Losing the removable cable specially after they had it in the cloud alpha for years is such a bad move. I had to replace or fix my Cloud 2's due to their cable failing multiple times, havent needed a single change in 2-3 years of using my Alpha's. Such a huge step backwards for no reason
I've had two Cloud Revolvers over the years, the first died a sad death because of the cable, the second is currently in the process of dying for the same reason. Definitely going to take that into consideration when shopping for my next pair of headphones, it's frustrating having to throw away a fully functional pair of relatively expensive headphones just because the very inexpensive cable attached to them can't be replaced.
How do your cables get damaged so easily? I had my HyperX Cloud for like 7 years, and they are fine. My only issue is that the plastic on the outside is starting to turn into oil again. I think I have had it for like 7 years by now. Oh and the fake leather started to peel off pretty soon on the ear cups and headband, so I just replaced the ear cups with the included secondary cloth ones, which was a real pain in the ass btw! I wish replacing the ear cups wasn't so hard.
As a previous owner of HyperX Cloud 2, no removable cable is a deal breaker. The cable was the first thing to go. Also no second set of ear pads in the box is a downgrade from the Cloud 2. Another thing that I hated is the adjustment mechanism that just got very loose after a few years, and I see no improvements on this front either.
I'm sure they'll have another SKU for the bundled version similar to the cloud 2 at a more expensive price point. But yea cloud 2 is still pretty much decent
Given that the Cloud 2 is pretty much just a "gamified" version of the Takstar Pro 80, I guess that the people at HyperX don't actually know what made the Cloud 2 desirable in the first place. Knowing that and thereby also seeing the shortcomings would be essential to actually improving over the "original". Obviously, that expertise is not present over there and therefore this product with all of its "upgrades" has lost its standing in the market. It is regrettable for sure, but cannot be helped apparently. There are very good alternatives nowadays anyway.
1. the normal cloud 2's are wired, so a wireless version is a different product all together 2. nobody ever uses the second earpads 3. the adjustment is fixable
Agreed, I had the HyperX Cloud Silver and the one thing that broke very quickly is the potentiometer on the cable. I swore off non-detachable cables since then.
Interesting fact: The reason the Cloud II has stood the test of time is that they are just re-badged Takstar Pro 80, which are themselves Beyerdynamic DT770 clones. So under the Hyper X badge, they are simply a really good pair of headphones.
Honestly the best description for HyperX clouds is always "it just works." Its cheap and expensive enough that it just right for the price. Been meaning to upgrade my 6yr old Hyperx cloud core
@@nekoonweed me too. i am good with old cloud from 2015/2017 but .. the plastic parts are poorly managed. they melt if you know what I mean. And the lower upper part on the head is falling apart. they look ugly and I'm thinking about replacing them. Well, these Cloud IIIs have a poorly designed upper part of the headphones and I'm afraid of how they will look in a few years.
I've been enjoying my HyperX Cloud AlphaS headset for a couple of years now. No software, just a "7.1" button on the dongle/adapter that helps make the audio a little louder and fuller - but I'm not an audiophile, so I can't really tell you if it adheres to any specific curves. They just sound good. Glad to see they're still making improvements in this product line.
I've been using hyperx cloud alpha (kingston) for few years and it's probably the best headphone I've ever had in the "thing just works" category. They sound very good (neutral profile) for their price and quite sturdy in terms of construction. Plus detachable cable. Can easily recommend them as an alternative
I have mine that's been working perfectly for about 5 years. The ear cushions wore out and I got some for 20 bucks. Cable is still going strong but there's a bit of fraying. The actual metal parts actually look the same as it did 5 years ago out of box. Fucking amazing. Yes I've had better sounding headphones but this is just no complaints, great neutral experience.
I used to use the exact same headphones, had the original cloud's, then the Alphas, then the Alpha S's. I thought they were amazing. Then after I got a proper mic I decided to try a set of Beyerdynamic DT770's, and well... I can't go back to the HyperX stuff anymore, it's just no comparison. So much stuff I can hear in music that I didn't know existed before not to mention being able to pinpoint different sounds in gaming way better. One of the biggest things is sounds don't seem to drown each other out, for example you can still hear footsteps even when there is gunfire. I never realized just how much that was a problem until I tried something better than a pair of proper headphones. This isn't really a diss at the HyperX headphones, they aren't bad at their price, and they are good for a "gaming headset", but it's still a gaming headset.
We have a house full of HyperX headsets. They have been sound great, have been very reliable, and the HyperX memory foam is super comfortable. We have the Original Cloud and Cloud Flight, Cloud Stinger, a couple Cloud Stinger Cores, and a couple of the newer PS5 co-branded Cloud Flights. None of the corded models have had any issues despite being tortured by kids (knock on wood). I've been daily driving the original Cloud Flight model for work (and games). After 2 full years of 8hr+/day use the battery needs charged after a couple days (instead of once a week) and I wore out the pleather on the ear cups. I and bought a replacement set of OEM ear cups direct from HyperX for less than most of the replacement options on Amazon.
My cloud 2s are 5+ years old. Ofc the padding looks horrible after all that time but everything still functions normally. Bought replacement pads and headband for cheap online. Because I have broken them in, It really does feel like wearing a pillow on my head.
My Sennheiser PC37X ear pads still looks brand new after 5 years, gotta love that velour finish! Never got why so many companies use vinyl ear pads, I find them extremely uncomfortable and they never last long.
Wait, you can replace the headband? The fake leather on mine peeled off last year and I've had them since late 2015, the memory foam is holding up well and just as comfortable without the leather but it's a bit of an eyesore, the earpads themselves are actually still holding up though, still haven't used those foam one's they include in the box.
The cable on the Cloud II (alongside what seemed to be a quiet microphone) seemed to be my only issues with those. The cable issue was solved by the Cloud Flights (although they now do a wireless version of the Cloud IIs). The sound profile is relatively balanced, they're the most comfortable headset I've ever worn personally and the sound quality is pretty good, especially for the price point. Shame they attached the cable directly in though, I want to see peripherals have detachable cables more often. Hope for a wireless variant of these
They missed the opportunity to fix the cable issue. A removeable cable would make these amazing for the price point. The HyperX Cloud Alpha is still imo the best HyperX headset because it's priced similarly to the Cloud 3 and offers a removable cable. Though I'm sure Black Friday deals or Amazon Prime Day deals will bring the Cloud 3 down to $60-$70 or lower so at that price it will be a good buy
Is the connection to the headset able to move/turn on the Alpha? Or is it in a fixed position? Cause if the former is the case then its also a nono for me. Jack connection wear off quickly if they re able to move. If not, then im getting the Alpha S which at least has USB connection to the PC. No idea why they shoot themselves into their own foot by doing things like still using the outdated jack connections and the awful decision for the Cloud III to have a unremovable cable...
Wow, many people complaining about the cable. I've had my cloud 2s since 2018, I regularly drive over the cable with my chair wheels, like almost every day :D The only problem I've had is the earcups wore down and had to be replaced.
i bought these two weeks ago and while they’re very comfortable , the sound has no sub bass at all. I AB compared them with my old Cloud Stinger and the Stinger had more bass than the Cloud 3. i returned them for the Alpha wired and loved their sound a lot more especially for single player games which i’m mostly playing now a days. i would recommend the Cloud 3 for competitive fps gamers though. The imaging and spacing is very good.
Yeah the tuning is terrible. No clue why they say the sound is any good, that lack of subbass is just bad for music AND gaming alike. For that price, you have plenty of good alternatives, hell, my SoundMAGIC HP151 + Fifine K669B combo costs the same and is leagues ahead
I think the best headphone 3D audio was the OG Logitech G35, which would show up as a full 7.1 sound system to windows and games that support surround would actually be playing audio to the correct channels.
The thing with Dolby, DTS:X and the built-in Windows spatial audio is that you have to enable it at device level to say which spatial driver you want to use. _THEN_, the device accepts 7.1 (or even more) as channel inputs in game and they know where to place stuff. Just toggling something in the headphone app is not doing it justice IMHO. You have to restart the game with the proper 'spatial option to use' selected in the audio device properties. And then the game can use 7.1. Still means that games who _expect_ a stereo device and do the virtual placing themselves often just sound better, and you don't get the weird thing where your desktop music / movies 2.0 stereo sources suddenly sound like crap.
@@JRTIntervencion True, I miss my old pair of those and wish they would remake them but better. Instead everyone is just doing "3D" audio with a dongle that windows sees as just a normal headset. No way to actually tell the headphones "Hey play this audio through these channels."
