Hyper X Quadcast 2 Review/Test

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Today I'm reivewing and demoing the Hyperx Quadcast 2, a multipattern USB condenser microphone. This thing offers a nice sound quality, a fairly intuitive operation, a capacitive mute button, and everything you need to start recording. It's a nice improvement over the gen 1 with improved sound quality, A/D and D/A converters and functionality. 

Today I review the Fifine AM8, a budget USB/XLR dynamic microphone that only costs around $50. As mentioned this has an XLR & USB output which can be used simultaneously, a 3.5mm headphone jack which offers computer playback and zero latency monitoring, a capacitive mute button, and RGB LIGHTS!!! Sound wise I perceive it as slightly V-shaped where the lower & higher frequencies overpower the mid frequencies, but overall it sounds pretty darn good especially considering the price. There is one flaw with this microphone which makes me only kind of recommend it, the mount which makes the microphone very floppy.

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RECORDING SETTINGS:

Conversion: 24-bit / 48kHz

Mic-Gain: 11:00dB

Computer Input Level: 33%

Boosted in Post: +7dB

SPECS:

Polar Pattern: Cardioid, Omni, Stereo, Bi-directional

Freq Response: 20Hz - 20kHz

Sensitivity: -7.5dB

A/D & D/A: 16/24-bit / 44.1-96khz

00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 

00:25 - What’s in the Box

00:42 - Build Quality / Walkthrough

01:34 - Specifications

01:42 - Operation Walkthrough

02:32 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation) 

02:51 - Cardioid / Omni / Stereo / Figure-8 Demo

04:03 - Plosive Test

04:16 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test

04:36 - Background Noise Test 

04:49 - Untreated Room Test

05:09 - Mic Resonance Tap Test

05:23 - Desktop Stand Demo

06:02 - Mute Button Test

06:18 - Does it ASMR Test?

07:02 - Samson Go Mic Comparison

07:26 - HyperX Solocast Comparison

07:53 - HyperX Quadcast Original Comparison

08:23 - Blue Yeti Comparison

08:55 - Sennheiser Profile USB Comparison

09:28 - Audio Technica AT2020 USB-X Comparison

09:58 - Elgato Wave 3 Comparison

10:30 - Rode NT-USB+ Comparison

11:04 - Logitech Blue Yeti X Comparison

11:39 - Shure SM57 Comparison

12:12 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison

12:40 - Music Test

15:04 - Pros & Cons 

16:29 - Overall Thoughts

17:49 - Recommendation