Amazon.com: Customer reviews: HyperX Cloud Flight - Wireless Gaming Headset, Long Lasting Battery up to 30 Hours, Detachable Noise Cancelling Microphone, Red LED Light, Comfortable Memory Foam, Works with PC, PS4 & PS5

I definitely made the right choice for a wireless gaming headset!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019

My experience - I watched tons of video reviews, read headset guides and everything I could after I decided to go wireless. I've been avoiding wireless headsets for a while, because the performance to convenience trade off was just never there. Either the battery would die too often and need to be recharged, or the audio quality was complete garbage. These are by no means an audiophile grade headphone, but I would definitely consider them to be above average for most listeners/consumers. I haven't tried a wireless set personally in 3 years, and the last one I tried was bad. The sound quality was bad, battery life was bad, it was all around a horrible experience and I returned them right away.

What/Why I'm replacing - I came from Audio Technica ADG1X headset that I've had for about 2 and a half years. They have been a great headset, although at a price point of $300 they should be. They were light, comfortable and sounded great. However, I've since moved from a small house in the country to a condo and while I like the large sound stage you get from open back headphones hearing my neighbors and other people around me isn't ideal while gaming or listening to music. The headset was getting a little worn out and my cable is constantly twisting and getting caught under my chair or on my keyboard so I decided it was time for something new and began investigating wireless to see if the technology had come along for headsets as it has for mice (my Logitech G Pro Wireless mouse is a dream).

Look/Style - These HyperX Cloud Flights haven't been out long but clearly HyperX put in the time and research because they just got it right. I've seen several reviewers talk about them not looking cool or flashy enough and flagging that as a negative but in my opinion it's a bonus. You can't even see the headphones when they are on your head. Maybe it's a concern if you're streaming but even Shroud uses these headphones and they look fine. I love that they don't attract a ton of attention.

Battery Life/Buttons/Drivers - I've only had these for a few days but I've yet to run out of battery since the initial charge. I use them with the LED lighting off, because I can't see it anyways when I'm wearing them. The mute button is brilliantly placed and easy to get to, the mic is so easy to detach when you don't need to communicate and would rather not have something in your face. The setup was extremely simple, although they do offer drivers/software you can download to customize further but I prefer the driver-less plug and play functionality and am glad that I can use these without that extra software. All of the controls/buttons are easy to reach and easy to use. FYI, the volume wheel controls the volume for Windows. The headset doesn't have a separate volume wheel. I actually enjoy and prefer this, because my ADG1X had it's own volume wheel (which causes audio to cut out sometimes) that even when working properly I would accidentally brush against and change my volume.

Comfort - Especially important since we tend to wear gaming headsets for hours on end. Several of the reviewers I read or watched said these were the most comfortable headphones they'd ever worn. I was still hesitant to buy into how great they would feel for the sole reason that my ADG1X were extremely light, and amazingly comfortable. I'm happy to say that HyperX got this right too. I definitely feel a little more airflow with the ADG1X which is expected since they are open back, but my ears never got sweaty with the Flights and they were surprisingly lightweight for being a wireless headset. The free feeling of no wires dangling down to your shoulders/chest is quite amazing. It would be extremely difficult if not impossible to go back at this point. My ADG1X had 53mm drivers and the cloud flight have 50mm, but for some reason the actual cups on the ADG1X were a lot bigger and completely round. Whereas the Flights are more ear-shaped and not quite as large. This makes them feel smaller on your head which is a good thing, turning your head doesn't feel quite as cumbersome.