I have a hard time believing that the Cloud 3s are any better. I have recently bought a Cloud 2 from Amazon after my first Cloud 2s gave out after 5ish years and the Cloud 2s made by HP were horrid compared to the Kingston made ones. I returned the Amazon ones and bought an open box "Kingston" one from Ebay for less and they sound wonderful. Don't trust anything from HP.
Just bought the wireless version, love them so far, coming from the cloud 2 i find these have a "tinnier" sound. Only dislike is the volume wheel, it's not precise
Considering that the Logitech GPro X is on sale for $100 quite frequently now, I think it should also have been mentioned, since it sounds better(In my experience of course) compared to the cloud 2's. And you get blue software as well, which can actually help the mic sound quite nice if you spend some time, fine tuning it.
When they arrive at cloud II level they will be absolutly fine. I've been using cloud II over 5 years know and still very satisfied. If you want to step up your audio game compared to these you have to go with poper headphones+additional microphone imho.
I've had the Cloud 2's for I think about a decade now (probably based off an LTT recommendation) and I love them. The usb "sound card" failed for me after a few years and the faux leather ear cups got a bit cracked and flaked, so I switched to the velvet, but otherwise they've been amazing. If they ever give up the ghost, I may just have to pick up a pair of these. Especially if they have a version with the spare ear cups.
I'm currently listening to this using my 8yr old cloud 2s , the mic broke about 1 Yr ago but the sound quality and comfort made me keep them , just purchased the cloud 3s and looking forward to the upgrade 😂😂
The metal part might be durable but the plasticky bits along the band of my Cloud II Wireless started cracking at the weak portion pointed out at 2:20 - some home engineering solutions have helped a little but the adjustable metal headband's tip is now digging through the foam into precious skull skin.
Disappointed by that plastic bit. I've had other brands headphones break there and recently even the Cloud II broke there for me after extended use, I did end up buying another one and am not just more careful with it for that reason, but if they could make that bit also metal that would be amazing. I've even consider finding someone that can cut and shape some metal for me to replace the plastic because that is sadly the only objectively bad thing about the Cloud II in my opinion.
Still have and use my 7 year old Cloud II's daily and the fake leather was the first thing to go on the headband, just started wrinkling and peeling off until there's now nothing covering the memory foam which didn't impact the comfort at all, but it is a bit of an eyesore. Same is now slowly happening to the earcups but they're standing up better and can be replaced when they do die. Also the removable microphone died about 3 years in because I used to plug it in and out almost multiple times a day and the 3.5mm jack just had enough, and the bendy mic was bent a few too many times until it would only work at a certain bent angle meaning wire inside was toast, same will probably happen to these, though at least the mic quality is substantially improved. All in all headphones themselves sound great and still work like new 7 years later, so can't fault the build quality, heck the gold plating on the cable's connector has almost completely wore off by now and has taken a good bit of torture throughout the years and still works perfectly to this day.
I've had mine for about 3 years. I spent about 8hrs a day in them for 1 year while I worked from home. Zero complaints for what I expected from it. Good sound, good accessories, good price. Plenty of headsets out there that are better than this in various categories, but if you just need a basic headset these are great. I personally like that they aren't too flashy or obnoxious looking.
I had the Cloud II for a year and the mic quality was very bad. I got an Arctis 7 instead and went wireless. Hearing now the mic on the Cloud III, I think the mic is the improvement here, sounds great and clear.
As someone who still owns original clouds since they came out I can safely say its the best pair of headphones I have bought ever. I am considering cloud III's as an upgrade soon.
I have the Cloud 2 and yeah, those are great as well. The best part is they don't need software to use any feature, their "7.1 mode" is built into the clip-on adapter you plug them into. And it actually sounds good, which seems not to be the case for the software-based DTS in the Cloud III. I'm honestly not sure the Cloud III is an upgrade from the Cloud II. And I've had mine since at least 2017.
@@megachonk9440 Honestly only issue I've had using the 7.1 mode of the USB adapter has been having issue telling elevation apart- just feels like there's 0 indication if the sound is coming from above, below, or on your level, you can only hear the 2D direction very impressively accurately, at least in Rainbow Six. Also music feels like it's playing down the street from where you're at but since you only enable it ingame that's not much of an issue, at low volumes it's not as noticeable.
I would watch Hardware Canucks video on these before u make ur purchase. He believed they are a downgrade in terms of audio and mic quality. He has tested a wide range of headphones and spends more time actually using them than this unboxing
In my cloud 2 the "leather" part of the headband started tearing apart after 14 months of use, I use my headphones a lot, like 12hs a day, some days more, didn't lasted long, just 2 months over waranty: I replaced the part for a 3rd party one, which was a bit tricky because you have to weld again the cable for the right ear, I had the 3rd party one for over 18 months without problems of leather tearing, but like a month ago the soft rubbery coating of the plastic starting goind gummy just over 2.5 years of use, so good audio quality but not very good materials quality.
Just as some counter-experience, I've had my cloud IIs for like 8 years and haven't had any physical problems at all besides the earcup outside coating material slowly fraying off in recent years.
@@MuffinOrama Same, my Cloud II headset still looks brand new, and I was using them as my work headset for over 2 years while working from home. I was literally wearing them at least 9 hours a day 5 days a week. I use Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones now. The good thing with the Cloud II was that they just worked 100% of the time without thinking about them, something that absolutely cannot be said for any Bluetooth device ever made. Unfortunately, my current phone, like most modern phones, doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack.
I think your experience is the outlier rather than the rule, I used mine for 2+ years, the leatherlike earcups became horrible, but easy fix as they even give u extra cups. I broke the usb cable dac thingy by using it very roughly over a loooong time, comepletely my fault, the fact that it survived that long was enough to convince me to get a new one. Running on a new pair by of cloud 2s rn, theyre just great, no complaints.
I also used mine a LOT from 2015 and the same happened last year, so about 6-7 years in- fake leather wrinkled on the headband and kept leaving bits of black leather on my head until I peeled it off myself to stop that from happening, however the memory foam it uncovered is still holding up great over a year of daily 8h+ use later and is just as comfortable even if an eyesore. The rest of the build quality in my experience is amazing and it's built like a damn tank, metal's scratched up from well over 100 falls onto hard surfaces like concrete since I use them for everything and the soft plastic other than being a fingerprint magnet is as good as the day I bought them, maybe they dropped their quality recently to capitalize on the success/good reputation they earned early on.
12:37 - The Cloud II headset I have broke, but that extension cable still works, so I could still get some use out of it. The mic also works, but I have nowhere to plug it in that's near me. I use the extension cable for in-ear buds and it has worked well, I would otherwise have to buy an extension cable separately or lean toward the computer as it's not near enough to me. I placed the volume piece on the table going from the back and then behind the piece is some container to keep it from being pulled toward the ground where most of the weight is. In this case the container is a small but medium heavy one containing powder I think is used for preventing friction. Stuff you might use to get grip on metal bars or put between your bums or/and balls to prevent issues there, I think. I believe I got it for the last of the three, but then never really used it for any of those three things. I am only detailing what it is in case someone happens to wonder what to get to do it themselves. I adjust it sometimes as it does move a tiny bit whenever and within a few weeks of not adjusting it it might let loose and the cable will be pulled to the floor. I also just write more than necessary most of the time.. Maybe something heavier wouldn't need adjustment, but the heavier an object is, the more it puts pressure on the spot it stands on obviously. With a wood table, it might over an unknown amount of time make a small dent if it's a heavier thing you use, like tungsten if you go for that as there are probably cylindrical tungsten shapes.
Been using Cloud II for just about 3 years now and its been quite nice! Got it just before the covid era so it got quite a lot of use. The cable like many suggested is kind of annoying being unreplaceable, fortunately for me its still going strong. Especially the USB dongle one that has been tangled and got pinched over my plastic chair for numerous times. Got 3rd party flannel-type earpads and installed Dolby Spatial Audio + equalizerAPO. Been quite a listen since recently I lost my ability to fully use my IEM without problems!
I have been using Razer Nari Essentials for a couple of years and they have never dissappointed me, the mic doesn't work but i probably set them up wrong and i have a better one anyways, the audio is gaming audio, absolutely great for gaming, mediocre for anything else, the build quality is insane and they feel more expensive than my sony XM4s, from what i can see because they are fairly old you can get them often at 60% off (same MSRP as HXC3), the comfyness is also very good, they are chonky and heavy but the head band is really good at dispersing the pressure so you never feel them, the earcups are huge and if you are human enough to be able to read this you can be assured you will fit, they are an inch deep and the right softness, the gel and the fabric make them really cool (as in temperature) when you put them on but as all headphones they do heat up after an hour or so.
