{"data":{"slug":"maono-pd300x","type":"microphone","brand":"Maono","name":"PD300X","aliases":["Maono PD300X","MAONO PD300X Dynamic Microphone","PD300X USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone","PD300XT"],"release_date":"2025-01","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/maono-pd300x","specs":{"series":"PD","model_numbers":["PD300X","PD300XT"],"gtins":["6938646084570","6938699618265"],"announce_date":"2025-01-16","status":"available","predecessor":"maono-pd200x","successor":null,"launch_price_usd":99.99,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Black"],"manufacturer_url":"https://maono.com/products/maono-pd300x-usb-and-xlr-dynamic-microphone","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/PD300X-User-Manual","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":1,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":null,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":40,"max_hz":16000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":-52,"sensitivity_dbfs":null,"max_spl_db":130,"max_spl_thd_percent":null,"self_noise_dba":null,"noise_floor_dbfs":null,"snr_db":null,"dynamic_range_db":null,"output_impedance_ohm":null,"connection_types":["usb","xlr"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":"usb_c","cable_host_connector":null,"cable_length_m":null,"phantom_power":"not_required","max_bit_depth_bits":24,"max_sample_rate_khz":192,"float_32_bit":false,"headphone_jack":true,"zero_latency_monitoring":true,"onboard_controls":["gain","headphone_volume","monitor_mix","mute"],"onboard_processing":["noise_gate","eq","high_pass_filter","compressor","limiter"],"mount_threads":["5_8_inch","3_8_inch"],"shock_mount":"included","pop_filter":["foam_windscreen"],"desk_stand_included":false,"housing_material":"All-metal","rgb_lighting":false,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":"Maono Link","firmware_updatable":true,"os_compatibility":["windows","macos","ios","android"],"console_compatibility":null,"dimensions_mm":null,"weight_g":null,"weight_with_stand_g":null,"other_certifications":null,"in_the_box":["USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone","5/8\" to 3/8\" Thread Adapter","USB A&C to USB C 2-in-1 Cable","User Manual"]},"variants":[{"model_number":"PD300XT","gtin":"6938699618265","desk_stand_included":true,"in_the_box":["USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone","Microphone Stand","USB-C to USB-A&C Cable","5/8\" to 3/8\" Thread Adapter","User Manual"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://maono.com/products/maono-pd300x-usb-and-xlr-dynamic-microphone","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["series","status","manufacturer_url","colors","warranty_years","transducer_type","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","max_spl_db","connection_types","usb_connector","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","float_32_bit","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","housing_material","rgb_lighting","software_name","firmware_updatable","os_compatibility","model_numbers"],"notes":{"series":"The Maono help center files the PD300X under Microphone, PD Series.","status":"In stock on the Maono US store with an Add to cart button at 119.99 USD, list price 129.99 USD.","colors":"The store sells only the black microphone. Tom's Guide also names white and pink, which no maker source confirms.","warranty_years":"12 Month Warranty Protection on the store page, US store. Amazon US lists a 2 Year Manufacturer warranty for its own listing.","transducer_type":"Spec: Element Type, Dynamic.","polar_patterns":"Spec: Polar Pattern, Cardioid. Amazon's item data says Unidirectional.","frequency_response_hz":"Spec: Frequency Response 40Hz-16kHz. The manual prints the same range. GSMGoTech prints 50 Hz to 16 kHz, which no maker source supports.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Spec: Sensitivity XLR:-52dBV. The manual prints -52dBV/Pa.","max_spl_db":"Spec: Max.SPL >130dB SPL. The manual prints 130dB SPL with no distortion level. Tom's Guide prints 135 dB. The manual is stored.","connection_types":"Spec: Connection Type, USB, USB Type-C, XLR.","usb_connector":"Spec: Connection Type, USB Type-C. The FAQ says connect the Type-C port to the computer.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Spec: Bit Depth/Sample Rate 24bit/192kHz.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Spec: Bit Depth/Sample Rate 24bit/192kHz. The FAQ says the microphone supports 24bit/48kHz or 24bit/192kHz output. The Maono Link recorder defaults to 48 kHz and 16 bit.","float_32_bit":"Only 24-bit is listed, so no 32-bit float format.","onboard_processing":"The page lists EQ, limiter and compressor adjustment in Maono Link and a 5-level noise reduction system with a one-button noise reduction. Amazon lists On-Board DSP as a special feature. See the manual entry for the basis. It is not stated that the settings stay active with the app closed.","shock_mount":"FAQ: all-metal body, including a shock mount.","pop_filter":"Page: a high porosity foam filter blocks plosives. Digital Camera World and CHIP say the foam slides off the head of the microphone.","housing_material":"FAQ: the PD300X