Sound - At the end of the day nothing else about a headphone really matters if they sound like crap. As I mentioned before, these aren't audiophile grade headphones, although I don't think any audiophile would even consider a wireless headset so it's a moot point. You DO lose a certain level of audio quality by going with wireless over a wired connection. Just like you lose some connection speed going from ethernet to WiFi. For most people, this isn't an issue and the sound quality on the Flights is more than good enough to make the convenience of wireless 2-way audio with 30 hour battery life worth it. Technically my old headset (audio technica ADG1X) WAS an audiophile grade headphone, although I didn't use a DAC, amp, or even a soundcard with it to truly push it to its capabilities. That being said, I love the way these Flights sound. I'm actually hearing certain details now that I couldn't hear with my open back headset just due to noise isolation alone. Music overall sounds fuller since the bass is more prevalent (not overblown or shoved down your throat, but it was practically non-existent on my ADG1X). The highs and mids aren't as nicely detailed as on my other headphones but its' nearly impossible to tell without listening back to back and comparing, looking for a difference. The microphone is quite good as well, the people I play with on a daily basis couldn't even tell I was on a headset that cost nearly half the price of my old one. The few that I asked about it said it sounds really good. Now one big concern I did have was volume. It's very common for wireless headsets to have a pretty low volume cap due to power restrictions etc. I even read a few comments from owner's of these headphones that said they didn't get loud enough. I'm happy to say they must have had something configured wrong in their windows audio mixer because these headphones get very loud. Not blow your ear drum out loud, but they can definitely get loud enough to be uncomfortable. I have been keeping them around 50-70% depending on what games I'm playing, and most of my games have master audio set down to 50%. So there is plenty of power. I should note that the 30 hours battery life that HyperX advertises is said to be at a 50% volume. So if you regularly keep the volume higher or maxed you won't get quite as much battery life but it should still be plenty enough that you don't have to charge mid session. I must also say the soundstage is surprisingly better than I thought it would be for closed back phones, and you can very clearly pinpoint the direction of enemy footsteps and gun shots.

Final Thoughts - I highly recommend this headset. The level of performance is unmatched for a wireless headset in this price range. Everything just comes together so nicely in an easy, convenient to use package that performs like a wired headset in many ways. I was able to walk my entire condo (1100 sq ft) without losing/degrading the connection to my PC playing music. I've always considered HyperX a solid contender in the gaming headset market, but to see this as their first attempt at wireless makes me a true believer in the brand and I look forward to seeing what they come up with next!

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M. Gnann

Great wireless headset!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020

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I bought these to replace an old Playstation Gold headset. I needed a few features, namely wireless on PC/PS4, wired with a removable cable, and good battery life. I chose this particular headset because it had everything I needed, plus it wasn't too gaudy (a lot of headsets are huge, too colorful, or too flashy; the Golds were pretty minimalist and, by comparison to others, so is this one).

The wireless works great on PC/PS4. The LEDs lighting up the logo are not too distracting, but thankfully you can turn them off (since you're not seeing them anyway) and save some battery life. The fact that I can use it wired with a removable cable is a plus in case the battery is dead and I don't feel like charging it. However, I have to say that the battery is tremendous. They tell you to keep the volume at or below 50% and have the LEDs turned off for best performance, and I usually do, although volume fluctuates depending on the application. I've used them for about 8 hours straight and used up maybe 35-40% of the battery? I haven't really tested them from full to empty to see, but I'd say you can easily get 20+ hours out of them which is great, considering I'll never use them that long, and it lets you forgo charging them every time you take them off. My Golds were topping out around 6 hours so this is a huge improvement.

There is software control for the headset, you have to download HyperX's NGenuity software. On their website, at least at the time of buying this, there were two different versions depending on the product you have. Just pick the one that works with the Cloud Flight and you should be good to go. The software doesn't do much; it mostly controls headset/mic volume levels which you can adjust either on the headset itself or in an application. But the useful feature for me is that it tells you the battery percent in the taskbar in 5% increments. So you can in fact get a fairly precise battery reading despite what some people say.

The comfort of the headset is really nice. I have no problem wearing it for 8 hours straight (haven't needed to wear it any longer). It feels good around my head and around my ears. Given that the cups cover my ears, it blocks out a lot of sound, but not everything. Of course, it's not noise-cancelling, so it's not meant to. The cups can rotate to make the headset more flat and that way you can wrap it around your neck and have the cups flat against your chest. I thought it might feel weird having a big headset wrapped around my neck hanging off it, but actually it's fairly comfortable to lay it like that. The headset is lighter than it looks so it doesn't feel like it's pulling at my neck.

Not that it's an afterthought, but to me sound wasn't as important as some other features when choosing which headset to buy, because at this price point, they're all "good enough". Thankfully, the sound in the Cloud Flight is really good (to my ears) and sounds very clean. I'm no audiophile, so I can't say it's amazing or anything, but it does sound better than the Golds in my opinion, so no complaints there. The detachable boom mic is pretty nice. It's one of those flexible ones, so it doesn't have flip to mute (instead you just press in the left ear cup to mute), but you do get the benefit of being able to flex it however you want, and you could use your own mic if you had a better one. Although, from my testing the audio going through the mic came out almost crystal clear, at least before it gets compressed through a chat app.

All in all, having had this headset for 2 months now, I'm confident giving it 5/5 stars. It has a good subtle look, it sounds good, it feels good, and it lasts a long time.

