![]() I also couldn’t always tell if I hit the mute switch accidentally, which often happened when dealing with those cables. On the original Cloud, the remote came with a few feet of dangling cords that piled up and even pulled on the headset I often had to rest its cables in my lap to minimize the mess. Like its predecessor, the Cloud II also comes with a large nylon storage bag for unused or additional parts, like an extra pair of leatherette ear cups and airplane adapter.The Cloud II also features an updated remote-a much-needed fix from the first headset. The new noise-canceling microphone also kept my game audio (and those noisy colleagues) from blotting out my voice when updating teammates on enemy locations. Plus, unlike its predecessor, it doesn’t suffer from sound bleeding. With the Cloud II, nearly everything (aside from extremely loud noises like sirens or shouting coworkers) outside the edges of my gaming screen is silent. Upgrades to sound isolation and the microphone go a long way as well. Note for PS4 and Xbox One owners: though Kingston does advertise the Cloud II as compatible with current-gen consoles, be aware that this headset provides only stereo audio on those platforms. It doesn't change the way I play these games dramatically, but it enhances experiences I thought I knew in and out. These kinds of small touches make the Cloud II a notable improvement over the original. With the emulated 7.1 activated, finer details such as distant waterfalls, croaking frogs, and stray bullets I’d never heard before suddenly appeared. The reverberating scream of a shotgun blast (and accompanying splintering of drywall) in Rainbow Six Siege’s alpha seem terrifying whether you’re on the giving or receiving end Dota 2’s chaotic mess of audio cues gain some clarity and tracking the movement of players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive becomes easier. While its 53mm drivers still deliver the same pounding bass and clear mid/high tones as before, the Cloud II’s 7.1 surround sound changes the experience of games I’ve already poured hours into. If you’re using the Cloud II just for music, you can easily remove the mic.But pipe in any audio, and some welcome differences emerge.
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