Azden SGM-1000 Shotgun Microphone

hey indie filmmakers Griffin here I always say it's important to capture close clear audio don't believe me here's what the on-camera mic sounds like right now compared to my shotgun microphone the as den SG m1x I've used this microphone for years on all my professional projects all of my Indy mogul videos and every one of my interviews in the sriracha documentary I've always been really happy with it no one has ever complained about the audio quality but I started to wonder when it comes to microphones what is the difference between a hundred and seventy dollars and seven hundred dollars I just picked up the rode ntg3 and I'm curious is it really worth spending four times as much for a microphone out of the box these two microphones are similar in design each has a diaphragm at the end of a long slotted tube what this means is sound waves that enter from the front travel down the tube