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Evan Phillips

Satisfied

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2022

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This headset is pretty impressive. They are fairly comfortable to me - could be better if the pads were larger but that's subjective and depends on your particular head and ears. Performance is excellent. They are capable of playing audio very loud.

The receiver is great and I can walk outside of my apartment to my porch at the back of my apartment and have a conversation from my PC which is in my bedroom! The microphone provides good sound and noise cancelling. Audio from the mic is clear, not muffled or muddy sounding, and adequately loud. The quality of the sound is quite good. They are not audiophile quality in sound (headsets like that cost much more), but definite far above the "cheap" sounding headphones I have tried. These DO NOT have boomy, boxy, watery, or tinny sound. The sound is rich and full. I have used them to listen to music and to chat and in both circumstances they quite good.

The battery life is AMAZING. I can charge them and use them for chat for an exceptionally long time. I am very satisfied with this headset. They are worth the money. You will not get this kind of performance, either with a mic or sound, from headsets that cost $50 or less. They are priced fairly considering their excellent performance and extreme battery life, and may actually be worth much more. Kingston has done it again - they have made yet another great quality computer peripheral.

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Anonymous

Best for someone who is only moving around a relatively small space and playing for no more than a couple hours a day.

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2018

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Overall fairly good, but a few things are annoying/frustrating. In my opinion, this would be best for someone who is only moving around a relatively small space (an apartment) and playing for only a couple hours a day.

Pros:
* As delightfully comfortable as the corded HyperX options - lightweight, soft cups, just enough pressure to keep it securely on without giving you a headache or making your glasses dig into your head.
* Sound quality is great.
* Controls are fairly easy to feel and use rather than being a chore to fumble and distinguish as some headsets can be.

Mehs:
*No indicator for muted/transmitting mic so you can't see if you're transmitting or not while wearing them, you just have to remember whether it beeped once or twice when you pushed the mute button.
*I'd really love an option to convert the mute/unmute button to a push to talk button. I don't want to transmit all my conversations with my spouse to my gaming group so I usually have push to talk set up, but that means when I'm on a bio break or getting a drink or whatever, I can still hear my group, but I can't reach my push to talk key to reply to someone - the ability to hold the mute/unmute button to give a quick reply while afk without having to change my push to talk setting to open mic every time I walked away from the computer would be amazing.
* More of a wireless headset issue in general than a specific to this set one, but something to keep in mind if you're deciding between some corded and some uncorded headsets - since it's got its own usb plugin and is its own sound device rather than plugging into another sound device as a corded headset might plug into speakers, when it dies you have to change the sound device settings in your computer to use a backup method or when switching between say a headset for raids and speakers for solo gaming rather than just toggling between headset and speakers or plugging and unplugging an audiojack in.

Cons:
*Range is just ok, a touch farther would be better I can get around 20 feet away no problem, but when I'm, say, letting my dogs out mid raid and still wanting to hear the plan for the next boss, it cuts out if I take the last few steps so that I can actually supervise the dogs while they're out there, which is putting me only 30 feet away. That cuts out a large chunk of the functionality aspect that made wireless important for me.
*No battery level or charge level indicators. It occasionally beeps and I think that means low battery, but that gives me no idea how long I've really got.
* So far the battery life has not lived up to promises for me and that's mostly without even having the mic attached, so all it's worrying about is sound. (or it's possible the issue isn't technically battery life, but could be that perhaps it just requires super long recharge times that aren't realistic if you game a lot...no idea since there's no way to tell how full the battery is). It had charged for over 12 hours plugged into a fast charge USB port. It lasted only 6 hours and then died while I was still in discord after raid. That's less than half its shortest promised battery life option. This combined with the lack of battery level indicator is the biggest problem I've had so far.

Edit to add: I forgot that the LED lighting setting isn't remembered, it's default on unless you turn it off every time you turn the headset on, so if you want to have the longest battery light possible, be ready to click several times every time you turn it on.

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Gerremy Fearson

Audio quality is superb and batter life is good

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024

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I've had these headphones for 4 years, I got them in April 2020 and currently it's April 2024 with very frequent use on my PC. So I think I have a good grasp on the features and quality of these headphones.

The sound quality is great, the comfort is great, the mic quality is great. I've never had any quality issues with these headphones at all. The only problem is that sometimes the red light on the side you see in the picture will be on and I will miss it, which drains the battery more quickly. That's more of a me issue though, I need to remember to turn off the light.

