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Gear / HyperX QuadCast 2 S

Microphones · Current

HyperX QuadCast 2 S

A USB condenser microphone with four pickup patterns, tap-to-mute and a shock mount.

USB-C · 3.5 mm headphone

Before you choose it
For one voice, use the cardioid pattern and keep it close: the omnidirectional and stereo patterns take in the whole room by design.

View at HyperX ↗Check it in your setup

What else you need to use it

QuadCast 2 S
A USB-A or USB-C port
A boom arm, if you want it closer
Wired headphones with a 3.5 mm plug
HyperX NGENUITY

Worked out from HyperX’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.

Optional

  • A boom arm, if you want it closer. A desk stand is in the box. An arm lets you bring the microphone nearer your mouth without it sitting in the camera shot; check the arm fits its 3/8-inch or 5/8-inch thread.
  • Wired headphones with a 3.5 mm plug. Its headphone socket lets you hear yourself straight from the microphone, before the computer adds delay. Headphone test
  • HyperX NGENUITY. The maker’s app sets its processing and controls.

In the box

  • A USB-A or USB-C port. An adapter in the box lets the cable fit either port. The port’s speed still applies.

When this model makes sense

  • Record one voice straight over USB; get the placement right before adding effects.
  • Use its headphone socket to hear yourself while you set distance and gain.
  • Keep a simple one-voice setup without buying an XLR interface. Add one only when you need another input.

The USB versus XLR guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.

Connections and specs

Full name
HyperX QuadCast 2 S
Still sold
Yes, a current model
Type
Microphones
Connection
Connector shape
USB-C; 3.5 mm headphoneA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
Audio outputs
USB
Connects by
USB
Microphone type
Condenser (three 14 mm electret capsules)
Pickup pattern
Cardioid; Omnidirectional; Bidirectional; Stereo
Frequency response
20 Hz - 20 kHz
Sensitivity
-8 dBFS ±4 dB (94 dB SPL at 1 kHz, default volume)
Self-noise
Below -80 dBV (A-weighted)
Signal-to-noise ratio
90 dB or more (at 1 kHz/0 dBFS, A-weighted)
Audio resolution
Up to 32-bit/192 kHz
Software
HyperX NGENUITY
Direct monitoring
YesWhat direct monitoring does →
Controls
Tap to mute
Yes
Size and mounting
Mounts
Detachable shock mount on a desk stand; 3/8-inch and 5/8-inch threads on the shock mount joint
Weight
Microphone 0.76 lb; shock mount and stand 0.31 lb; stand 0.59 lb; 1.84 lb in total with the USB cable
In the box
Included parts
HyperX QuadCast 2 S USB Microphone; Shock mount and desk stand, attached; 3 m USB-C to USB-C cable; USB-C to USB-A adapter; Quick Start Guide
Computer
Operating systems
PC; Mac

Check these conditions first

Not yet confirmed from HyperX’s documents: max SPL. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.

For a microphone, set your distance and input gain before adding any processing. Speak as loudly as you will on stream, listen back to a recording and leave some headroom. Judge a USB/XLR microphone in the mode you will use: its USB voice processing does not carry over to XLR.

What is included, and what may be missing

  • HyperX QuadCast 2 S USB Microphone
  • Shock mount and desk stand, attached
  • 3 m USB-C to USB-C cable
  • USB-C to USB-A adapter
  • Quick Start Guide

Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.

Place it in the complete setup

Your signal pathFrom my PC
WebcamUSB video out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
USB videoUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
WebcamUSB video out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
USB videoUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
━━ Video┄┄ Audio··· Network┄ Power
Every connection
  1. Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  2. Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  3. Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
  4. Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
  5. Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power

The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the HyperX QuadCast 2 S goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.

The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.

Compare it head to head

Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.

Guides and setups that use it

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