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HXR-B2CM1AA is the Japan SKU of the same microphone.","gtins":"UPC 198828569219 is the barcode of the Black variant in the page data. The Japan JAN code is in the e-earphone source.","release_date":"The store page was published on 2025-08-14, the announcement day. Launch coverage said it would arrive in August 2025.","status":"The HyperX store lists it at $159.99. Tom's Hardware and Tom's Guide list it for sale in 2026.","launch_price_usd":"The store compare-at price is $229.99, the launch price in the press sources. The store price today is $159.99, which is not the launch price.","warranty_years":"Warranty 2 years on the US store page.","transducer_type":"Specifications table: Element Dynamic capsule. The text calls it a dynamic condenser, which is marketing wording. Tom's Hardware spec table says Condenser but its text says dynamic capsule.","polar_patterns":"Polar Pattern Cardioid.","address_type":"The store text calls it a front-address microphone and the guide says end-address.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz.","connection_types":"Connection Type lists XLR and USB Type-C. Full XLR connectivity needs a separate XLR cable.","usb_connector":"Connection Type USB Type-C. The guide labels item I as the USB-C port.","cable_host_connector":"The box holds a USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to USB-A adapter, so the cable ends in USB-C at the computer.","mount_threads":"Swivel arm with 5/8 inch mounting threads and an included 3/8 inch thread adapter.","shock_mount":"Store text: an internal shock mount and foam windscreen.","pop_filter":"Store text: foam windscreen. The guide calls it a detachable windscreen and the Tom's Hardware review calls it built-in wind foam.","onboard_controls":"Multi-function knob adjusts microphone gain, headphone volume and monitor mix. Tap-to-mute button. Tap-to-mute needs a USB connection.","onboard_processing":"Onboard filters with switches: a high-pass filter and a presence boost. NGENUITY adds a limiter, EQ and auto-level mode, but no source says those run inside the microphone, so they are not stored.","software_name":"HyperX NGENUITY 3 software. The legacy version is for Windows 10 and later and the latest for Windows 11 and later.","weight_g":"Weight (Microphone) 1.26 lb on the US page, which is 571.5 g. HP Japan prints 575 g and is stored.","in_the_box":"What's In the Box: USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A Adapter, 3/8 Inches to 5/8 Inches Adapter, QSG. The list does not name the microphone itself. The stored list adds the microphone and spells out QSG as quick start guide.","rgb_lighting":"Page text and the guide name an aRGB LED ring. The LED bar level meter is separate and is not RGB lighting."}},{"url":"https://jp.ext.hp.com/accessories/personal/flipcast_xlr/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["sensitivity_dbfs","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","cable_length_m","weight_g","frequency_response_hz","transducer_type","polar_patterns","usb_connector","cable_host_connector","onboard_processing","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"sensitivity_dbfs":"Sensitivity lists USB (standard) -10 dBFS +/-4 dB at 94 dB SPL, 1 kHz, and USB (maximum) -8.5 dBFS +/-4 dB. The standard value is stored. The same row prints XLR as -10 dB (1 V/Pa, 1 kHz), which is not stored because it is implausibly high for a dynamic microphone and matches the USB figure.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Interface table: USB 2.0 full speed, UAC-2. Bit depth recording 16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit. Playback 16-bit and 24-bit. It does not say 32-bit float.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Recording 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz. Playback 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz.","cable_length_m":"Cable length and type: 3 m USB-C to USB-C with USB-A adapter.","weight_g":"Weight (microphone) 575 g. Total weight with the USB cable 650 g.","onboard_processing":"High-pass filter -3 dB at 150 Hz and vocal boost +3.5 dB at 5 kHz. The guide gives a 12 dB/octave roll-off.","rgb_lighting":"Lighting RGB. Lighting effects: customizable RGB light, input level meter and clip warning."}},{"url":"https://www.mediaexpert.pl/products/files/95/9547756/Instrukcja-obslugi-HYPERX-FlipCast.