Not sure what the general consensus is on them but if anyone is looking for something wireless in the same price range I've been rocking Corsair Void Pro Wireless Headset since 2018 and would wholeheartedly recommend them. They check all the boxes in terms of sound quality and comfort, but also after 6 years of incredibly heavy use (8+ hours on most days) they are in great shape and the battery is still holding strong.
I'm curious to see if when you guys do reviews for longterm head wearing use (how it feels after a few hours gaming) that there can be a comment about wearing glasses with headsets in future videos. Its one of the first things I try to look for in reviews.
the cloud 2 was a great headset, used it for 5+ years without any issues, but once i upgraded to some better headphones, i immediately noticed how small their sound stage was
@@Blazzz Ive bought the Audiotechnica ath a990z from a friend for a good price, but if i were to buy new headphones rn id go for something from beyerdynamic 100%
Alpha's still going strong for almost 6 years now. Before that I had their budget headphones the cloud drone around 30€. The cables are still intact on both of them so I wouldn't worry much about the fixed cable. Would be nice to see you review the HyperX Cirro Buds Pro. Since all the videos on youtube have like 100 views.
Can confirm, cable was the first thing that broke in my Cloud I after about 6 years of use. The microphone wire has lost continuity somewhere along the cable, I checked with a multimeter. I've taken apart the left headphone, soldered & glued in a female jack port and plugged in a new jack to jack cable. Works fine since.
6 years is blessed. Cables often break much sooner and if its fixed, then the whole headset is junk. Cloud III is a nono because of that. Huge step backwards...
cloud 2 wired here love it with atmos 10/10 still in 2023 i find that atmos positions the speakers in the right positions being able to actual hear thangs behind me is amazing
I owned Cloud 2s for years before switching to Cloud 2 Wireless - I've seen a few of complaints online, but for their price (on sale for $105 on Amazon at the moment, used for considerably cheaper), I really like them and don't plan on switching unless I decide to get a really expensive wireless headset down the line. 0 noticeable latency, which is great since I primarily play games like CS:GO. Would highly recommend them over the Cloud 3s given the conclusions from this video - going wireless is a game changer.
And then there's the wireless cloud alphas which are very similar to the cloud 2 wireless but have the casual 300 hour battery life rating for a small increase in price.
Same story for me. In the Netherlands the Cloud II are 70 euros which is a no-brainer. The Cloud III is 116 euros while the Cloud II wireless is 120 euros. For that price I would go the wireless. (All prices incl taxes). Additional bonus: if you work from home and have online meetings both the Cloud II and wireless sound and look great. No RGB really helps in that scenario.
Dunno about that, main issue with these one's are that the cable- the thing that often dies quickest, is not replaceable. With wireless you're instantly limiting yourself to the lifespan of the battery inside them, which, considering the original Cloud 2's are holding up well almost a decade later, is a waste.
As a owner of cloud 2's, i would not describe them as either especially comfortable or all that well sounding, although they do a decent job of letting me know where sounds are coming from in game. Stopped using them years ago, i do use the usb cable dongle thingie with my other headset tho.
Looking at the freq-graph this might actually be the first pair of 'cheap' gaming headsets that I might consider if I need to pick something up. Almost everything else sucks in sound signature? For instance, for meeting and at the desktop PC I've been looking at a good headset that feeds your mic signal back in, without having to resort to a desktop mic that's in the way or to a separate audio interface along with it (although the M50x with SLR-mic-attached came close to swaying me). And every time I look at a Logitech headset or the Steelseries wireless things, it always goes back to 'but they suck for listening to stuff so I would never use them'. I just want a good music headphone but low-latency wireless, with a detachable mic and the option for feeding the mic signal directly latency-free back into the headset. I have found it, but way out of this price category :) (and I got it and I am happy). But these Cloud 2 / Cloud3 seem to fit every aspect of it, except the wireless part. Where even 350,- EUR Steelseries headsets sound like crap.
Weird, for myself and everyone I've given to try my cloud 2's they're just about the most comfortable headphones I've ever tried, completely unnoticeable even after 10 hours straight of having them on, possible your head is too large for them though as the friend that liked them the least had to max out the size adjustment to get them to fit. Sound as well while having extra "punchy" bass is really good and flat the rest of the way, especially if you like that sort of sound profile.
@@mataskart9894 Not a very large head, but just found them to be really uncomfotable after an hour or two, to the point i would game on speakers if my roommates were out (cause listening to game audio sucks balls for others) Also, just took them out again to refresh my memory on the sound, if you actually think they sound good when playing music or something, try something halfway decent not made for gaming. Both wired Earpods (if they sit correctly in your ear, in ears are a bit tricky like that) and Koss Porta Pro's (budget headphones first launced in 84) are leauges above. It almost sounds like the mid range is played trrough a tin can before it gets to your ear.
Having an independent volume wheel is one of my favourite things, I hate it when the volume wheels adjusts the system sound. As someone who have sensitive ears
A really important information is, if the volume knob is digital or a potentiometer. i hate potentiometer volume knobs, because they always fail first! Please provide this information in the future ☺
I wish they still offered a model with Qi charging. I just replaced the battery on my 3 year old Cloud Flight S because that feature is so nice to have.
Where did you find the battery for your flight S? I've had mine for a couple of years and its definitely lost a bit of longevity as i could use it for 2 days before charging it before and i'm a few hours short now with the same amount of use I could charge it every night and it wouldnt be an issue but that's kind of what i wanted to avoid
HyperX is a very good company for gaming products. Never too expensive and products that work great, especially when compared to its competitors at the same price point.
Been using the Cloud2s for years. I gave the Cloud 3s a shot....twice, the first time I thought I got a defective model because the footsteps in FPS games such as CSGO and Valorant sounded very hollow and was very hard to tell even with some EQ. So I did a return and exchange, but unfortunately the sound quality isn't the same or better than the Cloud 2s. It's more of a downgrade imo.
hey, brother can u please tell me which headphone should I buy under 100$, cloud 2 or cloud 3. If any other better headphone is available in this price range can u please tell me?
I switched to an audio interface and Audio-Technica peripherals just about a year ago. I love the versatility of the interface and the sound quality improvement over what I was using previously, but MAN do I miss surround sound.
What about the part that holds the arm to the band, is that also metal? One of the biggest reason I got my HyperX Cloud II, was because of the metal, I've had plastic ones that broke right where the arms connect to the band from other brands. Sadly my previous Cloud II ALSO ended up breaking there, because while the band and the arms are metal the bit that holds them together is not, so the plastic cracked there and eventually broke off. I ended up buying another set of Cloud II because apart from that issue the headset was perfect, I just now know about that plastic part and am more careful with it, but if the Cloud III now has that connecting plate also made out of metal, I might need to get them even though my current set is perfectly fine as of right now.
I actually prefer the independent volume wheel (I currently have the cloud 2 and my windows volume is set to 4 and an independent volume wheel would give me much finer control)
@LTT team, it would be interesting to see (in a month or two) what the drop-off rate was on this video after the part about the non-removable cable? (I mean, you basically now have stats on how many gamers that just loses interest once they'll find the out the headset will have the life expectancy of a cable)
At the other end of a the spectrum, I have a pair of 'Samson 850' (Superlux clone-of-a-clone) that lasted more than 10 years now, My HD650 has a cable that I never remove and lasted over 5 years now, my Grado's have a non-removable cable that still works. I know that if the cable goes it's annoying that you can't replace it (or worse, it IS replacing with a standard 3.5mm jack but they made the insert different so you still can't use any other 3.5mm cable) but the amount of cables 'that go' can be surprisingly low. A bit of good strain relief does a lot. The headband and the pads are always the first thing to go _IF_ something breaks on my end.
@@jorismak Know what you mean, I grew up with Yamaha headphones and those outlived the stereo they came with (something like 15 years, non-replacable cables). However my Cloud Alphas (have two) I tend to have to change cables on every 3-8months (drawback is that I need the thinner cable housings for it) The order stuff on headphones dies for me is usually: Cable break device side, cable break headphone side, cable inline equipment failure, mounting at sides of cups, cups/padding.. Never had a headband break on me (different usage patterns I assume). (Another quirk I really like with replacable cables on headsets with detachable mics is if one gets one of those 3.5mm cables with headset functionality, suddently you have a phone headset (Clouds makes for great "taking a walk"-headphones))
To spread the word, if anybody has issues the presets working with a HyperX keyboard, open Ngenuity again and close it from Task Manager. And if you edit or change them often, export the config before closing it, it might not save.
