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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. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

HyperX Cloud Flight vs SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud Flight
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017

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HyperX Cloud Flight Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Picture

Variants

  • Cloud Flight (Black)
  • Arctis 7 (Black)
  • Arctis 7 (White)

Our Verdict

HyperX Cloud Flight

SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017

The SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 are slightly better wireless gaming headphones than the HyperX Cloud Flight. The SteelSeries feel better built and more premium. Their companion software also offers many more customization options, including a graphic EQ and presets. On the other hand, the HyperX have a USB dongle, which some users may prefer.

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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10
No major differences between these headphones for this usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud Flight Design Picture 2
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Comfort Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.9 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1.3 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.8
7.1

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Controls Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Okay
Great

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Adjustable

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
Adjustable

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

No
N/A

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.4
6.6

Breathability After Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Breathability After Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6 °C
5.3 °C
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Portability 
 

5.8
5.9

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Portability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Portability Picture

 

6.3" (16.0 cm)
7.6"

 

7.2" (18.3 cm)
7"

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
2.9"

Volume  

127.00 in³ (2,081.15 cm³)
154 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Case Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Case Picture

Type  

No case
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 
 

7.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Build Quality Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Stability Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Angled Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Side Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Front Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Rear Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Top Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight In The Box Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 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 
 

-0.21 dB
-1.14 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.08 dB
-1.99 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.6
5.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.13 dB
1.27 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 
 

7.3
8.3

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.09 dB
2.42 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.19 dB
-1.9 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.91 dB
1.69 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.21 dB
3.6 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.6
8.5

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.18 dB
2.03 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.13 dB
2.44 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

3.51 dB
-0.91 dB

High-Mid 
 

3.45 dB
-0.75 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.9
9.0

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.6 dB
2.23 dB

Low-Treble 
 

3.26 dB
-0.57 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

5.98 dB
-1.01 dB

High-Treble 
 

-2.04 dB
-1.41 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.88 dB
1.41 dB

Dips 
 

1.29 dB
1.16 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.1
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.3
0.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.42
4.29

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.09
1.02

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.11
1.31
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.0
6.2

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.5 dB
4.26 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

5.45 dB
8.97 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

10.79 dB
16.64 dB

Openness 
 

4.7
4.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.0
3.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud Flight Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.255
0.251

WHD @ 100 
 

0.209
0.102
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.7
4.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.27 dB
-13.3 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.2 dB
0.61 dB

Mid 
 

-9.21 dB
-7.37 dB

Treble 
 

-34.03 dB
-33.64 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.5
7.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

42.16 dB
39.21 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
N/A

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

7.9
7.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20.29 Hz
84.76 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.01 dB
3.89 dB

HFE 
 

6,544.63 Hz
6,736.4 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

4.789
0.52

Gain 
 

24.58 dB
23.6 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.8

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

73.03 dB
40.56 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
8.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

29.6 hrs
24 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0

Total Battery Life 
 

29.6 hrs
24 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.6 hrs
3.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Yes

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

5.5
8.0

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight App Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 App Picture

App Name  

HyperX Ngenuity
SteelSeries Engine

iOS  

No
N/A

Android  

No
N/A

macOS  

No
Yes

Windows  

Yes
Yes

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
N/A

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
Level

Room Effects 
 

No
N/A

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

DTS 7.1

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
N/A

NFC Pairing 
 

No
N/A

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

7.8
8.7

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

95.00 ft (28.96 m)
125 ft

Non-BT Latency 
 

56 ms
28 ms
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Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud Flight Cable Picture
SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2017 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.20 ft (1.28 m)
4.2 ft

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
7.0

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

Yes
Yes

Line In 
 

No
Yes

Line Out 
 

No
Yes

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
USB
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