap. It sounds thinner than the PD200X and needs to be closer to the mouth, which is the trade at this price, but it still rejects a keyboard in a way no $40 condenser can.

It ships with a desk stand rather than a boom, and the stand is the first thing to replace, because a dynamic wants to be near the mouth and a desk stand puts it near the keyboard. Owners rate it 4.5 across about 1,000 reviews.

Buy it as a first mic, or as the second mic on a two-person stream where the guest does not need the PD200X.

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Source: https://omorp.com/compare/maono-dgm20w-vs-maono-pd100x