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HyperX Cloud Stinger Review
A small overemphasis in the high mid will bring out a touch more intensity to your mixes, but it shouldn’t be too overwhelming.
HyperX Cloud Stinger review
HyperX gaat voor een volledig plastic afwerking, en dat valt natuurlijk niet heel positief op naast de veelal duurdere headsets die we zien. Maar zodra we er wat langer stil bij staan is het echt niet gek, zo zit er gewoon een redelijke stalen hoofdband onder, en het plastic is wel erg hard en geeft geen krimp (noch kraak). Voor 55 euro moeten er keuzes worden gemaakt, en dit is dan een hele redelijke besparing. Functioneel, maar echt heel warm wordt ik er niet van vergeleken met het meer gangbare wieltje. Wat pasvorm betreft lijkt gekozen te zijn voor een ‘laten we zo min mogelijk mensen irriteren’ approach. Het probleem is dat eigenlijk geen enkele headset die rond dit prijspunt hoort te hangen (aanbiedingen terzijde, komen we zo op terug) echt briljant klinkt.
‘Prima’, ‘goed’ of ‘redelijk’ is te krijgen en is al een mooie doelstelling op zich, maar het is de prijsklasse waarbij je meestal toch wel verlangd naar meer. Niet echt, genoeg dat we pittig zaten te discussieren “waarom dan”, maar beter nonetheless.
Nou, een beetje hetzelfde bijna-lood-om-oud-ijzer verhaal, maar hey: wederom unaniem dat het net wat beter is. De HyperX Stinger met al zijn plastics voelt dan simpelweg een stuk goedkoper aan.
Rond de 100 euro zien we modellen als de HyperX Cloud Alpha een dermate uitstekende basis (bouw, comfort, geluid, microfoon) neerleggen dat meer uitgeven vooral interessant is als je specifieke features wilt (draadloos, RGB, surround, etc), maar juist op de basis elementen valt er gewoon veel te winnen wanneer we betaalbare headsets reviewen. Kom dan gezellig met ons kletsen op onze Discord server (gratis en geen installatie noodzakelijk).
Een reactie mag natuurlijk altijd, of pest Ome Foritain (auteur, test-chef) of Tante Nadalina (baas, foto-heldin) op Twitter.
HyperX Cloud Stinger Review: Now in Pink
The Cloud Stinger can’t quite compete with the best gaming headsets on the market, but what it lacks in flash, it makes up for with affordability. Driver Type 50mm neodymium magnet Impedance 30 Ohms Frequency Response 18 – 23,000 Hz Microphone Type Electret condenser microphone, unidirectional, noise-canceling Connectivity Options 3.5mm Weight 0.6 pounds (275g) Cables 4.3 feet (1.3m) 3.5mm cable 5.6 feet (1.7m) extension Y-cable Lighting None Software None
The HyperX Cloud Stinger has a chunkier look to them, and although they lack RGB lighting, the new baby pink color adds some pizazz. The Cloud Stinger is somewhat easy to store away, thanks to earcups that can rotate 90 degrees, allowing the headset to lay flat.
The memory foam padding is quite comfortable, however, they’re not as soft or plush as those on some higher-end gaming headphones, such as the Asus ROG Delta S and the Epos H3. Overall, the Cloud Stinger shows decent build quality; however, the plastic frame feels a little cheap, despite the headband being reinforced with a strip of metal. While playing Borderlands 2, the unit’s bass performance was solid enough and gave the sounds of varying guns a nice amount of pop. I wouldn’t call the audio immersive, but it does come through clearly enough that you’ll have the awareness to avoid getting blown up. I also did some jamming out on the Cloud Stinger, turning to a bass-heavy mix of Busta Rhymes, starting with “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See.” I had left off right when the heroes were about to enter their final battle, accompanied by triumphant horns blaring for extra effect. The headset’s loud volume and ability to pick up the different layers of sound going on during intense action scenes with a lot going on made for a solid experience. The HyperX Cloud Stinger features an electret condenser microphone that’s unidirectional and has noise cancellation.