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url","address_type","phantom_power","mount_threads","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","os_compatibility","console_compatibility","desk_stand_included","headphone_jack","polar_patterns","pop_filter","usb_connector","connection_types"],"notes":{"manual_url":"HyperX FlipCast Quick Start Guide 44X0075B, hosted by a retailer. It points to hyperx.com/support. The full user guide was not found.","address_type":"FlipCast is an end-address dynamic microphone. Speak into the front, no more than 6 inches away.","phantom_power":"Phantom power not required and should be left switched off.","mount_threads":"Use with a stand or arm with either 3/8 or 5/8 inch threads. A 3/8 inch adapter is preinstalled and a coin removes it for 5/8 inch.","onboard_controls":"Multifunction wheel cycles microphone gain, headphone volume and monitor/playback mix. Headphone volume and mix need the 3.5mm connection. Tap-to-mute sensor needs a USB connection and mutes both USB and XLR outputs.","onboard_processing":"Filter switches: a 150 Hz high-pass filter with 12 dB/octave roll-off and a presence boost for upper-mid frequencies. When only XLR is used the filter switches still work.","os_compatibility":"The USB Connection drawing shows PC/Mac. NGENUITY works on Windows only, which Tom's Guide also notes.","console_compatibility":"The USB Connection drawing shows PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch next to PC/Mac. Xbox is not shown.","desk_stand_included":"The setup drawing shows a stand mount with the note HyperX Caster Not Included. The box list has no stand.","headphone_jack":"Parts list item H: 3.5mm headphone jack.","polar_patterns":"Cardioid pickup pattern, most sensitive at the front.","pop_filter":"Parts list item F: detachable windscreen.","usb_connector":"Parts list item I: USB-C port.","connection_types":"Parts list items G and I: XLR output and USB-C port."}},{"url":"https://tomshardware.com/peripherals/microphones/hyperx-flipcast-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["lighting_zones","zero_latency_monitoring","cable_length_m","housing_material","desk_stand_included","rgb_lighting","launch_price_usd","release_date","onboard_processing","address_type"],"notes":{"lighting_zones":"Review of 2026-05-20: NGENUITY gives 13 individually customizable light zones on the RGB light ring.","zero_latency_monitoring":"The 3.5mm headphone jack is for direct, zero-latency monitoring.","cable_length_m":"A 10 foot (3 m) braided USB-C to USB-C cable with a USB-C to USB-A converter on one end. The cable is not separately listed by HyperX.","housing_material":"Metal chassis with a matte black finish.","desk_stand_included":"It does not come with a desktop stand or boom arm. The swing arm is pre-mounted.","rgb_lighting":"Customizable RGB light ring around the middle. It turns off when the microphone is muted. The sound meter is separate.","launch_price_usd":"Spec table: MSRP / price at time of review $229.99.","release_date":"Spec table: Release date Aug. 2025.","onboard_processing":"A 150 Hz high-pass filter and a presence boost on two switches on the back of the microphone.","address_type":"An end-address microphone."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/hyperx-flipcast-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd","release_date","desk_stand_included","os_compatibility"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Review of 2025-09-12 gives $229 and 194 GBP.","release_date":"Released in August 2025.","desk_stand_included":"The FlipCast does not come with a stand.","os_compatibility":"Says the microphone is Windows only. This describes the NGENUITY app, and the maker's guide shows PC/Mac for USB, so both are stored."}},{"url":"https://tech.yahoo.com/audio/articles/hyperx-just-unveiled-sm7b-dynamic-170015425.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"How-To Geek article of 2025-08-14 announcing the SoloCast 2 and FlipCast.","launch_price_usd":"Gives $230 for the FlipCast.","release_date":"Due in August 2025 with no exact date, on the HP and HyperX stores."}},{"url":"https://basic-tutorials.de/news/hyperx-flipcast/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd","announce_date"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Article of 2025-08-15 gives US$229.99 and no euro price.","announce_date":"Reports the announcement on 2025-08-14 to 2025-08-15 with August 2025 availability."}},{"url":"https://www.e-earphone.jp/products/739682","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","model_numbers"],"notes":{"gtins":"JAN code 4988481900551 on the Japan listing, listed as HXR-B2CM1AA.","model_numbers":"Japan SKU HXR-B2CM1AA."}}],"fields_filled":37,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}