Our VerdictFinding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
Our VerdictFinding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
Our Verdict
Our Verdict
Finding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
ForClear microphoneSturdy frameFrequently discountedAgainstMicrophone doesn’t sound naturalPoor profile for musicNot the comfiestSome disconnects during testing
ForClear microphoneSturdy frameFrequently discounted
AgainstMicrophone doesn’t sound naturalPoor profile for musicNot the comfiestSome disconnects during testing
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A volume wheel with a smooth, slightly tactile action sits on the right earcup. On the left, a microphone mute button, power button and a USB Type-C charging port. The removable microphone extends out from the left earcup, connected via a slotted 3.5mm jack.
My personal preference for a boom arm microphone is a flip-to-mute, simply for ease of muting it and moving it aside when it’s not needed, though HyperX has employed a removable microphone for a long time and it remains a popular choice. This particular microphone comes with a small red light on the tip of the boom arm to indicate when it’s muted—enough to give a quick visual cue to when the mic’s disabled, and a good way to avoid accidentally talking to myself.
Cloud III Wireless specs(Image credit: Future)Connection:2.4 GHz wireless (via USB Type-C dongle with Type-A adapter)Type:Closed backFrequency response:10 Hz – 21 kHzDrivers:Dynamic, 53mm with neodymium magnetsConnector:USB Type-CMicrophone:Electret condenser microphoneWeight:340 g (with mic)Price:$150/£170/€150(MSRP) |$116|£119(on sale at time of writing)
Cloud III Wireless specs
(Image credit: Future)Connection:2.4 GHz wireless (via USB Type-C dongle with Type-A adapter)Type:Closed backFrequency response:10 Hz – 21 kHzDrivers:Dynamic, 53mm with neodymium magnetsConnector:USB Type-CMicrophone:Electret condenser microphoneWeight:340 g (with mic)Price:$150/£170/€150(MSRP) |$116|£119(on sale at time of writing)
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Connection:2.4 GHz wireless (via USB Type-C dongle with Type-A adapter)Type:Closed backFrequency response:10 Hz – 21 kHzDrivers:Dynamic, 53mm with neodymium magnetsConnector:USB Type-CMicrophone:Electret condenser microphoneWeight:340 g (with mic)Price:$150/£170/€150(MSRP) |$116|£119(on sale at time of writing)
A mic’s tone and profile are its most important qualities. The one included on the Cloud III delivers a tone favouring the upper ranges and with a much less pronounced bass response than some. That means it’s not a natural sounding microphone, but an extremely clear one. For gaming over Discord or in-game voice chat, boosting the higher frequencies is not a bad thing—the Cloud III’s mic cuts through game audio like a knife through butter. However, if you want a headset that’s better suited to streaming or recording your voice, you’ll want to look elsewhere.
I haven’t felt the need to take the microphone off the headset much, as I’m not wearing this headset out of the house at all. There’s no Bluetooth connectivity included on the Cloud III Wireless, only HyperX’s 2.4 GHz connection via a dedicated dongle, meaning it’s much more a dedicated PC headset than something like theSteelSeries Nova ProorBang & Olufsen Portal.
The dedicated wireless dongle will work across PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, however, thanks to an adaptor in the box to change it from a native Type-C connection into a Type-A.
The fit of the Cloud III isn’t all that comfortable for me over longer periods of working and gaming. I find myself itching to remove the headset after four or more hours of wearing it. Four hours is a long time to wear anything on your head, and the Cloud III is not particularly heavy (I weighed it at 340 grams), but I have noticed some ear fatigue with the Cloud III that I hadn’t experienced with theAceZone A-SpireI was previously using prior to testing.
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What’s left to say about the Cloud III’s? The sound quality, of course. The most important part of any headset, gaming or otherwise. I went into this review expecting a familiar sound, but conversely the profile of the Cloud III Wireless is difficult to put a finger on.
