The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless headset is offering battery life that is sky high
With CES 2022 almost here, HyperX have announced a few of their 2022 line up and one item in question is the new Cloud Alpha Wireless headset, which keeps the basic look of the other Cloud series headphones the company has released, but now includes a staggering 300 hours of battery life.
You read that right, 300 hours, to put it in perspective for you, you could wear these headphones and watch all of The Matrix movies, The Lord of the Rings Extended Cut movies, The Hobbit Extended Cut movies, Harry Potter movies, Star Wars movies and all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and you would only be nearing the halfway point on battery use, for those who want maths that is around 142 hours.
Beyond that insane battery life, the headset also comes with DTS support, providing a cleaner audio profile and when you combine that with the updated, custom designed Dual Chamber technology and the 50mm drivers, the experience will be amazing. Plus with the new 50mm drivers being thinner than in years past, it makes the headset lighter than ever before.
One of the elements I like is that the headset features a detachable noise-cancelling mic with LED status indicator and onboard audio controls on the ear cup.
There is one big restriction on these headphones, at least if you are on Xbox and that is that they won’t work for you. Due to the codecs that the Xbox platform works, they will only work on PC, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
Of course, for those who want the full spec breakdown, HyperX have provided it and you can check it below:
Headphone
Driver Dynamic, 50mm with neodymium magnets
Form factor Over ear, circumaural, closed back
Frequency response 15 Hz – 21 kHz
Impedance 62 Ω
Sensitivity 103 dBSPL/mW at 1 kHz
T.H.D. ≤ 2%
Frame type Aluminum
Ear cushions Memory foam and premium leatherette
Microphone
Element 6mm Electret condenser microphone
Polar pattern Bi-directional, Noise-cancelling
Frequency response 50 Hz – 7.2 kHz
Sensitivity -15 dBFS/Pa at 1 kHz
Connections and Features
Audio connection Wireless USB
USB audio format Stereo
USB specification USB 2.0
Sampling rates 48 kHz
Bit-Depth 24 bit
Included virtual surround sound DTS Headphone:X
Audio controls Onboard audio controls
Battery
Type Rechargeable lithium-polymer
Battery life up to 300 hours
Charge time 4.5 hours
Wireless
Type 2.4 GHz
Wireless range Up to 20 meters10
Physical
Weight 322g
Weight with microphone 335g
Cable length(s) and type(s) 0.5m USB charge cable
As for when this will be available here, there is no specific date yet, but the company are aiming for the first half of 2022, so sometime in the next few months.
