SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1
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HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 is a relatively new headset. In terms of sound quality, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. For gaming, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. In terms of noise cancelling, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors.

HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless

In terms of sound quality, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is a relatively new headset. The wireless support in HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is very convenient. The sound isolation in HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is great overall and there is minimum sound leakage. In terms of noise cancelling, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. For gaming, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is not up to par with other similar headsets. The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless is not suitable for those who want the best convenience and sound experience while watching tv. The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments.

Active Features

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
ANC Control	No	No
Additional Charges	N/A	0.0
Android	No	No
App Name	No App	HyperX Ngenuity
Audio While Charging	No	Yes
Battery Type	No Battery	Rechargable
Button Mapping	No	No
Charge Time	N/A	3.9 hrs
Charging Port	None	USB-C
Equalizer	No	Graphic + Presets
Mic Control	No	Adjustable Level
Passive Playback	Passive Headphone	No
Playback Control	No	No
Power-Saving Feature	No	Auto-Off Timer
Room Effects	No	No
Surround Support	No	Yes
Total Battery Life	N/A	346.4 hrs
Windows	No	Yes
iOS	No	No
macOS	No	No

Battery

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Battery Life	N/A	346.4 hrs

Comfort

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Weight	0.52 lbs	0.72 lbs

Connectivity

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Analog Audio	Yes	No
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms	N/A
Android Latency	N/A	N/A
Bluetooth Version	No Bluetooth	No Bluetooth
Connection	1/8" TRRS	No Wired Option
Detachable	Yes	No
Dock Charging	No	No
Length	4.13 ft (1.26 m)	N/A
Line In	No	No
Line Of Sight Range	N/A	N/A
Line Out	No	No
Multi-Device Pairing	No	No
NFC Pairing	No	No
Non-BT Latency	N/A	21 ms
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	N/A	119.75 ft (36.50 m)
Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
Optical Input	No	No
PC Latency (SBC)	N/A	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	No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB	No	No
PS5 Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless	No	Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB	No	No
Power Supply	No Base/Dock	USB
RCA Input	No	No
Type	No Base/Dock	Wireless USB Dongle
USB Audio	No	No
USB Input	No	Yes
Wired USB	No	No
Xbox One Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox One Wired USB	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Analog	Audio + Microphone	No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless	No	No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB	No	No
iOS Latency	N/A	N/A

Controls

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Ease of use	Good	Good

Design

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Additional Controls	No	Mic Monitoring
Call/Music Control	No	No
Channel Mixing	No	No
Clamping Force	0.8 lbs	1 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back	Closed-Back
Feedback	Good	Good
H	1.7" (4.2 cm)	3.7" (9.3 cm)
L	9.3" (23.5 cm)	7.7" (19.5 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	Yes
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Volume	122.87 in³ (2,013.50 cm³)	166.00 in³ (2,720.30 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes	Yes
W	8.0" (20.4 cm)	5.9" (15.0 cm)
Wireless	No	Yes

Isolation

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Bass	0.74 dB	-0.13 dB
Mid	-5.8 dB	-13.53 dB
Noise Cancelling	No	No
Overall Attenuation	-11.47 dB	-14.45 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	37.01 dB	41.01 dB
Treble	-29.73 dB	-30.96 dB

Microphone

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Boom	Yes	Yes
Detachable Boom	No	Yes
FR Std. Dev.	1.99 dB	2.63 dB
HFE	8,487.33 Hz	6,933.79 Hz
In-Line	No	No
Integrated	No	No
LFE	20 Hz	20 Hz
Mic	Yes	Yes
Noise Gate	Always On	Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	7.0	8.0
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	7.5	7.5
Weighted THD	0.086	5.314

Noise Handling

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
SpNR	34.12 dB	67.08 dB

Recording Quality

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
Gain	22.86 dB	24.69 dB

Sound

	Arctis Nova 1	Cloud Alpha Wireless
ANC	No ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	3.0	3.8
Avg. Std. Deviation	1.25 dB	1.4 dB
Bass Amount	0.5 dB	2.42 dB
Codec	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
Connection	Wired	Wireless (Proprietary)
Dips	2.58 dB	0.93 dB
EQ	No EQ	Balanced
Firmware	No Firmware	v4.1.0.2
Head Modeling	No	No
Head Tracking	No	No
High-Bass	3.52 dB	1.88 dB
High-Mid	-0.12 dB	-2.18 dB
High-Treble	-11.15 dB	-6.91 dB
Low-Bass	-1.27 dB	2.55 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	22.13 Hz	10 Hz
Low-Mid	-0.12 dB	-0.5 dB
Low-Treble	-6.65 dB	-1.61 dB
Microphone	Boom	Boom
Mid-Bass	0.37 dB	2.23 dB
Mid-Mid	-1.53 dB	-0.11 dB
Mid-Treble	-0.71 dB	1.9 dB
Openness	6.2	4.8
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	5.05 dB	2.22 dB
PRTF Distance	9.48 dB	12.21 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	5.09 dB	5.21 dB
Peaks	2.41 dB	1.44 dB
Power	Passive	On
Room Ambience	No	No
Speaker Modeling	On/Off	On/Off
Std. Err.	2.16 dB	2 dB
Tip/Pad	Default	Default
Treble Amount	-3.34 dB	-1.14 dB
Virtual Surround	Windows Sonic Spatial Audio	DTS:X Spatial Sound
WHD @ 100	0.159	0.102
WHD @ 90	0.405	0.228
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	1.57	0.75
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	2.07	2.27
Weighted Group Delay	0.2	0.24
Weighted Phase Mismatch	5.47	8.89