During some test recordings, the microphone still picked up some background sounds, like my girlfriend reorganizing our cast iron pans while listening to Sade. More importantly, although they look a little bulky, the HyperX Cloud Stinger is lightweight and comfortable to wear for long periods of time.
And if you’re okay spending a bit more money and still want a headset with a 3.5mm jack, consider the HyperX Cloud Alpha, which features a removable mic and cable. However, if you want a solid, entry-level and affordable gaming headset, the HyperX Cloud Stinger is a good buy, whether in black or pink.
HyperX Cloud Stinger Gaming Headset Review
One step up is the HyperX Cloud series, which supplies additional features such as an aluminum frame, bigger drivers, and a detachable microphone. At $50, the Cloud Stinger (See it on Amazon UK) is HyperX’s least expensive headset at $49.99, putting it firmly in the budget category alongside the likes of the Astro A10, Plantronics Rig 400, Roccat Cross, and Turtle Beach Recon 50.
HyperX does not offer any other color options for the Cloud Stinger.At 275 grams, the Stinger is notably heavier than competitors like the Plantronics Rig 400, Roccat Cross, and Turtle Beach Recon 50, but still significantly lighter than the clunky Astro A10.
The headband padding is very cushy for a budget headset, and the memory foam inside the earcups allows for a comfortable fit during long gaming sessions.
The earcups also rotate, which helps create a comfortable fit against your head and also makes the headphones less of a nuisance when you take them off and wear them around your neck. HyperX also includes a 3.5-foot extension cable that has two 3.5mm plugs to use with PCs that have separate headphone and microphone jacks.There are no inline controls to be found.
The Cloud Stinger handles low frequencies better, offer a big bass response that shows up in games where things are exploding all around you. The Cloud Stinger was merely average; my voice sounded a bit muddy with the high frequencies lacking.Thehas an MSRP of $49.99 and that’s the price it nearly always holds to online.
Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Review
Kingston has one such option in the HyperX Cloud Stinger, a $49.99 wired gaming headset that feels comfortable and offers solid audio performance and very good microphone quality. The Cloud Stinger ($32.99 at Amazon UK) is a very plain headset, with an all-black, all-plastic design that fits in line with its budget price. The mic rests on a flexible rubber boom arm that flips down 90 degrees in only one direction, so you can’t swap sides by turning the headset around. The headset cable is four feet long and ends in a single four-pole 3.5mm plug that will work with all modern game consoles and handhelds, along with most mobile devices and some laptops. HyperX includes a five-foot extension cable that splits into two three-pole 3.5mm plugs, for use with computers and notebooks with separate headphone and microphone inputs. It doesn’t reach too deep into the sub-bass realm, however; both the kick drum and bass synth hits lack the powerful head-shaking thump that headphones with strong low-end reproduce them with. Yes’ “Roundabout” further reflects the Cloud Stinger’s emphasis on mids (and low-mids and high-mids) over any real extreme frequency response. The acoustic guitar plucks in the opening sound clean, but they lack much of the texture of the strings that you get from headphones with greater and more subtle high-frequency response.
Speech comes through clearly, and while it doesn’t offer the sensitive, powerful performance of dedicated microphones, the headset can work well for both voice chat in games and calling into podcasts.
HyperX Cloud Stinger: should I buy this gaming headset?
So, will just 50 bucks or quid – a relative pittance in the grand scheme of your Black Friday and Cyber Monday expenses – be enough to upgrade your PC gaming audio to the next level? Inside, you’ll find memory foam cushions beneath leatherette ear cup pads, which wrap around 50mm audio drivers. On the left ear cup rests a microphone on a swivel that, when moved upward, automatically mutes itself – that’s a super convenient feature that not even some high-end headsets include. We’d say that the HyperX Cloud Stinger is certainly the more feature-rich – and PC-friendly – of the two, but not quite as widely applicable to your various gaming devices as Corsair’s.
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