I have 4 HyperX Cloud 2's here and all of them are older than 3 years, none of them have defective cables.. usage does have an impact.. when it finally will be removed from stock, I at least have a decent replacement for my Cloud II's... thanks for the review!
Hey @ShortCicuit when will the lab start measuring "Imaging" in the headsets? as apparently quite a few headsets these days have serious problems on this front.
As someone who has purchased 2 cloud 2s and had numerous problems with their drivers I can’t see this being better. To summarize it would disconnect and not reconnect until you swap the usb port, it would bug out and screech in your ear, it would fight with my mic drivers literally overriding them and making me have to repair my mic drivers multiple times. Buy at your own risk
Oh right! I had entirely forgotten about the driver nightmare I had as I tried to get my Cloud 2 working initially. I also got to experience that ungodly loud screech, luckily I didn't have them on at the time. In hindsight, I really wonder why I didn't return them as that was way too much trouble for a basic piece of tech. But, I haven't had driver issues since that.
8:57 Thank you, really important detail that a lot of people miss, because of being used to the objective measurements of other field like Computers, TVs or phones, jut don't apply in the same way in the realm of audio. And a lot of missinformation or lack of explanation from other sources, namely RTINGS
Eh, here the frequency response curve is accurate. They don't sound very good, the subbass is on open-back levels, without any of the benefits those offer
I'm hoping for a refresh of the Cloud Flight S, it's what I use and it's genuinely incredible. I treat it like a sacred object because it's not in stock anywhere in my country and if it breaks I have no idea what I'll do. All I want is a refresh with USB-C, Bluetooth, a detachable cable and maybe a better microphone.
Looks like a pretty decent baseline for a midrange gaming headset. But I personally wouldn't buy headphones without a replaceable cable again. Ever. We're just past that point, it should be a requirement on the level of "produces sound".
Fun fact, you shouldn't have to reboot for the driver to install, just replugging the headset should work, only reason it asked for a reboot was cause the device was in use
I have a steelseries arctis 3 (already kinda old) which has nearly the same features. It has no usb to 3.5mm adapter but the cable on the headset is removable and it was only like 60€
I was supposed to comment this on the day of this video's release, but I had to double take that ad clip for the Cloud 3 because I thought that dude looked alot like Tuonto... and it was
I have the Cloud 2 and to be honest i think they sound way too tinny... But the comfort is very good and the mic is decent. But because of the soundprofile I only use them for multiplayer/co-op sessions. I suggest getting better sounding headphones for solo play and/or music. (Or just use a HT setup, which i usually do.)
I bought a pair of hyper x clouds 2 when they first came out, they still work great, their customer service has very kindly replaced the pre usb cable for me 4 times now. Since moved on to Astros but the hypers still sound amazing.
genuinely surprised the software works. I've never once seen a report or review of someone getting the software to work, and it just doesnt work at all for me with my cloud alpha wireless
I bought the original hyperx cloud and they are still going strong. I use them every day. I am on the second set of earcuffs. I am scared to upgrade bc I am thinking they might have reduced the quality so you need to upgrade sooner.
Just to poke a hole in the sort of audiophile angle, if I'm seeing correctly, this has native analog 3.5mm connectivity. That means you can install all the drivers you want, feed all the fancy multi-channel audio you want to that USB connection adapter, when it hits that 3.5mm female socket to be fed into the headset, you're going to get a simple analog stereo audio signal. Upstream all that fancy software might help you tinker a little with the EQ changes to the sound, but that could mostly be done with the source device's own EQ. With anything that doesn't require USB connectivity, you're just wasting system resources running yet another executable/service/kernel driver for really nothing. When you're talking about using it on a PC, if it has a 3.5mm jack, just plug it in and use the system EQ. If your system has a more capable audio solution, you'll have a fancier mixer software already, likely - so why shove that out into yet another piece of software to all end up dumped down via the DAC chip in the adapter to a stereo analog signal? My Razer Kraken X Lite headset I picked up on clearance for $5, being 3.5mm, I just skipped the whole driver/helper software crap. It sounded fine with just using the computer's own EQ and chipset driver/helper software to manipulate the audio. Be bold LTT, test the headset without the USB dongle vs directly plugged via 3.5mm, and show what's really going on. Intercept the output from the adapter and see how it really is just a downmixed to stereo analog signal.
Tbh my recommendation is just to get a midrange hifi headphones. I bought Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro and they sound so so much better than my previous HyperX Cloud Alphas, also the build quality is incomparable - they have better cushions and the headband is exchangable, only shame is that their cable is not removable
As pretty much everyone has said, don't buy headphones with non-detachable cables if you want longevity, you'll get a year or two max before the cable goes.
Adjustment mechanism plastic parts already almost broke for two HyperX cloud 2 headphones (heavy use for 1-2years). Other than that - it is quite good for its price Gonna 3d print those plastic parts. From the video it seems parts are thicker for cloud 3, maybe they wont break so easily
If youre using these on phone (android) not sure abt pc yet as im not home but when you use the wireless version they have pretty bad audio leaking and its easy to hear what someones listening to through them
ive owned 2 hyper x headsets, alpha and cloud 2 wireless, the plastic clips broke on both. The alpha lasted almost a year and the cloud 2 broke only after a few months. I like the headsets but those clips really need to be more durable, i guess i have a big head cuz i dont think i was being rough with them...
Losing the removable cable specially after they had it in the cloud alpha for years is such a bad move. I had to replace or fix my Cloud 2's due to their cable failing multiple times, havent needed a single change in 2-3 years of using my Alpha's. Such a huge step backwards for no reason
I've had two Cloud Revolvers over the years, the first died a sad death because of the cable, the second is currently in the process of dying for the same reason. Definitely going to take that into consideration when shopping for my next pair of headphones, it's frustrating having to throw away a fully functional pair of relatively expensive headphones just because the very inexpensive cable attached to them can't be replaced.
Just shows they have little faith in their product now.. Just releasing trash
oh theres a reason why.
And its not a good one.
Bro I can't scratch the dtsx code that comes with headphone what should I do?
How do your cables get damaged so easily? I had my HyperX Cloud for like 7 years, and they are fine. My only issue is that the plastic on the outside is starting to turn into oil again. I think I have had it for like 7 years by now.
Oh and the fake leather started to peel off pretty soon on the ear cups and headband, so I just replaced the ear cups with the included secondary cloth ones, which was a real pain in the ass btw! I wish replacing the ear cups wasn't so hard.
As a previous owner of HyperX Cloud 2, no removable cable is a deal breaker. The cable was the first thing to go. Also no second set of ear pads in the box is a downgrade from the Cloud 2. Another thing that I hated is the adjustment mechanism that just got very loose after a few years, and I see no improvements on this front either.
I'm sure they'll have another SKU for the bundled version similar to the cloud 2 at a more expensive price point. But yea cloud 2 is still pretty much decent
Given that the Cloud 2 is pretty much just a "gamified" version of the Takstar Pro 80, I guess that the people at HyperX don't actually know what made the Cloud 2 desirable in the first place. Knowing that and thereby also seeing the shortcomings would be essential to actually improving over the "original". Obviously, that expertise is not present over there and therefore this product with all of its "upgrades" has lost its standing in the market. It is regrettable for sure, but cannot be helped apparently. There are very good alternatives nowadays anyway.
1. the normal cloud 2's are wired, so a wireless version is a different product all together
2. nobody ever uses the second earpads
3. the adjustment is fixable
i made them myself with removable cable, and put dome screws for the height adjuster, i forgot how many times i fixed them
Agreed, I had the HyperX Cloud Silver and the one thing that broke very quickly is the potentiometer on the cable. I swore off non-detachable cables since then.
The head size information is critical and not mentioned so many times in headset reviews. Thanks for the... heads up.
Interesting fact: The reason the Cloud II has stood the test of time is that they are just re-badged Takstar Pro 80, which are themselves Beyerdynamic DT770 clones. So under the Hyper X badge, they are simply a really good pair of headphones.
Love my Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80Ω
So there is little reason to buy the 770 if I already have the clouds?
@@notmedude The sound and comfort of the Beyers is much better, I have had the 990 for 5 or 6 years now and much prefer it over my Cloud 2
the dt 770 are leagues better. Completely different headphones.@@notmedude
neat
non removable cables are a deal breaker on any headphones, it's always the first thing to go
Then Coolermaster MH-752 is better option. But it has fragile hinges if you don't take care of them. So keep it in mind
that's why they will sell you the wireless version few months later. it's all planned.
