Build Quality and Comfort

The Cloud Flight is almost completely encased in plastic. The plastic is a bit squeaky, particularly around the joins. Luckily, the squeaking can only be heard when you're putting the headset on your head or taking it off. I didn't hear any while using it, at home or on-the-go, which came as a great relief. The plastic itself feels decent enough; I have no reason to think that a fall or two could cause significant damage to the Cloud Flight, although the aforementioned joints do seem like a potential weak spot. Compared to the SteelSeries Arctis 7, the Cloud Flight looks and feels much cheaper even though that's not really the case at all—it's actually slightly more expensive.


The frame of the headset is very flexible. That's always a good sign as headsets with rigid frames are more likely to break in case of exposure to excessive force (drops from a height, being stuffed into a backpack and such).


Both the ear cushions and inner headband are filled with soft foam and covered with pleather. The ear cushions can be removed and replaced—they're fully compatible with the ones used on, for example, the Cloud II or Alpha. The clamping force is adjusted beautifully—the headset doesn't feel loose at all, but you could easily forget that it's even sitting on top of your head. Wearing comfort is simply sublime; this could very well be the most comfortable headset I've ever had the pleasure of using.