Hey everyone Jimmy with Jim’s review room.

Considering I’ve gotten my gaming rig built here on this channel I also have that 4k TV in the back for my consoles the last missing piece is it gave me headset to bridge the gap.

I’m huge at audio as you guys can tell him to channel here and some of my headsets in the past.

We’re great on PC but they all converted to a 35-millimeter plug
that connected into my controller with my PlayStation 4

The best audio output now a SteelSeries released their newest artist Pro line.

Their best of the best headsets available at the time of this video and it comes with a digital to analog converter.

As always being transparent with you guys they did sponsor this video but I’m going to go through both pros and cons.

I’ll leave links down in that video description below the link will take you to
SteelSeries comm for more information.

I’m Jimmy with Jim’s review room and I’m here to help you make that purchase decision welcome everyone to another review

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Now I have both the artist Pro Plus game deck and the artist Pro Wireless.

Both of these were for PC and PlayStation 4 now both these headsets look nearly identical, same metal band up top here wrapped in a soft and stretching ski goggles.

In here matte black finish all the way around same plastic yet durable
arms extending to the ear cups.

Now doing my vent test which I’m aware is overkill but not trying to break these I’m trying to see if there’s any kind of chatter creaking rattling that would show any kind of weak spots or cheap build quality.

I don’t see any or hear any issues whatsoever but ear cups are closed back with back plates which are easily removable.

The Pro Plus model that I have run mine neck here it does have RGB lighting partially controllable within the deck fully customizable though with any SteelSeries engine software which unfortunately was not available during the time of me testing.

The wireless model does not have our jeebies.

Now both headsets features nearly identical buttons the craftsmanship and detail are one of the best for sure

Here for my assessment all are very premium feeling super grippy with no issues whatsoever in determining where you are trying to button locate during gameplay.

Now on screen are basically what all the features are offered but the wireless model having an additional micro USB port for charging the headsets

And then on their right ear cup and you have power and bluetooth pairing

Now with the pro wireless model I did confirm you are able to use the headset with the wireless transmitter for in-game audio.

Of course and you’re able to activate bluetooth at the same time to let’s say
listen to music in the background or for those who use discord you can use the chat feature on discord.

While playing PlayStation 4 for those who might intend on using these for or as regular headphones.

Basically for music listening away from home and transit with your smartphone.

I was able to verify Bluetooth signal 64 linear feet was how far I could get before the signal started to crackle.

And for gaming for the wireless transmitter on the wireless
model it does use 2.4 gigahertz frequency with low latency.

I was able to confirm 48 linear feet before the audio started to crackle so right before I started talking about comfort I absolutely love this feature.

Here you can share your audio from one of these headsets to any other pair of headphones.

For this is a first time for me but could acting at 3 1/2 millimeter chord from
one headset to another brand.

It doesn’t have to be SteelSeries you’re able to split the audio connection.

Your friend just won’t have these same surround sound performance but at least both you guys can sit there and hear what’s going on the screen.

Now getting back to that physical features let’s talk about comfort and both headsets are average in weight with other premiums.

Here at headsets the wired version comes in at 350 gram the wireless version comes in at 375 grams not making these any lighter or heavier than most of the other headsets on the market.

Now a slight partner for me here I was hoping there’d be lighter now while wearing these for several hours straight it took some time to get used to at first.

I did feel a slight pinch at the crown of my head here but after extending the band and finding that sweet spot these performed on par with the competitors comfortable enough but I was again hoping for hence if these days to feel even lighter.

Now although the wireless model was heavier though than these are wired ones there wasn’t much of a difference in experience.

The ear pads are comfortable for me and work in a 72 degree room office

Basically for a little over 2 hours straight gaming I’ve never had any kind of ear sweats or weird fatigue around the ears.

Now last up on the probe wireless model thankfully behind this backplate here there is a replaceable battery.

The retail package does offer two batteries and each one of these lasts up to 10 hours which is great a huge benefit when one battery dies there’s already another one that’s pushed in or inside the gaming wireless transmitter itself.

So that way you’ll never have to recharge your batteries.

Essentially you might never have to be encountered or
encounter a dead battery situation.

Now these headsets included a retractable mic highly positionable.

Both headsets features RGB lighting at the end here for you to customize.

Here’s a quick audio sample.

Alright folks here is the microphone test is completely unedited
completely natural here.

Now we’ve tested some pretty darn good headsets with some
very good mics.

In the past I’ve noticed even the good ones these sound nasally.

They make me sound a little bit congested.

You guys hearing a 100% natural here.

This is probably the least congested that I’ve sounded so far.

This one the best microphones for gaming that I have used.

Now it’s a test out background noise.

Just case you have

like your I don’t know your mom yelling you in the background.

Your brother’s playing around you being quiet while you’re playing.

Let’s test out some background noise.

Have you guys heard that but we’ll find out in post-production
but he had.

This is the most natural test here completely unedited.

Back to the review.

Alright folks getting into the digital to analog converter on the Pro Plus model.

Now SteelSeries offers their own DAC but this is gaming first certified high res audio system.

SteelSeries is claiming up to 40,000 Hertz are reproduced while standard headsets produced 20 mm.

They also claimed their ESS saber chip gives off high fidelity full resolution audio Plus this is the first ever headset to offer DTS X version 2.

Sounds amazing and sounds promising but let’s see what the deck offers first and then I’ll give you my audio test right afterwards.

