Sony PULSE 3D Wireless
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HyperX Cloud Stinger S

Sony PULSE 3D Wireless

In terms of sound quality, the Sony PULSE 3D Wireless is one of the best sounding headsets with very clear and crisp sound. The Sony PULSE 3D Wireless is great for watching TV and is very convenient while enabling immersive sound experience. For gaming, the Sony PULSE 3D Wireless has excellent support and feature set that enables superb gaming experience. The Sony PULSE 3D Wireless is a relatively new headset. The wireless support in Sony PULSE 3D Wireless is very convenient. Sound leakage is worse that other competitors. The Sony PULSE 3D Wireless 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 Sony PULSE 3D Wireless is not recommended as it lacks in comfort and stability while doing sports. In terms of noise cancelling, the Sony PULSE 3D Wireless has underwhelming sound performance and below average noise handling.

HyperX Cloud Stinger S

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

Active Features

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
ANC Control	No	No
Additional Charges	0.0	N/A
Android	No	No
App Name	PS5 Inferface	HyperX Ngenuity
Audio While Charging	Yes	No
Battery Type	Rechargable	No Battery
Button Mapping	No	No
Charge Time	3.3 hrs	N/A
Charging Port	USB-C	None
Equalizer	Graphic + Presets	No
Mic Control	No	Adjustable Level
Passive Playback	Yes	Passive Headphone
Playback Control	No	No
Power-Saving Feature	No	No
Room Effects	No	No
Surround Support	No	Yes
Total Battery Life	13.4 hrs	N/A
Windows	No	Yes
iOS	No	No
macOS	No	No

Battery

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Battery Life	13.4 hrs	N/A

Comfort

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Weight	0.65 lbs	0.62 lbs

Connectivity

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Analog	Audio + Microphone	Audio + Microphone
Analog Audio	Yes	Yes
Analog/USB Audio Latency	0 ms	33 ms
Android Latency	N/A	N/A
Bluetooth Version	No Bluetooth	No Bluetooth
Connection	1/8" TRRS	1/8" TRRS
Detachable	Yes	No
Dock Charging	No	No
Length	4.10 ft (1.25 m)	8.60 ft (2.62 m)
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	37 ms	N/A
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range	195.00 ft (59.44 m)	N/A
Non-BT Wireless	Audio + Microphone	No
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	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	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	N/A	N/A

Controls

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Ease of use	Decent	Good

Design

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Additional Controls	No	No
Call/Music Control	No	No
Channel Mixing	Yes	No
Clamping Force	0.9 lbs	0.9 lbs
Enclosure	Closed-Back	Closed-Back
Feedback	Decent	Good
H	3.6" (9.1 cm)	3.4" (8.6 cm)
L	8.2" (20.8 cm)	8.5" (21.6 cm)
Microphone Control	Mute/Unmute	Mute/Unmute
Noise Cancelling Control	No	No
OS Compatibility	Not OS specific	Not OS specific
Talk-Through	On/Off	No
Transducer	Dynamic	Dynamic
Transmitter Required	No	No
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Volume	216.00 in³ (3,539.59 cm³)	237.00 in³ (3,883.72 cm³)
Volume Control	Yes	Yes
W	7.3" (18.5 cm)	8.2" (20.8 cm)
Wireless	Yes	No

Isolation

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Bass	0.2 dB	0.74 dB
Mid	0.76 dB	-7.12 dB
Noise Cancelling	No	No
Overall Attenuation	-6.56 dB	-11.06 dB
Overall Leakage @ 1ft	37.91 dB	39.75 dB
Treble	-20.22 dB	-27.38 dB

Microphone

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Boom	No	Yes
Detachable Boom	No	No
FR Std. Dev.	3.66 dB	2.23 dB
HFE	3,272.31 Hz	5,915.41 Hz
In-Line	No	No
Integrated	Yes	No
LFE	179.59 Hz	102.26 Hz
Mic	Yes	Yes
Noise Gate	Always On	Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling	5.5	6.0
Speech + Subway Noise Handling	6.0	7.0
Weighted THD	0.191	0.068

Noise Handling

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
SpNR	11.29 dB	31.09 dB

Recording Quality

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
Gain	-5.07 dB	22.05 dB

Sound

	PULSE 3D Wireless	Cloud Stinger S
ANC	No ANC	No ANC
Acoustic Space Excitation	3.1	3.5
Avg. Std. Deviation	0.58 dB	1.01 dB
Bass Amount	-4 dB	0.35 dB
Codec	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz	PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
Connection	Wireless (Proprietary)	USB
Dips	1.61 dB	1.75 dB
EQ	No EQ	No EQ
Firmware	Unknown	v4.1.0.2
Head Modeling	No	No
Head Tracking	No	No
High-Bass	2.08 dB	2.83 dB
High-Mid	2.46 dB	1.5 dB
High-Treble	-10.05 dB	-3.84 dB
Low-Bass	-7.24 dB	-0.83 dB
Low-Frequency Extension	51.13 Hz	20.59 Hz
Low-Mid	0.04 dB	-3.84 dB
Low-Treble	-2.65 dB	-0.99 dB
Microphone	Integrated	Boom
Mid-Bass	-0.31 dB	3.1 dB
Mid-Mid	0.03 dB	-1.49 dB
Mid-Treble	-6.44 dB	2.54 dB
Openness	9.3	5.4
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)	3.34 dB	2.56 dB
PRTF Distance	8.05 dB	17.33 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)	2.79 dB	4.44 dB
Peaks	1.9 dB	2.01 dB
Power	On	USB
Room Ambience	No	No
Speaker Modeling	On/Off	On/Off
Std. Err.	3.72 dB	2.54 dB
Tip/Pad	Default	Default
Treble Amount	-4.04 dB	0.55 dB
Virtual Surround	Yes	Yes
WHD @ 100	0.182	0.105
WHD @ 90	0.297	0.182
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch	1.07	0.94
Weighted Frequency Mismatch	2.26	1.69
Weighted Group Delay	0.28	0.28
Weighted Phase Mismatch	4.2	7.84