Hi, I'm looking at getting a reasonable gaming headset, but I don't need anything too pricey. Anyway I saw the HyperX cloud headset for $85 New Zealand (about USD$55), this seems cheap when compared to the Cloud II headset at $140. So I was wondering if anyone who has the HyperX cloud would recommend them, or should I spend more for a better headset?
Kingston Hyperx Cloud headset, any good?
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Frag Maniac
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Might want to consider the Corsair Vengeance 2100 wireless, if you can get them there at a good price ($85 street price USD).
Clouds are made by someone else and Kingston puts their name on them. From everything I've read I get the impression they're another hyped up Beats type product, where bass is EQed louder to fool people into thinking they're better.
Really depends what you want, but keep in mind that EQing is easily done on the user end. A well made set of cans or headset will have a flat response- deep, tight and accurate bass- go plenty loud- and not distort even at full volume. A well made gaming specific headset will also come with a decent software suite that includes EQ to custom tune yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iK0SgBfQiQ
I recently bought a set of Beyerdynamic heaphones that are flat response type, like a mixer or DJ would use because it sends the true signal vs coloring the sound, and I couldn't be more satisfied. Now and then I'll EQ them a bit if I'm playing a music source that needs it, but for the most part flat response is what I like.
My Beyers are built a lot like Corsair builds their's, with deep, tight and accurate (but not overpowering) bass. Of course my DT 770 Pros are going to sound better than a $100 headset, but they cost $150 even at best price ($200 most places), and they're just headphones with no mic, so what you pay goes completely into the sound you hear.
Clouds are made by someone else and Kingston puts their name on them. From everything I've read I get the impression they're another hyped up Beats type product, where bass is EQed louder to fool people into thinking they're better.
Really depends what you want, but keep in mind that EQing is easily done on the user end. A well made set of cans or headset will have a flat response- deep, tight and accurate bass- go plenty loud- and not distort even at full volume. A well made gaming specific headset will also come with a decent software suite that includes EQ to custom tune yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iK0SgBfQiQ
I recently bought a set of Beyerdynamic heaphones that are flat response type, like a mixer or DJ would use because it sends the true signal vs coloring the sound, and I couldn't be more satisfied. Now and then I'll EQ them a bit if I'm playing a music source that needs it, but for the most part flat response is what I like.
My Beyers are built a lot like Corsair builds their's, with deep, tight and accurate (but not overpowering) bass. Of course my DT 770 Pros are going to sound better than a $100 headset, but they cost $150 even at best price ($200 most places), and they're just headphones with no mic, so what you pay goes completely into the sound you hear.
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