I love these headphones so much. I'm looking to buy another pair because in 4 years, the only thing that has broken/worn down is the faux leather on the padding. The padding itself is still going strong. Even after 4 years the battery life is good too. Not as great as 4 years ago which was like 10 hours or something, but I think I get a solid 5 hours of use out of them now, which isn't a problem because you can use them plugged in.

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Doc

Finally found “the one”

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2019

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Thanks to Amazon’s awesome return policy, I have been able to try a lot of different headsets to find the pair that was right for me. I had almost lost hope. But then, prime day rolls around and the flights are on sale for $90, so I rolled the dice again. All I can say is wow wow wow. I love everything about these headphones. Most notably, the comfort! These are 12/10 in that category. I have a big head and big ears (would make elephant man proud) and I have really struggled with finding a pair that didn’t hurt my ears after 20 minutes of use (calling you out here artics 7’s). These flights, honestly I forget they are even on my head. They are that comfy. Absolutely no pressure on my ears, which has been my biggest issue with other headsets.

Sound wise, they are on par with all the other headsets in this price range. The artics 7’s I think we’re better, but not by a lot. However I do love that these are just stereo and don’t have virtual surround. Virtual surround is trash. Dolby Atmos for headphones is where its at, and these sound really great with dobly enabled. I can hear footsteps in PUBG and know exactly there they are coming from. Unreal good for spatial sound.

The mic. By far the best mic on any headset that I have tried. I sound amazing, and I hate my voice. The mute button is really nice as well. It is basically the entire left ear cup. Easy to access and use.

Battery life is the best Of the best. Legit 30 hours. Nothing compares.

Overall, I could not recommend these more! They are all that and a bag of chips.

Just FYI: Here is the list of headsets I have tried so I have a good comparison and not talking nonsense.
Corsair hs70 - decent but mic is terrible
Roccat Kave xtd - very meh. And need a very good analog sound card.
Logitech 935 - Doesn’t sit on your head well at all, and too expensive. But sound was great. Mic was not.
Astro A10 - best budget wired headset you can buy. Awesome mic and great sound. I just wanted wireless. The also are the second most comfortable headset I’ve tried
Corsair Void - Pretty much like the HS 70’s but uglier and a worse mic.
Steel series artics 7 - The best sounding headset I tried, but my god are they uncomfortable. They pressure on your ears is real people. So hard pass for me.

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Brandon

Fantastic Wireless Connection - Performed Reliably For 2+ Years

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019

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EDIT: Original review below. After almost two and a half years of reliable service, I will be retiring my current HyperX Cloud Flight headset. The leatherette finish on the ear cushions has been rubbing off and the battery life has been degrading somewhat over the last few months. Absolutely no degradation in wireless connection. I've dropped this headset a million times on to hardwood floors and it has kept ticking through all of the abuse. Very impressed with the performance of this headset over the last couple of years and will be purchasing again! At $100, $10 more than previously purchased, this headset is still a deal.

Mic is still garbage, I don't even know where the mic arm is as I detached it from the headset when I originally set it up. I wouldn't be surprised if I threw it in the trash. Don't get this headset for the mic, but for everything else; it has performed flawlessly!

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I'm absolutely impressed by the wireless capability of this wireless gaming headset, and I got it on sale for $90! This headset originally launched for $159.99, what a steal.

I live in a 100 y/o farmers house with lath and plaster walls and traditional hardwood floors with carpet. My bedroom is on the second story of this house. When I say I'm going to be right back, I leave the headset on, walk out of my room, down a flight of stairs, through the living room and dining room, down another flight of stairs and into the basement and there's absolutely no cut outs, no static, no signal degradation of any kind. WOW! The headset connects to my computer through a plug-and-play USB dongle that's plugged in to the top of my computer. I cannot say enough about the wireless capabilities of this headset.

Comfort is nice. I have a big head and this headset doesn't put much pressure on the sides of my head, the ear cushions are comfortable for long gaming sessions (8+hrs) and the headset itself is lightweight. You'll forget that its on and the sound stage and quality is excellent. Sound isolation is good as well, if you dont have live feedback from your mic, you wont be able to hear your own voice very well, especially with the volume turned up. I used Astro A40 TR's previously for a point of reference.

Lets get something straight. The mic is garbage. Sound quality from your end of the mic is not good (then again me and the people I play with all use high quality mics, Blue Yeti anyone?) and your team will definitely notice.

One thing I do have to note as a con, and I feel this is more of my location and the lack of good insulation in my house, this headset runs hot. I can definitely feel the heat build up in the cups and it gets mildly uncomfortable sometimes. If you live in a hot climate without a/c or good airsealing and insulation (I've been an insulation tech for the last 4 years) this headset will make your ears feel hot as it is closed back.

