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High-quality gaming stereo headset, represents a further development of the gamer line models, including the Cloud and Cloud II headsets. These are over-ear closed-back headphones with large, soft ear cushions and high-quality balanced sound. The headband is based on an aluminum frame, equipped with a soft insert filled with a dampening foam polymer with memory effect. All necessary adjustments are available, including height adjustment and ear pad rotation (up to 45°).
The large and comfortable removable ear cushions fit snugly against the ears, providing good noise isolation from external sounds and preventing those around from hearing what the user is listening to. Thanks to the softness of the foam polymer filler, pressure on the head is evenly distributed across the contact area, avoiding user fatigue even during extended use. The Kingston HyperX Cloud Alpha headset uses 50mm acoustic drivers with neodymium magnets.
A special dual-chamber design allows the separation of the bass component from the mid and high frequencies, reducing the impact of powerful bass on the detail of the rest of the range. The headset features a detachable microphone with medium sensitivity and passive noise cancellation. It comes with a detachable 1.3-meter cable with a 4-pin 3.5mm mini-jack connector and a two-meter extension with two more traditional 3-pin 3.5mm mini-jack connectors. The cable is equipped with a remote control with a microphone mute button and a volume control wheel.
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Sound Material Ear pads The sound is horrible by default. Fairly flimsy in hand, the height adjustment steps are barely noticeable. The volume control on the wire started acting up over time.  RapidOne: use HyperX Cloud Alpha more than year |
excellent ears have been in operation for more than 3 years, they work like clockwork, there are nuances with the remote control at the maximum, the sound sags a little (the problem of the remote control) is rather heavy when used for more than 8 hours a day, the neck aches from them, well, in the summer you definitely need to take velor ear pads, and Yes, stock ones will peel off over time good sound, quality materials, fit weight, volume control Ikar Yakut: use HyperX Cloud Alpha more than year |
For your money you can be patient, but you shouldn’t expect quality here. Not a bad microphone, sufficient for communication. Decent sound, except for a dip in high frequencies; lows and mids sound great. Fail in high frequencies, it often feels like some sounds are lost at HF. Not suitable for all head shapes, might be tight as the earpads are not very deep. Build quality is mediocre, for some reason the volume balance sometimes shifts to the left ear, and occasionally there's crackling in the sound. It seems there might be an issue with the microphone switch and volume control. Evgeniy Vilchuk: use HyperX Cloud Alpha few months |
Alpha
A well-known manufacturer of memory modules, Kingston has recently been actively developing all areas of gaming peripherals and has turned the HyperX series into a separate sub-brand. At the same time, the company understands its own limitations of production capacity, therefore, they attract third-party companies for cooperation. So, for the development of many gaming headsets of the HyperX Cloud series, specialists from the QPAD brand, well known to gamers, were responsible. And like most models of this family, Cloud Alpha turned out to be a feast for the eyes.
Dual chamber speakers with versatile sound
Let's start with sound. Dual-chamber speakers sound very different from the company's first headsets. The low frequencies are slightly relegated to the background and no longer obscure the rest of the spectrum, the mids are enriched with details, and the high frequencies are much better detailed. “You can listen with a player” is a serious compliment for any gaming headset, and the HyperX Cloud Alpha is no exception. If we talk about games, then everything is just fine: games delight with juicy explosions, the sounds of falling bombs, the battle cries of monsters and the noise of collapsing buildings. And their positioning is excellent, no multi-channel emulation is needed.
No flaws
Compared to other headphones of the Cloud series, the design of the headset has not changed dramatically, there are not very many differences. Alpha received more red colour in the design and fastening of perforated bowls. The build quality and materials of the case are excellent as always, the fit on the head is as comfortable as possible, HyperX Cloud headphones are famous for this. I was also pleased with the quality of the detachable braided cable with the volume control and the microphone with a certificate from Discord. There is no noise cancellation in it, but the microphone itself is quite good and does not catch extra sounds. However when listening, it may sometimes seem that the interlocutor has a stuffy nose. Separately, I would like to mention the wide compatibility with a variety of platforms. Thanks to several bundled cables and plug design, you can connect the headset to your smartphone, computer, and any modern game console. Even cooler, Cloud Alpha has no weak points. Generally.
Other than that, they are great headphones: The ear pads haven't started to peel or flatten even after 2 years of use. The height adjustment mechanism is very flimsy, but it holds up for now. The cable is ~3m long, and the volume controller on the cable is awful; after some time, it started to suppress the right channel at maximum volume.