Astro a40 tr pro have been my headset for years, absolutely love them especially with the mixamp
@@POLESTAR757 sound them same, feels the same, but more expensive.
@nguyenhanh9479 sound the same as what?
Honestly the best description for HyperX clouds is always "it just works." Its cheap and expensive enough that it just right for the price. Been meaning to upgrade my 6yr old Hyperx cloud core
Same here! I'm still using my Cloud from 2015. Still going strong. Looking into some closed back headphones, but not too sure which to buy
@@nekoonweedif no removable microphone isn't a deal breaker, look into the Sennheiser game zero, they are based on the hd380 pro
@@nekoonweed me too. i am good with old cloud from 2015/2017 but .. the plastic parts are poorly managed. they melt if you know what I mean. And the lower upper part on the head is falling apart. they look ugly and I'm thinking about replacing them. Well, these Cloud IIIs have a poorly designed upper part of the headphones and I'm afraid of how they will look in a few years.
I am also still using my cloud core :D i love it, but the head polster is slowly falling apart and i would like my next headset to be a wireless one
I've been enjoying my HyperX Cloud AlphaS headset for a couple of years now. No software, just a "7.1" button on the dongle/adapter that helps make the audio a little louder and fuller - but I'm not an audiophile, so I can't really tell you if it adheres to any specific curves. They just sound good. Glad to see they're still making improvements in this product line.
I’ve had my Cloud 2 headset for almost 4 years and they’re still going strong.
I've been using hyperx cloud alpha (kingston) for few years and it's probably the best headphone I've ever had in the "thing just works" category. They sound very good (neutral profile) for their price and quite sturdy in terms of construction. Plus detachable cable. Can easily recommend them as an alternative
I second that.
yep waiting for updated version if they decided to make one tho
I have mine that's been working perfectly for about 5 years. The ear cushions wore out and I got some for 20 bucks. Cable is still going strong but there's a bit of fraying. The actual metal parts actually look the same as it did 5 years ago out of box. Fucking amazing. Yes I've had better sounding headphones but this is just no complaints, great neutral experience.
I used to use the exact same headphones, had the original cloud's, then the Alphas, then the Alpha S's. I thought they were amazing. Then after I got a proper mic I decided to try a set of Beyerdynamic DT770's, and well... I can't go back to the HyperX stuff anymore, it's just no comparison. So much stuff I can hear in music that I didn't know existed before not to mention being able to pinpoint different sounds in gaming way better. One of the biggest things is sounds don't seem to drown each other out, for example you can still hear footsteps even when there is gunfire. I never realized just how much that was a problem until I tried something better than a pair of proper headphones. This isn't really a diss at the HyperX headphones, they aren't bad at their price, and they are good for a "gaming headset", but it's still a gaming headset.
I lent my alphas to a buddy after getting my cloud 2 wireless
We have a house full of HyperX headsets. They have been sound great, have been very reliable, and the HyperX memory foam is super comfortable. We have the Original Cloud and Cloud Flight, Cloud Stinger, a couple Cloud Stinger Cores, and a couple of the newer PS5 co-branded Cloud Flights. None of the corded models have had any issues despite being tortured by kids (knock on wood). I've been daily driving the original Cloud Flight model for work (and games). After 2 full years of 8hr+/day use the battery needs charged after a couple days (instead of once a week) and I wore out the pleather on the ear cups. I and bought a replacement set of OEM ear cups direct from HyperX for less than most of the replacement options on Amazon.
My cloud 2s are 5+ years old. Ofc the padding looks horrible after all that time but everything still functions normally. Bought replacement pads and headband for cheap online.
Because I have broken them in, It really does feel like wearing a pillow on my head.
My Sennheiser PC37X ear pads still looks brand new after 5 years, gotta love that velour finish! Never got why so many companies use vinyl ear pads, I find them extremely uncomfortable and they never last long.
@@PerplexedPhoton5 years? Your velour must be discoloured and stiffened.
@@Yodalemosyeah I have no idea what this guys on cuz after about 8 months of use my sennheiser 660s pads are definitely noticeably flatter
@@carlozzz3300 Same with my DT990 Pro's
Wait, you can replace the headband? The fake leather on mine peeled off last year and I've had them since late 2015, the memory foam is holding up well and just as comfortable without the leather but it's a bit of an eyesore, the earpads themselves are actually still holding up though, still haven't used those foam one's they include in the box.
The cable on the Cloud II (alongside what seemed to be a quiet microphone) seemed to be my only issues with those. The cable issue was solved by the Cloud Flights (although they now do a wireless version of the Cloud IIs). The sound profile is relatively balanced, they're the most comfortable headset I've ever worn personally and the sound quality is pretty good, especially for the price point. Shame they attached the cable directly in though, I want to see peripherals have detachable cables more often. Hope for a wireless variant of these
Watching this in my newly bought HyperX Cloud 3. Thanks!
Hope your cable doesnt break too soon...
@@gothia1715 what happens if it breaks or got damaged ? What's the solution ? Don't say we gotta buy new ones .
They missed the opportunity to fix the cable issue. A removeable cable would make these amazing for the price point. The HyperX Cloud Alpha is still imo the best HyperX headset because it's priced similarly to the Cloud 3 and offers a removable cable. Though I'm sure Black Friday deals or Amazon Prime Day deals will bring the Cloud 3 down to $60-$70 or lower so at that price it will be a good buy
On BF the alphas will be even lower because they are the old model they will try to get rid of
Too bad the alpha has such a bad sound profile that the bass destroys all other sounds. You ppl are deaf i swear
Is the connection to the headset able to move/turn on the Alpha? Or is it in a fixed position? Cause if the former is the case then its also a nono for me. Jack connection wear off quickly if they re able to move. If not, then im getting the Alpha S which at least has USB connection to the PC.
No idea why they shoot themselves into their own foot by doing things like still using the outdated jack connections and the awful decision for the Cloud III to have a unremovable cable...
Wow, many people complaining about the cable. I've had my cloud 2s since 2018, I regularly drive over the cable with my chair wheels, like almost every day :D
The only problem I've had is the earcups wore down and had to be replaced.
To be fair, I had the cloud 2 and I forgot that the cable was removable. It wasn't until I got wicked cushions that I tried pulling out the cable.
I would appreciate labeling the frequencies instead of just "sub-bass, bass, etc". That way we can use the measurements to tune our own equalizer.
It’s at the bottom of the graphs
i bought these two weeks ago and while they’re very comfortable , the sound has no sub bass at all. I AB compared them with my old Cloud Stinger and the Stinger had more bass than the Cloud 3. i returned them for the Alpha wired and loved their sound a lot more especially for single player games which i’m mostly playing now a days. i would recommend the Cloud 3 for competitive fps gamers though. The imaging and spacing is very good.
Yeah the tuning is terrible. No clue why they say the sound is any good, that lack of subbass is just bad for music AND gaming alike. For that price, you have plenty of good alternatives, hell, my SoundMAGIC HP151 + Fifine K669B combo costs the same and is leagues ahead
Please tell me if cloud 3 is a good choice for pubg mobile or any mobile fps games?
I think the best headphone 3D audio was the OG Logitech G35, which would show up as a full 7.1 sound system to windows and games that support surround would actually be playing audio to the correct channels.
The thing with Dolby, DTS:X and the built-in Windows spatial audio is that you have to enable it at device level to say which spatial driver you want to use. _THEN_, the device accepts 7.1 (or even more) as channel inputs in game and they know where to place stuff. Just toggling something in the headphone app is not doing it justice IMHO. You have to restart the game with the proper 'spatial option to use' selected in the audio device properties. And then the game can use 7.1.
Still means that games who _expect_ a stereo device and do the virtual placing themselves often just sound better, and you don't get the weird thing where your desktop music / movies 2.0 stereo sources suddenly sound like crap.
The problem with the G35 is that it breaks if you look at it in a way it doesn't like. Had to replace it.
@@JRTIntervencion True, I miss my old pair of those and wish they would remake them but better.
Instead everyone is just doing "3D" audio with a dongle that windows sees as just a normal headset. No way to actually tell the headphones "Hey play this audio through these channels."
I have a hard time believing that the Cloud 3s are any better. I have recently bought a Cloud 2 from Amazon after my first Cloud 2s gave out after 5ish years and the Cloud 2s made by HP were horrid compared to the Kingston made ones. I returned the Amazon ones and bought an open box "Kingston" one from Ebay for less and they sound wonderful. Don't trust anything from HP.