All in all, very impressed with this headset for the price. I probably would have paid full price just for the quality of the wireless connection alone. Hope this helps!

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Shaun

Good headphones, not perfect, but for the price, close enough.

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2019

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I've had these headphones for 3 months now, and overall I am happy with them. There are a few things I would like to see the company change, one of which I'm sure could be done with a firmware update.

The good stuff about these headphones:

Wear: They are really comfortable. I can wear these for hours and they do not bother me. I've had other over the ear headphones that would start to hurt my ears after awhile or press into my head in certain spots and they just didn't feel good for long time wear. These are great when it comes to a long session of whatever you want to do: gaming, listening to music, watching movies, making calls, etc.

Sound: The sound is really good. It is not going to compare with a $500 pair of headphones, but these sound really good. I don't listen to a lot of heavy bass, so I can't speak to how they perform in that aspect, but for light bass they do a good job. The rest of the sounds are crisp and clear and I enjoy listening to music, from all genres, with these.

Mic: When I use these for calls, no one has any issues hearing what I say, my voice comes through clearly. I haven't tried them in a loud environment, so I don't know if the noise canceling on the microphone is any good, but for carrying a voice it is good quality. I also like that it is detachable so it is not in my face if I am not talking and the flexibility of it so I can make fine adjustments if I need to.

Battery: The battery does last a good while if you are not blasting music so you don't have to charge it everyday.

Overall good: Comfortable to wear, good sound, good mic and no need to plug it in everyday.

The cons of this headset. This is my opinion, and I understand that some will roll their eyes are some of this, or disagree, but this is what I don't like about them:

Wear: No cons, they are some of the most comfortable headphones I have owned.

Sound: The sound is really good on these...but...they do not get really loud. When I listen to music, I like to turn the volume up at times. For others these may get plenty loud, but not for me. I had a pair of JBL Bluetooth headphones that were around the price of these and they got much louder. If you do not turn your volume up too much, then this will not affect you, but if you are looking to put some volume behind your music, these may not do it. They do get louder if you hardwire them, but that defeats the purpose of buying wireless headphones.

Mic: Don't forget to charge these if you want to use the attachable mic, because it doesn't work when they are plugged in. I try to always charge these when they get down to around 30% so I don't have any issues, also for another reason I will touch on later. I have a corded pair of headphones with a mic attached; I'm not sure why they couldn't make the mic work when they are plugged in.

Battery: This is my biggest issue with these headphones. The battery last awhile...if...you follow certain rules. Only 50% volume. I'm okay with them rating it that way, it's right in the middle. The battery will last longer if you turn them down, or less if you turn them up, although even when using them at moderate volume I have not gotten 30 hours out of them, so "Up To" is just that, you could get up to 30 hours. My biggest issue with the battery life is they put in big bold letters in the product information up above that the battery will last up to 30 hours, and they do mention the 50% volume part, albeit in smaller letters, but they don't show anything about the LEDs. That is further down in even smaller lettering, but they do mention it in the product description. You cannot turn the LEDs off by default though, they always come on when you turn the headphones on. Now it is not hard to turn them off, and I have seen forums where people post, "How lazy are you, just turn them off." Fair enough, but when I am paying $125 (What I paid when I purchased these.) for something that advertises "Up to 30 hours of battery life", give that to me out of the box. I can set the volume to 50% and it will be there every time I turn them, why can't I have the LEDs off by default? What I put them on my head and turn them on and forget to turn off the LEDs because I can't see them? It's a simple thing to have them off by default and provide the advertised battery life. It's not about the difficulty of turning them off, it's about advertising something, but only if you do this every time you turn them on. That's like selling me a car and saying, "This car gets 30 miles to the gallon, but only if you remember to push this button every time you start it up, if not it only gets 20 miles to the gallon."

Connection on low battery: I am not sure if this is just the pair I have received, and goes back to my earlier comment about charging them up when they hit 30%. When my headphones get down to 30%, or less, they will lose connection off and on. When it first happened, I though there was something wrong with the video I was watching. After it happened several times, I looked over at my other screen and saw that the HyperX app was dropping connection. The product says you can be up to 20 meters away, but I am often less than a meter away from the dongle when this occurs. This also leads to not getting anywhere near the 30 hours of battery life on my particular pair, even if I keep the volume down and the LEDs off. Technically they are still powered on, but the last 30% is useless if they will not hold a connection.

