What Headsets Do Pro Gamers Use (Best Gaming Headset 2018)
What headset do pro gamers use?
Let’s be honest, we all love a new pair of headsets.
Getting a new pair of headsets is like putting new, perfect strength prescription glasses on your ears.
You just notice soundscapes that evaded you before, whether it’s bass or treble.
However, few people other than audiophiles and music producers enjoy high quality headsets as much as pro gamers.
Most people aren’t aware of the huge effect that high-quality sound can have on a gaming experience.
And in the case of professional gamers, the sound quality of their professional gaming headset can even affect their job performance.
Let’s look at an example.
In CS:GO, pro gamers will splurge hundreds of dollars on professional, production worthy headsets.
Why?
Because it gives them an advantage.
In games such as CS:GO, if you have high quality headsets, you can more clearly hear where your enemies are coming from.
This means that you can set up ambushes more easily than an opponent with lower quality headphones can.
That’s right, in many types of competitive games, the quality of your esports gaming equipment actually makes a concrete difference in how well a pro gamer can play the game.
So needless to say, a good gamer headset is pretty important to pro gamers.
But which headsets give you the best bass for your buck?
Read on to find out what the best gaming headset for you is.
*A pair of the good headset may not enough, if you playing PlayStation 4, choose a better controller can light up your gaming experience.
1. SteelSeries Arctis Pro
It’s not every day that a gaming headset pops up with an audio profile that could be used in music production, but the SteelSeries Arctis Pro provides just that level of quality.
In addition, this steelseries headset can be used for musical enjoyment as well, thanks to how they include a DAC (digital to audio converter) in their build.
They’re a bit pricey, but steelseries headsets overall just a phenomenal headset. You can find them here.
Video Transcript
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
[Music]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
[Music]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.
2. HyperX Cloud Revolver S
The Hhyperx Cloud gaming headset features better surround sound than the Arctis Pro mentioned above, but it comes at the cost of an absence of DAC, a slightly more awkward microphone, and a cable that can be infuriatingly prone to getting caught on any number of objects around you.
Still, the HyperX Cloud Revolver S headset provides a huge amount of quality for their price.
Just as importantly, they’re insanely comfortable, which can actually be quite useful during those marathon gaming sessions we all put in at the launch of a new game.
You can pick them up here.
everyone jimmy wooden shims review room
I’m trying to step up my game in the
online PC gaming community shout out to
Detective disrespect for those who know
him but I am looking for a better more
competitive advantage I still have my
Cloud revolvers which are priced at 120
but today we’re looking at the revolver
s these are priced at 150 and to justify
its price HyperX offers and improved
noise cancelling microphone slightly
improved design and a new digital sound
processor that you don’t get on the
original model as always I’ll place my
Amazon affiliate links in the video
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and they’ll give you the most updated
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that purchase decision welcome everyone
to jim’s review
[Music]go over the physical features first
they’re practically identical to the
original leather band feels supple and
soft up top the metal wireframe is
highly durable and just like the cheaper
model it’s shockingly performs well for
weight distribution considering how
heavy these are and because of that
HyperX design it’s actually more
comfortable than my $200 logitech
Artemis now there’s barely any wearing
fatigue at the crown of the head and the
clamping force that the jawline is
subtle yet it’s still comfortable HyperX
makes a return with their signature
memory foam ear pads which felt decent
and because these are over ear closed
back headsets my ears do heat up from
extended play now no sweating on normal
occasions but at times if you’re in a
warm room or for someone who doesn’t
have any air conditioning you’re going
to get ear sweat regardless nasty now
the wire is fixed on the side in which
I’m hoping for a detachable version as I
mentioned in the cloud revolver review
wire cheddar is quite apparent though at
very low volumes if you move quite a bit
or play mostly campaign games and it’s
really silent in the background that’s
heavily also involved in dialogue the
wire chatter might distract you from
your experience but during more intense
online gameplay like overwatch or maybe
battlefield you’re not really going to
notice much
now besides wire chatter the headset so
gives off a reverb but to give credit it
has been improved quite a bit with these
rubber mounts up top with the original
revolver it gives off this metal
vibration reverb when you accidentally
touch the headset with these new rubber
mounts on the S model you get less of
that tinny metal result it is there but
honestly I don’t think it’s a
deal-breaker at all once you’re in the
game I’ll be honest with you guys it’s
not noticeable every time now next up is
the microphone it is detachable which is
nice and standard like most headsets
there’s fair amounts of adjustability
and even with accidental tugs that I’ve
tested it stays put now general
movements with the wire rubbing against
her shirt will not cause wire chatter
through transmit to the microphone which
is a good thing but on the other hand if
you’re manually moving the wires with
your hands a very faint rustling cry
will be picked up as for my voice you
could hear yourself I’ll give this one a
thumbs up I don’t sound as nasally with
some of the headsets do but for the most
part my voice sounds quite natural when
compared to the competition now as
mentioned earlier HyperX is claimed to
offer an advanced noise cancelling
microphone and with my testing it’s a
rising Lee blacks out background voices
very well I had Adam in the background
speaking in a natural voice and then
microphone barely had him audible this
ideal if you’re gaming around friends
get me competitively give me when you
have family members in your background
that won’t respect your domain on the
other hand
typing keys or simple clinking or
crinkling of paper that noise is reduced
a good bit but it is still picked up
overall a very good performance last
years the digital sound processor is
built right in and thankfully offers a
very slim profile this is possibly the
biggest reason maybe the sole reason why
you’d spend the extra money and buy this
particular model standard game and mic
volume scroll wheels or on the side
there’s a nice large mute button in the
middle on the left side are preset
equalizer settings that toggles from
enhanced vocals to flat EQ to bass boost
lit up for your convenience now this
works on PC but sadly nothing happens
when a head is connected to my
Playstation 4 now dead smack in the
middle is the Dolby surround sound
