Kingston HyperX Cloud II vs Arctis 5

[yoyoran]

I was planning on upgrading my headset and came along these two. Which of them is beter for gaming? If you have other recommendations they're welcome

Btw, it may be nice to know that I already have a Steelseries Keyboard, so i am a bit familiar with the software and already have an account.

 

[WildCard999]

I tried the Cloud II and is easily the most comfortable pair of headphones I've ever used and sounded great with the 7.1 simulated surround sound however the fact that there is no control software such as Logitech turned me away from keeping them. I'm not too sure about the Arctis 5 but I've heard good things about Steelseries products and the review is a bit better then the Cloud II.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/steelseries-arctis-5,review-3974.html

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/kingston-hyperx-cloud,review-2683.html

 

[Nobody963]

I know that youve already bought ones but I want to write my opinion on these two headsets for the future customers. Ill start with Hyperx Cloud II because I currently have them and Im 100 percent satisfied with them. They are one of the most comfortable headphones, 7.1 is one of the best in this price range and they are really nice. Sure they have minuses like because you dont have any softwere you have to have dongle to turn on 7.1 or mute microphone but its not a huge minus. Steelseries Arctis arent the worst ones but not good enough. They arent comfortable, 7.1 are pretty good but they arent good for music and videos etc. because they have low bass and sound in general. In contast with Cloud II they are smaller thou.

Kingston Hyperx Cloud II:
+ More Comfortable
+Really good sound (7.1 but normal as well)
+Detachable and better Mic
-No software
-Without dongle no 7,1 Sound
-Worse microphone
Rating: 8/10


Steelseries Arctis 5:
+Smaller
+Better 7.1 sound
+Software
-Worse sound for music etc.
-Not comfortable
-Worse microphone
Rating: 6,5/10