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Updated April 11, 2024·
If gaming is your priority, the HyperX Cloud II excels with its great mic quality, comfort for long sessions, and very good gaming and TV scores; however, if you're focused on music and value sound quality above all, the Sennheiser IE600, despite its higher price, offers best in class sound with a good soundstage. The Cloud II is likely more durable and includes a detachable boom mic but lacks wireless connectivity and has lower portability. Sennheiser's model is more portable for everyday use and has excellent build quality, but is not the best for calls and meetings due to poor mic quality. If you often travel or exercise, both might not suit you well – the Cloud II is poor for air travel and exercise, and the Sennheiser is only fair in those respects. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HyperX Cloud II
- Good for phone calls
- Very good for gaming
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser IE600
- Very good for music
- Excellent for TV and video
Key differences
Music
7.7
8.3
The Sennheiser IE600 is very good for music, while the HyperX Cloud II is good.
Gaming
8.6
6.7
The HyperX Cloud II is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser IE600 is only fair.
Phone Calls
7.5
3.5
The HyperX Cloud II is good for phone calls, while the Sennheiser IE600 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.0
5.4
The HyperX Cloud II is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser IE600 is poor.
TV and Video
7.6
9.3
The Sennheiser IE600 is excellent for TV and video, while the HyperX Cloud II is good.
Noise Reduction
6.0
7.0
The Sennheiser IE600 is good for noise reduction, while the HyperX Cloud II is only fair.
Cost
$64
$600
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
The HyperX Cloud II has a price of $64 and the Sennheiser IE600 costs $600.
Build Quality
10.0
9.0
The HyperX Cloud II has best in class build quality, while the Sennheiser IE600 has excellent build quality.
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Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| HyperX Cloud II | Sennheiser IE600 |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$64 | $600 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | HyperX | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | January 1, 2015 | June 1, 2022 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7.5/10 | 3.5/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.6/10 | 6.8/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.6/10 | 9.3/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.3/10 | 4.6/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6/10 | 7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | Yes | No | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 10/10 | 2.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 10/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.9/10 | 8.4/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | N/A | Large | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 317.5 Grams | 6 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | N/A | |
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HyperX Cloud II
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Headphonesty
Rhys McIntyre | December 2022
"My overall impression of the HyperX Cloud II gaming headset is overwhelmingly positive. In my opinion, this is one of the best mid-priced gaming headsets currently on the market.Solid sound quality, superior comfort, and a sleek, lightweight design – this headset delivers all of the important aspects that a gaming headset should."
Sennheiser IE600
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Soundguys
Jasper Lastoria | August 2023
"If you've got the bucks, the Sennheiser IE 600 is a nice, upscale set of in-ear monitors made of a lightweight metal with an unusual texture. It comes with a suite of extras, and performs well at virtually every task."
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About HyperX
Starting originally as a high-performance and gaming line of memory modules within Kingston and later acquired by HP, HyperX is a dedicated esports and gaming division focused on developing peripherals, microphones and headsets. Providing budget-friendly, comfortable and highly functional products, HyperX has become the go-to for many gamers around the world, resulting in sales of over 20 million headsets throughout the years.
About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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