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HyperX ’ s wireless headset – with record-breaking battery life – enables weeks of immersive gameplay and distraction-free audio without needing a recharge .

IMAGINE YOU ’ RE DEEP into a four-hour gaming session , favorite playlist streaming , casually chatting with other players and maybe even talking some smack on your opponents . Then your headset abruptly cuts out . Might as well be game over .

With battery life for wireless headsets averaging between 30 and 40 hours , it ’ s a frustratingly common scenario . Of course , having an immersive experience suddenly upended isn ’ t unique to gamers . With more people than ever using their PCs for work , gaming , and socializing , demand for peripherals has skyrocketed . Consumer spending on gaming hardware and accessories grew to more than $ 5.74 billion in 2021 .

Anyone looking for cans with serious staying power won ’ t find a better pair than the award-winning HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless headset , which debuted at CES on the heels of HP ’ s acquisition of Southern California – based gaming peripherals leader HyperX in early 2021 . What sets the lightweight , memory foam – cushioned Cloud Alpha Wireless apart is that it can last up to an unheard-of 300 hours ( think : nearly two weeks ) on a single charge . That ’ s one reason it ’ s among PC Gamer and Tom ’ s Guide ’ s picks for the best wireless headsets for PC gaming this year .

HyperX business manager Nate Almond says the company set out to best its closest competitor , whose battery life topped out at 100 hours . Engineers tinkered with better chips that wouldn ’ t affect performance , smoking the competition as the Cloud Alpha headset racked up successful tests for 100 , then 250 , then 300- plus hours of battery life . Beyond its charge , it features custom dual-chamber drivers designed to deliver mid and high frequencies separate from the lows . There ’ s also DTS Headphone : X Spatial Audio for a sense of true immersion , with precision localization and virtual 3D sound . The audio is a particular boon to gamers , offering a perfect escape into alternate worlds . — Sarah Fones

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