This wireless headset may not have cat ears, but I can overlook its fashion crimes for its 300-hour battery and lowest ever price

When I can’t make up my mind between two wireless gaming headsets, a fun colourway has been the clincher more times than I’d like to admit. For my sins, I can be easily swayed by the appearance of hardware—and that has given me the invaluable experience of spending a lot of time with kit that is arguably form over function. So trust me when I say you’ll want to prick up your ears for this headset deal.

All these years later, the HyperX Cloud Alpha is still an incredibly impressive wireless gaming headset for the money. No, there’s no fun colourways beyond the red and black gamer stylings, but the Cloud Alpha doesn’t need stylish gimmicks to be head-turning. That’s especially true now as it’s down to its lowest ever price, costing only $109 from Amazon.