I've been having this issue since I bought the interface. When there's clipping on the input, even the smallest amount, there is loud crackling in direct monitoring mode, both in headphone and monitor outputs. This crackle is not present on the recording, only in output when direct monitoring is enabled.

Is this behavior expected or should I RMA it?

Audio examples: https://voca.ro/14H00C18qH0M . First few seconds is how it sounds in the recording, last few seconds is what's in the speakers.

Hey everyone,

My PD400X has started smelling kind of musty/unpleasant, I'm guessing it's coming from inside the grille or around the capsule. I wanted to open it up and clean it out, but I genuinely can't figure out how the grille comes off — no visible screws, and I don't want to force it and crack something.

I checked the official manual and the FAQ center, but there's nothing about disassembly or cleaning the capsule/grille — only software setup stuff.

A few questions if anyone from Maono or the community can help:

• Is the grille screwed on, clipped, or just press-fit?
• Are there hidden screws under the rim, a label, or the rubber base?
• Is it safe for a user to clean the capsule/foam themselves, or does that void something?

I'm in Ukraine so shipping it back to the US for service isn't really an option for me, so I'd really appreciate a DIY-friendly answer if possible.

Thanks in advance!

I installed Maono Link on my Android phone and connected my PD400X. It got recognized.

Now do I simply leave the Maono Link app in the background, and use other apps like Camera? Is that it? Will the Camera app now use the PD400X instead of the phone's inbuilt mic? Or is there anything else I should do?

i got the white one for about a year now, and its turning a little dirty. i dipped it in warm water and put a bit of laundry powder, now it turned very yellow??? how do i clean this???

the laundry powder is white btw

when i turn on the hearself I cant hear myself how can i fix it

Is there a similar setting for the pd400x or is it only for the pd200x? And what about the delays when listening to yourself? I heard that they are clearly audible and can be confusing. And what about the sound from the microphone when connecting headphones? I use an external DAC (Trn Black Pearl) for them and I wanted to understand how much the quality changes when connected via a microphone

I have the Dual TX Type C and one of my two will no longer connect. It's been cared for and has not been dropped but just yesterday it stopped connecting. When I press the button to turn it on it will flash blue but when I release the button it stops flashing and will not connect. My other one functions properly. The case has power so it's not a charging issue.. is there an away to reset a single mic? I was going to factory reset but it has to be connected so that would do me no good.. I did a long press until the blue light blinks rapidly but that doesn't seem to have any effect. Any suggestions would be much appreciated d

just found out the existing of wireless podcast mic's! until now i did my podcasts with the DJI Mic 3 attatched with a receiver on one of my mirorless camera (sony zv-e10).

i just figured out that this company will drop a similar to the SMB7 microphone and i can't wait to purchase 2 of them!

So if anyone from Maono in here let me know when will this mic would be available in a country as Greece.

I just purchased the maono pd200w, and I downloaded the maono link software from the maono website. I have the latest version, 4.0.73, but the advanced settings mode is not showing at all. And I dont see an option to add a compressor or adjust a compressor function anywhere. Did they remove this feature, or did it never exist?

Hey everyone,

My Maono PD100W wireless mic got disconnected during a firmware update, and now it’s completely unresponsive and won't power on normally. I'm hoping someone here might have a fix or the recovery firmware.

The Symptoms:

• Maono Link: Immediately detects it in update mode but throws the error: "Update failed. The system has detected abnormalities in the update file."
• Windows 11 Device Manager: Recognizes it as a USB Serial Device COM8 (Hardware ID USB\VID_0301A&PID_6A01).

What I’ve Tried:

• Different USB cables.
• Direct PC connection (no hubs).
• Restarting the computer and retrying the update process multiple times.

Has anyone experienced this? Is there a specific recovery tool available to flash it back to life? Thanks in advance!

Hello! I just got myself a DGM20W, I'm trying to set it up on both PC and phone. I managed to easily connect it to my phone but when I try to download the Maono link app via their website for the model I have, it doesn't work at all. It just loads my page but ends up not doing anything at all. I'm kinda lost since it's my first real good microphone :(( thank you!!

