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HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headset Preview

03/14/2017 By Hakan Can

The All-New HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headset

Days before this past weekend’s PAX East, we started hearing whispers that the folks at HyperX were set to introduce a new product at the annual gaming expo. Knowing what the HyperX product line-up was for the first half of 2017, we were highly confident that the HyperX Cloud Revolver S headset was set to make its public debut. We were correct, and on March 13th, it became available for retail purchase.Having seen the HyperX Cloud Revolver S headset two months ago at CES, we were looking forward to the released product. We weren’t disappointed.

• Comfortable fit and attractive design
• Dolby® Surround 7.1 audio
• Directional drivers of 50mm size

• TeamSpeak and Discord Certified
• New, wider solid-steel frame
• Promotional Price of $149

Read: HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset Review

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HyperX Cloud Revolver S Design, Features, and Fit

If you walked around many of the live streaming sets like EVGA‘s for example, you’d notice that the streamers were wearing gaming headsets from the HyperX Cloud family. This should tell you something about the brand.

This new gaming headset is the successor to the popular Cloud Revolver. The HyperX Cloud Revolver S comes with a near identical look to its predecessor, now with Dolby® Surround 7.1 audio, a wider, solid steel outer frame, and a matte black finish.

The first improvement you’ll notice with this Hyper Cloud gaming headset is the vibration that appeared on its predecessor is now gone. No more ‘twang’ sounds. Next, you’ll notice an advanced audio control box and the headset’s Dolby® Surround 7.1 audio capability. (More on sound in our full review.)

Headphone and microphone volumes are controlled by dials on the right with an equalizer button on the left. This equalizer button cycles between 3 modes: Vocal, Flat, and Bass Boost. You’ll find Dolby® Surround and microphone mute buttons in the center.

All-in-all, it’s a nicely designed controller.

Read: HyperX Cloud II Headset Review

HyperX Cloud Revolver S Performance

The Dolby® Surround 7.1 sound quality is quite impressive! I briefly got to test this headset with gaming, films, and music. Believe it or not, I was most impressed with Bluegrass music. No Joke.

Like its predecessor, the Cloud Revolver S comes with Circumaural, Closed-back Dynamic 50mm directional drivers positioned parallel to your ears. Frequency response remains the same at a range of 12 Hz- 28000 Hz.

This HyperX gaming headset comes with an attachable uni-directional, noise canceling mic with a frequency response of 50 Hz-18000 Hz.

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In Summary

This new gaming headset offers plenty of features at a $149.99 price point. Feel free to compare it against other brands and models at this price.

The headphones support Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and numerous mobile and virtual reality devices.

Within each package comes the Cloud Revolver S headset w/1M Cable, a detachable NC microphone, and an advanced audio control box w/2M cable.

The HyperX Cloud Revolver S gaming headphones come with a 2-year warranty. Should you need to reach Customer Support, feel free to call one of these two numbers: 714-435-2639 or 800-435-0640.

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FTC Disclosure: This writer’s opinion is 100% his own and not a paid product ambassador.

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HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset Review

06/26/2016 By Zach Can

HyperX Cloud Revolver Gaming Headset Review

Many of you gamers out there are fans and users of the HyperX Cloud and Cloud II gaming headsets. Recently introduced and now priced at $120, the HyperX Cloud Revolver gaming headset is the next evolution of the Cloud Family of gaming headphones producing high-quality audio. These over-ear headphones are engineered with Circumaural, Closed-back Dynamic 50 mm drivers producing less than 2% total harmonic distortion. Are these gaming headphones a worthy successor to the HyperX Cloud II and as good as many claim them to be? Let’s take a greater look in this HyperX Cloud Revolver headset review.

