Customer Ratings & Reviews

The first thing you notice about these headphones, is how comfortable they are. They claim to have "memory foam" around the ears and headband. It behaves more like conventional foam, but they definitely feel comfortable, especially coming from my Logitech G430s, which had a fabric earpad. They also don't hurt the top of my head the way G430s did. The HyperX Cloud Cores are also very quiet. They don't have noise cancelation in the ears, but because of the snug fit, soft vinyl, and foam, they form a good seal around your ear that makes things much quieter. One aspect I really like, is that the frames are made out of a solid piece of aluminum. All four pairs of my kid's Logitech G430s broke before the warranty expired, and all around the pivot point on the ears. Many headphones have this plastic pivot frame, which just isn't strong enough to prevent breakage. The sound quality is decent. You get crisp highs, and deep lows. Not amazing, but definitely up to par, in my opinion. Although it comes with no USB adapter, the surround sound seemed to work fine, when I played headphone test videos, but there doesn't seem to be any way to customize the sound experience. While using the headphones on Discord, my kids could hear me clearly. I also traded them, and listened to them talk from my headphones. It was about average, in my opinion. It didn't really seem any better or worse than my G430s did. One thing these headphones lack, is volume control on the mic. Also, the microphone is detachable. It's not like other gaming headphones, where you just flip up the mike to make it quiet. If you want to mute yourself, you have to unplug the mic. If there's some other way to do this, I haven't figured it out yet. I'd rather have an inline mic volume control. I guess this detachable mic is supposed to appeal to people who want to use these as regular headphones, for listening to music, without walking around with their mic sticking out. The headphones come with no software, whatsoever. I went to the HyperX website, and found nothing for this headphone. They had firmware for the Core II, but not this one. This means it shows up on your computer sound system as "external speaker". I'd like it to recognize the headphones and show it by name. I know you can rename "external headphones", but then anything you plug into the 3.5mm ports will probably show up as that. It also does not come with a USB terminal for plugging into your computer. You plug one 3.5 mm. jack in to the mic plug, and the other into the headphones plug. Overall, I'd say the comfort and build quality is excellent. The sound quality is pretty decent. The microphone is average, but has no volume control, or other built-in way to mute yourself. I'm expecting these will last much longer than all the other plastic-framed headphones that seem to break after a few months.

Bought these headphones and was overall very pleased. They sound great and are comfortable. They also noise cancel pretty well. I only returned them because I enjoy my Bowers and Wilkins speakers more.

This headset is excellent. There is no other word for it. I am pleased to buy it from Best Buy as a member mainly because it was less expensive than any other place. In fact, I attended the E-League Major CS-GO championships in Atlanta and HyperX was there selling their products, including this product. Had I bought it there, I would have paid $20 more, even right from the OEM! Very happy with my purchase! Mic works excellently, and the headset even cancels out most background noise! Lovely braided cable, splitting the mic and speaker plugs into individual plugs if you need them.

I was looking for a good gaming headset and stumbled upon these they are cheap and amazing. Wonderful sound quality and they have a mic you can disconnect

These headphones are great. They are very comfortable and the sound is very good. I use on my PS4 and PC with no problems. I highly recommend this product.

Bought this to replace a prior head set. Well worth the cost. Comfortable, great sound quality, no interruptions or outside noise

These headphones are not only comfortable they are also noise canceling. Completely submerge yourself in your game and drown out the rest of the world. Love these!

Great sound, great handset controls, comfortable. I needed to buy a headset adapter for the Xbox one but that is to be expected with Microsoft.

For a budget headset it is really good. The quality of the mic is really clear when my brother is using it in Discord. Not also the audio is perfectly fine for playing any time of shooter or game that requires sound awareness. However, it is not the best if you are trying to second it as music headphones. It can pass but I would recommend something else. Overall, it is a really good budget headset, especially if you catch it on sale.

My son request the Alpha for Christmas and comparing this one to the alpha was an extra $50 bucks and the only difference is that the Alpha has a case. I paid half the price for the same specs. And my son is happy and so am I.

I can hear everything! Makes horror games really horrifying, lol. Also makes stealth games better, everything. My mic stopped working in January and it’s taken 8 months to get replaced. So there’s that. Plus mic is a little rough. Make sure to detach it when not using it as it can be damaged easily or just stop working. Still, this got me through hundreds of hours of multiplayer & steaming. Love these and I stick with HyperX now.

Works with PC and with Samsung S4 phone. I was told in store the microphone would not work with my phone but they were wrong. It works perfectly.

This is an amazing headset for the price, if you are looking for a good mid level set of headphones then these are a wise choice.

These headphones are comfortable and sound great. I do wish I had gotten the pair with the volume control and mic mute on the cable, but I am still very happy with them.

I love them They work well, have lasted a while and are great condition. Nothing cheap about them. I have told all my friends about this pair

So, not so funny story: Someone in the apartment unit above us got STABBED. According to the cop who interviewed us, the attacker rang the upstairs doorbell, and when the guy answered the attacker forced his way in and stabbed the guy. You want to know what scary part is? I didn't hear a thing, thanks to my amazing HyperX Cloud 2 headphones. I got them on Amazon for $99.99 (free shipping). These things work as advertised! Probably the best noise cancelling headphones I've ever owned. 10/10 would buy again.

Wanted a headset that worked for Xbox and PS4. Plus the fact the mic is removavle so it can be used along with my phone sold me on it

Sound was solid but they gave me a headache after awhile from the tightness I got a regular head not to big bot a toddler's head so it was weird for this to happen

My 13 year old says they are great for sound. He goes through some headsets, but these lasted longer than most.

He love them and said they were very clear and had no complaints for what they were price wise. I made it to elite status this year and the headphones were 69.00 the next morning they were 49.00 I tried to get the price match but they gave me the run around 3 phone calls My son joking said they would probably go on sale tomorrow and they did 20.00 is nothing to me but it is the concept I stopped shopping here for now.