The bass feels more pronounced on this headset than some more neutral sounding headsets and yet lacks any real oomph. It’s trying, really trying, to highlight the lower frequencies, yet the actual drivers don’t sound like they’re capable of it. As a result, when the bass is kicking, it detracts from the rest of the mids and highs. Without any bass thumping, the high-end is better and for a closed-back headset—it doesn’t sound pointy or harsh—but the high-end response is nothing to write home about.
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Buy if…✅ You want a clear microphone for gaming:The Cloud III Wireless come with a highly positionable boom arm microphone, which excels for clear communication in games. That said, it’s not the most natural sounding microphone around.✅ You don’t want to charge much:The Cloud III Wireless has a long-lasting battery that didn’t see me reaching for a USB-C charging cable often. Though, I would still prefer the Cloud Alpha Wireless and its 300-hour battery life.
Buy if…
✅ You want a clear microphone for gaming:The Cloud III Wireless come with a highly positionable boom arm microphone, which excels for clear communication in games. That said, it’s not the most natural sounding microphone around.✅ You don’t want to charge much:The Cloud III Wireless has a long-lasting battery that didn’t see me reaching for a USB-C charging cable often. Though, I would still prefer the Cloud Alpha Wireless and its 300-hour battery life.
✅ You want a clear microphone for gaming:The Cloud III Wireless come with a highly positionable boom arm microphone, which excels for clear communication in games. That said, it’s not the most natural sounding microphone around.✅ You don’t want to charge much:The Cloud III Wireless has a long-lasting battery that didn’t see me reaching for a USB-C charging cable often. Though, I would still prefer the Cloud Alpha Wireless and its 300-hour battery life.
Don’t buy if…❌ You listen to a lot of music:While decent sounding for games, the sound profile on the Cloud III Wireless leaves a lot to be desired for listening to music. There’s just something about that bass response… it sounds like it’s been bumped up and yet the drivers can’t deliver it.❌ You could stretch to the Cloud Alpha Wireless:The more expensive HyperX headset, unsurprisingly, is just an all-round much better headset. And it’s definitely worth the extra money spent.
Don’t buy if…
❌ You listen to a lot of music:While decent sounding for games, the sound profile on the Cloud III Wireless leaves a lot to be desired for listening to music. There’s just something about that bass response… it sounds like it’s been bumped up and yet the drivers can’t deliver it.❌ You could stretch to the Cloud Alpha Wireless:The more expensive HyperX headset, unsurprisingly, is just an all-round much better headset. And it’s definitely worth the extra money spent.
❌ You listen to a lot of music:While decent sounding for games, the sound profile on the Cloud III Wireless leaves a lot to be desired for listening to music. There’s just something about that bass response… it sounds like it’s been bumped up and yet the drivers can’t deliver it.❌ You could stretch to the Cloud Alpha Wireless:The more expensive HyperX headset, unsurprisingly, is just an all-round much better headset. And it’s definitely worth the extra money spent.
Overall, the sound profile of the Cloud III Wireless is simply quite unremarkable, and as someone that listens to music during the work day, and hops on a game during the night, I’d look to other, more flexible gaming headsets with a wider-ranging profile to cover my needs. More generally, the headset itself is justfine.You could happily use it for a long time without much of a thought, but as a picky reviewer I’d side with theRazer BlackShark V2 Proinstead, the older version of which isfrequently discountedto a similar $120 – $150 price as the Cloud III.
Ideally, we’d all be able to hold off for a Black Friday discount on the Cloud Alpha Wireless, which really is a more all-round impressive headset, but that’s quite a long time to wait for a discount that might never arrive.
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The Verdict65Read our review policyHyperX Cloud III WirelessFinding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
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65Read our review policyHyperX Cloud III WirelessFinding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
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HyperX Cloud III WirelessFinding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
HyperX Cloud III Wireless
Finding a great wireless gaming headset for under $150 isn’t easy. While the HyperX Cloud III Wireless gets some things right, it’s far from perfect, and I’m left considering other options.
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