Maximum quality / price: HyperX Cloud Alpha Gaming and Micro headphones for € 69.99

Almost four years after the first Cloud of the name, the Cloud Alpha brings subtle evolutions to its predecessors … but certainly not insignificant.

The first HyperX Cloud had established itself as the benchmark for headphones game less than € 100; the Cloud Alpha has all the weapons to take his flashlight. Good on all points, versatile, and boasting amazingly accurate sound reproduction (despite excessive softness), the latest HyperX is a sure bet that will delight the vast majority of its buyers.

Highlights

• Extreme precision in sound reproduction.
• Good stereo.
• Beautiful musicality.
• Neutrality of the bass and mids exemplary.
• Excellent comfort.
• Very satisfactory build quality.
• Good quality microphone pickup.

Weaknesses

• We would have liked a little more “bite” in the sound.
• Spatialization of the soundstage a little too imprecise.
• Lack of microphone sensitivity.
• No articulation of the auricles on the vertical axis.

Alternatively

Cartesian product par excellence, the Logitech G435 shows all the qualities expected from a headset game entry-level wireless: a very simple but satisfying design, a hassle-free user experience, finally – and above all – more than decent performance, both in terms of speakers and microphone. Above all, the versatility brought by dual radio connectivity via USB / Bluetooth is a very nice bonus. In particular, it forms a very interesting pair with the Nintendo Switch, thanks to its very low streaming latency.