Cloud

In my opinion I had the 1 for the longest time. It started to fall apart, the ear covers anyway. Got the replacements on Amazon for 15 bucks and they still work perfectly since 2021. The cloud 2s I bought and tbh they hurt my ears after wearing for several hours. Good for short sessions and bad for long sessions. Id go 1 cause the ear cushions are better suited for long sessions. Even though they aren't wireless.

That is a valid concern--have *you* personally used and noticed the issues you mentioned? I have a first gen cloud from pre-buyout as well as a new(er) "HP" HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless. While some changes have been made, I didn't notice anything drastic that would put anyone off. I have studio headphones from beyerdynamic, audio-technica, polk, audeze, and sennheiser. I have gaming headsets from hyperx, steel series, razer, logitech, roccat, astro, turtle beach. I have have IEMs and earbuds from apple, moondrop, fiil, kz, audeze, and sennheiser. I still reach for my hyperx for games and my shokz for everything else--comfort is king. The gaming headset market is quite small compared to the studio market--that is why you see so many reviews and ads for gaming headsets. You are the only one who knows if a headset will work for you. If you can't find headsets in a store near you to demo, head to youtube and find a headphone reviewer with a similar lifestyle and head type as you. (Head size, head shape, ear size, ear shape, glasses, hair volume, piercings, use-case, etc.) Reviews are a good place to start, but you need to actually physically use the product to know if it will work for you. If you want more in-depth advice, head over to [headphones.com](http://headphones.com) (no affiliation) and click the chat icon in the lower right-hand corner. The folks over there have one job--to help people find audio equipment. To reiterate, hands on experience trumps reviews and the loudest person in the room (peanut gallery) isn't always correct. Go try out some headsets and see what you like.

The new ones are way worse in quality than the original Basically HP acquired HyperX and they became much worse, as someone who has both, I'd say look for smth else, also avoid Logitech overhyped headset But thats just me comparing to the original, which was perfect, I guess they are decent, definitely better than the newest Logitech ones

HyperX all the way. I have their wireless Cloud II, which is their previous gen, and it still works like a dream. Bought it in 2020. No issues with the headset or the mic. [Cloud II](https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-KHX-HSCP-RD/dp/B00SAYCXWG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2HQA51Z015Z6H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.65mf35P39r7QZxCfLZKOd6ZQo_W1yMJVxjlRDrwGgN1MO1JYOKPeVR9pyEx5TG8XuklXgb6-IyWw2DvptAJGY09FEXdblbucBrJcGx6M73Ie4SoXouRIrayTyYk4pTMGlef_OBS59J8Z97GiR0fOrNbdHhS41nRZps4WioyhrTXivMO_OWW7E0xYAv7OuW5CgeMTLRq1PLJ7hsjHRLYa_4WMKFSCZZBWStyU0J1dpt8.4GJFGJSaupUal0-kYVGt4INOpTSs1qLEfjlafP5gOcM&dib_tag=se&keywords=hyperx%2Bwired&qid=1761076407&sprefix=hyperx%2Bwire%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666&th=1) [Cloud III](https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-III-Ultra-Clear-USB/dp/B0C3BV19Q3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HQA51Z015Z6H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.65mf35P39r7QZxCfLZKOd6ZQo_W1yMJVxjlRDrwGgN1MO1JYOKPeVR9pyEx5TG8XuklXgb6-IyWw2DvptAJGY09FEXdblbucBrJcGx6M73Ie4SoXouRIrayTyYk4pTMGlef_OBS59J8Z97GiR0fOrNbdHhS41nRZps4WioyhrTXivMO_OWW7E0xYAv7OuW5CgeMTLRq1PLJ7hsjHRLYa_4WMKFSCZZBWStyU0J1dpt8.4GJFGJSaupUal0-kYVGt4INOpTSs1qLEfjlafP5gOcM&dib_tag=se&keywords=hyperx%2Bwired&qid=1761076407&sprefix=hyperx%2Bwire%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666&th=1) [Cloud III but make it \*\~\*girly\*\~\*](https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-III-Headset-Ultra-Clear-USB/dp/B0DQQT2ZS3/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2HQA51Z015Z6H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.65mf35P39r7QZxCfLZKOd6ZQo_W1yMJVxjlRDrwGgN1MO1JYOKPeVR9pyEx5TG8XuklXgb6-IyWw2DvptAJGY09FEXdblbucBrJcGx6M73Ie4SoXouRIrayTyYk4pTMGlef_OBS59J8Z97GiR0fOrNbdHhS41nRZps4WioyhrTXivMO_OWW7E0xYAv7OuW5CgeMTLRq1PLJ7hsjHRLYa_4WMKFSCZZBWStyU0J1dpt8.4GJFGJSaupUal0-kYVGt4INOpTSs1qLEfjlafP5gOcM&dib_tag=se&keywords=hyperx+wired&qid=1761076407&sprefix=hyperx+wire%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.9fe8cbfa-bf43-43d1-a707-3f4e65a4b666)

Hey thanks for the review! I've been looking around for audiophile headsets and when I look at my good old hyper x cloud 1, I can't possible say I have anything to complain about given the price I paid and how long it's performed absolutely adequately. It actually feels hard to find a headset that is comfy for super long sessions while still performing good enough in, seriously, all areas. I think I might buy the cloud alpha 2 next month

For comfort, insane durability, light/mid weight, detachable mic and wired as well as great value for the money, take a look at the very first hyper x cloud gaming headset. It's dirt cheap. Obviously there are better alternatives, but for the price you get a nice gaming headset you can use for years.

First of all... yes gaming headsets are bad... think Astros, turtle beach, razer, etc. But so are a lot of regular headphones like bose and beats. Second of all... hyper x headsets are an exception. They are built on an old audiophile design by a company called takstar - the pro 80. Google it if you don't believe me, you'll instantly recognize the very unmistakable hyper x design. They're genuinely pretty phenomenal for the price. Lastly... get whatever the fuck you want. Someone like you is never going to know or care about a sloppy bass signature or lack of clarity in imaging or a narrow sound stage. None of it matters to someone who isn't going to recognize it. Get what you want. There are even lots of wireless headsets that are phenomenal, the Audeze Maxwell for example. So anyone telling you all Bluetooth is bad is also flat out wrong. I see a lot of bad advice getting heavily upvoted in here, when you obviously came here for quick easy answers. Likelihood is you won't even be able to tell between good and bad advice, unfortunately. Get whatever the fuck you want.

The fact that responses are so mixed with everyone's anecdotes of they either do break easily, or if you're careful then they won't break, kind of hints at yes, they are poor quality. Of course you should take care of your things, but accidents happen, and since there are so many people arguing here, there's obviously problems with their construction. I have old HyperX Clouds with the metal build that have taken an almighty amount of abuse with no problems except foam padding going crappy. I replaced them to go wireless and went for SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7p, and although I love the headset, the construction isn't a patch on the old Clouds, because it's just plastic, like the Sony ones OP has broken. They won't take nearly as much abuse.