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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
    8. PC / PS4 Compatibility
  10. Comments

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II vs Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp

Tested using Methodology v1.6

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HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Picture

Variants

  • Cloud II (Black)
  • Cloud II (Red)
  • Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp (PS4)
  • Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp (Xbox One)

Our Verdict

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II

Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp

The Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp headset is slightly better than the HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II. It offers more customization due to the Turtle Beach Audio Hub software and are slightly better sounding than the HyperX. They also come with an AMP to amplify the sound, and it offers an easily accessible volume knob. You can also connect the headset to your phone over Bluetooth to listen to your music and take calls, which you can’t do on the HyperX. However, the HyperX has a slightly better microphone and are more comfortable for long gaming sessions. They also leak less than the Turtle Beach, which can be useful if there are people in the same room as you. The subtler look of the HyperX is also better for outdoor use.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.7
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Design Picture 2
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

8.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Comfort Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.89 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1.3 lbs

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Controls 
 

5.8
6.4

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Controls Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Great

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Yes

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

No
N/A

Additional Controls  

Surround Sound
Bluetooth Sync

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Breathability 
 

6.2
4.6

Breathability After Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Breathability After Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.5 °C
9.6 °C

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Portability 
 

5.4
5.9

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Portability Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Portability Picture

 

8.4" (21.3 cm)
7.2"

 

5.9" (15.0 cm)
6.3"

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
3.3"

Volume  

198.00 in³ (3,244.63 cm³)
150 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

6.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Case Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp 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
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Build Quality Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

6.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Stability Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Angled Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Side Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Front Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Rear Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Top Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II In The Box Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.01 dB
1.27 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.97 dB
-0.79 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.8
5.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.03 dB
1.05 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
8.6

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.87 dB
2.04 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

15.2 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.92 dB
2.2 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.97 dB
1.98 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.05 dB
2.29 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.3

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.8 dB
2.21 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.73 dB
-2.77 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.03 dB
0.08 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-0.22 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.8
7.4

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.97 dB
3.97 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.68 dB
-1.51 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.58 dB
-1.1 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.15 dB
-1.88 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.83 dB
1.86 dB

Dips 
 

2.52 dB
1.78 dB

Imaging 
 

6.1
8.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.24
0.23

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

64.68
3.87

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.32
0.22

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.55
1.65

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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.0
4.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.94 dB
5.37 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.79 dB
3.41 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.02 dB
3.69 dB

Openness 
 

4.6
4.6

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.8
5.4

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby 7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.7
8.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.090
0.225

WHD @ 100 
 

0.090
0.081

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

USB

Connection 
 

USB

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Off

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.3
5.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.97 dB
-12.59 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.7 dB
-1.56 dB

Mid 
 

-12.88 dB
-10.43 dB

Treble 
 

-36.9 dB
-26.54 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.5
5.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

36.53 dB
46.7 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

8.4
8.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

84.76 Hz
92.43 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.11 dB
2.22 dB

HFE 
 

7,136.96 Hz
7,561.35 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.322
0.207

Gain 
 

24.35 dB
22.71 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

8.5
8.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

49.04 dB
36.88 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
N/A

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
N/A

Audio While Charging 
 

No
N/A

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
N/A

Charging Port  

None
N/A

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App Support 
 

0.0
6.5

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II App Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp App Picture

App Name  

No App
Turtle Beach Audio Hub

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
Yes

Windows  

No
Yes

Equalizer 
 

No
Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
N/A

Mic Control  

No
Yes

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

Yes

Surround Support 
 

No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.2
9.5

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Cable Picture
Turtle Beach Elite Pro 2 SuperAmp Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

10.10 ft (3.08 m)
12 ft

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

9.7 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
6.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
4.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
N/A

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

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A

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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

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

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

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Base/Dock 
 

3.4
5.9

Type 
 

Wired USB Dongle
Wired USB dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
Yes

Optical Input 
 

No
Yes

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
N/A

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB

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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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