There’s a niche segment in the audio space that is for gaming headsets, and there aren’t too many established names in the space. HyperX is certainly one of the few that have stuck around in the segment that has been around for quite a while. The HyperX Cloud Jet Wireless is priced at Rs 4,300 and aims to offer “gaming style” audio playback for your gameplay and music needs. Let’s try this out and see how well it does:
The headset is made entirely out of plastic, but it doesn’t feel tacky or cheap for its price tag. The earcups have sufficient cushioning, and the band at the top has an extra layer of soft cloth headband hanging down for a better fit.
The left side is quite crowded with the swivelling mic at the outside, while the circumference carries the power button, USB type C port, volume wheel and Bluetooth & 2.4Ghz switch. Both earcups have the HyperX branding and are slightly tilted downwards. These are quite comfortable to wear and do a good job staying in place when you might be walking around or moving a bit while making calls or something. Oh, and these don’t nearly weigh enough to be called heavy by any means. Other than the USB A 2.4Ghz dongle and a USB A to C charging cable, you also get a carry pouch in the box for the headphones. You can swivel the mix vertically upwards to mute it, a nifty little feature.
The HyperX Cloud Jet Wireless supports connectivity over 2.4Ghz wireless and Bluetooth 5.3. The former is preferred for gaming if you want nearly no lag or audio sync issues. It supports AAC and SBC audio codecs, but no higher-end Bluetooth codecs. The audio quality on the headphones is, to put it briefly, satisfactory for most use cases. There’s decent but not very high bass, but the mids and treble could have been a little better. You can say vocals are generally handled well with games and background tracks, or for genres like Bollywood and Punjabi tracks or even Rock. Mic quality, though, is strictly okay for things like Discord calls and regular phone calls.
For its battery life, you can expect 20-22 hours of usage with both low-latency and some regular Bluetooth use every now and then, which is not far from what the company mentions, too.
All in all, the HyperX Cloud Jet Wireless performs well on most counts – while it doesn’t particularly blow you off with its audio quality, you can say it performs well for most gameplays and music genres, given the price tag, while also keeping things comfortable.