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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II vs SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless

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HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Cloud II (Black)
  • Cloud II (Red)
  • Arctis 3 Bluetooth 2019 Edition

Our Verdict

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II

SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless

The HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II and the SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless are similarly performing gaming headphones but unlike the HyperX, the SteelSeries can be used wired or wirelessly via Bluetooth. Although they both have similarly excellent boom microphones, the HyperX are slightly more comfortable and have a better build quality. The SteelSeries, on the other hand, have a more balanced sound profile and a continuous battery life of over 40 hours.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.4
7.4

Treble Accuracy 
 

5.8
8.6

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.1

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.1

Imaging 
 

6.1
8.2

Passive Soundstage 
 

5.0
6.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Design Picture 2
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Comfort Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.65 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1 lbs

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Controls 
 

5.8
7.1

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Controls Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Surround Sound
No

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Breathability 
 

6.2
6.3

Breathability After Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Breathability After Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.5 °C
6.2 °C

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Portability 
 

5.4
5.2

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Portability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Portability Picture

 

8.4" (21.3 cm)
7.6" (19.3 cm)

 

5.9" (15.0 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
4.0" (10.2 cm)

Volume  

198.00 in³ (3,244.63 cm³)
237.00 in³ (3,883.72 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

6.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Case Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Build Quality Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

6.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Stability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Angled Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Side Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Front Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Rear Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Top Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II In The Box Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.01 dB
-3.49 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.97 dB
-0.9 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.8
5.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.03 dB
1.88 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.87 dB
3.96 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

15.2 Hz
63.5 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.92 dB
-6.72 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.97 dB
-2.15 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.05 dB
3.13 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.8 dB
2.58 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.73 dB
3.41 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.03 dB
0.32 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-1.71 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.8
8.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.97 dB
2.19 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.68 dB
-0.47 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.58 dB
3.59 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.15 dB
-4.25 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
7.6

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.83 dB
1.66 dB

Dips 
 

2.52 dB
1.04 dB

Imaging 
 

6.1
8.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.24
0.27

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

64.68
6.04

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.32
1.07

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.55
2.25

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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.0
6.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.94 dB
3.97 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.79 dB
8.18 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.02 dB
19.94 dB

Openness 
 

4.6
4.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.8
3.4

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Virtual Soundstage
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby 7.1
Windows Sonic Spatial Audio

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.7
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.090
0.195

WHD @ 100 
 

0.090
0.167

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
Unknown

Power 
 

USB
On

Connection 
 

USB
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Off
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.3
4.5

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.97 dB
-13.31 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.7 dB
0.57 dB

Mid 
 

-12.88 dB
-8.97 dB

Treble 
 

-36.9 dB
-32.26 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.5
7.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

36.53 dB
39.67 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.4
8.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

84.76 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.11 dB
2.88 dB

HFE 
 

7,136.96 Hz
9,948.49 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.322
0.17

Gain 
 

24.35 dB
26.79 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

8.5
7.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

49.04 dB
38.74 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.5
8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
7.6

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
42.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
42.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
3.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Yes

Charging Port  

None
micro-USB

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II App Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.2
9.5

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Cable Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 3 2019 Edition Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

10.10 ft (3.08 m)
4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
Mini B 8-Pin

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

9.7 ms
0 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
6.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
4.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
186.00 ft (56.69 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
130 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

99 ms

Android Latency 
 

99 ms

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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

3.4
0.0

Type 
 

Wired USB Dongle
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
No Base/Dock

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