Pros:
• Comfortable fit and attractive design
• Great stereo audio
• Directional drivers of 50mm size
• Price of $120

Cons:
• Slightly heavier than the Cloud II
• Sound resonates from tapping the steel headband

Read: HyperX Cloud II Headset Review

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HyperX Cloud Revolver Design, Features, and Fit

This gaming headset is the successor to the wildly popular HyperX Cloud II. The Cloud Revolver comes with a new look: an outer frame of solid steel.

The first change you’ll notice with this headset is the increase in weight (376g) over the Cloud II (320g), an increase of 18%. Unless you have a sensitive head, you won’t even feel a difference. Second, there’s the solid steel frame. Do refrain from tapping it as the vibrations it creates will resonate throughout the headset. Personally, I find the sound amusing, but I do understand that others will not and find it annoying. The headphones support Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Mac, PC, and many mobile devices.

Now the headphones aren’t manually adjustable. They fit your head using a flexible metal band which is connected to each ear cup. I’ve never liked these types of headphones because they’re usually cheap and uncomfortable. The Cloud Revolver showed me what was up. The headset fit perfectly to my head, and the memory-foamed leatherette ear cups were quite comfortable. Unfortunately, if it’s hot in your playing area, in my case my bedroom, your ears will start to perspire. You may not feel it while playing, but when you take them off, you’ll notice it.

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The Cloud Revolver has some impressive noise-cancelling where most of the sound outside of your gaming experience is well muffled. It’s to the point where I can’t comprehend what my dad is saying when he’s beside me.

When using the headphones for the PC, the audio control box that comes with it is a bit annoying. I know this is nitpicking, but I’ll explain regardless. The control box just sits on the ground or in your lap. Pinning it to your shirt works, but then you have wires all over you. I’ll make a quick comparison to the Sennheiser Day One Gaming Headset. Its volume control is on the headphones themselves, thus no switch box, but, the Day One is PC only. I’ll also note that the Day One is twice the price of the Cloud Revolver. So when the Cloud Revolver control box is on your lap, the volume dial sometimes gets brushed and turns all the way up or down.

The Cloud Revolver comes with an attachable uni-directional, noise canceling mic. With a frequency response of 50Hz-18KHz, the recording quality of the mic is decent. While better than the average gaming headset it’s not at the level of the Day One headset. Even with this said, no one has complained about mic quality while on TeamSpeak™.

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HyperX Cloud Revolver Performance

The stereo sound quality is amazing! The Cloud Revolver comes with Circumaural, Closed-back Dynamic 50mm directional drivers positioned parallel to your ears that just make the audio so crisp. Distant police sirens in Grand Theft Auto V sound as if they’ve traveled to my ears.

Boasting greater sound quality (12Hz- 28KHz) than the Cloud and Cloud II (15Hz-25KHz) and most other gaming or audio headphones, I’d say the HyperX Cloud Revolver is worth a close look when making your next purchase.

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Overall Performance and Final Thoughts

As you’ve read above, this gaming headset offers plenty for the price. Currently on Amazon (see link below) the HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset goes for $117. At this price, and with the great features such as stereo audio, interchangeable cups, and more, what’s not to love?

The packaging comes with the Cloud Revolver headset w/1M Cable, a detachable microphone, and an audio control box w/2M cable.

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The HyperX Cloud Revolver gaming headphones come with a 2-year warranty. Should you need to reach Customer Support, feel free to call one of these two numbers: 714-435-2639 or 800-435-0640.

Have you tried the gaming headphones? Do you agree (or disagree) with any part of this HyperX Cloud Revolver headset review? Let us know on social media on our Twitter or Facebook pages, and feel free to follow HyperX on Twitter and Facebook.

FTC Disclosure: HyperX provided Beantown LLC with one (1) Cloud Revolver Headset sample for review purposes. This writer’s opinion is 100% his own and not a paid product ambassador.

All photographs are the copyrighted property of Beantown LLC 2016.

