Customer Ratings & Reviews

This HyperX QuadCast S mic is honestly one of the best microphones I’ve ever used. The sound quality is crisp, clean, and professional — perfect for gaming, streaming, podcasts, or recording. I love that it has multiple pickup patterns, so it works for any setup or room. The RGB lighting looks amazing and really elevates the aesthetic of my desk. It’s plug-and-play, super easy to use, and the mute tap + built-in shock mount are huge bonuses. Clear audio, great design, and reliable performance — definitely a 10/10 purchase.

Got this mic as a replacement for my original quadcast which broke after 4 years of use. I wouldn’t really call this mic an “upgrade”, but it is still really good! The rgb is most certainly an upgraded aspect of this mic. My original quadcast had a dark spot in the rgb, this one has no dark/dim spots, there is more lights, which means more effects to be played with as well! The sound quality is pretty much the same, maybe slightly better. My friends in discord couldn’t tell I had gotten a new mic, other than the volume level being different. I do like that they moved the knob from the bottom and turned it into its own dial. I used to bump it all the time LOL. Overall very good mic, but wouldn’t get it as an upgrade from an original quadcast.

This microphone is incredible great quality love the rgb lighting. Picks up your voice well without picking up background noise. Another awesome feature is that you can connect headphones via the 3.5mm jack, I would recommend this to everyone two thumbs up.

I’ve had this mic for a little over a year and this it’s amazing. Love the sound quality of the mic and how easy it was to swap into my previous boom arm. The RGB is really good looking and bright too. The tap to mute is pretty the best feature ever and it’s so easy to know if you’re muted. Being muted on accident is every gamer’s pet peeve.

Great works amazing and looks really good with my setup just know there is two diff kinds the quad cast s is the one with controllable rgb and the normal quad cast is just red. Both great mics tho!

The mic is kinda pricey,but it’s worth it and it lights up any color you want. If you touch the top of the mic it mutes the mic.

I love the HyperX QuadCast 2. It sounds super clear and makes my voice come out crisp with no distortion. The tap-to-mute feature is very satisfying and easy to use, and the RGB lighting looks clean on my setup. It’s great for gaming, streaming, and talking with friends. Overall, it’s a high-quality mic and definitely worth i

In my career, I have bought many microphones for work. These include the Yeti, Logi, Yeti GX, Yeti Ball, and others. Most provide reasonable sound quality but none like the HyperX Quadcast 2S. I use both Mac and Windows and switch between them often. The sound quality is amazing and works great on both platforms. Anyone wanting free Yeti/Logi microphones, can pick them up! I am never going back.

Really good all around mic for speaking and capturing instrument sound if the room you’re in has decent acoustics.

This microphone delivers impressive sound quality for its price. The audio is clear, with minimal background noise, making it perfect for streaming, recording, or gaming. Setup is quick and easy, and the build feels solid. Overall, it’s a great choice for anyone looking for reliable performance without spending too much money.

I bought this Mic to use in multiple situations, and I just have to say it's very versatile! Sound quality is amazing, and I love the different voice input modes(narrow, wide, Omni, etc). I can tell this Mic is going to be in my office for years to come! Different color settings also make it a fun addition to the desktop setup.

I totally love this microphone. The quality of sound Is amazing.

Beautiful, elegant device, perfect for those who love social media.

A lot of audio quality and a product that feels very premium and beautiful

I have no problem with the Mike and it’s easy to use and step up.

awesome microphone with great lighting effects - upgraded from my Samson and it blends well with my Lian Li build I have Software works good to switch between voice modes depending on the environment and how the mic is pointed towards you. No complaints so far as I’ve used it daily since I bought last month.

The best microphone I've ever had, impeccable sound

Best sounding mic for the price. Previously had a Blue Yeti and this HyperX out performs it in every scenario

