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what is up guys is btw back here again with another review today I have a new comparison for you guys that I wanted a year ago when I was making a decision between these two gaming headsets and that is between the HyperX cloud twos and the astro a40 s they're very popular and odds are if you have searched for some gaming headphones you have come across either one of these headphones so I thought hey why not give you guys the review that I wanted a year ago because hey now I have a YouTube channel and I can do what I want so sound is one way you can get the edge on your opponent now with the surround sound in these headphones you can get that edge finally you can hear people behind you and friend you to the side to the left to the right that is a very important feature to have and hey if somebody's just using some Apple earbuds to play games you're going to have the leg up and vice versa if you're not using gaming headphones and somebody has 7.1 they're going to hear you before you can hear that so let's start off with the surround sound and who I think has the better surround sound now of course the HyperX cloud twos have a little button a 7.1 button where you can turn on and off this feature of Dolby Digital 7.1 but it is very very artificial it sounds like you're pressing a button to turn on the 7.1 it doesn't sound like it's in the headphones and you could tell it's something that is created when you turn on this button at first it bothered me coming from the a 40's but after time I kind of got used to it and having that closed back design with the isolation is very very nice you don't want to have these cupped on my head I can't hear anything it's very muffled now moving on to the Astro a40 s these really remind me of an open-back headphones they have a wide soundstage where you can hear people like 50 miles away on the game hypothetically and you can hear bullets whizzed past you and it's within the headphones the technology is already in the headphones there's nothing to turn on except for plugging these into the mix amp which we will get to later but it feels more solid it feels very nice the sounds the booms the explosions they sound right in your face they smack you right in your face giving you that immersion so in one headphone we have isolation in the other we have amazing soundstage which one do you prefer I prefer the soundstage because they let me feel like I am in the world it makes me feel like I am in a 360 world and I can hear people over here over there and it just feels more accurate it doesn't feel artificial like the HyperX clouds so this round is going to go to the Astro a40 s now let's move on to the mic test I have recorded a mic test for you guys for you guys to check out the sound quality of each of these mics so here we go testing testing one two three this is the hyper x cloud to headphones testing testing 1 2 3 this is the Astro a 4 headset let me know what you guys think of these so what did you guys think did you think the HyperX clouds were better or did you think that the Astro a40 s were better me personally I like the HyperX clouds just a little bit better the mic sounded a little bit clearer kind of more accurate whereas the azure a 4 D sounded a little tinny and a lot of people have commented on my headphone mic when I am playing during games using the a 40 s so there's one feature that really distinguishes these two headphones and that is the remote with the HyperX clouds and the mix amp of the astra a four days now first let's start with the HyperX clouds remote now the remote on these is very nice it has a mic on and off switch which I really appreciate so if somebody burst in on you playing you could just mute the mic and you don't get embarrassed also have a headphone increase volume decrease and you also have a mic increase in decrease so it gives you a lot of control over what the headphones can actually do now here's the difference the Astro a40 s have a mix app and this gives you even more control than the HyperX clouds to remote now the Astro a40 s mix app it allows you to turn up the sound and down the sound and it also lets you turn down the game or turn up the voices of your teammates so it gives you ultimate control I'm not just your headset but the actual game and that is the biggest difference between these two it just looks cool just sitting on your desk it's like a standalone little device where you can plug in I plug in all my headphones into this device to get to my computer so I don't have to reach around the back of my computer and try to plug in my actual headphones it's just nice to have that so you gain a lot of accessibility you gain a lot of features just by using this mix on the mix am also lets you connect optical out to let's say a ps4 and I found that to be very nice it has very good quality the setup for the a 40 s is a little tough with the ps4 I will say that you have to do a lot of settings tinker with the settings to get it to work properly and a sound properly your mic to work properly so if you're mainly getting these four console gaming's just be aware that you're going to have a lot of tinkering to do whereas on PC you're going to be able to just plug and play now with the HyperX clouds the remote plugs USB into your ps4 the seven point one works it also works with the PC so either way you're good on that account this round I feel like is a little unfair because you have the mix and versus the remote and of course mix amp wins just for functionality there's so much more functionality and it gives you so much more control over your gaming that that is my pick for this round now we kind of did this review in Reverse I usually start with comfort and design and I really felt like the mic and the surround sound are the premier features of any headphone you can buy for gaming so I'm just going to briefly talk about the comfort now the HyperX cloud twos they're really tight when I first got them they were clamping to my head and it was hurting my jaw but over time they loosened up and become very comfortable the top band is very nice it has leather cups it also has a leather band up top which sits down on your head and it feels very nice so overall after a while once you break them in they feel great now keep in mind they still cause a little bit of sweating because of the leather and your skin contact and all that so be aware that's something that irritates you stay away from the HyperX clouds Actros on the other hand have a swivel design which I very much like because you can have these on just if somebody's talking to you just backing us up if that wasn't a good demonstration let's try this again put them on if somebody's talking to you you could just flip on your ear cup and you get hear what they're saying okay cool got it I got the command we're going to attack okay cool boom done so if you're playing in a land a situation or anything like that the Astros I really like they're a tad bit bulky I will say that and they have a lot of hard plastic hard edges to give it that kind of gamer look at first I didn't really like it and it felt very heavy but I've gotten heavier headphones so I feel light almost at the end of the so they're not too bad just keep in mind there are heavier than the HyperX cloud - so the a 40s also come with these cloth ear cups and they bead a little bit but not too bad it's it's a soft cloth so you don't have to really worry about it irritating your skin which there's more padding in the top I will say that I was sort of more padding because sometimes these little hard edges of the plastic really hurt so that's something that they should probably look into just making the whole band just cloth why not so the comfort and design round will go to the HyperX cloud tubes now in conclusion who do I think won this battle hold on I give it to the Astro a40 s these have been my main workhorse for gaming they haven't done me wrong and I doubt they will do you guys wrong they are more expensive coming in at about 200 to 250 whereas you can find the hyper X clouds for about 60 70 to 100 so if your budget is an issue by all means the HyperX cloud twos do an amazing job they're an amazing value I'd say they're probably the best bang for your buck these are just if you want that step above if you're not just a casual gamer you actually spend some time behind some controllers or behind a keyboard and you need a good set of headphones so at the end of the day I would go with the Astro a40 s they also sound great with music movies so you can't really go wrong but with the a 40s alright guys so thank you guys for watching I appreciate each and every one of you I will see you guys in the next video peace it's all angel just won't you