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Corsair HS50 vs HyperX Cloud Core

Which Headphones Are Better?

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    Main Differences
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass AccuracyMid AccuracyTreble AccuracyPeaks/DipsImagingPassive SoundstageVirtual SoundstageWeighted Harmonic DistortionTest Settings
    Isolation
      Noise IsolationLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      BluetoothNon-Bluetooth WirelessWiredPC CompatibilityPC / PS4 CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
    Comments

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Corsair HS50
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Corsair HS50 Picture
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes

Our Verdict

Corsair HS50

HyperX Cloud Core

The Corsair HS50 are better sounding gaming headphones than the HyperX Cloud Core. They have volume controls and a mic-mute switch which the HyperX is lacking. Their sound quality is also more accurate, especially in the treble range. On the other hand, the HyperX are more comfortable and have a better sounding microphone for online gaming.

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Variants

  • HS50 (Black)
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.6
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Corsair HS50 Design Picture 2
HyperX Cloud Core Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Corsair HS50 Comfort Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.72 lbs
0.69 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.4 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

5.6
0.0

Controls Picture  

Corsair HS50 Controls Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

Good
No Controls

Feedback  

Decent
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.1
6.1

Breathability After Picture  

Corsair HS50 Breathability After Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.8 °C
6.7 °C
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Portability 
 

5.7
5.8

Portability Picture  

Corsair HS50 Portability Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Portability Picture

L  

7.0" (17.8 cm)
7.1"

W  

5.8" (14.7 cm)
5.5"

H  

3.6" (9.1 cm)
3.2"

Volume  

146.00 in³ (2,392.50 cm³)
125 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Corsair HS50 Case Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Corsair HS50 Build Quality Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

Corsair HS50 Stability Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Corsair HS50 Angled Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Corsair HS50 Side Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Corsair HS50 Front Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Corsair HS50 Rear Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Corsair HS50 Top Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Corsair HS50 In The Box Picture
HyperX Cloud Core In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.36 dB
0.69 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.4 dB
-0.83 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.9
5.5

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.96 dB
1.18 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
7.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.9 dB
3.34 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
14.77 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-0.18 dB
0.6 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.17 dB
3.38 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.01 dB
4.92 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.8
9.5

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.6 dB
0.7 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-1 dB
0.63 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.19 dB
0.24 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.59 dB
0.1 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.5
6.3

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.74 dB
4.88 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.67 dB
-1.94 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.99 dB
3.68 dB

High-Treble 
 

-5.96 dB
-2.62 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.1

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Peaks 
 

1.92 dB
1.69 dB

Dips 
 

1.03 dB
2.08 dB

Imaging 
 

8.6
6.7

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.25
0.22

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.49
11.6

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.49
2.83

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.03
3.43
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Passive Soundstage 
 

6.6
5.7

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.9 dB
1.49 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.65 dB
4.06 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

14.76 dB
9.22 dB

Openness 
 

6.3
4.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.6
3.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Corsair HS50 Virtual Soundstage
HyperX Cloud Core Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.198
0.154

WHD @ 100 
 

0.073
0.080

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
Boom
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

3.1
5.3

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-10.86 dB
-13.39 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.36 dB
0.93 dB

Mid 
 

-2.47 dB
-9.99 dB

Treble 
 

-29.56 dB
-32.02 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.0
6.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

45.19 dB
40.67 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

7.1
8.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

522.85 Hz
96.52 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.16 dB
2.62 dB

HFE 
 

10,240 Hz
9,665.27 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.318
0.375

Gain 
 

31.66 dB
29.86 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.0
8.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

30.99 dB
36.33 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Corsair HS50 App Picture
HyperX Cloud Core App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Picture  

Corsair HS50 Cable Picture
HyperX Cloud Core Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

6.00 ft (1.83 m)
3.6 ft

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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