Now the Pro Plus game deck model is a small module that’s connected via USB.

No need to connect the supplied optical cable if you’re using this.

On PlayStation 4 you need to then connect both connections.

Now everything feels high-quality and responsive just like
the headset themselves but the plastic screen covering the OLED display it’s unfortunately very easily scratch Apple.

The informational screen is very much viewable in even bright rooms situations, bright light situation and it’s very straightforward and easy to use.

Both headsets do offer a built-in equalizer and these headsets tune very well.

Here making subtle adjustments does reflect in the audio experience and thankfully it doesn’t distort.

The audio mixer makes for fine tuning the in-game chat and your gaming audio very easy as well.

I’ll take a closer look at the Pro Bowlers model it is slightly different.

It’s a slightly different interface that utilize is still present and like on
both headsets you can control own allowing you to control how much you can hear your own voice in game.

So alright folks please put on your headphones and earphones for the audio test.

I’ll be using binaural microphones to give you the best the 3d audio experience as a heads up and then use their built-in equalizer to give the best audio experience that I could.

Here it goes

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And there you have it folks.

First up both headsets perform very similar to each other despite one being
on a dedicated deck while the other one is on a wireless transmitter.

Now both were able to get loud enough for comfortable and just enough for
competitive gaming that if they were not loud enough for you be sure to adjust the vibe limiter on the deck or wireless transmitter.

Now seconds when you’re putting these on for the first time they’re going to sound extremely well balanced but also very flats gonna be flat across the board and I would highly recommend to customize the equalizer to
the way that you want it to.

Here’s a quick demo.

Now once I tuned it the base was much deeper for explosions footsteps and objects dropping in-game.

The mid-range and high notes were pushed a bit more forward making me more my new details much more appearance.

Not to mention my spacial awareness was increased quite a bit.

The audio from footsteps to directions of gunshots were improved and maybe immersion that much more enjoyable and it does give you a much more competitive edge.

Fortnite worked well with hearing gunshots off in a distance and hearing where it was coming from identifying where the competition might be perched up and sniping from.

During my time testing it’s no question highly detailed from my experience with no listening fatigue no screeching pierces from bullets.

Here overall a very balanced headset one flat but also highly tuneable when you use the EQ.

Now overall the biggest highlight from the artists Pro line is how clean the audio is and how accurate it can be.

Now the only critique is wishing there was more
of an open soundstage.

In general I wanted just a little bit more audio separation and just a airiness that you get some from games at times.

Now the last benefit these headsets also work on the PlayStation 4 and it makes a world of difference.

I had the same performance on my PlayStation 4 as I did on my PC but I’ve been using a typical 3.5 millimeter pair of headphones or earphones and when playing over the years.

Making that transition over to the DAC for the first time tremendously
helps your or bring out the surround sound experience by considering this is an all-in-one audio system that works across the board.

Here there’s value there rather than buying two separate.

Headsets so I hope this video helped you in some way be sure to LIKE and
subscribe if you haven’t already visitSteelSeries.com for more information on these headsets again I’ll have my links down below.

I’m Jimmy with Jim’s review room and I’m here to help you make that purchasedecision you guys take care now see you on the next one bye.

what’s up everybody Billy here and as

you can see right in front of me there

are some awesome things I mean it’s

gonna be a little bit upside down

because the way that I’m going to be

switching between front-facing camera

and then top-down view

I know it’s upside down but you can

already guess what this is gonna be and

I’m really excited for this because

these are the turtlebeach Elite Pro

tournament headset not only am i

unboxing the headset which is this one

over here I’m also unboxing the tactical

audio controller and let me just pull

this one down over here the noise

cancelling microphone now just to kind

of get it out of the way this one

already does have a microphone over here

but this one has a noise canceling I’m

sure this one is probably good but this

one has the noise cancelling added

benefits to it first and foremost I’d

like to thank turtlebeach for sending

this out to us so we can check it out

earlier the release date for this is

actually June 12th so that is indeed

coming up and if you guys want to check

it out and even pre-order yourself be

sure to check out the Amazon link in the

description below I’m also going to get

pricing out of the way really really

quickly so the headset just the headset

itself not including the audio

controller or the noise cancelling

microphone this bad boy over here is

going to set you back 1 $99.99 and all

of these are all sold separately

the tactical audio controller that one

is also one $99.99 and the noise

cancelling microphone over here this one

is $39.99 all those prices are in u.s.

