HyperX QuadCast Review – An Excellent Microphone for Streamers
The HyperX Quadcast has become a favorite for many, due to its excellent design and interesting functions. For those who want to know everything about it, follow the full review of the Hyperx Quadcast below.
The HyperX QuadCast is a microphone aimed at streamers and youtubers because it has a very elegant look with its red LEDs and very interesting features. The microphone can be found in the R$ 1,000.00 range (the price varies from 700 to 1000 depending on the rise of the dollar).
HyperX Quadcast Microphone – Design
It has an excellent design, with vibrant black and red colors, it was built to be, in addition to a microphone, a visual resource for the scene, as it has red LEDs indicating when it is functional and contains foam to avoid puffs integrated into the internal part, bringing a very elegant design and visually pleasing to look at.
HyperX Quadcast Microphone – Features
If you want differentials, the Hyperx Quadcast is full of them, see below the features it offers:
- Gain control at the bottom to adjust how loudly it picks up your voice.
- Touch-sensitive button on top to mute and unmute the microphone.
- Four polar patterns to choose how your voice or instrument will be captured.
- And it has a P2 input so you can have microphone feedback.
HyperX Quadcast Microphone – Quality
It is a microphone with excellent quality, you can analyze the real quality in the video below which has no treatment whatsoever and the audio is “pure”:
The video tests the 4 polar patterns: Stereo, Omnidirectional, Cardioid, Bidirectional.
HyperX Quadcast Microphone – Technical Specifications
Microphone | |
|---|---|
| Energy Consumption: | 5V 125mA |
| Bitrate/sample: | 48kHz/16-bit |
| Element: | Electret condenser microphone |
| Capacitor type: | Three 14mm capacitors |
| Polar pattern: | Stereo, Omnidirectional, Cardioid, Bidirectional |
| Frequency response: | 20Hz–20kHz |
| Sensitivity: | -36dB (1V/Pa at 1kHz) |
| Cable length: | 3 m |
| Weight: | Microphone: 254 g Shock mount base and pedestal: 364 g Total with USB cable: 710 g |
Headphone output | |
| Impedance: | 32 Ω |
| Frequency response: | 20Hz – 20kHz |
| Maximum power output: | 7mW |
| THD: | ≤ 0.05% (1kHz/0dBFS) |
| SNR: | ≥ 90dB (1kHZ, RL=∞) |
Conclusion
In the review of the HyperX Quadcast microphone we can confirm its excellent quality and beautiful design, being an additional resource for those who want quality and at the same time want the microphone to be part of their scenery, and it also presents itself as a microphone without complications to be used, just plug in the USB and use it however you want.
One thing that could be improved is the price, which is a bit high for what the microphone delivers. For these prices you can get something much more professional, but if you need the look combined with quality, it is a strong recommendation.
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