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HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming Headset Review

Today we are going to review another Kingston's latest headset from HyperX product line, the HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming a gaming headset aimed for hardcore gamers featuring close-cup design and memory –foam leather earpads allowing gamers to enjoy long playtime on their PC and PS4 or enjoy music from their portable devices.

Now let's see what HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming Headset have for us.

Features

• Comfortable — memory foam ear cushions with leatherette padded headband
• Customizable — switch between leatherette and velour ear cushions for varying sound profiles and feel
• Compatible — with PCs, notebooks, tablets, mobile phones, airplane adapters and PS4 consoles
• Stylish — now available in Mav Edition, Freestyle Series, featuring intricate, hand-drawn art with a polished gloss finish to help you stand out in the crowd1
• Distinctive — HyperX branded design in red and black or white and black
• Guaranteed — two-year warranty, free technical support.

Specifications

Headset

• Transducer type: dynamic Ø 53mm
• Operating principle: closed
• Frequency response: 15Hz–25,000 Hz
• Nominal impedance: 60 ohms per system
• Nominal SPL: 98±3dB
• T.H.D. : < 2%
• Power handling capacity : 150mW
• Sound coupling to the ear: circumaural
• Ambient noise attenuation : approx. 20 dBa
• Headband pressure: 5N
• Weight with microphone and cable: 350g
• Cable length and type: 1m + 2m extension + 10cm iPhone
• Connection: mini stereo jack plug (3.5 mm)

Microphone

• Transducer type: condenser (back electret)
• Operating principle: pressure gradient
• Polar pattern: cardioid
• Power supply: AB powering
• Supply voltage: 2V
• Current consumption: max 0.5 mA
• Nominal impedance: 2.2 k ohms
• Open circuit voltage: at f = 1 kHz: 20 mV / Pa
• Frequency response : 100–12,000 Hz
• THD: 2% at f = 1 kHz
• Max. SPL: 105dB SPL (THD 1.0% at 1 KHz)
• Microphone output: -39±3dB
• Length mic boom: 150mm (include gooseneck)
• Capsule diameter: Ø6*5 mm
• Connection: mini stereo jack plug (3.5mm)

Package

Headset comes in a nice cardboard box with model number and details about features listed.

Inside the box

Inside the box along with the headset leatherette ear caps we also find an extra set of velour ear pads, a detachable 3.5mm stereo microphone, an audio level control box with extra-long braided cable, airplane adapter and mesh carrying bag. Everything is contained neatly inside a foam cutout.

Looks

First thing that attracts me is that the headset cable all are nice braided. Headset is having a good finishing with iconic red and black colour theme and light-weight aluminum body. Ear-cups have black brushed aluminum finishing with a closed cup design and a HyperX logo in red.

Being light-weight headset also have a very soft padded leather headband, giving great comfort to your head and neck. Included velour ear pads are of high quality and are very comfortable to ears while long gaming playtime or music listening.

HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming headset comes with 53mm drive with neodymium magnet installed inside the ear-cups and inside of ear-cup is lined with special cut-out sound damping fiber pads, which helps drive in producing excellent quality sound.

Testing

Audio Experience

With the velour ear-caps, the HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming headset provided a superb music listening comfort. When used with ASUS Xonar U7 sound card, headset produced amazing sound quality with clear and deep base, even at high volume headset doesn't showed any sound degradation.

Gaming Experience

During gaming when used with gaming desktop equipped with ASUS Xonar DX sound card, headset produced realistic surround gaming experience with sound effect like explosions, gun fire and dialogue, all rendered in a realistic way.

With sealed designed and sound damping fiber pad inside, the headset drives always maintained the dynamic range, sound quality and bass, even with high volume. Very impressive.

Pros

• Excellent sound quality
• Detachable mic
• Good build quality and light weight
• Very Comfortable Velour Ear-caps
• Multi-platform compatibility
• Extra long braided cables
• 2 years warranty

Cons

• Nil

Conclusion

I have listened to many headsets from high range up to the lowest ones, but personally very impressed and touched with the audio quality, the bass response and the comfort of the HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming Headset.

Finally, with an affordable price tag , the HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming is a amazing headset capable of delivering intense audio with crystal-clear low, mid and high tones. With a must have recommendation the HyperX Cloud Pro Gaming headset is worthy of our PC TeK REVIEWS Excellence Award.

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