features an all-metal body, including a shock mount.","rgb_lighting":"FAQ: the PD200X has changeable RGB lighting effects and is more suitable for game live broadcast, as against the PD300X. The PD300X has an LED ring on the knob that shows level and mode, which does not count as decorative lighting.","software_name":"Page: EQ, limiter and compressor adjustment in Maono Link.","firmware_updatable":"FAQ: use Maono Link to check whether the product runs the latest firmware and download newer firmware.","os_compatibility":"Page: compatible devices Laptop, Audio Interface, Personal Computer, MAC iOS, Smartphone. See the manual and FAQ entries for the system versions.","model_numbers":"The store variants are PD300X Mic Only, PD300XT With Stand Table and two PD300XS kits with a BA37 or BA92 boom arm. The boom arm kits change the box and not the microphone, so they are not stored."}},{"url":"https://maono.com/products/maono-pd300x-usb-and-xlr-dynamic-microphone.json","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Store variant barcodes. 6938646084570 is PD300X Mic Only and 6938699618265 is PD300XT With Stand Table. The PD300XS kits have their own barcodes and are not stored.","model_numbers":"Store variant titles PD300X and PD300XT. Store SKU of the mic only variant is C.01.01.002.00897.","variants":"The PD300XT row is the kit with the desk stand."}},{"url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/F1Ft9E1E4GL.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","address_type","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","max_spl_db","connection_types","usb_connector","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","headphone_jack","zero_latency_monitoring","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","mount_threads","shock_mount","housing_material","software_name","os_compatibility","in_the_box"],"notes":{"transducer_type":"English user manual, page 3 specification: Element Type, Dynamic. The file is the maker's 122 page, 7 language manual and was read as page images.","capsule_count":"Page 3 features: a high-resolution customized capsule, singular. No count is printed.","polar_patterns":"Page 3: Polar Pattern, Cardioid.","address_type":"Page 11 is titled End-address microphone and says to ensure the microphone grill faces the audio source.","frequency_response_hz":"Page 3: Frequency Reponse 40Hz-16kHz. Page 4 has the response graph.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Page 4: Sensitivity XLR: -52dBV/Pa. The USB value -10.5dBFS/Pa (Max) is not stored. The (Max) wording and the numbers fit the maximum gain of +42 dB, and this field wants a value at minimum gain.","max_spl_db":"Page 4: Max. SPL 130dB SPL. No distortion level is printed.","connection_types":"Page 3: Connectivity, XLR & USB-C.","usb_connector":"Page 2 overview: USB-C. The box cable is a USB A&C to USB C 2-in-1 cable. Its computer end takes both USB-A and USB-C, so the cable host plug is not stored.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Page 3: Sample Rate 192kHz/24bit.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Page 3: Sample Rate 192kHz/24bit.","headphone_jack":"Page 2 overview: 3.5mm Headphone Jack on the back of the microphone.","zero_latency_monitoring":"Page 3 says the microphone has a real-time voice monitoring function. Amazon's image says 0-Delay Monitoring and CHIP says monitoring without delay.","onboard_controls":"Page 9: the 3-in-1 knob adjusts microphone gain, headphone volume and monitor mix, and a mode with a custom function. The mute button mutes on a short press.","onboard_processing":"Page 3 lists Advanced DSP function. The description names 10-band EQ, Hi-pass filter, Low-pass filter, Noise Gate, Compressor and Limiter. Page 9: holding the mute button for 2 s turns on the custom function, which can be noise gate, EQ preset or EQ custom. Noise gate is the default custom function. Low-pass filter has no matching option.","mount_threads":"Page 2 packing list: 5/8\" to 3/8\" Thread Adapter, and the stand adapter on the shock mount.","shock_mount":"Page 3 features: Shock mount included. Page 2 overview shows the shock mount.","housing_material":"Page 3 features: All-metal body.","software_name":"Page 3: Maono Link software. Pages 13 and 14 give the Maono Link guide.","os_compatibility":"Page 4: Compatible OS Windows10, Mac OS 10.15, iOS 15 or higher. A note on page 2 says an MFi-certified USB-C to Lightning microphone cable is needed for iOS devices. Android comes from the FAQ.","in_the_box":"Page 2 packing list, without the counts of 1 each."}},{"url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/PD300X-User-Manual","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Maono help center page PD300X User Manual with downloads in English, German, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French and Italian."}},{"url":"https://faq.maono.com/docs/PD300X-FAQs","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["connection_types","max_sample_rate_khz","phantom_power","firmware_updatable","os_compatibility","onboard_controls"],"notes":{"connection_types":"Q1: PD300X supports USB or XLR wired connections. USB connects to computers, smartphones or tablets and XLR works with audio interfaces.