Review on HyperX Cloud Alpha S - The Ultimate PC Gaming Headset with 🎧 7.1 Surround Sound, Adjustable Bass, Dual Chamber Drivers, and Memory Foam in Blue. by Lin Wei-Yin ᠌

Name: HyperX Cloud Alpha S - The Ultimate PC Gaming Headset with 🎧 7.1 Surround Sound, Adjustable Bass, Dual Chamber Drivers, and Memory Foam in Blue.
Item: HyperX Cloud Alpha S - The Ultimate PC Gaming Headset with 🎧 7.1 Surround Sound, Adjustable Bass, Dual Chamber Drivers, and Memory Foam in Blue.
Rating: 4

October 22, 2022

I did not regret the purchase, everything is fine.

this headset is very outdated in terms of convenience, the microphone, sound control, control panel, all this is very outdated and inconvenient, so it loses much in convenience to most "modern" headsets

however, in terms of sound for their money, this is the best that is now on the market, I am 99% sure, I bought the Logitech G335 and the sound in them is not even close to the sound in these ears, heaven and earth, although what I compare is squalor with 40mm speakers and 50mm

I advise you to buy only the S version, since it comes with fabric ear pads and bass controls at the back
fabric ear pads change the sound for the better at least one and a half times, I advise you to sell leatherette ear pads and as a result you get a headset for ~ 8k, who doesn’t need a control panel or a microphone, it’s already about 7.5k

it is also very important to understand that I have a sound blaster audio card and I use SBX mode at 25%, with personal equalizer settings that I made for myself for a couple of months !

4 stars only because the headset is outdated in terms of convenience and quality of use and still the fit of these ears is not for me, I will look for open / closed ears with a more comfortable, non-pressure fit, but these ears will remain with me as a great example of closed ears with gold the standard for high-quality and inexpensive sound, which has excellent swaying lows

* 8k is now not 5 but 4

Pros

build quality is above average, it's hard to break something if it wasn't broken in the first place good seams nice height adjustment (partially broke after a few months of use) the main wire is about 1m long in a high-quality braid beautiful fabric ear pads the most beautiful bass switches that make the bass just perfect very good speakers, I envy those who snatched this original miracle for 6-7k the microphone can be detached if there is a normal micro INCREDIBLY QUALITY LF

Cons

ordinary cheap (absolutely useless for me) leatherette ear pads the microphone is the most common for 100, does not have the function of turning off by raising a headband made of terrible leatherette, which will crumble in a couple of years bad soft-touch plastic on any part of this headset after a month of use, the right side of the height adjustment partially broke, it began to "walk" slightly and keeps worse than the left very uncomfortable remote control with a very long wire (for me), too far to reach to interact with the remote control, uncomfortable - sold it very tight ear pads, difficult to put on/stretch for me, a very tight and pressing fit on the head, especially after many years of using the logitech g4 * series, where there is 0 pressure in principle, it is very difficult to endure pressure in these ears daily, for more than 5 hours, it is very difficult, however, letting it tight and pressing, but high-quality, there were ears that had a fit that could lead to a migraine they don't stretch, total memory fit sound does not work with my very old smartphone without a microphone connected to the headphones this headset has a super outdated design, the S version does not look very good, especially in black, the red one is more harmonious and gives a feeling of elitism, although in fact the S version is 2 times better due to fabric ear pads and bass controls