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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

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset vs HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II

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Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Picture
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Variants

  • Game One (Black)
  • Game One (White)
  • Cloud II (Black)
  • Cloud II (Red)

Our Verdict

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset

HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II

The HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II and the Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset are both good gaming headsets, but each performs better in different ways. The open-back Sennheiser has better audio reproduction and will be more open-sounding than the HyperX, but some may feel like it is a bit lacking in sub-bass. The mic of the Sennheiser also offers a better recording quality. On the other hand, the HyperX has channel mixing when used via USB and is more comfortable and better built. They are also more versatile, as their closed-back design blocks more ambient noise, and you can fully detach the microphone for a more outdoor-friendly look.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

8.0
7.4

Passive Soundstage 
 

7.5
5.0

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.0
5.8

Bass Accuracy 
 

6.8
8.0

Imaging 
 

8.7
6.1

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
5.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Design Picture 2
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

8.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Comfort Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.7 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
1 lbs

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Controls 
 

5.3
5.8

Controls Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Controls Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Okay

Feedback  

Decent
Decent

Call/Music Control  

No
No

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  

No
Surround Sound

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Breathability 
 

7.0
6.2

Breathability After Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Breathability After Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

4.1 °C
6.5 °C

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Portability 
 

5.4
5.4

Portability Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Portability Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Portability Picture

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
8.4" (21.3 cm)

 

7.0" (17.8 cm)
5.9" (15.0 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
4.0" (10.2 cm)

Volume  

211.00 in³ (3,457.66 cm³)
198.00 in³ (3,244.63 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

0.0
6.0

Case Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Case Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II 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 
 

7.5
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Build Quality Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Stability Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Angled Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Side Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Front Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Rear Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Top Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset In The Box Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-4.44 dB
1.01 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.18 dB
-0.97 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
5.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.34 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 
 

6.8
8.0

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.45 dB
2.87 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

85.99 Hz
15.2 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-8.67 dB
0.92 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-2.96 dB
2.97 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.96 dB
4.05 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
9.4

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.79 dB
0.8 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.34 dB
0.73 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.47 dB
-0.03 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.49 dB
-0.01 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.0
5.8

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.06 dB
5.97 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.8 dB
-2.68 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.82 dB
3.58 dB

High-Treble 
 

-8.87 dB
-3.15 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.0
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.37 dB
1.83 dB

Dips 
 

0.68 dB
2.52 dB

Imaging 
 

8.7
6.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.24

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.13
64.68

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.8
0.32

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.74
2.55

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Passive Soundstage 
 

7.5
5.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.8 dB
1.94 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.77 dB
3.79 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

6.92 dB
7.02 dB

Openness 
 

9.5
4.6

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

8.4
2.8

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Virtual Soundstage
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
Dolby 7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0
8.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.252
0.090

WHD @ 100 
 

0.096
0.090

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
USB

Connection 
 

Wired
USB

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
Off

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

1.3
5.3

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-3.37 dB
-15.97 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.16 dB
0.7 dB

Mid 
 

0.94 dB
-12.88 dB

Treble 
 

-10.58 dB
-36.9 dB

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Leakage 
 

2.0
7.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

62.17 dB
36.53 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

8.7
8.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
84.76 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

1.83 dB
2.11 dB

HFE 
 

8,010.97 Hz
7,136.96 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.291
0.322

Gain 
 

31.14 dB
24.35 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.7
8.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

41.32 dB
49.04 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5
8.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.5

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

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset App Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II 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 
 

9.5
9.2

Cable Picture  

Sennheiser Game One Gaming Headset Cable Picture
HyperX Cloud 2/Cloud II Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

Yes
No

Length 
 

9.40 ft (2.87 m)
10.10 ft (3.08 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

0 ms
9.7 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

USB

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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 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
3.4

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
Wired USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

No
Yes

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
USB

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