Hi OZB crew ,
Looking for a gaming headset for PS4.
Considering the hyper x cloud 2 or the hyper x cloud alphas. Want a good sounding and comfy headset with decent mic. For the price around $150ish. Looking for a good value headset.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!!
Incorrect, HyperX Cloud 2's surround sound does word with PS4.
it doesn't list it in it's specs but i know for owning them that it does work.
What are your opinions on the cloud 2's overall ?
Great sound and build quality, they just never fit my ears well and was always uncomfortable (dont take this as a sign they are generally uncomfortable they just didn't suit me, lots of people say they are comfortable.)
I no longer use them though.
@js-bargain28: None, kinda I use Sennheiser HD6xx Headphones with a Modmic 5 on the side.
Well above your $150 budget.
Before these i used a Logitech G533 (wireless) and before that a Logitech G433 then before that the Cloud II's the G433's where really good and extremely comfortable for me but i wanted wireless at the time and got the G533.
@Axelstrife: I currently have the g433's and ABSOLUTELY hate them , so uncomfortable for me and I feel like the sound is kinda low. Looking to change to the cloud 2's. Have only had the g433's for 2 days as well.
@js-bargain28: See some people ear's/heads are different.
i'd say the G433's are as comfortable as my Bose QC25's which i used to work 12+ hours straight and no issues.
Go for the Cloud's there sound is the best ive ever heard from game headphones (apart from my HD6XX's lol)
I've heard that the surround sound is fake and not real due to only 2 ways of sound getting out. Thoughts?
That's why they advertise it as "Virtual" Surround sound.
Most headsets are like this and will do virtual surround sound with two drivers. There are a handful of headsets that will try to mimic surround sound with multiple drivers, like the razer tiamat 7.1 or the psyko, but these are very subjective. I had a cm storm 5.1 surround headset with individual drivers and they are definitely not as good for music.
At the moment, for wired headsets I have a hyperx cloud revolver and a steelseries siberia v2. For wireless I have a logitech g533 and a hyperx cloud flight. Personally, I prefer the hyperx headsets for sound quality and positioning, but my favourite in terms of comfort would be the cloud revolver or g533 (a lot more padding).
Sony's own 'Gold' headset is an easy recommendation for me, great sounding, comfortable and they work in everything with ease, had mine since early PS4 days never needed to look elsewhere
I'm selling my official PS4 gaming headset if you are interested for around that price.
Not the gold version one though.
PS4 can only output virtual surround with two Sony headsets, the more expensive one is around $150.
Unless, that is, you buy a Mixamp (or similar device) to mix the 5.1 output into virtual surround for any headphones.
Without Sony headsets or Mixamp you will have stereo output only.