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Hi there everyone! Since using this headset, I've noted quite a few things I think, HyperX got right & wrong with the release of the Alpha S. I'm going to break this review into 5 parts. Those parts being - Durability, Convenience, Value, Audio Quality, Pro & Cons. Durability - 4 Stars First of all, I have to say, if you're like me, you've been doing your best to research which headphones on amazon offer the best bang for the buck on both performance & quality. From a durability stand point, I had the alpha S in my possession for a few days to grasp the user experience from casual development work to fully immersive gaming. I can say that the building materials are great, to be expected of a $130 Headset - at the time of this posting & purchase. It's not quite 5 star in terms of materials. However it makes up with comfort, It is quite stiff out of the box, but if you have a gaming chair or something, you can store it on the chair whenever not in use to stretch the band just a tab. the wires are braided & made of nylon. The adjustable part connecting the band to the ear cups is made of metal. The very top band is made of a pleather, as is the ear cups. I would expect early wear to the cups since it is pleather. The ear cups are comfortable. It would had been nice to see more higher quality components being used for this headset, such as real leather. Convenience - 4 Stars As I would have loved to say that the wires weren't intrusive at time, I'd be selling myself short. It's got a decent length 3.5 mm line that goes into the adapter for PC. It's quite generous of them to include the extra length, however, for me I found it can be quite annoying and dreadful to walk across the room with fearing to pull or trip on the wire. It would have been nice if they included a simple little Velcro wire tie with the headset, for how much you're paying. However the convenience of being able to go from PC to xbox or playstation is really simple since its a 3.5mm headphone jack. (RIP Headphone jack) Value - 3 Stars Overall, I paid $140'ish dollars to get this headset, they went on sale the day after for $99... I wish I had known, that really bothered me. For an overall value, this headset isn't bad. It's got decent sound quality, but I'll get into that in the next part. ;) If I had bought it for $99 it would had been a 5 star value. Audio Quality - 4 Stars I don't know how else to describe or compare this to say the A50s. Comfortbility, It lacks just behind the a50s. Audio quality is the same. The 7.1 Stereo Mode seems to just make gunshots, and explosions super loud. I tend to game with it off cause it can hurt your ears or near zero trustfulness when you're in a noisy spot on warzone or CoD MW multiplayer. The sound is okay but the directional sounds are off. Things that are behind you to the left right and center sound the same as if you were looking in front, it's hard to gauge just where the sounds are coming from. That is a huge problem for me. However it is quite loud and does improve the more you get use to this headset. I would probably had gone with the a50s because of the ability to expand to better mixers and the use of more audio drivers. To finish off this review, I'm going to mention the pro's and cons of this headset. Pros: Decent Sound Quality Okay Noise Cancellation Works with PC, Xbox & Playstation Can get extremely loud Cons: Pleather in place of where leather could go. Lack of additional drivers Price $140(if you get it for $99, Get it!) I'll close this review out with this. If you're looking for comfort, and the best possible sound quality, this may not be the best headset for $130 USD. If you did find this review helpful, please leave this review a thumbs up! Thank you!