HyperX - Cloud Earbuds II

Been using HyperX for years. Fantastic headset. Just switched to their earbuds about a month ago and don't have a single complaint with them either

I got the HyperX Cloud Earbuds II, I believe they were like 45 USD, they even came with like.. 3 or 4 different size squishy pieces to fit different ear holes :D I have a messed up neck, so switching to earbuds has helped a lot with that and I completely agree with your reason of flat hair. I wore hats for a long time and have been loving not needing a hat (: I can find you a link if you'd like, just lmk!

Any reason you want a over ear "gaming" headphone? If not then get an IEM for the same price... 30x better sound quality with even better surround. You will be able to tell exactly where the footsteps are and you can also boost the specific footstep frequency to hear footsteps more clearly.. Plus studio grade sound quality for similar price... There is no "gaming" headphone... Do not fall for gimmicks. Speaking from personal exp... I have a Razer Electra V2, a Razer Kraken tournament edition and a HyperX cloud earbuds... After i got the IEMs i use now ( salnotes 7hz zero - the crinacle one) i simply packed those headphones and they are gathering dust right now... Those were headphones worth 4k, 6k and 3.5k respectively... Meanwhile the IEMs were 1.8k..... I curse my ignorant young self who was running after the GAMING tag back then... What an idiot i was....

I've been using Hyper X for years, I love them

Love my hyper X headset. I recently purchased their gaming earbuds bc I can’t wear a headset for long, I have a scar on my head in the shape and size of a headset basically, and the earbuds are surprisingly awesome! Sure there isn’t a ton of low end but that’s expected. For $20 they’re worth it imo.

tl;dr: Hyper X headsets check the cheap and comfy boxes and have a mic attached to them, but I don’t think most headsets would be anywhere close to what you have now. Depending on what people are looking for in a headset. If someone is insistent on a headset instead of a dedicated headset instead of separate headphones and mic, then I usually steer them towards Sennheiser PC37x or PC38x for a flat sound and build quality. Hyper X for cost, comfort, and features. And Astro for a jack of all trades, master of none kinda headphone (Not really too familiar with their QC since they were acquired by Logitech though). None of these headsets sound exceptional, which is why most users try to steer people towards dedicated mic and headphones if they can. But headsets still have a place and some people just prefer them. The only gaming headset I’ve heard with good imaging is the Sennheiser PC37X and PC38X (also known as the EPOS Game Zero and Game One), but the 490 is still vastly superior in most ways. Imaging in headphones is hard. Whether we like it or not, headphones are stereo. So in the end, it entirely depends on the game engine and devs to determine whether or not they are going to emulate surround sound for headphone users. Some do, some do not. It’s a crapshoot. So most of the time, well imaging headphones are still only accurate on the stereo axis because games don’t simulate 360 audio. One more edit: Headsets that advertise 7.1 are using software emulation too. As I mentioned above, headphones only have stereo channels (L/R). I have NEVER heard an out of engine emulation that sounded good. They all sound bad (except ATMOS, but that’s a whole different can of worms that we won’t get into). Don’t use them.

My hyper x is amazing but I also have a cheap headset for noise canceling that’s almost as good . Gaming brand stuff is often a rip off