u/mayihaveoats

So, for the past week or two I've been having issues with my Quadcast S. I first noticed that the lights stopped turning on when I'd turn on or wake up my computer. It'd still be connected but there would be no indicator that it was currently on, and I even checked if maybe it was muted and it was not. The only way I knew it was still connected was because it'd make the Windows disconnect/connect sound every time. I'd just unplug the cable then plug it back in and then it'd light up again. A few days after that, when I'd plug the cable back in, I was getting notifications on my computer that a device wasn't being recognized or that it malfunctioned. I'd keep just unplugging and plugging the cable back in until it worked, which usually it did.

Well... I guess today was its last day on Earth because it didn't want to turn back on after I tried the cable multiple times. I tried different ports on my computer, restarting, tried a different cable, and nothing. Just totally dead.

My Quadcast lasted 5 years, bought around January or February of 2021. This was my first ever stand alone mic I've bought, so I'm unsure if this is a standard amount of time for one of these mics to last. It didn't get heavy use or anything, I used it at least a couple times a month for the past couple years.

Is this normal for this specific mic? I saw some other posts saying theirs lasted anywhere between 1.5 years to 3 years, but that post was like 2 years old now. I'm curious as to what people have to say now or if theirs have lasted as long as mine has or even longer. I'm not necessarily sad it died because it has served me well, but I was also kind of expecting it to last for many more years. Since this was my first HyperX product, I'm not entirely sure about the lifespan of their stuff.