CONCLUSION

   When I first put the Cloud Orbit S on I thought they were yet another generic gaming headset like the countless others I’ve tested and reviewed to date. The moment however I started playing games and moving my head around I was like “WOW” and that doesn’t happen a lot to me, if at all any more. The head tracking technology by Waves Nx may not be very new (announced first time in 2019) but it works very well and so regardless of whether you’re playing a PC game (spend many hours playing Cyberpunk 2077, World Of Warships, Star Wars Squadrons and Red Dead Redemption 2) or watching a movie (watched several 4k titles – including some series) the sensation of turning your head and listening to vocals, explosions and all sorts of effects change position is not something I have personally witnessed before, at least nowhere near to this level of accuracy and detail. As for audio clarity well the Audeze drivers don’t leave much to be desired, whether you’re playing games, watching movies or listening to music mids, highs and even bass levels are very crisp and rich (indeed what we get only from audiophile-grade headsets). Now I do have to admit that the Cloud Orbit S don’t look great (no illumination and quite “plain” in terms of design) and they are quite bulky but at the same time they are very comfortable (once I used them for 3 hours straight without issues and for someone like me who’s not very used to using headsets that’s a long period of time). The lack of bluetooth connectivity may disappoint some potential buyers but for me that’s not a huge loss. Would I had liked that feature, sure but especially for gaming I never found it quite important (watching movies and listening to music on the other hand, yes there are more benefits there). As for the microphone again, performance is far better than most of the gaming headsets I’ve used to date. Yes, it’s not quite excellent but still better.

   Currently retailing for USD320.89 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 263.55Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the Cloud Orbit S Gaming Headset by HyperX is priced exactly where I was expecting after using it for almost 4 weeks now. Granted it’s far from affordable but we need not forget that this is an audiophile-grade gaming headset with what’s probably the best 3D audio in the market right now and these along with its high comfort levels are more than enough for the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- 100mm Audeze Drivers (Volume Levels)
- Hi Res Audio (Crisp & Detailed Mids & Highs)
- Waves Nx 3D (Excellent Positioning Audio Via Head Tracking)
- USB A/C & 3.5mm Connectivity
- 10 Hour Battery Life (Features)
- Comfortable
- Detachable Microphone Quality
- Rotatable Earcups
- Earcup Controls

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- No Bluetooth Connectivity
- Software (Not Easy To Use)