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HyperX - Cloud III (Wireless)
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"The big PLUS for me on these compared to the Novas is that they have recessed 4kHz - it reduces fatigue and it’s not harsh on the ears. Especially with those high pitch gunshots and flash bangs."
"They are very well tuned so u don’t need anything. ... I use them without any additional software and it works perfectly for CS2."
"i hear the footsteps loud and clear in a fps."
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"awesome mic monitoring (which is important to me since I hate the muffled sound of my voice when talking with over ear headphones)"
"its good mic"
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"Battery life is great."
"Thing has 300 hours of battery life! ... Practically never nees to recharge it"
"weeks worth of battery life ... Its insane how many hours you can get out of a single charge"
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"Wireless has worked flawlessly for me. ... it has great range. I’ve been able to go to the kitchen 3 rooms away and still had good reception."
"really low latency wireless ... The wireless connection is 2.4 GHz so latency is pretty non-existent"
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"I can wear it for an incredibly long period of time with absolutely no discomfort."
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"STAY AWAY from anything DTS related‼️Especially drivers and DO NOT install DTS app - it will destroy any FPS gaming performance. ... I did the mistake couple days ago, thinking they fixed the driver/latency/distortion issues and ohh boy was I wrong! Tried everything to get rid of those, but eventually had to completely wipe out the system and start with fresh windows install."
"If you are experiencing weird audio delay/distortion and the dongle is inserted in a usb-c port, you might want to try and use the usb-a converter that comes with the headset. I had some weird issues /might be system specific/ and they all went away when I started using the usb a port."
"Otherwise the HyperX app equalizer can introduce a tiny bit of latency. ... Not a big deal but if you’re extremely sensitive to audio delay, it can be noticeable."
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"your voice comes through choppy ... you just have to do some adjusting with settings in discord"
"Mic picks up quite a bit from your surroundings. That’s normal since it does not have any noise cancelling, however if you are running a RTX card a strongly suggest installing Nvidia broadcast and turning on the noise canceling! It does work and your friends will thank you!"
abused_empath 1.0Happy with cloud 3 wireless. Haven't tried 3s yet.
Forward_Drop303 1.0HyperX Cloud III's are really the only option for somewhat decent wireless headset around that price. Turtle beach Atlas Airs are also good, but for diverse settings and travel, open back doesn't do so well. The other commenter wasn't really joking about the Audeze Maxwell's being the only actual good option. (You can look at B stock to get price down, but it's probably still out of budget) Truly good quality wireless headset is extremely rare.
Cloud III's have significantly better audio quality.
For budget they recommend in ears and a separate mic to get better quality for far less. And to be fair, you almost always do. But from a gamer perspective, not an audiophile perspective, headsets are way more convenient. Plus, I think you can get good gaming headsets these days, you just have to be selective. HyperX Cloud IIs and now IIIs were some of the first to be decent. But Epos (which used to be Seinheisser) has some great options (like the H3x for $20 or the Open back H6pro for $80)
Epos+Drop is the best for wired. (H3x, H6pros) Otherwise Cloud III's or Turtle beach Atlas Airs for wireless.
It's hard to determine headsets based on specs given on paper. And especially with gamer headsets it's hard to put money and quality together because of that. My recommendation is the HyperX cloud III's. The best option for audio quality of a closed back wireless headset under $200 Or Turtle beach Atlas Airs for an open back wireless option.
Cloud III's are the only ones there I would consider. But best option is probably the Fractal design Scapes if you want wireless and closed back.
Cloud III's are better. Even if the HS80 was cheaper I would take the Cloud III's Better sound and better built. These are the wired versions though so if you want wireless, get the wireless cloud III's
I don't think that exists. RGB and doesn't break is already difficult to find only cheapo headsets have it usually. Going to recommend the HyperX cloud III S. No RGB, but it should be gamer enough and is still quality.
idm 1.0As a non audiophile, I love my hyperx cloud 3 non-s. Would you say these would be a significant enough upgrade to consider them?
Ah yes, I didn't mention mine are wireless too. I'll probably just keep these. Am happy with them, and the mic is important too. Thanks for the response, I appreciate it!
Perhaps the non-s version? I bought for $130 last year. But was the non-s version.
No_Forever6413 1.0Heard people having problem with that with cloud 3 wireless, i tried them personaly and had same problem.
vAmmonite 1.0if you need wireless, then you will have to pay more for worse sound and durability/reliability. Good sennheisers at the same price of your a50s can last far far far longer, i know people using sennheisers from the 90s that are still in amazing condition. Good (for wireless) wireless options would be fractal scape, cloud 3 S wireless, audeze maxwell (gen 2 is on the way), a50x or a50 gen 5.
Affectionate-Ad4306 0.6If it’s only a good headset for overall gaming. Any top five or top 5 YouTube recommendations. But if you focus on footsteps for fps, it’s a hard time finding one. I got pulse 3d, turtle beach 600 gen 2, cloud x 3 and Logitech 300 family. The best one of these for footsteps was the turtle beach, but the microphone is garbage, it keeps getting any background noise, don’t know the gen 3 if they fixed that issue. I updated the firmware but is useless. The second best one of these four options for footsteps for me is the cloud X 3. But for overall gaming any one.
DeliciousHunter018 0.6Hyper X3 is pretty good imo
DieselD2 0.6Hyper X Cloud has been great for me.
Doctor_Med_Mayhem 0.6I would absolutely recommend Hyper X Cloud II or Cloud III headsets. Been using it for years, it has great sound for music and games, is not overly costly and has the best comfort for long gaming sessions ive ever experienced. You see tons of live streamers using them aswell! Best wishes :)
kitfoxxxx 0.6Fractal Scape and the hyper x cloud IIIs are highly regarded in the audiophile community. Check out the YouTube reviews of them on The Headphone Show channel. I can vouch for both.
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