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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II vs SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Cloud II (Black)
- Cloud II (Red)
- Arctis Pro Wireless (Black)
- Arctis Pro Wireless (White)
Our Verdict
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II
SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless
The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless are more versatile gaming headphones than the HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II. The SteelSeries are more feature-packed, with a wireless transmitter that gives you access to an onboard EQ, channel mixing, and battery charging. They also support Bluetooth so you can mix in a voice chat from your phone into your game audio. However, the HyperX have a more traditional wired design, which some gamers prefer. They're also more comfortable, and their mic is detachable.
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Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.4
7.3
Mid Accuracy
9.4
8.5
Imaging
6.1
8.8
Passive Soundstage
5.0
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.7 lbs
0.8 lbs
Clamping Force
1 lbs
1.2 lbs
Controls
5.8
7.8
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Good
Feedback
Decent
Great
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
Yes
Yes
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Surround Sound
Bluetooth Sync
Breathability
6.2
5.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
6.5 °C
8.5 °C
Portability
5.4
5.5
Portability Picture
L
8.4" (21.3 cm)
7.5" (19.1 cm)
W
5.9" (15.0 cm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)
H
4.0" (10.2 cm)
3.5" (8.9 cm)
Volume
198.00 in³ (3,244.63 cm³)
181.00 in³ (2,966.05 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
8.0
6.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
500 Hz
Bass Amount
1.01 dB
4.0 dB
Treble Amount
-0.97 dB
0.5 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.8
5.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
1.03 dB
1.18 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
8.0
7.7
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
2.87 dB
5.0 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
15.2 Hz
20 Hz
Low Bass
0.92 dB
0.82 dB
Mid Bass
2.97 dB
6.48 dB
High Bass
4.05 dB
6.31 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
9.4
8.5
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
0.8 dB
1.52 dB
Low Mid
0.73 dB
1.4 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.03 dB
1.55 dB
High Mid
-0.01 dB
0.48 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
5.8
6.4
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
5.97 dB
3.79 dB
Low Treble
-2.68 dB
-0.71 dB
Mid Treble
3.58 dB
2.14 dB
High Treble
-3.15 dB
-3.02 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.8
6.7
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.83 dB
1.88 dB
Dips
2.52 dB
2.56 dB
Imaging
6.1
8.8
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.24
0.37
Weighted Phase Mismatch
64.68
2.15
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.32
0.42
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.55
1.52
Passive Soundstage
5.0
6.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
1.94 dB
3.43 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.79 dB
7.72 dB
PRTF Distance
7.02 dB
22.05 dB
Openness
4.6
5.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
2.8
3.4
Virtual Soundstage
2.0
2.0
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
Yes
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.7
7.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.090
0.316
WHD @ 100
0.090
0.106
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
MCU 1.7.0.0
Power
USB
On
Connection
USB
Wireless (Proprietary)
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
Off
Off
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Boom
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
5.3
4.3
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Overall Attenuation
-15.97 dB
-10.15 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
0.7 dB
6.94 dB
Mid
-12.88 dB
-11.44 dB
Treble
-36.9 dB
-29.42 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
3.5
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
Airplane Noise Attenuation
-7.06 dB
Airplane Noise Isolation Audio
Office Noise Attenuation
-6.85 dB
Office Noise Isolation Audio
Street Noise Attenuation
-8.32 dB
Street Noise Isolation Audio
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
ANC Wind Handling
ANC Wind Handling Graph
ANC Wind Noise
N/A
Leakage
7.5
7.0
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
36.53 dB
39.37 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
Yes
Yes
Detachable Boom
Yes
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.4
8.4
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
84.76 Hz
20 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.11 dB
2.56 dB
HFE
7,136.96 Hz
6,639.82 Hz
Weighted THD
0.322
0.305
Gain
24.35 dB
30.11 dB
Noise Handling
8.5
8.3
SpNR
49.04 dB
48.8 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.5
8.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
8.5
8.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
0.0
8.8
Battery Type
No Battery
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
15.3 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
1.0
Total Battery Life
N/A
30.6 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
1.3 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
Passive Headphone
Yes
Charging Port
None
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
7.5
App Picture
App Name
No App
SteelSeries Engine
iOS
No
No
Android
No
No
macOS
No
Yes
Windows
No
Yes
Equalizer
No
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
Mute/Unmute
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
Yes
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.2
7.0
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
26.5 ms
Latency - USB
9.7 ms
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
USB
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
0.0
6.8
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
4.1
Multi-Device Pairing
No
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
Quick Pair (Android)
No
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
187.00 ft (57.00 m)
Latency - SBC
N/A
256 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
N/A
Latency - LDAC
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
Recorded Latency Codec
No Bluetooth Audio
SBC
AAC Support
No
No
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
8.9
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
175.00 ft (53.34 m)
Latency - Dongle
N/A
22 ms
Recorded Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio Only
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
9.6
Type
Wired USB Dongle
Wireless Dock
USB Input
Yes
Yes
Line In
No
Yes
Line Out
No
Yes
Optical Input
No
Yes
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
Yes
Power Supply
USB
USB
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