First off, the audio is 5 out of 5. The only reason I’ve brought the score down is a few minor cons. Design is pretty good. They don’t look like a gaming headset and can actually be worn when you’re out and about. I do wish the earcups would rotate by 90 degrees so they would be comfortable to wear around your neck. Battery life and Bluetooth audio is fantastic. You can actually feel the bass without drowning out mids and highs. I’ve been using these for a week and haven’t had to charge yet. Console gaming experience isn’t as great but definitely not bad. You have to plug into the ps4 controller and there’s not enough power there to fully drive the Mix. I wish there was an option to connect directly to the console itself out of the box, like a usb sound card or something. The mic is nice and clear. Did some side by side testing and the Cloud Mix mic even beat out my mod mic. I can definitely recommend this set if you’d like to use it as your everyday driver between gaming and mobile. If you’re just using this just at home though, then there’s definitely other options that arent so pricey.

It’s hard to find a perfect combination of quality workmanship, feature set, compatibility, accessories and price, but the HyperX Cloud MIX is pretty darn close. I’ve basically tried every around ear headset available, both wired and wireless varieties, in the price range of $80-$500. I needed to use these for work and was willing to spend quite a bit of cash to get just the right pair. Work had provided me with an on-ear Plantronics headset, which were nice but only comfortable to wear for about an hour at a time. So, from using those, I knew my ears were prone to “ear fatigue”, which is what I’ve read is the term for the pain felt after wearing on-ear headphones for extended periods of time. I get the same pain from wearing those in-ear EarPods that Apple provides with iPods and iPhones. These Cloud MIX headphones provide a solid soundscape and remain comfortable on my head throughout the day. The faux leather memory foam ear cups are large enough to fit all the way around the outside of my ears, which I found wasn’t always the case with “around ear” headphones. The boom mic is detachable, but I use these in their wired mode with the boom mic installed. The fact these headphones have Bluetooth is an added bonus, that I use with my iPhone to listen to music when traveling. Only “bad” thing I can point out about these is that they don’t come with a hard shell case, and that they’re not equipped with noise canceling tech. Neither of those things are dealbreakers for me. I actually bought an official HyperX Cloud hard shell case, which works perfectly and was relatively inexpensive (<$15).

I've been gaming with my old headset and always had a headache from ear pressure after a couple of hours. The HyperX is very comfortable, blocks my neighbor's noise while I'm on the laptop, and the Bluetooth connection makes it flexible to use with multiple device. Charges fast too and holds about a 20 hour charge for plenty of gaming time. I'm one happy gamer!

I do not use a amp to power my headsets just the controller so keep that in mind. I sold my Alphas, revolvers, and cloud core PS4 addition for these. The sound of these are a blend between the alphas and revolvers. Loved the revolvers but it hurt to wear for long periods. But the Mix does have a louder sound on Xbox where you will want to turn it down, PS4 is still falling short of being loud but it is still louder than the alphas and core’s, and double the bass, More detail in the sound as well. I had the mix while still owning all the others so I constantly took them off to put another on and so forth. The alphas and core’s PS4 addition sound very similar while the alphas won slighly with more detail On both Xbox and PS4, but cores had slightly more bass. Revolvers were amazing on both Xbox and PS4 and will blow your ear drums out crazy loud. It was great cause you had adjustability in sound, and it was crazy good sound quality. but the Mix is def better than the alphas and core’s both In loudness, details and bass. I wish I could wear the revolvers as I’d keep them. But with the Mix sounding like a blend between the alphas and revolvers I’m very happy. They work fantastic for Xbox users, but for PS4, it’s good and still louder than the alphas and core’s and probably a perfect listening volume for 90% at max volume. not as loud as the revolvers with their 30 ohms. But it has similar explosive punch as the revolvers when it came to gun shots in wildlands or FPS. Should you buy the MIX’s if you play on console only? Absolutely yes you won’t regret the steep price once you hear it. But if you don’t care about Bluetooth or extra bass and can wear the revolvers without jaw pain from the design then the revolvers are AMAZING for consoles. PS4 controller can barely push a 32ohm headset, Xbox has no issues pushing a 45ohm headset. Mix’s are 40ohm.

I already have a pair of Cloud II's that I absolutely LOVE so when searching for a pair of quality BT headphones for use with my tv, I should've just bought these first and saved a ton of headache. First up - great battery life, comfortable fit (a bit heavy), easy to pair, and the sound is absolutely fantastic. Even over BT, they sound as good if not better than my Cloud IIs. Biggest reason for loving these is the lack of lag when watching tv, movies, gaming. Less than 100ms which makes it almost unnoticeable. After trying 4 other brands and finding they all had serious lag issues (worst: Bose @ 600ms, best: Sony @ 100-200ms but uncomfortable to wear), I decided to try out these as my Cloud II's have been my go-to headset for my PC and gaming for years. I was not disappointed. Only con I can think of is they are a bit pricey but in comparison to the Bose, Beats and Sony's I tried first, they're in the same bracket but work better so I'm okay with the cost.