so if you in your respective country it

might be a little bit more expensive but

be sure to convert it for your own or

check out your own Amazon store so as

you can see right off the bat these

things will work for your PlayStation 4

your Xbox one or your PC of course

there’s a little asterisks because you

know you need sometimes a little bit

extra things for it to work with it but

anyway it is going to be working with

all of those systems no matter which one

you are so if you’re really trying to

step up your game to the next level

because in all honesty audio cues are a

really really big part of video gaming

you might not think about it until you

actually experience it with the set of

headphones kind of like these ones over

here or you can actually hear when an

enemy or an opponent is coming up let’s

say from behind you or a certain side or

even be in a certain part of the map

having those audio cues and that audio

awareness can really step up your game

to the next level not just necessarily

your a quick you are with your reflexes

so let’s start off right off the bat

let’s look at the headset themselves

we’re going to push these off to the

side and let’s get right into these ones

over here so these are wired they’re not

Wireless because you don’t want to be

messing around with

tooth or any other kind of having

interference between any of the other

bands there you want to be sure what

you’re hearing is what you’re gonna be

experiencing game so there’s almost no

delay to it let’s just tell you right

off the bat over here it’s the wired

tournament headset some nice artwork all

along the side over here here’s just a

quick kind of overview of all the things

that it has if you guys want to pause

the video and take a look at it yourself

I’ll just go over quickly it does have

adjustable part of it over here so you

can actually adjust it to your head size

so if you have a bigger head make it

bigger smaller head you can make it

smaller there are the ear cushions that

they say are really really really nice

to wear for a long time one interesting

thing that I noted right over here and

this is very cool so if you have one of

those glasses that you like to wear when

you’re gaming you know to reduce the

blue light coming into your eyes this

actually has a little kind of notch in

there so you don’t have to have the

glasses pushing up against your face

when you have the ear cups on I think

that’s pretty sweet and I think that’s a

really nice addition to it this one does

include the microphone already included

but if you want to get the noise

cancelling one that one is extra and

we’ll be unboxing that as well in this

video and it also mentioned some of

these specs for these speakers as well

yeah all the cool stuff over here just

mentions I really like I’m really diggin

like the aesthetic for this I like the

kind of silver writing on there that’s

really dope so let’s get right into it

that’s just a quick overview of the

package itself let’s go right into it

right here I don’t even think I need my

unboxing knife or this yeah it’s just uh

slide it out you’re good to go so here

we go turtle beat I like that just black

silver can actually kinda reminds me of

that other unboxing we did with the

Ricoh theta s where it has that it’s

black box with the next silver finish I

really really enjoy that and we saw that

from before from the top over there I

think yeah it’s just we pull it up from

the bottom here and here we go

Turtle Beach Elite Pro this is Turtle

Beach that is really awesome that’s

really really cool I like that I like

when companies include these kind of

things I always I always like these kind

of materials to be honest ooh nice

little protective padding over there I

guess

telling us that we’re going to need

whatever’s behind over here afterwards

but let’s get right into the headset

themselves and let me give you just my

first impression I’m gonna be doing the

full review of these later on after I

actually have some time to play with

them

but let me just do the initial

impressions for them this is Wow I just

feels that feels really premium wow

that’s that feels really soft those your

cushions there I know how a huge head so

I’m gonna already have to like I’m gonna

go to seven right away there’s like a

couple different notches on there let me

just say so you guys can see a little

bit better one through 11 yes it does go

all the way up to 11 let me just have a

big head so mention left and right on

here oh yeah left right here we go home

yeah I have a huge head I’m gonna have

to probably go to the bottom oh no wait

does that tighten it yes that tightens

it okay I have to go up I think maybe we

have to go all the way to one cuz I’m a

huge head yeah I have a huge head I have

to go all the way to the top I mean what

is – oh wait what is happening here okay

there we go

are they fit nicely nice and snug not

too I don’t notice any really real

pressure points along my ears the

cushions feel nice but I’d have to

actually try for an extended period of

time before you know I give give a full

review of that but so far I’m really

digging it I’m liking the impression

that these are giving me nice little

adjustability over here on the top so

moves and Springs with you yeah nice big

ear cups on here that’s really cool and

look at that you can see inside there

the the drivers in there I think see the

left and right and they do kind of like

you know if you want to fold them around

and stuff just want to make a more

compact it’s pretty cool so that’s a

headset and of course we’re going to

need some more stuff behind here so here

are the additional accessories nicely

packaged and this is probably where the

cables and what note are gonna be yeah

here we go this is for the actual cables

themselves and for the microphone when

you want to put it in here oh that’s for

this part over here thing and then the

microphone goes

into over here all that makes it so day

it’s more modular so you can actually

either put the noise canceling one you

can even use it without the headphones

if you really wanted to just as you know

just as a headphone sorry not without

the microphone you can just plug that in

there with the 3.5 millimeter jack

here’s the actual connector to it that’s

pretty cool I wonder what it kind of

looks a little bit proprietary it’s hard

to tell so it does end off with the 3.5

millimeter afterwards on there so that’s

interesting to note and then last but

certainly not least literature because

if you want to read more on how to

actually set it up and everything this

is probably where you’re going to want

to start and yeah tor transistor okay

good to know oh look we even have some

YouTube videos too if you guys want to

check it out get some tutorials this is

all the way out warranty information

Quick Start Guide yeah there you go if

you want a nice big sticker throw that

on the back of something your laptop

your car whatever alrighty so let’s get

into the noise cancelling microphone I

mean that’s probably be the quickest one

you have a nice little let’s just pull

off the audio controller off to the side

there really quickly this just has a

pull tab here easy peasy lemon squeezy

