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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

Logitech G433 vs HyperX Cloud Alpha

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Logitech G433
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Variants

  • G433 (Black)
  • G433 (Blue)
  • G433 (Red)
  • Cloud Alpha (HX-HSCA-RD) (Black/Red)

Our Verdict

Logitech G433

HyperX Cloud Alpha

The Logitech G433 and the HyperX Cloud Alpha are both similarly performing wired gaming headphones. Both have an inconsistent bass and treble delivery, but only the Logitech have companion software with a graphic EQ plus presets that allow you to tweak their sound to your liking. The Logitech also have a better-performing boom microphone that captures your voice clearly, even in noisy environments, and they even offer Dolby 7.1 virtual surround support. The HyperX , in comparison, have a better build that's slightly more comfortable, and they leak less sound.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.8
7.9

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.5
6.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.4
8.9

Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
9.1

Passive Soundstage 
 

6.5
5.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Logitech G433 Design Picture 2
HyperX Cloud Alpha Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Logitech G433 Comfort Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.7 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.0
5.3

Controls Picture  

Logitech G433 Controls Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Okay

Call/Music Control  

Yes
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 
 

6.6
6.3

Breathability After Picture  

Logitech G433 Breathability After Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.3 °C
6.2 °C
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Portability 
 

5.4
5.7

Portability Picture  

Logitech G433 Portability Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Portability Picture

 

8.0" (20.3 cm)
7.3" (18.5 cm)

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
6.0" (15.2 cm)

 

3.5" (8.9 cm)
3.2" (8.1 cm)

Volume  

210.00 in³ (3,441.27 cm³)
142.00 in³ (2,326.95 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
5.5

Case Picture  

Logitech G433 Case Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Pouch

 

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
8.5

Build Quality Picture  

Logitech G433 Build Quality Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Logitech G433 Stability Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Logitech G433 Angled Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Logitech G433 Side Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Logitech G433 Front Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Logitech G433 Rear Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Logitech G433 Top Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Logitech G433 In The Box Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.57 dB
0.22 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.77 dB
-2.4 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.5
5.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.24 dB
1.03 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.4
8.9

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.08 dB
1.61 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

36.68 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-2.81 dB
-0.62 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.37 dB
0.39 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.42 dB
2.79 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.6
9.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.85 dB
1.25 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-1.7 dB
1.44 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.02 dB
-0.93 dB

High-Mid 
 

-2.05 dB
0.43 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.5
6.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.73 dB
5.1 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.81 dB
-2.72 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-2.14 dB
-1.16 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.37 dB
-7.07 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.6
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.55 dB
1.65 dB

Dips 
 

1.06 dB
1.8 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.0
8.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.44
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

6.47
6.69

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1
0.33

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.3
1.18
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.5
5.7

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

4.11 dB
3.09 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

7.17 dB
3.79 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

14.87 dB
12.45 dB

Openness 
 

5.8
6.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

5.3
2.6
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

2.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Logitech G433 Virtual Soundstage
HyperX Cloud Alpha Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby 7.1
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.3
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.205
0.263

WHD @ 100 
 

0.068
0.094
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
No Firmware

Power 
 

USB
Passive

Connection 
 

USB
Wired

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

4.1
3.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-10.22 dB
-11.06 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.41 dB
0.56 dB

Mid 
 

-8.75 dB
-5.15 dB

Treble 
 

-23.14 dB
-28.86 dB
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Leakage 
 

5.4
7.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

48.06 dB
35.21 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.7
7.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
359.19 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.59 dB
3.04 dB

HFE 
 

7,346.09 Hz
10,540.06 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.26
0.459

Gain 
 

35.62 dB
30.13 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

42.35 dB
32.11 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.0

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
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App Support 
 

7.5
0.0

App Picture  

Logitech G433 App Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha App Picture

App Name  

Logitech G Hub
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.7
9.9

Cable Picture  

Logitech G433 Cable Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB Type A
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

6.50 ft (1.98 m)
4.40 ft (1.34 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

10 ms
N/A

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
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
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 
 

0.4
0.0

Type 
 

Wired USB Dongle
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 
 

USB
No Base/Dock
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