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The Japanese retailer e-earphone prints the same code.","launch_price_usd":"US store price $199.99 MSRP. Tom's Hardware gave the same figure at the announcement.","warranty_years":"Warranty tab: 2 years, on the US store.","transducer_type":"Three 14 mm electret condenser capsules. An electret condenser is stored as condenser.","capsule_size_mm":"Element: three 14 mm electret condenser capsules.","capsule_count":"Element: three 14 mm electret condenser capsules.","polar_patterns":"Four selectable patterns: cardioid, omnidirectional, bi-directional, stereo.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency response 20Hz - 20kHz, no tolerance given.","sensitivity_dbfs":"Printed as -8 dBFS +-4 dB at 94 dB SPL, 1 kHz, default volume. No minimum gain value is given. The output is digital over USB.","snr_db":"Printed as at least 90 dB at 1 kHz and 0 dBFS, A-weighted. The stored value is the stated minimum.","connection_types":"Connection type: USB-C and a 3.5 mm headphone output. The headphone output does not carry the microphone signal to a computer.","usb_connector":"Connection type: USB-C.","cable_host_connector":"Box list: 3m USB-C to USB-C cable and a USB-C to USB-A adapter. The cable has a USB-C plug on the computer end. The adapter is for USB-A computers.","cable_length_m":"Box list: 3m USB-C to USB-C cable.","max_bit_depth_bits":"32-bit/192kHz recording. The HP datasheet lists bit depths 16, 24 and 32 bit. Whether 32 bit is float or integer is not stated, so float_32_bit is left out.","max_sample_rate_khz":"32-bit/192kHz recording. The HP datasheet lists 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz.","headphone_jack":"Connection type: USB-C and a 3.5mm headphone output.","onboard_controls":"The multifunction knob selects and adjusts microphone gain, headphone volume, monitor mix and the polar pattern. A tap-to-mute sensor mutes the microphone.","mount_threads":"The shock mount joint is compatible with 3/8 in and 5/8 in threading.","shock_mount":"Pre-attached, detachable vibration-dampening shock mount. Included shock mount and stand.","desk_stand_included":"The overview names an included shock mount and stand, and the weight line lists a microphone stand.","rgb_lighting":"Over 100 individually customizable aRGB LEDs. A separate LED VU meter and status LEDs exist, but the aRGB lighting is decorative.","software_name":"Customizable in HyperX NGENUITY Software.","os_compatibility":"Compatibility: PC, Mac. Software compatibility: HyperX NGENUITY. The page lists no other operating system.","weight_g":"The HyperX store product data and the HP datasheet give the microphone as 345 g. The page text prints .76 lb.","in_the_box":"Box list as printed: HyperX QuadCast 2 S USB Microphone, 3m USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A adapter, Quick Start Guide. The shock mount and the stand are part of the product and are not named in the list."}},{"url":"https://tdbaltic.ee/leaflets/HYPERX/9A273AA.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["spec_sheet_url","model_numbers","transducer_type","capsule_size_mm","capsule_count","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbfs","snr_db","connection_types","usb_connector","cable_host_connector","cable_length_m","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","headphone_jack","weight_g","os_compatibility","software_name"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"HyperX datasheet for product number 9A273AA, hosted by the distributor TD Baltic.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency response (microphone): 20 Hz to 20 kHz.","sensitivity_dbfs":"Sensitivity (microphone): -8 dBFS +-4 dB, 94 dB SPL at 1 kHz, default volume.","snr_db":"Signal-to-noise ratio at least 90 dB, 1 kHz and 0 dBFS, A-weighted. The sheet also prints THD+N of at most 0.05 % at 1 kHz and 0 dBFS, which is not a max SPL limit and is not stored.","cable_host_connector":"Cable type: USB-C to USB-C with USB-A adapter.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Bit-depth: 16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit. Sampling rates: 44.1, 48, 96 and 192 kHz.","weight_g":"Metric weight lines: Microphone 345 g. Shock mount and stand 142 g. Microphone stand 272 g. Total 836 g with USB cable. No weight with the stand attached and without the cable is printed, so weight_with_stand_g is left out.","os_compatibility":"Compatibility statement: PC, Mac. 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The US page says the same.","release_date":"Japan sale from mid-October 2024 per PC Watch. The US availability is November 2024 per Tom's Hardware."}},{"url":"https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1619900.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"PC Watch, 2024-08-30: HP Japan announces the QuadCast 2 S for mid-October 2024 at 32,000 yen. The US launch was later, so the stored month follows the Tom's Hardware release date."}},{"url":"https://tomshardware.com/peripherals/microphones/hyperx-finally-updates-its-quadcast-gaming-mic-for-real-quadcast-2-and-2-s-get-boost-in-recording-quality","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd","release_date","transducer_type","capsule_size_mm","capsule_count"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Published 2024-08-20: the QuadCast 2 and QuadCast 2 S are announced today.","launch_price_usd":"The QuadCast 2 S is expected to be available in November for $199.99.","release_date":"Expected to be available in November 2024.","capsule_size_mm":"Three 14 mm electret condenser capsules, from the specs."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/microphones/hyperx-quadcast-2-s-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","status","address_type","pop_filter","dimensions_mm","weight_g","mount_threads","zero_latency_monitoring","onboard_controls","shock_mount","desk_stand_included","predecessor"],"notes":{"release_date":"Review of 2025-02-21: spec table release date Nov. 2024, MSRP $199.99, both mics available now.","status":"The review says both mics are available now.","address_type":"The multifunction knob is on the front of the cylindrical microphone and tap-to-mute is on the top, so the microphone is spoken into from its side. The HyperX quick start guide of the QuadCast 2 says to place the front of the microphone toward the sound source. No source names the address type in words for the 2 S.","pop_filter":"An internal mesh pop filter behind a metal honeycomb grille.","dimensions_mm":"The review prints 8.375 in (212.73 mm) tall by 2.125 in (53.98 mm) in diameter, without the stand. The microphone stands upright and is spoken into from its side, so the length is the height. The diameter is used for width and depth. The same review weighs the microphone at 344.7 g, which matches the maker. Retailer sizes such as Alza 134 x 256 x 102 mm describe the assembled unit with the stand and are not used.","weight_g":"Review weighs the microphone alone at 344.7 g, 488 g with the shock mount and 275 g for the stand.","mount_threads":"The shock mount has a boom arm attachment for 3/8 in and 5/8 in threading.","zero_latency_monitoring":"The 3.5 mm jack is a direct monitoring jack.","onboard_controls":"Knob on the front adjusts gain, monitor volume and monitor/playback mix. Press and hold the button to switch polar patterns. Tap-to-mute on top.","shock_mount":"A built-in but removable shock mount, attached with two spring-loaded pins.","desk_stand_included":"In the box: a built-in shock mount and a desktop microphone stand.","predecessor":"Tom's Hardware's review calls the QuadCast / QuadCast S the predecessor of the QuadCast 2 S."}},{"url":"https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/microphones/hyperx-quadcast-2-s-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["zero_latency_monitoring","status","weight_g"],"notes":{"zero_latency_monitoring":"Lists a 3.5mm audio jack for zero-latency monitoring.","status":"On sale at $199.99 at Best Buy, Amazon and HP.","weight_g":"Prints 345 g (0.76 lb) for the microphone only and 835 g assembled."}}],"fields_filled":39,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}