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Microphone support per platform is not documented.","compatible_platforms":"Connect page names PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, handheld / Nintendo Switch and mobile.","cable_connector_headset_side":"Overview item 05: 3.5mm audio jack on the headset. The boom microphone has its own audio jack (item 03).","mute_button":"Overview item 04: microphone mute/unmute control on the ear cup.","charging_port":"The overview lists no charging port. The only port is the 3.5mm audio jack.","connection_types":"Overview and connect pages show only the 3.5mm cable.","volume_control":"Overview item 02: volume control on the ear cup. The Coolblue review calls it a scroll wheel on the back.","control_types":"Overview: volume control and microphone mute/unmute on the ear cup."}},{"url":"https://news.jbl.com/en-CEU/252910-jbl-redefines-gaming-audio-with-jbl-quantum-950-650-and-250-headsets","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"JBL EU press release from Cologne, 20 August 2025, announces the Quantum 950, 650 and 250."}},{"url":"https://www.netzwelt.de/news/245482-jbl-bringt-drei-neue-headsets-gaming-nonstop-dual-akku-3d-sound.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"release_date":"netzwelt article of 21 August 2025 says the Quantum 250 is already available from JBL while the 650 and 950 follow soon. The Quantum 250 reached Japan on 26 February 2026 and the US in March 2026 (SoundGuys), so August 2025 is the first, European month.","launch_price_eur":"Quantum 250 priced at 59.99 EUR in Europe. hifi.de gives the same price on 20 August 2025. German retail prices include VAT."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/jbl-quantum-gaming-headset-ces-2026-150286/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd","head_tracking","anc","passive_wired_listening"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"CES 2026 report: Quantum 250 priced at $79.95 MSRP, available March 2026 in the US, in black and white. Fonearena and Phileweb give the same US price. US price before sales tax.","head_tracking":"The article says the 250 has Quantum Spatial Sound without head tracking.","anc":"The article lists no battery and no wireless connectivity. The spec sheet lists no ANC. A headset without a battery has no active noise cancelling.","passive_wired_listening":"The article says the 250 is wired only with no battery, so analog playback does not depend on headset power."}},{"url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2086910.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["driver_diaphragm_material","driver_magnet","earpad_attachment","hi_res_audio","earpad_material"],"notes":{"driver_diaphragm_material":"JBL Japan launch text for the Quantum 950, 650 and 250 (Japanese): a carbon damping diaphragm, common to the three. The 250 sheet says a unique carbon damping material.","driver_magnet":"Same article: neodymium magnet in the 50 mm driver, common to the three models.","earpad_attachment":"Same article: ear pads that attach and detach magnetically, common to the three models.","earpad_material":"Same article: memory foam ear pads, common to the three models. The 250 sheet calls the covers fabric.","hi_res_audio":"Same article: the Quantum 250 has Hi-Res certification for its detachable 3.5 mm wired connection. The English spec sheet does not mention it."}},{"url":"https://www.worldwidestereo.com/products/jbl-quantum-250-wired-gaming-headset-black","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"US retailer listing of JBLQTUM250BLKAM, the black Quantum 250, on sale."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00701687.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["back_type"],"notes":{"back_type":"LDLC spec table lists the headphone configuration as closed back."}},{"url":"https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/967589/jbl-quantum-250-black.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["volume_control","control_types","mute_button"],"notes":{"volume_control":"Review dated 27 August 2025 by a Coolblue gaming headset specialist: volume is adjusted with the scroll wheel on the back of the headset.","control_types":"Same review: a scroll wheel for volume and a button on the back to mute.","mute_button":"Same review: the user mutes with the button on the back of the headset."}}],"fields_filled":54,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}