Kingston HyperX Cloud Review: Cans Made for Gamers

Kingston HyperX Cloud Review: Cans Made for Gamers

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We review Kingston’s HyperX Cloud!

When you talk about gaming peripherals, Kingston is probably the last name that you’d think of. The American company is known more for its high-performance gaming parts than gaming peripherals, which goes double for audio products. But Kingston’s looking to wow you with their HyperX Cloud headphones, which brings excellent audio performance in a package that gamers will appreciate.

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While the color scheme of our review headphones came in typical gaming stable red and black, the HyperX Cloud is also available in much more gaudy white and black. The build quality of the HyperX Cloud is obvious from the moment you pick it up – it’s hefty but not decidedly so, and the metal frame of the headphones means that this thing could probably take a beating without breaking. The exterior of the headband is made with leather, and has bright red stitching on both sides. The earpieces are made out of leather, and are rather large, capable of completely encompassing our bigger than average ears with enough room to spare. You can even swap out the earpieces for a new pair that’s included in the box.

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The left headphone has an attachment for a microphone for in-game comms which can be detached when you don’t feel like talking. The cable is braided, and the wires split into two parts: the actual connector for audio, and a microphone jack. There’s also in-line controls, although they add a considerable amount of length to the entire cable (about 1 meter).

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The overall design of the HyperX Cloud is well thought out, and it’s probably the most comfortable pair of gaming cans we’ve ever used, something that’s not always present in other, “gaming” grade headphones. While the extra length of the in-line controls made it hard to adjust the volume of the HyperX Cloud (adding considerable clutter to an already cluttered gaming desk), once you lock-in all your settings, everything is good to go. We used the HyperX Cloud primarily for three games that rewarded players for having good aural awareness during the review: Insurgency, Red Orchestra 2 and ARMA 3.

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The audio quality is quite good, especially for a pair of headphones that retail less than 5K, and although the bass may be a tad too much, the large, 53mm drivers are capable of producing sounds that have a lot of depth and space to them. This came in handy in both games where aural awareness allows you to detect an enemy before they actually see you, and allowed us to keep our names on top of the leader boards.

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The microphone, while not the best, is okay for the purposes. It’s flexible and bendable, and can conform to whatever position that you want, comfortably. While the sound produced by the microphone wasn’t the best (keep the fan a moderate distance away from you while playing because you’ll sound like you’re playing outside) it was clear enough that the people on our team knew exactly what was happening while we were playing the scout role in ARMA 3.

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Verdict: excellent pair of gaming headphones from Kingston, highly recommended for gamers!

We may have been blindsided by Kingston’s sudden entry to the world of gaming audio, but we’re very pleasantly surprised that the company managed to score gold with their first offering. Priced at a mere Php 3,999 in some stores, we’re definitely recommending it to anyone looking for a pair of decent gaming headphones that’ll put them on the top of the leader boards of the games they play.

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