Having developed under the wing of the giant Kingston, the gaming division of HyperX launched a real crusade into the gaming components market, showing many gamers that an advanced headset, a high-quality mechanical keyboard and a high-precision mouse do not have to cost more than video cards. Almost every HyperX headset is good in its own way and is somehow superior to its competitors. Each series is designed for a specific audience and differs from others in characteristics, technology and design. Their prices are also different. The original Cloud models are middle class, Alpha is an affordable premium class, and Stinger is a low-cost level.


HyperX Cloud Stinger is designed for gamers who are just thinking about buying their first headset, but are not yet sure of anything and do not want to overpay upfront for Cloud Alpha models or premium options from other manufacturers. As with the original HyperX Cloud, we have closed-back over-ear headphones with large soft ear pads, a mute microphone, a detachable cable, a wired connection and a metal frame. The only difference is that in order to reduce the price, HyperX engineers had to simplify the design, use less advanced acoustic drivers, and also abandon removable cables and external panels for sound control. Due to the resistance reduced to 30 ohms, the bass is not as dense, and there is less detail at low frequencies than the usual Cloud and Cloud Alpha, but it is easier to “boost” them using a weak sound card of a laptop or smartphone.

By the summer of 2023, more than a dozen models with an average price of around $50 were released in the Stinger series. Most of them support an exclusively wired connection; models with a built-in battery and Bluetooth/radio receivers are less common due to their high cost. After the release of the Sony PlayStation 5 console, developers from HyperX respected PlayStation fans with a pack of Stinger and Stinger Core modifications with a black and white PS5-style body and official certification for fourth and fifth generation Sony consoles. HyperX also tried to make an affordable modification of the Cloud Stinger with support for 7.1 virtual sound, but due to highly simplified sound virtualization algorithms, most gamers passed it by.