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Q6: 24bit/48kHz or 24bit/192kHz audio output.","phantom_power":"Q10: Is 48V phantom power required? No. It is a dynamic microphone that does not require external 48V phantom power.","firmware_updatable":"Q17: update the microphone's firmware to the latest version through Maono Link.","os_compatibility":"Q3: Android phones connect to the Type-C port and some need OTG. iPhone 15 and above connect directly. iPhone 14 and below need a Lightning-to-USB adapter. Q17: Windows 10 1803 and macOS 10.13 or later for professional software. Tablets are named for USB use, but no tablet operating system is named.","onboard_controls":"Q14: in XLR mode the knobs and lights are disabled and the audio interface controls volume. In USB mode the knobs adjust volume and monitoring."}},{"url":"https://update.maono.com/Html/PD300X/PD300X%20User%20Guide.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["onboard_processing","onboard_controls","software_name"],"notes":{"onboard_processing":"Software guide: the Basic area has a noise reduction gate, the Scene area has PEQ, limiter and compressor, and HPF and LPF. The effector supports up to 24 bit/192 kHz and new functions come with firmware upgrades. The mute button long press turns on noise gate, microphone monitoring, headset monitoring or lights.","onboard_controls":"Software guide: the mute button supports custom functions on a long press.","software_name":"Maono Link software functions for the PD300X."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ5CWB2X","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["in_the_box","zero_latency_monitoring","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","model_numbers","warranty_years"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Included Components: 5/8\" to 3/8\" Thread Adapter, USB-C to USB-A&C Cable, USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone, User Manual. The maker's page image gives the same four items.","zero_latency_monitoring":"Maker A+ content on the listing: 0-Delay Monitoring.","onboard_processing":"Special Feature: On-Board DSP. The bullets name limiters, compressors and high-pass filters in Maono Link.","shock_mount":"A+ content: Metal Shock Mount.","pop_filter":"A+ content: Microphone Windscreen.","model_numbers":"Item data: Model Number PD300X, Mfr Part Number PD300X. The PD300XT is its own listing with Mfr Part Number PD300XT.","warranty_years":"Item data: Warranty Description, 2 Year Manufacturer. The maker's own store says 12 months."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRXC59LL","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants","desk_stand_included","in_the_box","model_numbers"],"notes":{"variants":"The PD300XT listing is the microphone with a desktop stand.","desk_stand_included":"Included Components of the PD300XT: Microphone Stand.","in_the_box":"Included Components: 5/8\" to 3/8\" Thread Adapter, Microphone Stand, USB-C to USB-A&C Cable, USB/XLR Dynamic Microphone, User Manual.","model_numbers":"Item data: Model Number PD300XT Dynamic Microphone, Mfr Part Number PD300XT."}},{"url":"https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/audio/microphones/maono-pd300x-usb-xlr-podcasting-microphone-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["headphone_jack","onboard_controls","pop_filter","shock_mount"],"notes":{"headphone_jack":"Review of 30 May 2025: headphones plug into the rear of the microphone.","onboard_controls":"Review: a control knob adjusts input level and headphone volume, pressing it toggles between them, and a mute button is on the body.","pop_filter":"Review: slide off the foam pop-shield and you find the capsule behind a metal mesh.","shock_mount":"Review: the PD300X ships in a shock mount, a circular rubber cradle that suspends the microphone in a metal ring."}},{"url":"https://www.chip.pl/2025/01/maono-pd300x-i-mikrofon-dynamiczny","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","announce_date","zero_latency_monitoring","pop_filter","predecessor"],"notes":{"release_date":"CHIP article of 16 January 2025: the microphone debuts today on the global market and can already be bought on Amazon.","announce_date":"Same article dated 16.01.2025, the day of the global debut. The microphone was shown at CES 2025 in the same month.","zero_latency_monitoring":"Article: the headphone jack on the back monitors what the microphone records without delay.","pop_filter":"Article: the capsule sits under a thick removable foam, a pop filter.","predecessor":"Chip.pl's launch article calls the PD200X the predecessor of the PD300X."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmgotech.com/2025/04/maono-pd300x-debuts-professional.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Launch price of 99.99 USD. CHIP says the Amazon US price at debut was about 100 USD. The Maono store now lists 119.99 USD."}},{"url":"https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/maono-pd300x-microphone-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"CGMagazine's review calls the PD200X the predecessor of the PD300X."}}],"fields_filled":38,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}