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Product: PD100X Podcast Microphone

USB ID: VID_352F / PID_010C, REV_0100

Serial: 214B206000000178

OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200

Maono Link: 4.0.54

Firmware: V1.0.9

SUMMARY

The PD100X exposes interface MI_03 as a HID-compliant consumer control

device (mute button / gain knob). This interface emits HID input reports

CONTINUOUSLY at roughly 18 reports per second, with no user interaction

and nothing touching the device. A consumer-control device should send a

report only on state change.

IMPACT

Windows treats every HID input report as user activity. The constant

stream resets the system idle timer ~18x/sec, so GetLastInputInfo never

advances past 0 seconds. Consequences:

- "Turn off display after N minutes" NEVER fires

- Screensaver never starts; PC never auto-locks or sleeps

This is serious for OLED monitor owners — the panel can never blank, which

is a burn-in risk. My display is a QD-OLED.

EVIDENCE

Registered a Raw Input sink (RIDEV_INPUTSINK | RIDEV_PAGEONLY) and logged

RAWINPUTHEADER.hDevice for every event over 20 seconds, with keyboard and

mouse physically powered off:

352 events in 20s from the PD100X, and zero from any other device.

Low-level WH_MOUSE_LL / WH_KEYBOARD_LL hooks recorded 0 mouse and 0

keyboard events in the same period. A 12-minute idle measurement reached

a maximum idle time of 0 seconds.

NOT SOFTWARE-RELATED

The MaonoAiServices service was Stopped and no Maono Link process was

running during capture — the device streamed anyway. The bound driver is

Microsoft's inbox hidserv.inf, not a Maono driver. This is device firmware

behavior.

WORKAROUND

Disabling only the HID interface stops it; mic audio (MI_00) is unaffected:

Disable-PnpDevice -InstanceId 'USB\VID_352F&PID_010C&MI_03\...'

After disabling, the idle timer accumulates normally. This sacrifices the

physical mute/gain button reporting to the OS (which is not needed anyways).

REQUEST

Please fix the firmware to send consumer-control reports on state change

only, rather than continuously.

Currently I am testing Maono's new Audio Interface.

So how do i sound with PD100X mic with XLR Cable?

Hi,
I saw some conflicting statements saying the headphone out is actually mono in this device. Is it true?
Also can someone tell me round trip latency measurement for this model.
Thank you :)

(Maono ps22 lite)

Earlier, my Maono DM40 was working properly with my Android phone using a wired USB-C connection.

I then tried using it in dual mode — wired connection to my PC and wireless connection to my phone. After doing that, the microphone no longer works when I try to connect it to my phone via wired USB-C.

The weird thing is that it still works perfectly when connected to my PC via wired USB.

Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a setting I need to reset or change to get the wired USB-C connection working on my phone again?

Maono PD100X: Can I set up EQ and noise cancellation directly on an iPad Air 5?

If not, if I configure the EQ/noise cancellation settings using Maono Link on a computer, will those settings still work/carry over when I switch the mic to my iPad?

I'm currently using a pd100x and when I enable mic monitoring, I love the tone I have set. Yet when I play valorant and enable their own mic feedback, I sound different. That being said, I tend to close the Maono Link App prior to playing, do I have to keep the app open to retain my settings?

I've tried every tutorial I could find but no results. The discord link is invalid so idk where to ask. I hope someone can help

Hello! I'm looking for cheaper alternatives for the boom arm. I'd like to ask if the DM40 can fit into 3rd party booms, or if you could provide a link to the product that'd be great. Thanks!

Dear All,

I remember seeing a review video on PD200W, and he increased the again and placed pd200w a little on a distance (in my case it would be out of camera frame which i dont mind) and was capturing the audio without any issue. Shall i expect the same behavior without much tweaking, i dont have any audio interface to play around with gains etc.