The Kingston HyperX Cloud Alpha is a very good wired gaming headset. It doesn't do anything fancy, but its excellent build quality and strong audio performance make it a compelling purchase.

Comfortable, solid design; Good audio quality; Includes two cables and a carrying bag

Lacks high-end finesse

The HyperX Cloud Flight headset sounds fantastic, is very comfortable, and offers excellent wireless range and battery life. The price is on the premium side for a 2-channel design ( ), but if they are in your price range these are really, really good.

Kingston made things extremely difficult with the introduction of the Cloud in 2014. This headset is still a benchmark in its class, and in terms of construction quality, wearing comfort and music reproduction it still beats significantly more expensive competitors.

Gaming peripherals are big business for plenty of firms, but few have managed to replicate the success of HyperX. Having started life as a high-performance memory line, HyperX is now an entire product division of Kingston Technology, and the manufacturer's catalogue includes an array of...

Light and comfortable; Good battery life; Detachable noise-cancelling mic; Audio quality suited to gaming

Wireless limited to PC and PS4; Too bass-heavy for music; Pricey at £140

Gaming headsets are evolving. There was once a time when gaming headsets were pretty much wired-only - but now we're slowly but surely seeing great wireless headsets - like the Astro A50 and the new new SteelSeries Arctis 3 Bluetooth .

The HyperX Cloud Flight might make a statement with 30 hours of battery life and built-in lighting, but its design and features lag behind other more affordable wireless gaming headsets.

30 hour battery life; Punchy bass and great overall sound quality

Only 2.0 channel audio; Incompatible with the Xbox One

HyperX Cloud Flight is definitely an amazing wireless gaming headset that offers comfort and long hours of wireless gaming ahead of its competitors! This time, HyperX Cloud Flight is not the cheapest wireless gaming headset available out there, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't get the Cloud...

The HyperX Cloud Flight offers great sound and long battery life, with a wonderfully lightweight and cozy design.

Incredibly lightweight and cozy; Strong overall sound quality; Crisp microphone

Fairly bland design

Great headset that works on all platforms. Sound is crisp and the noise canceling on the mic is excellent. It's comfortable, but has some weight to it and the ear covers are soft. Have had it for a week now and more than happy. Fast delivery and it arrived in perfect condition. Totally happy.

I have no complaints about this headset, it still works like it's brand new 3 years later. I love being able to detach the mic. After nearly 3 full years of use the first set of pleather ear pads did finally wear out enough that I got rid of them, but no other issues.

Solid build quality; Comfy for long periods once it's broken in; Good sound quality (if you have a sound card that can power the ohms; Never had any complaints about the mic; Detachable mic; Excellent packaging; unboxing was fun

For the price none