Razer Barracuda Wireless
vs
HyperX Cloud Alpha S

Razer Barracuda Wireless

The comfort and stability of the Razer Barracuda Wireless is exceptional while doing sports and it is great for fitness usage. The Razer Barracuda Wireless is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. The Razer Barracuda Wireless is a relatively new headset. The sound isolation in Razer Barracuda Wireless is great overall and there is minimum sound leakage. The wireless support in Razer Barracuda Wireless is very convenient. For gaming, the Razer Barracuda Wireless has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. In terms of sound quality, the Razer Barracuda Wireless is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. In terms of noise cancelling, the Razer Barracuda Wireless has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. The Razer Barracuda Wireless suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments.

HyperX Cloud Alpha S

In terms of sound quality, the HyperX Cloud Alpha S is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. For gaming, the HyperX Cloud Alpha S has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The HyperX Cloud Alpha S is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. The HyperX Cloud Alpha S is a relatively new headset. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the HyperX Cloud Alpha S is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. In terms of noise cancelling, the HyperX Cloud Alpha S has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. The HyperX Cloud Alpha S suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments.

Active Features

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
ANC Control	No	No
Additional Charges	0.0	N/A
Android	Yes	No
App Name	Razer Synapse	HyperX Ngenuity
Audio While Charging	Yes	No
Battery Type	Rechargable	No Battery
Button Mapping	No	No
Charge Time	3.8 hrs	N/A
Charging Port	USB-C	None
Equalizer	Graphic + Presets	No
Mic Control	Adjustable Level	Adjustable Level
Passive Playback	Yes	Passive Headphone
Playback Control	No	No
Power-Saving Feature	Auto-Off Timer	No
Room Effects	No	No
Surround Support	Yes	Yes
Total Battery Life	46.1 hrs	N/A
Windows	Yes	Yes
iOS	Yes	No
macOS	No	No

Battery

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Battery Life	46.1 hrs	N/A

Comfort

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Weight	0.66 lbs	0.71 lbs

Connectivity

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Analog Audio	Yes	Yes
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms	27 ms
Android Latency	147 ms	N/A
Bluetooth Version	5.2	No Bluetooth
Connection	1/8" TRRS	1/8" TRRS
Detachable	Yes	Yes
Dock Charging	No	No
Length	4.36 ft (1.33 m)	3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Line In	No	No
Line Of Sight Range	334.65 ft (102.00 m)	N/A
Line Out	No	No
Multi-Device Pairing	Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless	No
NFC Pairing	No	No
Non-BT Latency	17 ms	N/A
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	153.54 ft (46.80 m)	N/A
Non-BT Wireless	Audio + Microphone	No
Optical Input	No	No
PC Latency (SBC)	87 ms	N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)	N/A	N/A
PC Latency (aptX)	N/A	N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)	N/A	N/A
PS4 Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	Audio + Microphone	No
PS4 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	Audio + Microphone	No
PS5 Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Power Supply	USB-C	USB
RCA Input	No	No
Type	Wireless USB Dongle	Wired USB Dongle
USB Audio	No	USB Type A
USB Input	Yes	Yes
Wired USB	No	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB	No	No
iOS Latency	91 ms	N/A

Controls

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Ease of use	Good	Good

Design

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Additional Controls	SmartSwitch Button	Bass Slider
Call/Music Control	Yes	No
Channel Mixing	No	Yes
Clamping Force	1.1 lbs	0.9 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back	Closed-Back
Feedback	Good	Good
H	1.9" (4.8 cm)	3.2" (8.1 cm)
L	7.2" (18.4 cm)	7.3" (18.5 cm)
Microphone Control	Mute/Unmute	Mute/Unmute
Noise Cancelling Control	No	No
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	No	No
Transducer	Dynamic	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No	No
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Volume	113.72 in³ (1,863.60 cm³)	142.00 in³ (2,326.95 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes	Yes
W	8.3" (21.1 cm)	6.0" (15.2 cm)
Wireless	Yes	No

Isolation

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Bass	0.48 dB	0.97 dB
Mid	-12.65 dB	-8.97 dB
Noise Cancelling	No	No
Overall Attenuation	-14.48 dB	-12.35 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	35.87 dB	36.56 dB
Treble	-32.45 dB	-29.86 dB

Microphone

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Boom	No	Yes
Detachable Boom	No	Yes
FR Std. Dev.	2.74 dB	4.15 dB
HFE	6,450.8 Hz	7,561.35 Hz
In-Line	No	No
Integrated	Yes	No
LFE	538.17 Hz	121.61 Hz
Mic	Yes	Yes
Noise Gate	No	No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	6.0	7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	5.5	7.5
Weighted THD	0.225	0.231

Noise Handling

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
SpNR	4.39 dB	39.88 dB

Recording Quality

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
Gain	18.6 dB	6.48 dB

Sound

	Barracuda Wireless	Cloud Alpha S
ANC	No ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	2.7	2.8
Avg. Std. Deviation	0.63 dB	1.3 dB
Bass Amount	0.83 dB	0.71 dB
Codec	PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
Connection	Wireless (Proprietary)	USB
Dips	1.11 dB	1.98 dB
EQ	Default	No EQ
Firmware	v1.04.00	4.1.0.4
Head Modeling	No	No
Head Tracking	No	No
High-Bass	5.11 dB	5.77 dB
High-Mid	2.55 dB	-0.68 dB
High-Treble	-11.77 dB	-5.49 dB
Low-Bass	1.66 dB	0.84 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	10 Hz	22.13 Hz
Low-Mid	1.78 dB	3.31 dB
Low-Treble	1.35 dB	-2.53 dB
Microphone	Integrated	Boom
Mid-Bass	3.4 dB	3.47 dB
Mid-Mid	0.27 dB	0.41 dB
Mid-Treble	1.37 dB	0.71 dB
Openness	4.8	5.4
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	1.64 dB	3.07 dB
PRTF Distance	8.68 dB	8.95 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	5.03 dB	5.74 dB
Peaks	1.98 dB	1.77 dB
Power	On	USB
Room Ambience	No	No
Speaker Modeling	Adjustable	On/Off
Std. Err.	3.43 dB	3.75 dB
Tip/Pad	Default	Default
Treble Amount	-2.66 dB	-2.89 dB
Virtual Surround	THX Spatial Audio	Yes
WHD @ 100	0.116	0.136
WHD @ 90	0.347	0.409
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	0.33	0.54
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	1.44	1.95
Weighted Group Delay	0.25	0.17
Weighted Phase Mismatch	4.66	7.71