As I said, that could just be my pair, so take the disconnection problem with a grain of salt. I didn't read all 600+ reviews, but the ones I did read before I purchased these did not mention anything about that, so probably just a bad pair that I received.

If you aren't looking to blare music and the LEDs being on by default don't bother you, then these are phenomenal headphones for the price. The comfort alone, being able to wear them for long periods of time, makes it worth it for me. the issues I have are not major, I can charge them while I sleep every few days and keep them charged up, even if I forgot to turn the LEDs off, but I would like to see the manufacturer correct that. I can still listen to my music at a good volume, and if I want it louder, I can use other headphones. For talking to friends and families, watching movies or checking out some videos online, these are my go to headphones due to the comfort.

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Philip

Terrific Gaming Headphones/Headset, but not Built for Music

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019

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Pardon my modelling. The HyperX Cloud Flight are overall an amazing headset. They excel in most categories: comfort, battery life, sound quality, mic quality, connectivity range, aesthetics, and versatility.

These headphones are COMFORTABLE. I mean really comfortable. They are very light, have very soft earpads, and have no significant clamping pressure. There isn't a huge amount of padding in the headband (it actually feels like an empty pleather wrapping to the touch), but it isn't any problem when wearing the headphones. I can wear them for hours and get no fatigue whatsoever from them. They swivel in all the necessary directions for a good fit, and a comfortable drop around the neck, but they don't fold or anything, so they're best when they stay at the desk, rather than in transit in a bag.

The battery life is fantastic. It's rated at 30 hours, which means that I can go a week or even longer without charging these headphones, even when each day I'm using them for 6 or so hours. This may be due to the battery saving auto-shutoff that they have, or it could be that HyperX underestimated their own batteries. Either way they exceeded my expectations.

The sound quality is very good, great for games, great for listening to podcasts or talking to friends/teammates. It has rumbley bass, balanced mids, and mostly clear highs. Soundstage (how far away from your head something can sound) is pretty decently wide as well. The main issue is sound separation. These aren't really built for music fidelity. My Pamu Padmate wireless earphones have more instrument separation than these, and those go for $40-60. It's not something that you'll notice while gaming, and most of my friends didn't notice it when sampling these either, but it's there. If you listen to pop or hip hop, you probably won't notice it, but if you listen to certain kinds of rock or orchestral/layered music and you enjoy picking out all the details of a track, these won't fit the bill as your primary set of drivers. (I ended up getting a pair of Audio Technica M50xBT's for my music listening needs)

Mic quality is interesting. When I first got these, the mic sounded like a standard bluetooth "meh" quality mic. I think some drivers have been updated on Windows recently though, because apparently the mic quality has improved a lot. It now sounds only slightly lower tier than a dedicated condenser microphone. Note that the mic does have a proprietary connector hole, so while it's detachable, there's no easy swapping options available.

The connectivity range is very good. It reaches through many walls from my room to my laundry room on the other side of the house (about 30-35ft through 5-6 walls), although it can cut out if I go any further/through another wall after that. I rarely have issues with it currently, but when I first got it and plugged it straight into the back of my computer, it seemed to experience more dropping, which changed when I plugged it instead into my external USB hub. Mayhaps it needed additional power, or mayhaps it was getting interference from my computer. Either way, that was my experience.

The aesthetics are very nice in my opinion. It's a fairly stealthy look with only the red wires and red lighting HX logo on the earcups which can be solid red, breathing, or off, which is toggled by tapping the power button (holding the power button actually toggles on/off). The red wires add an interesting contrast, but are a little striking on the otherwise all black design if you wanted to wear them in public for whatever reason.

Speaking of wearing them out, these connect wirelessly via USB dongle, so there is no phone wireless available. They do have the included 3.5mm audio jack, which is nice (and came with one of the highest quality included audio cables I've ever touched), so you can take them to go if you'd prefer to go analog. Plugging in the audio jack also automatically turns off the bluetooth connection.

The volume rocker wheel is nice to have, but not very well implemented. It's very sensitive, so rolling it up or down past the point of a bump actually raises audio by two levels instead of one, so fine tuning audio only works if you want to do a fractional turn to connect the circuit without actually moving the wheel tactily.

Overall they're fantastic headphones, but I think for what they are, $160 MSRP is a little much for these. I got them for $130, and I don't think I would pay more than that for them. At that price point, you begin to get other options available with similar if not slightly more robust features. So in conclusion, get em on sale, not at full price if you can (true of most things anyways).