Bottom line...the HyperX QuadCast 2 S sits atop HyperX’s current microphone lineup for good reason: it takes everything people really liked about the earlier QuadCast models and makes it even easier and more engaging to use. The interface is more informative and intuitive, the LEDs are more arresting and customizable, the hardware is slightly more capable, the design is more physically forgiving and approachable, and the shock-mount has been redesigned for even easier disassembly. Streamers and content creators operating just a *hair* below the professional level will undoubtedly appreciate the mic’s simplicity of operation and ease-of-use coupled with its stellar audio quality. The mic itself feels substantial and exceptionally well-built. The heavy metal base locks down for a rock-solid hold and the (admittedly cool-looking) crisscross bungee suspension-style shock mount collar is compatible with any other standard 3/8” or 5/8” hardware. There is a sturdy and generously long 3m braided USB-C to USB-C cable in the box with handy USB-A to USB-C adapter included to fit all types of plug-and-play scenarios and devices. Do you also want to be able to pull the mic from its mount and hold it newscaster style? You can *easily* do that, too--just a simple twist of the mic’s body within the shock mount collar releases a few spring-loaded pins and the mic lifts effortlessly out of the stand. Speaking of the stand, kudos to HyperX for a simple design tweak to the mic that keeps cables and connectors from colliding with the vertical arm. The previous QuadCast design had USB and 3.5mm audio connector ports directly at the back of the mic. For hookup, you had to snake the cables through a cutout in the stand to properly route them to the microphone itself making it awkward sometimes to manipulate, move, or plug/unplug the cables. Here, the USB-C port and 3.5mm headphone jack are slightly off center making it stupid-easy and convenient to reach the ports without risking any cable strain or interference between the mounting arm and a particularly long or beefy audio or USB connector. HyperX also gave the QuadCast 2 S some enhanced stage/screen presence with more than 100 addressable RGB LED lights ringing the outside of the microphone’s upper shell. You can create a static or dynamic light pattern/brand image for your audience (or just to entertain yourself) or let the RGB lighting respond in real time as an active VU meter. More complex lighting customization requires use of the NGENUITY companion app; an easy-to-use, if relatively limited, companion app that allows for a little more adjustability of some of the mic’s functions. The only caveat here is that the NGENUITY interface suggests much greater resolution and detail in the RGB effects than you can realistically expect to be rendered on the surface of the mic itself. For example, the app will indicate blank spaces/lines that are easily 2-3 unlit LEDs wide on the preview screen, but the light-diffusing material that covers the mic’s interior spreads out the RGB effects so much that you lose all the pinpoint detail/contrast you might have been shooting for. Those of you with visions of rendering a detailed logo or legible words on the exterior of your QuadCast mic may be slightly disappointed. In terms of all other critical functionality (you know, like its performance and usability in areas *other* than behaving like an addressable RGB disco ball), the HyperX QuadCast 2 S microphone really takes the crown on several fronts. For example, muting and unmuting the mic is effortless, requiring just a single tap to the top panel to toggle between active and mute status. When muted, all the accompanying outside RGB lighting instantly blanks to give a clear visual indicator (for you or your viewers) that the mic is definitively muted. The bottom-mounted gain control dial from the old QuadCast mic has been replaced here by a smaller front-mounted volume control-style multifunction knob with a surprisingly informative LED display that encircles it. While in mic mode, a little microphone icon lights up in the lower left near the multifunction knob while the surrounding LEDs serve as an active VU meter with color-coded signal strength indicators ranging from green to red. When you want to change the gain level, rotating the knob (or a quick press of the knob itself) briefly changes the LEDs to purple to indicate the current/selected gain level. Once you plug in a set of headphones to the 3.5mm jack, you can also cycle various levels with additional quick presses of the multifunction knob. A yellow LED meter and yellow headphone icon in the lower right means you are adjusting headphone monitoring/volume level, while the blue LED display is the mode needed to adjust the monitor/mic mix levels. And another little bit of helpful usability design, the small microphone icon in the circular LED display will also illuminate red in any adjustment mode if the mic happens to be muted at the time—nice! Aside from the customizable RGB lighting, the other big star of the show here is the 4-way selectable polar microphone patterns that allow the QuadCast 2 S to fit a variety of recording environments/scenarios. With a long press of the multifunction knob, you can cycle through cardioid, omnidirectional, bidirectional, and stereo polar patterns giving you a flexible recording solution that is optimized for podcasts/streaming, multi-person recordings/conference calls, face-to-face interviews, or musical performances/ASMR production. This feature alone isn’t unique to HyperX as several other competitors’ offerings give you selectable polar patterns, but where HyperX really takes the guesswork out is the accompanying visual feedback for each setting. As you long-press to the next polar pattern, portions of the LED ring around the tap-to-mute button top also illuminate to indicate the direction(s) of the optimal or favored recording zone(s). Select cardioid and a single red LED segment lights up facing you; select omnidirectional and the entire top ring lights up; the stereo setting illuminates the right and left sides of the LED ring; etc. It’s a helpful and remarkable intuitive way to indicate recording mode and is SO much better than trying to translate some obscure combination of icons/LED colors. Okay, all that sounds great on paper...but how does the mic actually perform? In a word: wonderful. Yes, you can absolutely work your way to better quality recordings, but it’s probably gonna take some extra effort, gear, and expense to get there. Here, recording resolution is supported all the way up to 32-bit/192kHz...that’s probably overkill for a streamer/podcaster, but if you have visions of eventually recording vocals, music, or producing some truly sublime ASMR material, you may be thankful for having all that extra headroom resolution. The mic also features a built-in pop filter to help tame some of those pesky plosives coming through your recordings--though I have read that it may feel a little under-powered if you have an especially breathy or forceful voice. Finally, the NGENUITY client gives you a high-pass filter to help cut out intrusive hums and low-frequency background noise. It’s unfortunate there aren’t a few more advanced sound-shaping options in the companion app (de-esser, noise gate, voice effects, etc.) to help elevate the QuadCast 2 S into serious prosumer microphone territory, but for what you have here, you’re going to be hard pressed to find a better plug-and-play solution that still meets a variety of recording needs. Well-done HyperX—definitely recommended!

Incredible quality and amazing customizable options. Great for streaming or gaming