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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 Wireless vs Sony INZONE H7 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.6

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Tested using Methodology v1.5

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HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes

Variants

  • Cloud Alpha Wireless (Black/Red)
  • INZONE H7 (White)

Review

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HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless

Sony INZONE H7 Wireless

The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless are slightly better wireless gaming headphones than the Sony INZONE H7 Wireless. The HyperX headphones are more comfortable, significantly better-built, and have a much more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer. Their mic also offers better overall performance, and they have a superior battery life of over 300 hours. Unfortunately, some users have experienced high latency when using their companion app's features. On the flip side, the Sony headphones support Bluetooth, meaning you can stay connected to your console and smartphone at the same time.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.3
7.0

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Design Picture 2
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Comfort Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.72 lbs
0.71 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.8 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.7
7.4

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Controls Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
Yes

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Mic Monitoring
Bluetooth + Multi function
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

5.6
5.2

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Portability Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

7.7" (19.5 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)

W  

5.9" (15.0 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)

H  

3.7" (9.3 cm)
3.0" (7.7 cm)

Volume  

166.00 in³ (2,720.30 cm³)
257.53 in³ (4,220.20 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

Yes
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Case Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
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
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.0

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Stability Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Angled Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Side Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Front Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Rear Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Top Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless In The Box Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

4.31 dB
-1.16 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.18 dB
-0.9 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.6
5.9

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.72 dB
0.97 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.8
7.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.12 dB
4.42 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
35.64 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

4.2 dB
-2.54 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.68 dB
3.06 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.6 dB
7.05 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.2
8.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.42 dB
2.46 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.21 dB
3.6 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-1.58 dB
-0.17 dB

High-Mid 
 

-3.58 dB
0.98 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.3
6.3

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.36 dB
5.34 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.85 dB
-1.86 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.74 dB
3.59 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.54 dB
2.04 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
6.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.23 dB
2.06 dB

Dips 
 

1.57 dB
2.59 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
9.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.19
0.28

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.96
4.18

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.81
0.16

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.46
1.09
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.6
5.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.13 dB
2.67 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.47 dB
4.63 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.67 dB
5.32 dB

Openness 
 

4.8
4.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.8
3.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

DTS:X Spatial Sound
Sony Spatial Sound
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
6.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.394
0.393

WHD @ 100 
 

0.146
0.472
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

v4.1.0.2
01.000.001

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
DEFAULT (Flat)

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.1
5.2

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.45 dB
-14.01 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.13 dB
1.47 dB

Mid 
 

-13.53 dB
-13.84 dB

Treble 
 

-30.96 dB
-31.14 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.7
7.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

41.01 dB
37.18 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 
 

7.8
6.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
193.04 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.63 dB
2.82 dB

HFE 
 

6,933.79 Hz
7,136.96 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

5.314
9.288

Gain 
 

24.69 dB
-8.97 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.8
8.2

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

67.08 dB
21.56 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
8.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

9.0
8.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

346.4 hrs
49.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

346.4 hrs
49.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.9 hrs
2.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

6.0
7.5

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless App Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

HyperX Ngenuity
Sony INZONE Hub

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Cable Picture
Sony INZONE H7 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Latency - Analog 
 

N/A

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Connection  

No Wired Audio
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
8.5

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
210 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 
 

76 ms

Android Latency 
 

133 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.2
7.2

Line Of Sight Range 
 

119.75 ft (36.50 m)
86.94 ft (26.50 m)

Latency - Dongle 
 

37 ms
80 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

No
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

3.4
3.4

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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