Thanks for following up.

Search for “HyperX Cloud Alpha S 2024” in the list of candidates for new reviews at the link I sent previously. That should do it. :-)

Oct 15, 2024 11:17 AM By  Stephen Eldon Kerr

Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, we can’t really comment with any confidence on headphones we haven’t tested. Without being able to test, we’d guess similar models sound fairly similar but, of course, we can’t confirm that. If you’d like us to test any headphones, we encourage you to vote for them here: https://www.rtings.com/review-pipeline/headphones

It would get auto-rejected due to this rule: “2 - We’ve already reviewed a variant of this product” So frustrating that companies can change components and sell it with the same name…

Oct 10, 2024 06:04 AM By AreYouAWiiizard

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Looks like there’s a new model being sold at many stores that are listing different specs similar to the non-S version e.g. https://www.msy.com.au/product/hyperx-cloud-alpha-s-gaming-headset-4p5l3aa-52760 (4P5L3AA). The store still sells (4P5L2AA) and (4P5L1AA) along with (HX-HSCA-RD/AS(4P5K7AA)). I’ve been against the Alpha S and leaning towards the non-S version which is still in stock but I was hoping maybe rtings could comment on the difference if they have access to them or at least speculation? I’m currently using Cloud II and they’ve been pretty damn terrible as the treble is extremely piercing, bit confused on if I should blindly go for the 4P5L3AA hoping they are more like the non-S or go with the older 4P5L1AA.

Thanks for your comment.

Unfortunately, we can’t really comment with any confidence on headphones we haven’t tested. Without being able to test, we’d guess similar models sound fairly similar but, of course, we can’t confirm that. If you’d like us to test any headphones, we encourage you to vote for them here: https://www.rtings.com/review-pipeline/headphones

Currently, we recommend the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 (Gen 3) Wireless as a lower mid-range gaming headset for most people. They’re also a bit piercing out of the box, but you can tame that using their companion app’s EQ.

I hope that helps!

Looks like there’s a new model being sold at many stores that are listing different specs similar to the non-S version e.g. https://www.msy.com.au/product/hyperx-cloud-alpha-s-gaming-headset-4p5l3aa-52760 (4P5L3AA). The store still sells (4P5L2AA) and (4P5L1AA) along with (HX-HSCA-RD/AS(4P5K7AA)). I’ve been against the Alpha S and leaning towards the non-S version which is still in stock but I was hoping maybe rtings could comment on the difference if they have access to them or at least speculation?

I’m currently using Cloud II and they’ve been pretty damn terrible as the treble is extremely piercing, bit confused on if I should blindly go for the 4P5L3AA hoping they are more like the non-S or go with the older 4P5L1AA.

would be curious to see the bass slider at each level since ive never seen any other headphones with such a feature