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hey everyone this is Ian tech reviewer with Jim's review room Jim just tested the very popular headset the HyperX cloud alphas if you haven't seen that video yet go check it out in the video description because in this video I'll be going over the 7.1 surround sound cloud twos now I've been a gamer for a long time since racking up thousands of hours in the early days of Halo 2 multiplayer also using the HyperX revolvers for some time I'm interested to see just what kind of experience this new headset provides you can find the cloud twos through hyper X's website for $99 as always I'll place my affiliate links in the video description below click on those links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time now join me and share my experience with the HyperX cloud to as always I'm a big fan of hyper axis design and build quality from the gunmetal gray frame and matching stitch work to the embossed logo across the top they are fantastic looking and feeling the headband is made of memory foam and artificial leather I felt it was comfortable across the crown of my head and spread the overall weight of the headset evenly one criticism I could levy was that for me the pair was somewhat small I was blessed with a rather large head and there was some slight noticeable pressure near the base of my ears even when fully extended though if you're not six foot seven like I am you should be fine for the ear cups HyperX went with a matte black housing and a satin brushed aluminum backing on the driver's the finish also extends to the headsets frame I think out of all HyperX color schemes the gunmetal gray and black would have to be my favorite though if you prefer the classic red and black look that's also available leather earpads are the standard on the cloud twos though an extremely soft set of velour ear cushions are included as well I thought they've both felt great the leather was cooling on the ears and the velour was very breathable after about four hours of marathoning the new call of duty on hardened not veteran I know I never had any nasty ear sweat with either material they did wore my ears up a bit over time but it was never excessive I did want to note changing them out was quite difficult and could be a pain if he switched them often passive noise isolation is decent I felt it was slightly better with the leather earpads though if you prefer the velour feeling your experience won't noticeably decrease salmiak is minimal at 50% volume and at 75% which is quite loud a small amount of noise can be heard now I'm a night gamer myself so I really appreciated just how well the headset performed in this regard the noise cancelling mic is detachable so if I wanted I could wear the car to out as regular headphones all right folks testing the microphone and the HyperX cloud Suze I have the Amazon echo playing some talk radio in the background when I step fingers in front of you guys as well and this is just a very quick simple test and see if you guys hear and it kind of background noise also my voice does sound a little bit nasally that's always inherent with these microphones but this does not sound bad at all if anything this is very very good for a gaming headset alright talk to you guys later back to the review the analog audio cord is not removable so if you do experience any scratchiness or left right channel issues later on you won't be able to switch it out I never had any problems with the connection and it is very snug in the headset but it's something to be aware of one of the biggest selling points of the cloud twos is its USB audio controller it has a built-in sound card with DSP or digital signal processing which allows for the virtual surround sound I'm a big fan of these controllers for several reasons I found USB connectors to always be more practical than two 3.5 millimeter jacks I also like being able to control both the volume of my microphone as well as the game audio without having to go into my system settings and finally it enables me to have the virtual 7.1 surround sound but we'll get into that in a moment finally included in the box is an airplane adapter as well as a cushion mesh carrying bag though it's not the most premium looking material it is very springy and gives a surprising amount of protection to your headset when I carried these around last weekend I never had to worry about dings or scratches when shoving the headset in my bag or throwing it into the backseat the audio drivers are huge at 53 millimeters making them the largest drivers in hyper X's headset line and larger than most competitors to test how they sounded I was burdened with playing a lot of video games I played a mix of new and old Call of Duty World War 2 overwatch rocket League cuphead and several others just to get a feel for their sound profile when I pressed the 7.1 button on the controller the soundscape significantly widened in call of duty when I stormed the beaches of Normandy bullets flew by and explosions burst at varying distances and I was able to feel how airy and how spacious the battlefield was in rocket League I could hear engines closing in behind me and car demolitions across the arena improving my awareness and gameplay even an overwatch which has a very animated artificial sound profile the virtual surround sound made it intensely immersive the announcers voice totally encapsulated me as far as specific audio ranges go with the Cloud twos bass was present but was not overbearing the sound was punchy and didn't noticeably distort other frequencies in games with more bassy sound signatures like battlefield 1 or Call of Duty Base was used more as a sharp initial characteristic two sound effects rather than the thunderous rolling of bass heavy headsets I did notice the mids are pushed forward especially with these 7.1 engaged in gaming headsets I'd generally like this sound signature because it creates a sense of excitement but there were times when so many different audio sources were occurring I felt the range became slightly cluttered the vocals did stand out more prominently in the mix I usually have to play with subtitles on yet with declaw twos I found myself not needing them in the treble frequencies there was a good amount of detail I was sure to watch out for any ear ringing or metallic sharpness which can sometimes happen with gaming headsets I didn't experience this problem with the cloud to's although at higher volumes there was some minor edginess in the range with the 7.1 engaged due to the simulated directional placement of audio I felt there was a slightly lower fidelity in the sound I was able to hear where sounds were coming from but lost a small amount of clarity due to their distance I'm not knocking the cloud to s overall quality at this price point it's just a give and take between resolution and spatial sound all-in-all I really enjoyed my time with the cloud to's the virtual surround sound was a fantastic addition to their line of gaming headsets the greatest effect I noticed was the accurate sound placement and its improvement on my gameplay with the virtual 7.1 I had improved awareness to what was going on around me and I felt increased in skill as a gamer and personally I'll take any edge I can get I know the market is flooded with gaming headset options but with everything HyperX packed into the cloud twos at $99 I felt they were very much worth the price so that's it for this review again I'm Ian with jims review room you guys be good I'll see you on the next video you