and it mentions align your microphone is

seen to the left for optimal noise

cancellation okay pretty sweet so yeah

if you’re going to be wanting to use

this for the noise canceling proper

let’s say you play in a really messy

area this is gonna be probably something

that you’re gonna want to use and even

teaches you how to plug it in and use it

with the tactical audio controller as

well so probably it’s just gonna be the

microphone probably not much else in

here but so yeah here we go it does look

different than the other one because the

other one has like it’s more of that has

that foam on it and this one has like

kind of squirt off foam I guess it up it

has more probably noise canceling

properties to it and up here’s some

additional cable for it as well okay so

you have the microphone yeah F two of

them especially cuz going to connect to

the audio controller the one for the

actual headset themselves and then the

microphone usually that’s denoted by

pink is microphone released from

computer stuff so I’m going to assume

it’s probably the same when it comes to

here so in this bowl

really quickly here and as you can see

it’s just easy peasy you plug it in

right into there nice little click and

then you can adjust it as you will it

set to put it at like a 20 degree angle

from where your mouth is

so I mean you don’t to grab a protractor

to do that but you know you want to have

it more or less approximately just to

see how it actually you know functions

together so next let’s move on to the

actual tactical uh view controller and

here we go

quick look around the box you can see

you have the game volume chat background

outbound mic huan’er you have a lot of

options over here Dolby Digital that’s

pretty cool uh yeah and click look

around the box see what it has commute

your microphone directly from here you

don’t have to do from in-game I do love

these master control buttons here that’s

pretty sick yeah you can adjust how much

you want things you can have like the

different surround sound presets so like

I said this is going to really help you

step up your game when it comes to the

audio portion of it because there are

audio cues and games that size you need

to really pay attention to if you want

to take your thing up to the next level

so and here’s some more information in

other languages just in case you want to

pause it on there so seems pretty

similar actually to the I said I like

the aesthetic design the turtlebeach has

gone with this that’s pretty dope so

yeah it looks like I’m gonna need my

knife for this one but it’s only one

more cut so in case you’re wondering

about this knife I’m going to be leaving

a card for you guys to check it out you

might recognize it it is from

counter-strike go

that is a cram bit indeed so let’s get

into this part you just turn off that

tape

that looks so so cool I’m really diggin

the finish on these things look at that

it has a nice tactile feel to it I’m

doing DJ I like that finish over like

that where you can plug in your game

your gaming pad your microphone your

headphone jacks okay this little thing

here so you know make it so it doesn’t

really move less slide proof if you will

and here we go we have some more things

on top over here if we want to put it

out wait are those those LAN cables

that’s good okay that’s some interesting

you got some that’s a little bit of

ports over here actually I’m pretty I’m

pretty impressed by that and I knock it

this plastic backing that would be

embarrassing no wouldn’t you do this on

purpose okay there we go I got it back

on there and even can see you could

switch the modes here from PlayStation

Xbox one Xbox 360 PC and Mac everyone’s

using oh here we go we have some Dolby

Digital ports there aux and stream out

so if you want to use this thing if you

want to be streaming this is something

that you could be using with it too to

control because it is a mixer and that’s

pretty cool and that’s how I guess why

it’s sold separately so you can change

the preset surround sound mode that’s

really cool I’m really diggin that the

audio controller there and next of

course we’re going to want whatever

additional accessories there are here to

set everything up of course cables

cables i you know what i got a maternal

beach great presentation on these things

fantastic I absolutely love the boxing

that you guys did for these things to

joy to unbox that’s for sure so if you

guys pick one up for yourselves you’re

gonna fun taking it out – oh my goodness

silica pack don’t eat these guys okay we

got some instructions in there – yeah

QuickStart guide will probably read

those later but we’ve got all the cables

that you’re probably gonna need for it

tells you auxiliary stream – Xbox one

chat cable nicely labeled – yeah power

USB mini cable because they’re not going

to just power on its own they need some

sort of external power programming cable

I’m not sure maybe if there needs to be

any firmware upgrades in the future you

have

and last but not least the digital

optical cable in case your system is

using that and here we go folks with the

conclusion of the video these are three

different things that you have to

purchase separately but in today’s video

we unbox the tactical audio controller

and kind of everything that you can

control from this device over here

they’re also separately so be aware of

that and here are the actual turtlebeach

elite pro headphones themselves I’m

gonna give you guys a full review later

on after trying them for a while and

here’s the additional noise cancelling

microphone just a heads up this one does

come with its own microphone but it’s

not necessarily as good as noise

cancelling as the one that is indeed

sold separately so if you guys enjoy

this video be sure to press that thumbs

up button and if you’d like to see us

unbox cool things just like this be sure

to hit that subscribe button as well and

as always thank you guys very much for

watching today’s video

I really really appreciate it I’ll catch

you guys in the next one so

what everybody welcome to will you text

so today’s review is going to be off the

aces rogue Centurion gaming hates it

it’s a true 7.1 hate it so I’m pretty

excited but firstly I just want to thank

a citizen of Africa for sending me

innovated to do tribute I really

appreciate all support and also A to Z

sending me to one of their overclocking

event this Friday so stay tuned for a

video about that but anyway they start

with the review firstly inside the box

along with the Centurion you get the

sound station a USB cable to power the

sound station an HDMI to speaker adapter

a pair of additional cloth ear cups a

VIP warranty notice paper and a Quick

Start Guide and something that is a use

plus is the included headphone stand

which is always welcome the journey is

made out of plastic with rubberized

coating which gives it a nice feeling

texture the plastic feels extremely

strong and is able to bend to fit your

head size the embed has a elastic band

inside which is able to stretch to sit

comfortably on top of your head headband

also has something there pad to improve

on that comfort I have to say I really

