By Kevin Lee
In the last few months, we’ve seen an explosion in affordable gaming headsets, with products like the $99 (£109, AU$169) Logitech G433, $79 (£54, AU$99) Astro A10 and $99 (£84, AU$159) SteelSeries Arctis 5. Though HyperX already introduced the Cloud Stinger ahead of this new pack, it’s now introducing a slightly more mid-range HyperX Cloud Alpha that bumps up the quality level without a stark increase in price.
In fact, at $99 (£99, AU$169), we can say the HyperX Cloud Alpha is the best-sounding gaming headset in its price bracket, even if it isn’t as versatile as some of its competitors.
Design
If you’ve seen the previous two iterations of HyperX’s Cloud and Cloud II gaming headsets, the Alpha will look fairly familiar – though there have been improvements.
The new slotted metal frame gives the headset a more industrial look than the crescents of solid metal used in previous HyperX Cloud products. At the same time, we appreciate the fact that the peripheral maker has finally given the headset one cohesive, anodized look, matching the plastic bits to the aluminum frame.
HyperX has also padded out the cushions on the both the ear cups and headband with thicker and spongier foam. The pliable …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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