HyperX - Cloud Orbit S

If you want my honest opinion, avoid "gaming headsets" in general. They are all woefully over priced and very bad in quality. I have a sennhieser 560S which didn't even cost 200$ and came to it from using a hyperX cloud orbit S (which was 350 USD) and the sennhiesser mops the floor with the hyperX headset in every single way except the fact that it lacks a mic. I've never looked back because the 560S is so good especially with sound direction, that it has improved my gameplay, but most notably it just sounds far better overall. A slight con of note is that this headset is so good that it can make musical artifacts kind of jump out at you. There is a specific rock track i listen too by an indie musician on youtube (i purchased the track on bandcamp and am playing the FLAK file for it) and there is one part where with "normal" (aka poor quality) headphones it sounds like a brief half second gap. With the 560S on a DAC though, i can actually hear the musician very lightly strum an off note and catch it quickly. It isn't detectable under most circumstances, but it really bugs me that i can hear his error and he shipped the track with it, knowingly or not. This is a good point on how ridiculously sensitive this headset is. Assuming no errors exist in the track though, it sounds like your actually at a live performance with how good the acoustics are. Admittedly, the 560S is wired and requires a DAC with a 6.35 jack, but there are other models in the same line which are wired that use the more common 3.5 jack and don't require a DAC or are wireless. I'm personally an audiophile, so having studio quality sound is important to me. It might not be as important to you, so ultimately it falls to you to make the decision to ignore this or not. Just keep in mind that you can get get a razor siren V3 mini for 60$, and then still grab quite a few moderate to high quality studio quality headsets for less than 200$, and you'll get sound quality better than most 300+ dollar "gaming headsets" and mic quality that will compete with professional streamers. If the purpose of this headset really is gaming, i highly suggest wired be considered unless being mobile is non-negotiable. Even if you must go with wired, you'll still be treated better by a wireless studio headset + stand alone mic, and for cheaper. sennhiesser specifically has the [ACCENTUM Plus Wireless](https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/accentum-plus-wireless/clptn4hsgc3440bvtlfmu9xad/) and after you add in the cost of the mic, a siren V3 mini by razer, this comes in at roughly 40 USD less than most "high end" gaming headsets which generally sit around th 250-350 mark, factoring in about 10 dollars worth of shipping fees due to having to ship products from 2 separate companies. Another really important note is most headsets aimed at studios often also sell parts so for example, you can replace the headband and ear muffs instead of the whole thing outright. In some cases, these headsets even allow speaker replacements. You will not find molecularity or parts for sale for most "gaming" headsets. Also, special note, if you have bad sound pollution in your area DO NOT get open backed headsets. The 560S is an amazing headset, but it doesn't insulate sound at all. Open backed headsets have much better sound stage which helps a lot with simulating directional sound at the cost of lacking sound insulation. If this is a factor for you, then absolutely get a closed back headset.

Hyper x cloud

Just bought my son his 2nd pair and I have one too. Probably tried 10 others over the years and never been as happy as hyper x

Maybe I am a bit late on this topic but from what I have heard, the HyperX Cloud series and Logitech Pros are quite good. Or am I wrong and those are not worth mentioning (I am really on the search for new headphones cause the padding on my Hyperx cloud mix are dying)