like the stitched rog logo on the top of

the headband it looks pretty cool to me

the outside of the ear cuffs has a

glossy cover which does attract finger

prints very easily but you do get the

aura GI on each ear cup which can

illuminate the raid you also have a

silver and bronze cover with some mine

inspired graphics now the ear cups are

able to bend inwards a bit but it’s

mostly for when it’s on the headphone

stand or on your desk you can’t fold it

inwards pin it on your neck because the

ear cups are just too big but what can

you expect having five drivers in each

ear cup the ear cups padding however is

able to adjust a bit

to come free sit on your ears now for

padding you can either use the leather

or cloth ear cups whichever is more

comfortable for you

the leather padding is nice and soft but

it is a bit shallow so your ected does

touch the inside of the driver cover

this is usually something that you

really irritates me but because there is

so much space inside the ear cups it

doesn’t really feel that my ear is

pushing against it instead it’s just

leaning against the side but we’ll get

into how it actually sounds a bit later

when it’s accompanied by the audio

station the next we have the

unidirectional digital microphone which

is one of the best designs I have seen

the mic is able to fold up and down but

when it’s folded up you can’t really see

it because of how perfectly it blends

into the side of the ear count the mic

itself has a rubber design which feels

extremely strong and let you bend it

almost any way you want so you won’t

have any trouble positioning your mic

but I’ll get into the sound quality a

bit later because the sound station has

a super cool feature that accompanies

the mic now the thick braided cable of

the Centurion is 1.5 meters or 4.9 feet

long and has an HDMI connection at the

front yes it uses HDMI to deliver the

sound this is kind of crazy to see that

a headset uses HDMI but it’s the best

way to deliver the true 7.1 surround

sound without having a lot of individual

cables so the HDMI connection then goes

into the badass-looking sound station

which has a USB port for power and

additional HDMI port for your 7.1

speaker surround so now looking at the

audio station you can again see the mind

inspired graphics which is on the three

legs and then the two dolls on top and

at the front side of the audio station

the front dial lets you choose which

setting you would like to adjust then

the top dial let’s you increase or

decrease at certain settings the side

rear center and front settings lets you

adjust the loudness of the sounds coming

from those directions the sub setting is

just to increase or decrease the bass

while the main setting is to control the

overall volume then the law 3 settings

is mic lighting and spectrum mark

settings lets you adjust the volume of

your microphone while lighting settings

lets you adjust the lighting effect of

the illuminated logo on the sides of the

ear cups

and then spectrum is for some gaming

preset settings that will help you out

in game to get the best possible

enhanced audio experience you are able

to mute or turn off any of these

settings by just pressing down on the

dialog then you also get four buttons

which will enable your 7.1 the headphone

amplification muting the mic and

switching from headphone to speakers so

the rock sonic studio software that you

are able to download for my sisterís

website will let you adjust a lot of

settings that you can get on the sound

station but you do have some additional

settings like your EQ based pewds

compressor noise gate perfect voice and

reverb you are also able to say profiles

for all your audio needs then something

extra you can add is a CSUN sonic radar

Pro plugin this adds a circle on your

screen which tells you where the sound

is coming from so addition to hearing

all around you you can now also see all

around you I’m not sure how a lot of pro

gamers will feel about this but you can

just remove it if you don’t like it

let’s check out the mic quality but the

first thing I want to show you guys is

the E in C that ace is added into the

audio station the ent picks up all the

room noise and then when you speak into

the mic it removes 90% of that

background noise this really makes a big

difference so you really quickly with

and without the e NC on

okay so this is the Centurions

microphone with all the settings off so

you do have the voice clarity the noise

gate and perfect voice which does

enhance the audio quality but with this

audio clip is just everything is going

to be off just to get the basic sound

out of it so there is a lot of

background noise you can hear that and

it still is a headset microphone so you

don’t really get that clear voice it is

a bit on the muffled side but otherwise

it’s not too bad so this quickly hear

what it sounds like with a few of the

effects applied again then on this

settings which I think sounds the best

The Voice clarity is on 60 percent the

noise head is on minus 60 DB s and then

perfect voice is on 20 percent so this

actually it sounds you do get the

background noise again but I think it’s

going to be a based on you’re going to

get out of microphone now is it

Centurion worth with hefty price tag and

should you buy it I would say yes but in

a way if you’re just a basic guy like me

who enjoys playing games but don’t

really care about any competitive games

then I don’t think this is actually for

you but also that’s not who I think is

targeting you they’re going to offer the

true competitive players that wants that

bit of an edge above their opponents and

they would certainly get that age unknown

27.1 does sounds really awesome you can

hear everything around you and the

quality is extremely good you have a

very good all-round frequency response

and just such a clear sound combining

that with the sound stations and you

just get an even more powerful sounding

hey take this interior is also able to

push out a lot of sound without a hands

of distortion you really do feel

immersed in your game when using this

interior and then combining all that

with the handy audio station you have

full control over everything you

but this ensuring is not without its

faults firstly and the thing that

bothered me the most was a thick cable I

know there’s a lot of cables running

inside it and it can’t really be helped

it’s just something that I didn’t really

like and then the audio station supports

when everything is plugged Amy you have

no way of hiding the cables and because

the cables are so they can’t really bend

them that much if the ports were at the

back it would have been a bit easier to

hide all the cables and then lastly I

would just like a bit more padding on

the ear cups to prevent my ears from

touching the insides or just by adding a

bit of foam over the drivers cover would

have also helped a lot but all in all

this insurance is an amazing headset and

I would definitely recommend it to any

heavy competitive players who want an

edge over the other players and that’s

it for my review of the Isis Rock

Centurion 27.1 gaming hit said I hope

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Africa for sending me beta to do this

