Turtle Beach Recon 70
vs
HyperX Cloud Stinger

Turtle Beach Recon 70

The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is a relatively new headset. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 has excellent noise cancelling capability. In terms of sound quality, the Turtle Beach Recon 70 is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the Turtle Beach Recon 70 is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments. For gaming, the Turtle Beach Recon 70 is not up to par with other similar headsets. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is not suitable for those who want the best convenience and sound experience while watching tv.

HyperX Cloud Stinger

For gaming, the HyperX Cloud Stinger has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. In terms of sound quality, the HyperX Cloud Stinger is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The HyperX Cloud Stinger has excellent noise cancelling capability. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. In terms of recording quality and voice chat usage, the HyperX Cloud Stinger performs reasonably well against the competition. For the sports and fitness enthusiasts,the HyperX Cloud Stinger is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. The HyperX Cloud Stinger is not suitable for those who want the best convenience and sound experience while watching tv. The HyperX Cloud Stinger suffers in terms of outside noise isolation and is not convenient for travel and commution in loud environments.

Base/Dock

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Dock Charging	N/A	N/A
Line In	N/A	N/A
Line Out	N/A	N/A
Optical Input	N/A	N/A
PC Compatible	N/A	N/A
PS4 Compatible	N/A	N/A
Power Supply	N/A	N/A
RCA Input	N/A	N/A
Type	N/A	N/A
USB Input	N/A	N/A
Xbox One Compatible	N/A	N/A

Bass

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
High-Bass	3.6 dB	2.06 dB
Low-Bass	-4.34 dB	3.1 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	70.25 Hz	10 Hz
Mid-Bass	-1.23 dB	3.08 dB
Std. Err.	3.18 dB	2.59 dB

Battery

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Audio while charging	N/A	N/A
Battery Life	N/A	N/A
Battery Type	N/A	N/A
Charge Time	N/A	N/A
Passive Playback	N/A	N/A
Power Saving Feature	N/A	N/A

Bluetooth

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Bluetooth Version	N/A	N/A
Multi-Device Pairing	N/A	N/A
NFC Pairing	N/A	N/A

Breathability

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Avg.Temp.Difference	6.5 C	6.3 C

Case

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
H	N/A	N/A
L	N/A	N/A
Type	No case	No case
Volume	N/A	N/A
W	N/A	N/A

Comfort

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Clamping Force	1.2 lbs	1 lbs
Weight	0.51 lbs	0.6 lbs

Controls

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Additional Buttons	N/A	No
Call/Music Control	No	No
Channel Mixing	No	No
Ease of use	Decent	Okay
Feedback	Good	Okay
Microphone Control	Yes	Yes
Noise Canceling Control	No	N/A
Talk-Through	N/A	N/A
Volume Control	Yes	Yes

Frequency Response Consistency

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Avg. Std. Deviation	1.34 dB	1.1 dB

Latency

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Default Latency	0 ms	0 ms
aptX Latency	N/A	N/A
aptX(LL) Latency	N/A	N/A

Leakage

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	43.62 dB	43.13 dB

Mid

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
High-Mid	0.58 dB	0.26 dB
Low-Mid	2.03 dB	-5.36 dB
Mid-Mid	1.4 dB	-2.37 dB
Std. Err.	1.66 dB	3.93 dB

Noise Handling

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
SpNR	17.08 dB	38.82 dB

Noise Isolation

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Bass	0.7 dB	0.48 dB
Mid	-5.96 dB	-9.83 dB
Overall Attenuation	-9.43 dB	-14.14 dB
Self-Noise	0 dB	0 dB
Treble	-23.52 dB	-33.87 dB

Portability

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
H	3.2 "	3.6 "
L	7.9 "	8.8 "
Transmitter required	N/A	N/A
Volume	180 Cu. Inches	250 Cu. Inches
W	7.1 "	7.9 "

Recording Quality

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
FR Std. Dev.	3.62 dB	2.01 dB
Gain	22.54 dB	32.68 dB
HFE	7782.91 Hz	5583.4 Hz
LFE	138.49 Hz	83.54 Hz
Weighted THD	1.433	0.241

Soundstage

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Correlated Crosstalk	0.0 dB	0.0 dB
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	2.73 dB	1.82 dB
PRTF Distance	10.59 dB	15.37 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	5.16 dB	6.12 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Weighted THD @ 100	0.426	1.124
Weighted THD @ 90	2.482	0.379

Treble

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
High-Treble	-1.15 dB	-1.61 dB
Low-Treble	0.43 dB	0.03 dB
Mid-Treble	1.0 dB	-1.15 dB
Std. Err.	3.1 dB	3.68 dB

Wired

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Analog Audio	Yes	Yes
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific	Not OS specific
PC Compatible	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
PS4 Compatible	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
USB Audio	No	No
Xbox One Compatible	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone

Wireless Range

	Recon 70	Cloud Stinger
Line of Sight Range	N/A	N/A
Obstructed Range	N/A	N/A