HyperX - CloudX Stinger 2 (Wired)

The HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 – Wired PC Gaming Headset are $30 on Amazon they are fine, not the best. For the price they are good Razer BlackShark V2 X Gaming Headset: 7.1 are $36 on sale $31 for black

For something cheap, Acer Nitro K2 is decent at 3-3.5k. Great battery life & good mic, although audio quality is not great. Had wired HyperX Stinger before, that definitely had better audio quality. Still, its good for gaming. Sadly seem OOS now.

Hyper X all the way. They have been my go to for some time now. https://preview.redd.it/30xztenniv1g1.jpeg?width=2371&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2fd20bcef0f9034e6dcce50196913f285a46ea98 Totally not biased at all.

I've got one of each from each price point, I love them all equally. Whichever you choose, definitely go wired as others have said.

Had to double check because of the names. Those 2 are the ones I use the most. Both sound great, both are super comfortable. My old stinger 2 did have a ear cup go out on me, but it lasted 1.5 years and I did drop it a bunch so that was most likely my fault.

Can second this. Good headsets. Had a pair of Hyperx Cloud Stinger 2 wired and it was great.

Stinger 2 or the Logitech. Neither of these is really "good" but for less than ten bucks it's okay. And these are still better tuned than the other options here. Though at that price point you might want to try IEMs instead. Truthear Gate or Moondrop Chu 2 are both about 20 dollars and are far, far above any of these sound wise.

Hyperx cloud stinger 2

I bought a few Headsets over the years, and I have made a few Observations: Good quality sound is good for Music, but not neccessarily good for Gaming. I had a 150€ sennheiser that was Great, but the Audio mix made it hard to heat footsteps ingame. It was very Base Heavy, Great for music but completely useless for wz.   I bought a 50 Bucks hyperx cloud stinger 2 and all of a sudden i could hear footsteps clear as day. It Sounds like it looks, plastic.  It isnt Pretty, and it wont live Long I guess, because well, flimsy pastic and I am clumsy as fuck. But I got better at wz because I finally had good Audio. I think this Headset is not available anymore, and the successor is not as good.  But dont spend an enourmous amount on a Headset, the Budget ones might have better Audio ingame!

Rog 500 is what i use with my PS5 Pro and. With this headset it allows me to set up the 3D sound ftom Dolby atmos that comes free with your PS5. I also have an expensive set but the noise cancelling ear pieces fell apart

Ive been using my ROg 500 headset on my ps5 Pro. And the console test the ROG 500 headsets so it is a 3D surround set up. My expensive pair are HyperrX cloud stinger 2. But the noise cancelling ear pieces fell apart. I will replace them. But these Rog 500 are really good 3d noise cancelling

Cloud Stinger 2 has a surround sound feature. Bang for the buck

sorry to hear about the nova 3p glitching, that sounds annoying. for around $70 on ps5, i've had good luck with the [HyperX Cloud Stinger 2](https://metadoraffi-eng.github.io/shopit?HyperX+Cloud+Stinger+2+gaming+headset) as a wired option - it's simple, reliable, and actually pretty comfy. if you want to try wireless again, the [Razer Barracuda X](https://metadoraffi-eng.github.io/shopit?Razer+Barracuda+X+wireless+gaming+headset) sometimes goes on sale near your budget and has a solid ps5 connection. honestly though, at that price point, wired usually gives you better consistency, and the [SteelSeries Arctis 1](https://metadoraffi-eng.github.io/shopit?SteelSeries+Arctis+1+gaming+headset) is another decent pick that shouldn't have the same issues as the nova 3p. i'd lean toward the cloud stinger 2 for pure reliability tbh.

bummer about the glitching - wireless interference can be such a pain. if you want something that just works without the headache, the [HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 Core wired](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=hyperx+cloud+stinger+2+core&language=en_US&tag=bestdeals202f-20&ref=as_li_ss_tl) is right around your budget. plugs right into the controller and the audio stays clean no matter how chaotic the match gets. directional audio is solid for the price and you dont have to worry about charging or dropouts. sometimes wired is the move for PS5 just for the peace of mind.