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more welcome to the first in a series of

wireless gaming headset reviews we are

actually gonna have the H wireless and

the Vengeance 2100 coming soon but this

my friends is the Astro a 50 gaming

headset now I’ve been asked a lot of

times to cover Astro products but as a

member of the so called glorious PC

gaming master race I actually thought

that they were a small niche brand until

I went to PAX Prime and they were

absolutely everywhere I mean like

everyone was using these headphones ok

so i smartened up and promptly went to

see astro asked them to hit me with

their best shot so to speak and the guy

pushed me whereupon I quickly clarified

that I meant for him to send me a

headset after the show and here we are

one headset and once or gutt later now

let’s go ahead and open this baby up

they actually sent over the a 50

wireless headset which is their a

premium top-of-the-line headset and it

happens to be the battlefield 4 Edition

so it comes a little stuck don’t return

this to the store contact Astro toward

support as well as a QuickStart guide

that you probably won’t need that

because it was pretty easy for me to set

up anyway and then we also find the

headset itself the mix amp TX which is

their base station right here the

wireless transmitter and then another

piece of plastic let’s remove their

packaging is excellent really like this

then underneath that we find an Xbox

chat cable we find a USB charging cable

as well as another USB charging cable

this is cool because you can actually

run one cable to the base station and

then it has a pass-through for charging

so the base station can actually sit on

the is included headphone stand and then

charge your headset from there so I’m

just go ahead and pop that out and of

course there’s a spit F audio cable so

it’s an optical audio cable under there

as well now construction and looks of

the headset itself with some metal in

the construction actually these posts

right here and a softer foam than the

Vengeance 2100 s that they

nice soft cloth covering the material

quality feels better than average

especially for a gaming headset they are

a little bit on the heavy side but

that’s probably the sturdy metal posts

that are used for the size adjustments

the ID of the industrial design I feel

strikes a fantastic balance between

gamer II looking and pro grade with a

mostly black color scheme with a couple

of tasteful orange accents I mean I

don’t know about you guys but I’d feel

pretty silly spending three hundred

dollars on something that looks like a

toy for 12 year old so I think that this

was a great way to go even though it is

a you know bf4 edition like I don’t mind

getting a couple in-game items with my

purchase and a bit of a different color

scheme but I don’t want game branding

plastered all over it either like we’ve

seen with some Logitech peripherals in

the past in terms of general features

they weigh in at 360 grams or so they

are PC Mac Xbox Playstation phone AV

system whatever compatible you can plug

in anything with an optical out or an

auxilary out into them as well as USB

and it has they have an integrated non

user replaceable battery which is

comparable to the Vengeance 2100 s but I

don’t feel is as strong as SteelSeries

this swappable battery system on the H

wireless and I think that’s pretty much

it for my little feature list in terms

of comfort they were not comfortable to

me at first they have very little

clamping pressure even out of the box so

there’s not really much break-in and I

found them quite difficult to wear I

found that they were like falling off my

head until I tweaked the headband size a

little bit tighter than I would normally

like to do and then they were very solid

now the a 50s headband gets away with

the required tightness for a couple of

reasons so number one is it has a very

soft foam and number two even more

importantly this flexible little piece

right here it’s really smart because

even if your ears aren’t quite aligned

on your head like mine aren’t you are

able to clamp it a fair bit tighter and

it adjusts to your head it’s actually

quite nice and now that I know how to

use it properly I give them a definite

you know gold star of appreciation for

comfort the material on the ear cups

doesn’t really feel like anything

chill on the ears but the foam inside is

a nice medium softness feels like a

memory foam nice low retraction so

combined with the very very soft

material here but I mean like I said it

doesn’t feel like leather or anything it

just feels like a really nice soft

material they are definitely good enough

out of the box and should even break in

even nicer in the long term they are

noticeably heavier than the Vengeance

2100 s and the SteelSeries H Wireless

but particularly compared to the 2100 s

I find that because the weight is

sitting in closer to your head I don’t

get as much a shake even when I move my

head quite quickly now their website has

some nonsense about wearing them around

your neck or over your head but I just I

gotta call them out on that because

they’re gonna slip right off of of me

and I have a medium-sized head and

they’re basically like they’re hanging

off your ears at that point that’s like

saying you could wear your hoodie

backwards you could but you won’t

alright let’s move on to the range test

for my range test I did five different

locations I stayed within the same room

so that’s about 10 foot max I went down

to the other side of the wall but still

quite close I went down a hallway I went

down to the stair landing which is like

15 feet away and the wall I went down to

the bathroom downstairs and finally I

went down to the basement with the base

station itself installed in my office

connected to my laptop so this was

performed about the same as the

Vengeance 2100 for our range test

maximum volume of the Astra way 50s

these can easily get uncomfortably loud

there is no shortage of amplification

going on here so unlike the H Wireless

which actually didn’t get like painfully

loud for me these ones you can drive