The Cloud Alpha Wirless has insane battery life, weeks of battery life. I have no idea no what black magic and cat they sacrificed for that.
I bought a Razer kraken TE lastnight
5 years is a good cycle for electronics.
They definitely are worse. I do not care much for big bass, but good subbass is a must. These just sound horrid.
Cloud III is crap compared to Cloud II, i regret buying it...
If the Cloud 2 were being recommended by you guys, why didn't you make a video on them and why weren't they in the LTT headset video?
Just bought the wireless version, love them so far, coming from the cloud 2 i find these have a "tinnier" sound. Only dislike is the volume wheel, it's not precise
Considering that the Logitech GPro X is on sale for $100 quite frequently now, I think it should also have been mentioned, since it sounds better(In my experience of course) compared to the cloud 2's. And you get blue software as well, which can actually help the mic sound quite nice if you spend some time, fine tuning it.
When they arrive at cloud II level they will be absolutly fine. I've been using cloud II over 5 years know and still very satisfied. If you want to step up your audio game compared to these you have to go with poper headphones+additional microphone imho.
How can the cloud 2 sound better than the 3, why was hyperx ever bought by HP...
Well, now that I know HyperX was bought by HP, I know to never buy that brand again.
I've had the Cloud 2's for I think about a decade now (probably based off an LTT recommendation) and I love them. The usb "sound card" failed for me after a few years and the faux leather ear cups got a bit cracked and flaked, so I switched to the velvet, but otherwise they've been amazing. If they ever give up the ghost, I may just have to pick up a pair of these. Especially if they have a version with the spare ear cups.
same here man 10 years they falling apart now good value tho haha
I'm currently listening to this using my 8yr old cloud 2s , the mic broke about 1 Yr ago but the sound quality and comfort made me keep them , just purchased the cloud 3s and looking forward to the upgrade 😂😂
The metal part might be durable but the plasticky bits along the band of my Cloud II Wireless started cracking at the weak portion pointed out at 2:20 - some home engineering solutions have helped a little but the adjustable metal headband's tip is now digging through the foam into precious skull skin.
Disappointed by that plastic bit. I've had other brands headphones break there and recently even the Cloud II broke there for me after extended use, I did end up buying another one and am not just more careful with it for that reason, but if they could make that bit also metal that would be amazing. I've even consider finding someone that can cut and shape some metal for me to replace the plastic because that is sadly the only objectively bad thing about the Cloud II in my opinion.
Still have and use my 7 year old Cloud II's daily and the fake leather was the first thing to go on the headband, just started wrinkling and peeling off until there's now nothing covering the memory foam which didn't impact the comfort at all, but it is a bit of an eyesore. Same is now slowly happening to the earcups but they're standing up better and can be replaced when they do die.
Also the removable microphone died about 3 years in because I used to plug it in and out almost multiple times a day and the 3.5mm jack just had enough, and the bendy mic was bent a few too many times until it would only work at a certain bent angle meaning wire inside was toast, same will probably happen to these, though at least the mic quality is substantially improved.
All in all headphones themselves sound great and still work like new 7 years later, so can't fault the build quality, heck the gold plating on the cable's connector has almost completely wore off by now and has taken a good bit of torture throughout the years and still works perfectly to this day.
I've had mine for about 3 years. I spent about 8hrs a day in them for 1 year while I worked from home. Zero complaints for what I expected from it. Good sound, good accessories, good price.
Plenty of headsets out there that are better than this in various categories, but if you just need a basic headset these are great.
I personally like that they aren't too flashy or obnoxious looking.
I had the Cloud II for a year and the mic quality was very bad. I got an Arctis 7 instead and went wireless.
Hearing now the mic on the Cloud III, I think the mic is the improvement here, sounds great and clear.
As someone who still owns original clouds since they came out I can safely say its the best pair of headphones I have bought ever. I am considering cloud III's as an upgrade soon.
I have the Cloud 2 and yeah, those are great as well. The best part is they don't need software to use any feature, their "7.1 mode" is built into the clip-on adapter you plug them into. And it actually sounds good, which seems not to be the case for the software-based DTS in the Cloud III. I'm honestly not sure the Cloud III is an upgrade from the Cloud II. And I've had mine since at least 2017.
@@megachonk9440 Honestly only issue I've had using the 7.1 mode of the USB adapter has been having issue telling elevation apart- just feels like there's 0 indication if the sound is coming from above, below, or on your level, you can only hear the 2D direction very impressively accurately, at least in Rainbow Six. Also music feels like it's playing down the street from where you're at but since you only enable it ingame that's not much of an issue, at low volumes it's not as noticeable.
I would watch Hardware Canucks video on these before u make ur purchase. He believed they are a downgrade in terms of audio and mic quality. He has tested a wide range of headphones and spends more time actually using them than this unboxing
Don't get these, they have absolutely no subbass. I doubt that you will like the sound of these at all
In my cloud 2 the "leather" part of the headband started tearing apart after 14 months of use, I use my headphones a lot, like 12hs a day, some days more, didn't lasted long, just 2 months over waranty: I replaced the part for a 3rd party one, which was a bit tricky because you have to weld again the cable for the right ear, I had the 3rd party one for over 18 months without problems of leather tearing, but like a month ago the soft rubbery coating of the plastic starting goind gummy just over 2.5 years of use, so good audio quality but not very good materials quality.
Just as some counter-experience, I've had my cloud IIs for like 8 years and haven't had any physical problems at all besides the earcup outside coating material slowly fraying off in recent years.
@@MuffinOrama Same, my Cloud II headset still looks brand new, and I was using them as my work headset for over 2 years while working from home. I was literally wearing them at least 9 hours a day 5 days a week. I use Bluetooth noise cancelling headphones now. The good thing with the Cloud II was that they just worked 100% of the time without thinking about them, something that absolutely cannot be said for any Bluetooth device ever made. Unfortunately, my current phone, like most modern phones, doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone jack.
I think your experience is the outlier rather than the rule, I used mine for 2+ years, the leatherlike earcups became horrible, but easy fix as they even give u extra cups. I broke the usb cable dac thingy by using it very roughly over a loooong time, comepletely my fault, the fact that it survived that long was enough to convince me to get a new one. Running on a new pair by of cloud 2s rn, theyre just great, no complaints.
I also used mine a LOT from 2015 and the same happened last year, so about 6-7 years in- fake leather wrinkled on the headband and kept leaving bits of black leather on my head until I peeled it off myself to stop that from happening, however the memory foam it uncovered is still holding up great over a year of daily 8h+ use later and is just as comfortable even if an eyesore.
The rest of the build quality in my experience is amazing and it's built like a damn tank, metal's scratched up from well over 100 falls onto hard surfaces like concrete since I use them for everything and the soft plastic other than being a fingerprint magnet is as good as the day I bought them, maybe they dropped their quality recently to capitalize on the success/good reputation they earned early on.
Just on the odd chance you are in the UK, you have a 2 year warranty by law if it qualifies.
4:05 the minecraft villagers sound 😂
12:37 - The Cloud II headset I have broke, but that extension cable still works, so I could still get some use out of it. The mic also works, but I have nowhere to plug it in that's near me.
I use the extension cable for in-ear buds and it has worked well, I would otherwise have to buy an extension cable separately or lean toward the computer as it's not near enough to me.
I placed the volume piece on the table going from the back and then behind the piece is some container to keep it from being pulled toward the ground where most of the weight is. In this case the container is a small but medium heavy one containing powder I think is used for preventing friction. Stuff you might use to get grip on metal bars or put between your bums or/and balls to prevent issues there, I think.
I believe I got it for the last of the three, but then never really used it for any of those three things.
I am only detailing what it is in case someone happens to wonder what to get to do it themselves. I adjust it sometimes as it does move a tiny bit whenever and within a few weeks of not adjusting it it might let loose and the cable will be pulled to the floor. I also just write more than necessary most of the time..
Maybe something heavier wouldn't need adjustment, but the heavier an object is, the more it puts pressure on the spot it stands on obviously. With a wood table, it might over an unknown amount of time make a small dent if it's a heavier thing you use, like tungsten if you go for that as there are probably cylindrical tungsten shapes.
Been using Cloud II for just about 3 years now and its been quite nice! Got it just before the covid era so it got quite a lot of use. The cable like many suggested is kind of annoying being unreplaceable, fortunately for me its still going strong. Especially the USB dongle one that has been tangled and got pinched over my plastic chair for numerous times.
Got 3rd party flannel-type earpads and installed Dolby Spatial Audio + equalizerAPO. Been quite a listen since recently I lost my ability to fully use my IEM without problems!
