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  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
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HyperX Cloud Alpha vs Xbox Stereo Headset

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud Alpha
Xbox Stereo Headset

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HyperX Cloud Alpha Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes

Variants

  • Cloud Alpha (HX-HSCA-RD) (Black/Red)
  • Stereo Headset (Black)

Review

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HyperX Cloud Alpha

Xbox Stereo Headset

The HyperX Cloud Alpha are better wired gaming headphones than the Xbox Stereo Headset. The HyperX are more comfortable, feel better built, and have a more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer. Their boom mic also has a better noise-handling performance, and they have a detachable audio cable. However, the Xbox headphones' mic has a better recording quality.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.9
6.1

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.9
6.7

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
7.3

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.5
4.2

Passive Soundstage 
 

5.7
4.3

Imaging 
 

8.9
7.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Design Picture 2
Xbox Stereo Headset 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
7.5

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Comfort Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.61 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1.1 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.3
6.0

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Controls Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Great

Feedback  

Okay
Great

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.3
6.5

Breathability After Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Breathability After Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.2 °C
5.8 °C
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Portability 
 

5.7
5.5

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Portability Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Portability Picture

L  

7.3" (18.5 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)

W  

6.0" (15.2 cm)
6.4" (16.2 cm)

H  

3.2" (8.1 cm)
3.5" (9.0 cm)

Volume  

142.00 in³ (2,326.95 cm³)
174.41 in³ (2,858.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Case Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset 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
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Build Quality 
 

8.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Build Quality Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Stability Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Angled Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Side Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Front Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Rear Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Top Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha In The Box Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.22 dB
3.71 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.4 dB
-4.83 dB
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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
1.39 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.9
6.7

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.61 dB
5.36 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
13.94 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-0.62 dB
1.19 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.39 dB
5.28 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.79 dB
8.24 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
7.3

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.25 dB
3.54 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.44 dB
2.99 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.93 dB
-0.02 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.43 dB
-4.23 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.5
4.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.1 dB
7.97 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.72 dB
-9.1 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.16 dB
-0.78 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.07 dB
-6.98 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
6.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.65 dB
2.47 dB

Dips 
 

1.8 dB
1.98 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.9
7.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.18
0.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

6.69
12.58

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.33
1.65

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.18
3.05
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.7
4.3

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.09 dB
6.03 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.79 dB
2.61 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

12.45 dB
8.28 dB

Openness 
 

6.5
5.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.6
2.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Virtual Soundstage
Xbox Stereo Headset Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
7.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.263
0.610

WHD @ 100 
 

0.094
0.251
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

3.6
5.0

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-11.06 dB
-14.78 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.56 dB
-0.21 dB

Mid 
 

-5.15 dB
-10.92 dB

Treble 
 

-28.86 dB
-34.07 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.7
7.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

35.21 dB
36.4 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 
 

7.6
8.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

359.19 Hz
128.84 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.04 dB
2.29 dB

HFE 
 

10,540.06 Hz
8,736.03 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.459
0.294

Gain 
 

30.13 dB
19.1 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.7
5.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

32.11 dB
14.73 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5
5.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
No Battery

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
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None

App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha App Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset 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 
 

9.9
9.0

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Cable Picture
Xbox Stereo Headset Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

4.40 ft (1.34 m)
4.27 ft (1.30 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
0 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

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

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android 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

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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