them as high as you want to go however

unlike both the H Wireless and the

Vengeance 2100 they don’t seem to have

any kind of limiter to prevent over

driving the speakers and introducing

Distortion the 850 s just let you go as

high as you want even though it’ll sound

like completely like ass once you get to

a certain level but don’t worry about

that guys the distortion doesn’t come in

until long after most people would be

extremely uncomfortable in terms of

noise isolation I’d say they’re about

average for a closed back headphone the

cloth ear cut

are going to resist a sweat more than

something like a faux leather but what

they also do is they leak sound more

than a faux leather wood so you know

whether you like isolation or whether

you don’t is up to you but I’d say

they’re about average for closed-back

which is generally more isolation now

let’s move on to the listening tests all

of these tests were performed using the

onboard DAC so I wasn’t actually using

the analog in and a separate DAC this

gives us the best apples to apples

comparison for the way most people are

gonna use these and we use them on a PC

for sound quality I would say it is

adequate it’s really nothing special

especially at three hundred dollars and

especially compared to the better

SteelSeries age wireless with that said

while the usual synth at gaming headsets

commit which is the overdone boomy bass

at the expense of other parts of the

listening experience isn’t nearly as bad

as some other game hit gaming headsets

notably the razer kraken Forge which is

also $300 there is definitely some

looseness and Boo meanness to the bass

and some details in the mids are lost

even with the balanced EQ setting in

fact to the point where the mids were

kind of hard to evaluate there they’re I

mean they’re good enough that I can hear

everything clearly it’s not like the

dialogue in a movie or a male vocalist

in a song is going to be completely

impossible to hear but they are obscured

somewhat by the lows highs on the other

hand are clear which is expected you got

to hear them footsteps if you’re gonna

market something as a gaming headset so

the a 50s definitely don’t disappoint

there I guess that’s most of what I have

to say for for a list of subjective

listening tests but I feel like it’s

important to mention that when we’re

comparing $300.00 wireless gaming

headsets against what else you can buy

for $300 we have to be fair so I could

say yeah for $200 you could get wired

audiophile grade headphones that’ll blow

the doors off of these are really the

other ones in this roundup as well but

it’s because I don’t really have any

experience with audiophile grade

wireless headphones I can’t really speak

to whether they’re a great value against

$300 audiophile wireless headphones so

all I can really do is compare these

three against each other

talk about it that way so first up for

double the price of a Corsair Vengeance

2100 you’re getting more bass certainly

you are missing out on some of the

details in the mids but you are also

getting the included stand you are

getting varied configurable inputs and

you’re getting console compatibility

which is sort of a big deal the 2100 is

PC only oh well Mac only as well but you

have to have a USB port that like you

know drivers and stuff you’re also

getting more premium feeling materials

compared to the 2100 and you’re getting

the handy dandy controls on the right

ear cup that let you change your EQ

profiles so there’s three different

presets you can adjust the mix between

chat volume and game volume on the fly

just by pressing these buttons right

here that’s a very nifty little feature

and but you are paying twice as much for

it compared to the SteelSeries age

Wireless which costs the same you are

getting much stronger like more sound in

that very low frequency range but other

than that they are quite feature

comparable and the H Wireless is do

sound are well rounded leave overall

better I mean for me personally that

trade-off of more Rumble is not worth it

but if you want your ears to tickle and

you want to feel it when an explosion

goes off then I guess these would be the

ones to do it for you

the last thing this is this is something

I’ll let you guys kind of listen to for

a moment this is my microphone test with

the Astro a-50 wireless microphone I

hope you guys enjoyed it so that was my

microphone test I don’t think I have to

tell you how good the microphone is on

the a 50 s I consider it to be a

courtesy thing to have a microphone that

is not offensive for your teammates to

listen to and this one really doesn’t

qualify for me I mean data compression

in online chat applications will level

the playing field a little bit because

even a good source won’t sound that

great but starting with a better source

does still help a lot and these are by

far the worst performing microphone in

the round I also don’t really like boom

mic mics compared to retractable ones

the ideal position for a headset

microphone is in the corner of your

mouth and I find that but you know what

the boom mic it’s like other you know

what do I do I bend it here first so

that I can try and get it in the right

spot I find them hard to adjust to get

in exactly the right spot so they end up

in front of your mouth a lot

the position lock see you can see it

actually locks into position and the

automatic mute that goes along with this

boom mic though is actually not not a

terrible implementation so I think

that’s pretty much it for the astroid

50s like this video if you liked it

dislike it if you disliked it leave a

comment and let me know who you think is

going to be the big winner of this

roundup I think I’ve probably given a

fair number of hints already but

regardless let me know what you think

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beyerdynamic knows how important

communication is especially for gamers

recently they’ve released the custom

game headset is there room for a hi-fi

audio company in the sphere of gaming

stick with us and we’ll find out

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so who is it for and what’s inside

