HyperX Cloud Flight wireless gaming headphones

I've had many gaming headset over the years from cheap to fairly expensive. Having gone through a stage of buying cheaper headsets because of expensive ones breaking quickly.. And being tied to this CABLE.. I thought IT'S TIME FOR WIRELESS! Getting the wire snagged on something, not being able to move freely, having limited range, wire connections points deteriorating with constant use then the connection failing.. WERE THINGS I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF!So i looked around, researched a few things and took a punt of the HyperX Cloud Wireless headset. And oh my! HAPPY DAYS!First thing they fit great, clamped but for me ( I have a large head) .. perfectly clamped, no excessive pressure and sitting nicely on the skull. Used them already for a 10 hours game session.. amazing. Very minor fatigue on my ears and head, nothing that taking the headset off for 10min didn't fix.Now the second most important thing in my book, The connection and sound quality... Here it excels too.. I tried bluetooth headset but on PC the connection has always been dodgy, they cut out and you get audio desyncs. These connect and you have a strong connection with no drops at all, the range is so much better too.. works pretty much all around my small house.. more than enough for me. The sound quality obviously not going to be the greatest compared to very expensive wired headphones but for wireless i must say i'm impressed, overall the sound quality is very nice, everything sounds as it should be without being to excessive, this includes the volume level too. It reaches a decent loudness but they aren't extremely loud.. something i would have liked for music.Which brings me to the battery life.. It's best feature!... With the red LED logo off the battery life is simply amazing..stated 30hrs at 50% volume.. I've experienced easily two days gaming PC and PS4, watching films and listening to music.. and it still had plenty of charge.. It charges fairly quickly too so battery life is never really a problem (and with that great battery life would have been nice to have a little more volume).. The mic obviously isn't the greatest being gaming and wireless.. but for what it is.. people have said they hear me loud and clear.. Probably it's weakest feature but it's adequate enough. The software is simple and effective, easily see battery status, only niggle would be nice to see the % will charging which is doesn't do. I used it with the wire connected to my PS4 controller and it works great with my console, works with smartphone too but only wired mode.So my overall impression after a week of hardcore usage. Out-bloody-standing! They are a joy to use i absolutely love them. Going wireless was the right move, the freedom of movement is extremely satisfying! These are exactly what i wanted and more. If you want a wireless gaming headset i would definitely put this in your contenders list.. Some of it's features are first class.If anything does go wrong i will be back to amend my review... If not ... They're good.I will be now getting the HyperX QuadCast™ standalone desktop microphone too as that has also had glowing reviews... And that will solve the microphone quality issue most gaming headset have.

Edit: Below I say the headphones conked out after five years because only one earcup was working. It turns out the headphones are fine. It's just that each side has it's own battery (looks like a mobile phone battery) which I saw when I opened the non working ear to see if there was a lose wire.Turns out that the battery in that, right, side had run out but the other side still had some juice. I never experienced that before so I thought it had died.So looks like the headphones are working find. Here's to another five years of use and excellent sound.Edit to my edit: After more testing, it does indeed seem that the battery in the right ear cup is fading faster than the left. But fully charging fixes the 'one ear only' issue.However, the secondary issue is that the audio no longer plays in a balanced way. Instead of being at th 12 'oclock position, it's more at the 10 or 11 o'clock spot so feels unbalanced. I'm guessing that the right ear cup battery is not only losing charge quick, but also putting out a weaker power source when fully charged.I bought mine here on Amazon in May 2020 so I've had them for five years.I used them a lot in the first 3-4 years but not so much in the last years as I don't game as much.The right side just died so I'll have to replace the headphones.It's a pity as the rest of the unit is still in great condition after all these years.I would have liked such a product to just keep working fine as long as it doesn't get abuse as there isn't really any moving parts apart from the gimbal of the earcup which might wear the wire out. But I can't complain about the right ear side conking out after such a long time.It's a testament to how much I like this product that I'm considering replacing it with the exact same model. Especially as it's a lot cheaper than it was back in 2020 due to newer models being released.I would have given it 5 stars instead of 4 but I knocked one off for it not just lasting forever lol.Would be happy to recommend this to anyone.

Bought this on offer for £95. Which at that price it comfortably beats other wireless options from my limited experience.Pros:Good build qualityComfortable ear padsGood sound qualityWireless function works well and has a good rangeCons:Battery seems to run dead a lot faster than the software suggests on your PC. Lasts ages with the green symbol (high battery), but the second it turns orange it almost immediately drops to red and needs charging. Misleading battery status. And the battery in general is ok but not the best.Mic is quite poor at the price point. Good enough for chatting with friends but if you want higher quality for recordings, streaming, or other creative content, it won't hit the standard. Which is not uncommon for headsets but at this price there are better headset mics on much cheaper options.Overall it really works well for me. But I didn't need a quality mic so I was able to put up with the lacking quality there.If the headset wasn't on offer for £95 and was instead £110-120 I might have avoided. It's still a great headset at that price, but the price point isn't that competitive.