In this video I tested the Fifine M9 wireless lav mic and asked the real question: is it still worth it in 2024/2025 when the budget wireless mic market is moving fast? Since Fifine is usually known for solid PC mics, I wanted to see if their older wireless option can still keep up—so I brought it to a noisy place on purpose. I went to a music event (Blackout Manila) because if a mic can survive loud crowd noise and a stage nearby, that’s a better “real-world test” than a quiet room. I demo the M9 sound with a wind muff and I also tried the noise cancellation. And honestly, I learned the hard way: don’t rely on the noise cancellation here. I ended up noting that once it’s on, it can ruin your audio (and at the very least, your footage vibe), so I don’t recommend buying the M9 for noise cancellation purposes. That said, for price-to-performance, it’s still “good enough” for typical recording if you just need something affordable to replace a built-in mic. It’s a 16-bit system, and while it still sounds okay, the market baseline now is 24-bit—so an M9 Mark II update would be very welcome.