obviously it’s for gamers and as the

name implies its customizable and thanks

to the plush ear pads it can be worn for

hours at a time with or without glasses

the headphones facilitate a distinct

sense of spatial awareness and have a

removable cardioid boom light the

package includes a point eight meter Y

extension cable six ear cup covers a 1.6

meter cable with the flexible cardioid

mic and integrated remote control when

you buy the beyerdynamic custom game

you’re getting two products in one I

found myself frequently listening to

music through the headset just for

enjoyment as opposed to my brother’s old

turtle beach headset which I would never

use beyond being verbally humbled on

Xbox Live physically the forth yokes

rotate providing an ideal fit for any

gamer and contrary to their size and

weight these are supe greenly

comfortable speaking of which all of the

plush padding is removable

thus replaceable that also includes the

ear cup plates the inline remote houses

a mute switch a volume dial and on the

opposite side a multi-function button

which allows you to access and Virtual

Assistants which is really nice alright

so moving along here how do these bass

reflex slider vent things work exactly

well just like the custom one integrated

adjustable sound sliders reveal or

conceal a series of three of bass reflex

vents as the position numbers ascend so

does the bass emphasis switching

directly from completely open to closed

creates a distinct contrast and sound

but gradual transitions are harder to

differentiate for tournaments with

plenty of background noise the first

position which is referred to as light

bass is ideal it keeps all of those

ports closed which attenuates

ambient noise so that

interrupts your ability to hear the

ingame sound to get a full description

of the adjustments make sure to check

out our in-depth review we’ve got the

differentiations and the specs all in

there for you

alright so regarding connectivity the

cable terminates in a standard 3.5

millimeter jack and yes that means you

can plug it directly into your DualShock

4 controller gaming desktop or anything

else with a 3.5 millimeter input atop

the cable is a flexible cardioid boom

microphone which is the best mic that

i’ve ever tested on a pair of headphones

now the cardioid form is really his are

really nice because it allows for

variability in placement it’s really

forgiving so if you have it a little too

close or a little too far it’s still

going to catch the appropriate amount of

noise for the most part all right so the

biodynamic custom game is more than just

a gaming headset as I’ve already said it

actually sounds really good and that

sound safe is just damn Casey Abrams a

robot lovers takes a full advantage of

recording across the XY and z axes and

the headphones exploit this mastering to

the fullest in the song it sounds like

the incoming cowbell is placed precisely

halfway between the drums and my ear

this specificity wasn’t recreated by

other headphones

relatedly anyone who plays FPS games

knows that spatial awareness is key for

a successful KD ratio it’s imperative

for users to hear and identify where an

enemy is approaching from to defuse an

impending attack if you’re still dubious

about that bass reflex system well don’t

know more it does a fabulous job

cancelling out ambient noise plus

listeners with variable hearing can

place different position settings on

each ear cup to accommodate for those

harder to hear frequencies it may seem

odd that a hi-fi audio company is

entering the gaming sphere but the bass

reflex system is super effective and a

novel idea

also since biodynamic has been in the

audio manufacturing production

game for a while now they have a lot from

experience with producing a fine sound

and that isn’t lost on the custom game

headset now again it is expensive but to

see a company push their limits like

this and really put the user first by

allowing for every part to be

replaceable and this is a headset that

we can really get behind even for a $200

price tag alright so that wraps up our

review of the beyerdynamic custom game

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a decent gaming headset will offer great

audio quality a comfortable design and a

reliable microphone and this new gaming

headset from Corsair captures all three

key aspects all for under $50 hey guys

it’s tom here from the product lab and

in this video we’re going to be taking a

look at the new corsair HS 50 and seeing

how it compares to similar priced

headsets and whether it’s really worth

all the hype as well as exploring some

important details you may not know about

the headset so be sure to watch till the

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are interested in the most updated

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let’s get into the video the first thing

you’ll notice about the HS 50 is that it

doesn’t really look like a budget

headset in my opinion it has to look and

feel more of a mid-range priced headset

similar to that of turtlebeach and the

corsair void pro headsets visually you

can make your own opinion but personally

I think it looks kind of sweet to ensure

durability a high quality metal internal

headband and aluminum yokes provide

exceptional strength the sturdy yet

lightweight design features slim profile

oval ear cups with all your controls and

internal memory foam on the outside

accent stitching is on the headband real

metal grills and concealed audio wiring

is in the yokes you get the idea these

are just some of the many details that

make the HS 50 stereo look as good as it

sounds

putting this on you definitely can feel

the stability versus headsets like the

HyperX stinger it has a much stronger

and more premium build and feel to it

which I really appreciate

playing around with it it seems to be

able to stand a decent beating and

bounce back to its original shape and

feel like nothing happened

so if you drop the headset it’ll likely

be good to go it’s also decently

adjustable and it should fit most

people’s heads so whether you have a hat

on or you just have a lot of hair it

adjusts well to fit the person wearing

it the HS 50 stereo uses form-fitting

memory fill material for the ear cups

and headband to provide outstanding

long-term wearability at just 319 grams

it’s lightweight design means you can

wear this headset for hours on end

without it becoming uncomfortable which

some marathon gamers will be happy to

hear the HS 50 stereo also emphasizes

custom tuned 50 millimeter neodymium

drivers for full range stereo

performance oval shaped ear cups further

enhance noise isolation and audio

a fully detachable noise cancelling

microphone provides easy a just ability

and lets you take your headset on the go

while this cord certification ensures

crystal-clear voice quality game audio

was solid but what you might expect from

a more budget option testing against the

SteelSeries arctas 5 I find it didn’t

quite pick up as much detail so things

such as footsteps in-game hearing voices

in the distance and other fine details

were not quite as clear if you’re a

casual gamer or play basically anything

except a first-person shooter this won’t

make much of a difference for you but

for someone who’s looking to play a game

like Call of Duty with it you might find

it better to go a bit more expensive and

up for the SteelSeries overall with

regards to audio at the $50 price point

it definitely provides a decently

immersive experience the audio is clear

and the surround sound is pretty good

the HS 50 stereo also includes a 3.5

millimeter analog connector allowing

multi-platform compatibility with PC

PlayStation 4 Xbox one and intend to

switch and mobile devices

overall the corsair HS 50 stereo is a

strong option for anyone looking for

something under the $50 price range it

compares favorably in a lot of ways to

my favorite current budget option the

HyperX stinger however I do believe the

stinger does have better audio quality

however with regards to build and

comfort combined with a decent audio

quality a lot of people might look to

this headset to be their go-to choice

alright that is all for this video guys

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