I have been using Razer Nari Essentials for a couple of years and they have never dissappointed me, the mic doesn't work but i probably set them up wrong and i have a better one anyways, the audio is gaming audio, absolutely great for gaming, mediocre for anything else, the build quality is insane and they feel more expensive than my sony XM4s, from what i can see because they are fairly old you can get them often at 60% off (same MSRP as HXC3), the comfyness is also very good, they are chonky and heavy but the head band is really good at dispersing the pressure so you never feel them, the earcups are huge and if you are human enough to be able to read this you can be assured you will fit, they are an inch deep and the right softness, the gel and the fabric make them really cool (as in temperature) when you put them on but as all headphones they do heat up after an hour or so.
Not sure what the general consensus is on them but if anyone is looking for something wireless in the same price range I've been rocking Corsair Void Pro Wireless Headset since 2018 and would wholeheartedly recommend them. They check all the boxes in terms of sound quality and comfort, but also after 6 years of incredibly heavy use (8+ hours on most days) they are in great shape and the battery is still holding strong.
Hyper X cloud IIII typo @ 9:54 , other that that, great vid :D
I'm curious to see if when you guys do reviews for longterm head wearing use (how it feels after a few hours gaming) that there can be a comment about wearing glasses with headsets in future videos. Its one of the first things I try to look for in reviews.
the cloud 2 was a great headset, used it for 5+ years without any issues, but once i upgraded to some better headphones, i immediately noticed how small their sound stage was
What better headphone you have ?
@@Blazzz Ive bought the Audiotechnica ath a990z from a friend for a good price, but if i were to buy new headphones rn id go for something from beyerdynamic 100%
Alpha's still going strong for almost 6 years now. Before that I had their budget headphones the cloud drone around 30€. The cables are still intact on both of them so I wouldn't worry much about the fixed cable.
Would be nice to see you review the HyperX Cirro Buds Pro. Since all the videos on youtube have like 100 views.
Can confirm, cable was the first thing that broke in my Cloud I after about 6 years of use. The microphone wire has lost continuity somewhere along the cable, I checked with a multimeter. I've taken apart the left headphone, soldered & glued in a female jack port and plugged in a new jack to jack cable. Works fine since.
6 years is blessed. Cables often break much sooner and if its fixed, then the whole headset is junk. Cloud III is a nono because of that. Huge step backwards...
cloud 2 wired here love it with atmos 10/10 still in 2023 i find that atmos positions the speakers in the right positions being able to actual hear thangs behind me is amazing
I owned Cloud 2s for years before switching to Cloud 2 Wireless - I've seen a few of complaints online, but for their price (on sale for $105 on Amazon at the moment, used for considerably cheaper), I really like them and don't plan on switching unless I decide to get a really expensive wireless headset down the line. 0 noticeable latency, which is great since I primarily play games like CS:GO. Would highly recommend them over the Cloud 3s given the conclusions from this video - going wireless is a game changer.
And then there's the wireless cloud alphas which are very similar to the cloud 2 wireless but have the casual 300 hour battery life rating for a small increase in price.
Same story for me. In the Netherlands the Cloud II are 70 euros which is a no-brainer. The Cloud III is 116 euros while the Cloud II wireless is 120 euros. For that price I would go the wireless. (All prices incl taxes).
Additional bonus: if you work from home and have online meetings both the Cloud II and wireless sound and look great. No RGB really helps in that scenario.
Dunno about that, main issue with these one's are that the cable- the thing that often dies quickest, is not replaceable.
With wireless you're instantly limiting yourself to the lifespan of the battery inside them, which, considering the original Cloud 2's are holding up well almost a decade later, is a waste.
As a owner of cloud 2's, i would not describe them as either especially comfortable or all that well sounding, although they do a decent job of letting me know where sounds are coming from in game. Stopped using them years ago, i do use the usb cable dongle thingie with my other headset tho.
Looking at the freq-graph this might actually be the first pair of 'cheap' gaming headsets that I might consider if I need to pick something up. Almost everything else sucks in sound signature? For instance, for meeting and at the desktop PC I've been looking at a good headset that feeds your mic signal back in, without having to resort to a desktop mic that's in the way or to a separate audio interface along with it (although the M50x with SLR-mic-attached came close to swaying me). And every time I look at a Logitech headset or the Steelseries wireless things, it always goes back to 'but they suck for listening to stuff so I would never use them'.
I just want a good music headphone but low-latency wireless, with a detachable mic and the option for feeding the mic signal directly latency-free back into the headset.
I have found it, but way out of this price category :) (and I got it and I am happy). But these Cloud 2 / Cloud3 seem to fit every aspect of it, except the wireless part. Where even 350,- EUR Steelseries headsets sound like crap.
Weird, for myself and everyone I've given to try my cloud 2's they're just about the most comfortable headphones I've ever tried, completely unnoticeable even after 10 hours straight of having them on, possible your head is too large for them though as the friend that liked them the least had to max out the size adjustment to get them to fit.
Sound as well while having extra "punchy" bass is really good and flat the rest of the way, especially if you like that sort of sound profile.
@@mataskart9894 Not a very large head, but just found them to be really uncomfotable after an hour or two, to the point i would game on speakers if my roommates were out (cause listening to game audio sucks balls for others)
Also, just took them out again to refresh my memory on the sound, if you actually think they sound good when playing music or something, try something halfway decent not made for gaming. Both wired Earpods (if they sit correctly in your ear, in ears are a bit tricky like that) and Koss Porta Pro's (budget headphones first launced in 84) are leauges above. It almost sounds like the mid range is played trrough a tin can before it gets to your ear.
And all I want are the velvety ear cups back 😭
i have had a hyper x could 2 wireless for 2 years, never had a problem with it.
Having an independent volume wheel is one of my favourite things, I hate it when the volume wheels adjusts the system sound. As someone who have sensitive ears
Ngl the mic sounds amazing
A really important information is, if the volume knob is digital or a potentiometer. i hate potentiometer volume knobs, because they always fail first! Please provide this information in the future ☺
I wish they still offered a model with Qi charging. I just replaced the battery on my 3 year old Cloud Flight S because that feature is so nice to have.
this is a wired headset
Where did you find the battery for your flight S? I've had mine for a couple of years and its definitely lost a bit of longevity as i could use it for 2 days before charging it before and i'm a few hours short now with the same amount of use
I could charge it every night and it wouldnt be an issue but that's kind of what i wanted to avoid
Well, you don't need Qi charging on a wired headset like the Cloud III, which doesn't have a battery.
ebay, it takes a 3.7V 1500mAh Li Po Rechargeable Battery 803450 @@Eazon_
HyperX is a very good company for gaming products. Never too expensive and products that work great, especially when compared to its competitors at the same price point.
HyperX is not a company, it's a brand. Kingston was the company. Now it's HP.
Been using the Cloud2s for years. I gave the Cloud 3s a shot....twice, the first time I thought I got a defective model because the footsteps in FPS games such as CSGO and Valorant sounded very hollow and was very hard to tell even with some EQ. So I did a return and exchange, but unfortunately the sound quality isn't the same or better than the Cloud 2s. It's more of a downgrade imo.
hey, brother can u please tell me which headphone should I buy under 100$, cloud 2 or cloud 3. If any other better headphone is available in this price range can u please tell me?
@@joydebnath_1485hey which headset did you ever buy? i am struggling to find one as well.
I switched to an audio interface and Audio-Technica peripherals just about a year ago. I love the versatility of the interface and the sound quality improvement over what I was using previously, but MAN do I miss surround sound.
Soundblasterx g6 for customizable surround sound.
What about the part that holds the arm to the band, is that also metal? One of the biggest reason I got my HyperX Cloud II, was because of the metal, I've had plastic ones that broke right where the arms connect to the band from other brands. Sadly my previous Cloud II ALSO ended up breaking there, because while the band and the arms are metal the bit that holds them together is not, so the plastic cracked there and eventually broke off. I ended up buying another set of Cloud II because apart from that issue the headset was perfect, I just now know about that plastic part and am more careful with it, but if the Cloud III now has that connecting plate also made out of metal, I might need to get them even though my current set is perfectly fine as of right now.
09:14 "you are not a standardized robot you're a special unique individual"
Adam should do a Psych2Go video
I actually prefer the independent volume wheel (I currently have the cloud 2 and my windows volume is set to 4 and an independent volume wheel would give me much finer control)
As someone with cats, anything with a non-removable cable is dead to me.
