A gaming helmet was made correctly

Sometimes it seems like the gaming headset just got a little too extra recent, with everything from superfluous RGB lighting at built-in rumble engines. When I try to choose an excellent set of wireless gaming headphones, I don’t ask for much. I’m looking for comfort, solid sound, strong battery life and connectivity and a simple design. That’s about it. And by updating the classic Cloud wired headphones with the new wireless support, HyperX Cloud II Wireless is an excellent example of properly made wireless wireless gaming headsets.

Starting with its design, the Cloud II Wireless is basically a copy of the standard wired Cloud headset, which is certainly not a bad thing. A few years ago, when I rounded up the best gaming headsets under $ 100, The original HyperX Cloud finished in second place, barely reaching the finish line Arctis 5 from SteelSeries, especially because during long gaming sessions of three hours or more, it seemed to me that Arctis 5 was more breathable and just a little more comfortable. But it was very close.

With Cloud II Wireless, you’ll get more of the same, including a rugged aluminum band with wide lining and soft-memory foam headphones. HyperX also includes a handy on / off button, move button and volume wheel right on the headphones, which may seem a little spartan, but it covers all the most important functions. Adding a game / chat balance dial as if you were getting on other wireless headphones would have been nice, although.

Like its predecessor, Cloud II Wireless has a closed design that offers good passive noise cancellation. Be careful not to start talking louder when you put them on because it’s harder to hear, which I did (to my wife’s despair) when I moved away from my usual semi-open –back boxes. Throughout their audio range, Cloud II Wireless sounded tight and clear, without any of the muddy lows they sometimes encounter at other brands. In fact, while you can use the free HyperX app to adjust various audio settings or enable HyperX’s 7.1 virtual surround sound feature, Cloud II Wireless was set up so well out of the box that I used them a few days before by connecting them to the application. I just connected the wireless adapter to the computer, turned on the headset, and started playing. Basically no configuration was required, how simple is that?

In terms of microphone performance, as with the standard Cloud headset, the Cloud II Wireless has a detachable microphone at the end of a flexible arm that sounds bright and clear. HyperX includes built-in noisecancellation of technology to help reduce ambient background noise, which we generally considered effective, but not terribly profound. That being said, I have to admit that in a test with a Blue Yeti microphone, HyperX didn’t catch as many fine details as possible in my voice, with many of my friends on Discord saying that my speech sounded. a bit flat. But honestly, it’s okaybecause these two microphones are built for different purposes. When I play, I’m more concerned with being easy to understand than anything else, because in the middle of a raid or a big fire, I don’t really care about a microphone that picks up all the nasal sounds in my speech.

For me, the most impressive thing about Cloud II Wireless is how good the battery life and wireless connection is. HyperX claims that the Cloud II Wireless should take about 30 hours to charge, and in my experience it’s pretty clear, because I only had to charge it once every two weeks, although it can obviously vary depending on how much you play at each day.

In terms of wireless connection, HyperX says that the Cloud II wireless range is up to 20 meters (about 65 feet). Iin my testing, i couldn’t even find a place ina square-footed apartment where the sound was interrupted, so I had to physically leave my house and go to the elevator on my floor before the sound started to subside.

My only complaints about the HyperX Cloud II wireless come down to a few minor drops. The first is that the included USB-A to USB-C charging cable is only 2 meters long, which means it’s not long enough to use if you want to use the headset while it’s on. loading. The other is that unlike SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless, which comes with a USB-C dongle, Cloud II Wireless uses a USB-A wireless dongle, which it doesn’t really work with the Nintendo Switch in handheld mode, although you can connect the dongle to the Switch dock, which has a USB-A port.

This means that Cloud II Wireless is primarily a headset for gamers on PC or PS4. And, although it doesn’t say that on the box, Cloud II Wireless also worked very well when I connected it to a PS5. Unfortunately, because Microsoft uses its own signal for wireless sound, Cloud II Wireless (like many wireless headphones) doesn’t play well with Xbox.

Finally, priced at $ 150, Cloud II Wireless is also a little more expensive than some of its budget-friendly wireless competitors. But for me, that’s not really a big deal, because everything Cloud II Wireless does is do well. It has a clean, robust design, a good sound, a clear sound detachable microphone and better battery life and a stronger audio connection than I could ask for. If you just want a simple, Well-made wireless gaming headphones, Cloud II Wireless is.

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• Cloud II Wireless has approximately 30 hours of battery life and wireless range of up to 20 meters.
• Because Cloud II Wireless is based on a USB-A dongle connection is not an excellent choice to pair with a phone.
• Cloud II Wireless is compatible with PCs, Nintendo Switch (when docked), PS4 and, even if not listed on the box, and PS5. But not the Xbox.
• The included USB-A to USB-C charging cable is only 2 meters long, which means it’s a bit short if you want to continue using the headset while charging.