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Creative Sound BlasterX H5 vs HyperX Cloud Alpha

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Creative Sound BlasterX H5
HyperX Cloud Alpha

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Our Verdict

Creative Sound BlasterX H5

HyperX Cloud Alpha

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

Variants

  • Sound BlasterX H5 (Analog)
  • Sound BlasterX H5 (USB/Analog)
  • Cloud Alpha (HX-HSCA-RD) (Black/Red)

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Sound BlasterX H5
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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10
No major differences between these headphones for this usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Design Picture 2
HyperX Cloud Alpha Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
8.0

Comfort Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Comfort Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.7 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

8.0
5.3

Controls Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Controls Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Okay
Okay

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Yes
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

Multi function
No
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Breathability 
 

6.3
6.3

Breathability After Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Breathability After Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.2 °C
6.2 °C
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Portability 
 

5.3
5.7

Portability Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Portability Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Portability Picture

 

7.8"
7.3" (18.5 cm)

 

7"
6.0" (15.2 cm)

 

3.9"
3.2" (8.1 cm)

Volume  

212 in³
142.00 in³ (2,326.95 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.5

Case Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Case Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.5

Build Quality Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Build Quality Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.5

Stability Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Stability Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Angled Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Side Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Front Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Rear Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Top Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 In The Box Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-1.79 dB
0.22 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.66 dB
-2.4 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.6
5.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.14 dB
1.03 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.5
8.9

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.42 dB
1.61 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-3.41 dB
-0.62 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.36 dB
0.39 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.07 dB
2.79 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.2
9.1

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.67 dB
1.25 dB

Low-Mid 
 

4.57 dB
1.44 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.07 dB
-0.93 dB

High-Mid 
 

-3.51 dB
0.43 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.0
6.5

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.41 dB
5.1 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.36 dB
-2.72 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

1.94 dB
-1.16 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.58 dB
-7.07 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.98 dB
1.65 dB

Dips 
 

1.99 dB
1.8 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
8.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.41
0.18

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

6.69
6.69

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.52
0.33

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.48
1.18
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.7
5.7

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.8 dB
3.09 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

7.75 dB
3.79 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

11.26 dB
12.45 dB

Openness 
 

4.0
6.5

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.3
2.6
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HyperX Cloud Alpha Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.215
0.263

WHD @ 100 
 

0.079
0.094
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive

Connection 
 

Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.9
3.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-15.23 dB
-11.06 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.43 dB
0.56 dB

Mid 
 

-14.46 dB
-5.15 dB

Treble 
 

-32.13 dB
-28.86 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.3
7.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.55 dB
35.21 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

8.5
7.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

20 Hz
359.19 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.58 dB
3.04 dB

HFE 
 

7,561.35 Hz
10,540.06 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.405
0.459

Gain 
 

33.75 dB
30.13 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

8.9
7.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

45.08 dB
32.11 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

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 
 

N/A
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 
 

N/A
No

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
No

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

N/A
None

App Support 
 

6.5
0.0

App Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 App Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha App Picture

App Name  

BlasterX Acoustic Engine Lite
No App

iOS  

N/A
No

Android  

N/A
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

Yes
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Sound  

Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.5
9.9

Cable Picture  

Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Cable Picture
HyperX Cloud Alpha Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

7.5 ft
4.40 ft (1.34 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
No

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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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
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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
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Sound BlasterX H5
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Cloud Alpha (HX-HSCA-RD)
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USB/Analog
Sound BlasterX H5
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Cloud Alpha (HX-HSCA-RD)
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