Would love to see you guys take a look at the recent offerings from EPOS
I would love a comparison with a few other well known headphones as well as the Cloud IIs on the frequenzy curve chart
@LTT team, it would be interesting to see (in a month or two) what the drop-off rate was on this video after the part about the non-removable cable?
(I mean, you basically now have stats on how many gamers that just loses interest once they'll find the out the headset will have the life expectancy of a cable)
At the other end of a the spectrum, I have a pair of 'Samson 850' (Superlux clone-of-a-clone) that lasted more than 10 years now, My HD650 has a cable that I never remove and lasted over 5 years now, my Grado's have a non-removable cable that still works.
I know that if the cable goes it's annoying that you can't replace it (or worse, it IS replacing with a standard 3.5mm jack but they made the insert different so you still can't use any other 3.5mm cable) but the amount of cables 'that go' can be surprisingly low. A bit of good strain relief does a lot. The headband and the pads are always the first thing to go _IF_ something breaks on my end.
@@jorismak Know what you mean, I grew up with Yamaha headphones and those outlived the stereo they came with (something like 15 years, non-replacable cables).
However my Cloud Alphas (have two) I tend to have to change cables on every 3-8months (drawback is that I need the thinner cable housings for it)
The order stuff on headphones dies for me is usually: Cable break device side, cable break headphone side, cable inline equipment failure, mounting at sides of cups, cups/padding..
Never had a headband break on me (different usage patterns I assume).
(Another quirk I really like with replacable cables on headsets with detachable mics is if one gets one of those 3.5mm cables with headset functionality, suddently you have a phone headset (Clouds makes for great "taking a walk"-headphones))
To spread the word, if anybody has issues the presets working with a HyperX keyboard, open Ngenuity again and close it from Task Manager. And if you edit or change them often, export the config before closing it, it might not save.
man bought an AGK700 at 80% discount incredible deal
0:27 WOW you buy the french version !!! Team Baguette 🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖
I have 4 HyperX Cloud 2's here and all of them are older than 3 years, none of them have defective cables.. usage does have an impact.. when it finally will be removed from stock, I at least have a decent replacement for my Cloud II's... thanks for the review!
3:39, tell me you're a stats man, without telling me you're a stats man.
the mic is a little dull, but i wouldn't increase it any more than like 2-3db so it's so chill
How tf did you reccomend the razor barracudas over the cloud 2 wireless or the 300 hour battery cloud alpha wireless
Hey @ShortCicuit when will the lab start measuring "Imaging" in the headsets? as apparently quite a few headsets these days have serious problems on this front.
oh and delay!
As someone who has purchased 2 cloud 2s and had numerous problems with their drivers I can’t see this being better. To summarize it would disconnect and not reconnect until you swap the usb port, it would bug out and screech in your ear, it would fight with my mic drivers literally overriding them and making me have to repair my mic drivers multiple times. Buy at your own risk
Oh right! I had entirely forgotten about the driver nightmare I had as I tried to get my Cloud 2 working initially. I also got to experience that ungodly loud screech, luckily I didn't have them on at the time. In hindsight, I really wonder why I didn't return them as that was way too much trouble for a basic piece of tech.
But, I haven't had driver issues since that.
8:57 Thank you, really important detail that a lot of people miss, because of being used to the objective measurements of other field like Computers, TVs or phones, jut don't apply in the same way in the realm of audio. And a lot of missinformation or lack of explanation from other sources, namely RTINGS
Eh, here the frequency response curve is accurate. They don't sound very good, the subbass is on open-back levels, without any of the benefits those offer
I'm hoping for a refresh of the Cloud Flight S, it's what I use and it's genuinely incredible. I treat it like a sacred object because it's not in stock anywhere in my country and if it breaks I have no idea what I'll do. All I want is a refresh with USB-C, Bluetooth, a detachable cable and maybe a better microphone.
Looks like a pretty decent baseline for a midrange gaming headset. But I personally wouldn't buy headphones without a replaceable cable again. Ever. We're just past that point, it should be a requirement on the level of "produces sound".
still using the OG HyperX Clouds, going strong! great value
Fun fact, you shouldn't have to reboot for the driver to install, just replugging the headset should work, only reason it asked for a reboot was cause the device was in use
I have a steelseries arctis 3 (already kinda old) which has nearly the same features. It has no usb to 3.5mm adapter but the cable on the headset is removable and it was only like 60€
Love the sound of the cloud 2s, I might upgrade to the 3s once mine die.
I was supposed to comment this on the day of this video's release, but I had to double take that ad clip for the Cloud 3 because I thought that dude looked alot like Tuonto... and it was
Buying the wireless version. I'm gonna love this
I have the Cloud 2 and to be honest i think they sound way too tinny... But the comfort is very good and the mic is decent. But because of the soundprofile I only use them for multiplayer/co-op sessions. I suggest getting better sounding headphones for solo play and/or music. (Or just use a HT setup, which i usually do.)
Nicely done. Thank you.
I bought a pair of hyper x clouds 2 when they first came out, they still work great, their customer service has very kindly replaced the pre usb cable for me 4 times now. Since moved on to Astros but the hypers still sound amazing.
Thank you for the compliment 😊
You too
Are the wishbones metal like previous HyperX headsets?
So when are you testing the Valvo VMK25’s?
What model is the laptop u shpwcased the software? Seems good looking device. Thanks in advance
genuinely surprised the software works. I've never once seen a report or review of someone getting the software to work, and it just doesnt work at all for me with my cloud alpha wireless
Did they do the Maxwell's yet?
I bought the original hyperx cloud and they are still going strong. I use them every day. I am on the second set of earcuffs. I am scared to upgrade bc I am thinking they might have reduced the quality so you need to upgrade sooner.
Just bought them and they have 6 blue cuts inside the ear cups is this normal ?
Just to poke a hole in the sort of audiophile angle, if I'm seeing correctly, this has native analog 3.5mm connectivity. That means you can install all the drivers you want, feed all the fancy multi-channel audio you want to that USB connection adapter, when it hits that 3.5mm female socket to be fed into the headset, you're going to get a simple analog stereo audio signal. Upstream all that fancy software might help you tinker a little with the EQ changes to the sound, but that could mostly be done with the source device's own EQ. With anything that doesn't require USB connectivity, you're just wasting system resources running yet another executable/service/kernel driver for really nothing. When you're talking about using it on a PC, if it has a 3.5mm jack, just plug it in and use the system EQ. If your system has a more capable audio solution, you'll have a fancier mixer software already, likely - so why shove that out into yet another piece of software to all end up dumped down via the DAC chip in the adapter to a stereo analog signal? My Razer Kraken X Lite headset I picked up on clearance for $5, being 3.5mm, I just skipped the whole driver/helper software crap. It sounded fine with just using the computer's own EQ and chipset driver/helper software to manipulate the audio. Be bold LTT, test the headset without the USB dongle vs directly plugged via 3.5mm, and show what's really going on. Intercept the output from the adapter and see how it really is just a downmixed to stereo analog signal.
Tbh my recommendation is just to get a midrange hifi headphones. I bought Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro and they sound so so much better than my previous HyperX Cloud Alphas, also the build quality is incomparable - they have better cushions and the headband is exchangable, only shame is that their cable is not removable
typo at @10:00 hyper x cloud iiii. Good video tho, I'm using hyper x cloud 2 so I might eventually upgrade.
This is why I don’t use DTS or spatial audio. It just ends up sounding fake.
As pretty much everyone has said, don't buy headphones with non-detachable cables if you want longevity, you'll get a year or two max before the cable goes.
Adjustment mechanism plastic parts already almost broke for two HyperX cloud 2 headphones (heavy use for 1-2years). Other than that - it is quite good for its price
Gonna 3d print those plastic parts. From the video it seems parts are thicker for cloud 3, maybe they wont break so easily
If youre using these on phone (android) not sure abt pc yet as im not home but when you use the wireless version they have pretty bad audio leaking and its easy to hear what someones listening to through them
100 is a bit high considering you can get arctis pros on sale for not much more with a dac
ive owned 2 hyper x headsets, alpha and cloud 2 wireless, the plastic clips broke on both. The alpha lasted almost a year and the cloud 2 broke only after a few months. I like the headsets but those clips really need to be more durable, i guess i have a big head cuz i dont think i was being rough with them...
Don't you need to change the audio settings in Cyberpunk 2077 to allow for DTS support?
I saw a different review for Dolby Atmos where the guy also found that it didn't work well in Cyberpunk 2077, and commenters there said the same thing
My sister is an architect and apparently everyone at her office was given Cloud 2's to use at their desk.