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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
  10. Comments

HyperX Cloud III vs Razer BlackShark V2

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

HyperX Cloud III
Razer BlackShark V2

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HyperX Cloud III Picture
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Variants

  • Cloud III (Black)
  • Cloud III (Black/Red)
  • BlackShark V2 (Black)
  • BlackShark V2 (CourageJD)
  • BlackShark V2 (ESL Edition)

Our Verdict

HyperX Cloud III

Razer BlackShark V2

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.4
7.7

Bass Accuracy 
 

6.9
8.1

Passive Soundstage 
 

5.2
6.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HyperX Cloud III Design Picture 2
Razer BlackShark V2 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 III Comfort Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.65 lbs
0.6 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.7
5.7

Controls Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Controls Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

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 
 

6.0

Breathability After Picture  

Razer BlackShark V2 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.9 °C
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Portability 
 

5.7
5.3

Portability Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Portability Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Portability Picture

 

7.8" (19.9 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

 

5.7" (14.5 cm)
6.8" (17.3 cm)

 

3.3" (8.5 cm)
4.3" (10.9 cm)

Volume  

149.67 in³ (2,452.68 cm³)
228.00 in³ (3,736.23 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.0

Case Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Case Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

 

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
6.5

Build Quality Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Build Quality Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Stability Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Angled Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Side Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Front Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Rear Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Top Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HyperX Cloud III In The Box Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-3.69 dB
-1.42 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.67 dB
-0.55 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.8
6.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.04 dB
0.78 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.9
8.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.89 dB
2.72 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

177.02 Hz
22.13 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-6.25 dB
-1.24 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-3.64 dB
1.63 dB

High-Bass 
 

-2.92 dB
4.57 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.21 dB
1.65 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.41 dB
2.47 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.87 dB
-0.02 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.47 dB
0.56 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.3
7.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.06 dB
3.78 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.49 dB
3.05 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.22 dB
3.66 dB

High-Treble 
 

-9.07 dB
-4.85 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.2
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.95 dB
1.6 dB

Dips 
 

1.11 dB
0.88 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.7
7.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.35
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.88
17.83

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.99
1.43

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.14
2.16
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.2
6.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.9 dB
2.02 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.25 dB
6.23 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

2.95 dB
12.5 dB

Openness 
 

5.4
5.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.0
3.3
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud III Virtual Soundstage
Razer BlackShark V2 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
THX
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.2

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.209
0.217

WHD @ 100 
 

0.081
0.078
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

v4.1.0.0
Unknown

Power 
 

USB
USB

Connection 
 

USB
USB

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Off
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.5
4.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12 dB
-13.8 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.93 dB
0.31 dB

Mid 
 

-9.79 dB
-11.11 dB

Treble 
 

-26.04 dB
-31.58 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.5
7.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

42.29 dB
39.13 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 
 

8.7
7.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
586.88 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.22 dB
2.36 dB

HFE 
 

6,736.4 Hz
10,093.19 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.112
0.325

Gain 
 

14.62 dB
12.9 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.7
7.2

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

33.6 dB
27.73 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
On/Off Toggle

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

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 
 

7.0
8.5

App Picture  

HyperX Cloud III App Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 App Picture

App Name  

HyperX Ngenuity
Razer Synapse

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
Yes

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 
 

9.2
9.2

Cable Picture  

HyperX Cloud III Cable Picture
Razer BlackShark V2 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB-C
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

No
No

Length 
 

3.94 ft (1.20 m)
5.80 ft (1.77 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms
0.3 ms

Latency - USB 
 

8.2 ms
9.8 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB
USB
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
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
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio
No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No
No
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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
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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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
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

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 
 

3.4
3.4

Type 
 

Wired USB Dongle
Wired 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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