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HyperX Cloud II Headset Review

06/22/2016 By Zach Can

HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset Review

Priced at just below $100, the HyperX Cloud II gaming headset is quite the affordable pair of headphones for producing high-quality gaming audio. These over-ear headphones are engineered with 53 mm drivers producing less than 2% total harmonic distortion. Are these gaming headphones as good as gamers claim them to be? Let’s take a greater look with this HyperX Cloud II headset review.

Package Contents:

Headset
Microphone
Set of Velour Ear Cushions
Airplane Adapter
USB Control Box
Mesh Carry Bag

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HyperX Cloud II Design, Features, and Fit

This gaming headset sits between the original HyperX Cloud and its successor, the HyperX Cloud Core.

The HyperX Cloud II headset improves over the original Cloud headset with increased comfort. Much of this is due to the Cloud II having memory foam within the leatherette headband. Along with the first iteration, the Cloud II is compatible with PC, Mac, PS4, and Xbox systems. It comes in a couple more colors than its predecessor such as Gun Metal (Gray/Grey whatever spelling you prefer), Pink, and Red. I think the Red looks more metallic than the Gray, but it’s up to your personal preference. The design of the Cloud II includes a detachable microphone which features noise and echo cancellation with its volume control on the control box. This is a massive plus if you’re a gamer who chats online frequently.

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While the another HyperX headset, the Cloud Revolver headset has unparalleled sound depth, it doesn’t have the 7.1 or the USB powered control box that the Cloud II has. The control box for the Cloud II has volume control, microphone sound control which I have mentioned before, a switch to mute the microphone, and of course the 7.1 enabler. The Cloud II headset even comes with interchangeable velour ear cups. In the event your ears get hot with the leatherette ear cups, you can switch them to velour. Albeit, the swapping of the cups is somewhat difficult to do.

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HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Sound

Now the 7.1 surround sound is phenomenal. Playing competitive games like Counterstrike – Global Offensive with 7.1 sound makes an immense difference. I can clearly and vividly hear if an enemy is behind me. I’ve brought up Grand Theft Auto V in past reviews, but running around in first person mode with 7.1 surround sound is sweet. And for you Serious Sam players, this level of sound really makes dodging those headless kamikazes something special.

It doesn’t have to be just video games to enjoy the benefits of 7.1 surround sound. Music sounds excellent in surround mode, with instruments sounding so much clearer. After enjoying 7.1 surround, I found myself not wanting to go back to the standard 2-channel audio.

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Now this is a bit peculiar, but I have to set the volume very low on the headset, around a level of 32. The headphones produce so much sound that maybe I just can’t handle their excellence. The Cloud II is on the same footing with the Cloud Revolver on noise cancelling headphones–it truly works. Unlike the Cloud Revolver which just fits to your head, the Cloud II headset is adjustable for a better fit. If you’re a bit tight on cash, maybe because you just did other upgrades to your gaming rig, I’d recommend buying these over waiting for a sale on the Cloud Revolver.

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Overall Performance and Final Thoughts

As you’ve seen above, this headset offers plenty for the price. Currently on Amazon (see link below) the HyperX Cloud II headset goes for $85-100, depending on the color. At this price, and with the great features such as 7.1 audio, interchangeable cups, and more, what’s not to love?

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The HyperX Cloud II headphones come with a 2-year warranty. Should you need to reach Customer Support, feel free to call one of these two numbers: 714-435-2639 or 800-435-0640.

Have you tried the gaming headphones? Do you agree (or disagree) with any part of this HyperX Cloud II headset review? Let us know on social media on our Twitter or Facebook pages, and feel free to follow HyperX on Twitter and Facebook.

FTC Disclosure: HyperX provided Beantown LLC with one (1) Cloud II headset sample for review purposes. This writer’s opinion is 100% his own and not a paid product ambassador.

Editor’s Note: My nephew (the author/reviewer) liked these gaming headphones so much that it’s highly unlikely that I’ll ever see them in my home again.

All photographs are the copyrighted property of Beantown LLC or Kingston Technology Corp.