button and once pressed that digital
processor inside offers simulated 7.1
surround sound and during my time in
gaming switching back and forth between
both my god is it’s effective I’m highly
impressed spatial awareness is distinct
you can easily identify if someone’s
behind you in front of you and who’s off
in the distance playing overwatch it
gives off lovely audio cues when he
announcer speaks the amount of detail
recognized now versus what the original
model offered is night and day where I
found it the most impressive is
battlefield one and once DSP is on each
bullet shot is just visceral with higher
pitches in its frequency the environment
you standing becomes more Airy in
experience creating that surround sound
experience immediately in-game
explosions are much more pronounced yet
not distorted nor muddy and again that
spatial sound awareness I want to
emphasize that the sound gives off such
a huge competitive advantage over all
I’m highly impressed it is a very
immersive experience and you get quality
sound characteristics all around so the
wrap this up here this of course works
best for the PC the DSP works for
PlayStation 4 as well but you only get a
slight hissing noise when you turn on
the surround sound feature but the sound
in general does improve over the factory
or stock settings for Xbox one there’s
no DSP connection
all you have to connect this through the
3.5 millimeter cord that’s supplied so
you do lose these 7.1 Dolby surround
sound feature
so overall the sound aspect it is simply
hands-down great I think it’s one of the
best for competitive play though but if
I had to critique I do wish the headsets
were even lighter and for the
reverberations I wish they were reduced
even further but overall I think the
headset is perfect for the average
consumer to a competitive player so
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3. Turtle Beach Elite Pro Tournament
Surely, I couldn’t get past the top three in a gaming headset list without including a Turtle Beach headset.
Turtle Beach headsets have been making insanely high-quality gaming headsets since their inception as a company, and that trend has only continued today.
Although you do pay a little more for the brand, what you get with Turtle Beach is consistency.
I’ve never bought a Turtle Beach headset and been disappointed, and the Elite Pro headset is just as great as any of their previous products.
Turtle Beach consistently provides some of the best esports gaming equipment the industry has to offer, and this headset is no different.
Video Transcript
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
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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
4. Asus ROG Centurion 7.1
Okay, I hadn’t included any super pricey headsets yet for a reason – even the Artcis Pros are fairly affordably by high-quality headset standards.
However, it’s time to bring out the heavy-hitters, so here we are.
The Asus ROG Centurion 7.1 headphones is a truly high-tech headset, and it’s got all the marks to prove it.
With 10 drivers and 7.1 channels, this thing is a beast.
It’s bulky, true, but features some of the best passthrough and surround sound you’ll find in a headset, and that’s saying something.
If you aren’t afraid to splurge and want something truly impressive to game with, you can pick up the ROG Centurion’s here.
Video Transcript
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
you guys enjoyed it if you did please
like share comment comment like always
also please go check out aces of
Africa’s Facebook page and Instagram
channel they do post a lot of stuff
there and again I just want to thank hsf
Africa for sending me beta to do this
review I really appreciate it and if you
are looking to buy the headset I’ll
leave links in the description below for
you to go check out and if you have a
request for any other videos you said
you know it’s down in the comments as
well but anyway thanks for watching guys
and I’ll see you guys next up just guys
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5. Astro A50 Wireless
The Astro A50 Wireless headset features a mid-high range price, but with it you get utility.
This Astro Gaming A50 features Dolby surround sound, works with every type of gaming device, and most importantly, is the first wireless headset on this list.
Now to some, a wireless headset is sacrilege, and there’s no doubt that you do sacrifice a bit of sound quality.
But in exchange, you get the ability to move freely, game while listening to a podcast, get up, and still be listening to that same podcast while in another room as you make yourself food.
In short, although it won’t provide you with sound quality that will win you a tournament, if you just want something that’s great for both gaming and life in general, the A50 is a fantastic choice.
In my opinion, this Astro headset can be the best wireless gaming headset you can buy in 2018. You can pick up this headset here.
Video Transcript
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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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6. Beyerdynamic Custom Game
This headset is a feature of yet another notable brand in the gaming world, Beyerdynamic.
Although you definitely pay more for the brand, just as you would with a Turtle Beach headset, the Custom Game headset is an excellent piece of hardware.
Although the sound profile on this beauty is fantastic, what’s perhaps most impressive is just how comfortable this headset is to wear.
Once you put this on, it’s unlikely you’ll want to take it off, making the Custom Game a great headset for marathon gaming and listening sessions.
You can pick up this headset here.
Video Transcript
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
[Music]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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7. Corsair HS50 Stereo Gaming Headset
Let’s be honest, not everyone wants to spend over a hundred dollars on headphones just so they can play games.
For those of you who want high sound quality but don’t have the budget to spare for some of the other options on this list, the Corsair HS50 Stereo Gaming Headset might just be the headset for you.
It’s got great sound for the price, and the only annoyance is that the detachable mic can be a bit easy to lose.
It won’t blow you away, but it more than gets the job done, and at the end of the day that’s really what matters.
It is the best budget gaming headset among the list here.
You can pick up the HS50 headset here.
Video Transcript
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
end so you don’t miss anything if you
are interested in the most updated
pricing on the HS 50 check out the links
in the description down below we also
keep the description up-to-date with
additional information and helpful links
and tips you’re likely to be interested
in so be sure to check out that
description but without further delay
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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until next time I’ll see you guys later
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And there you have it folks! My top 7 best gaming headset options for gamers, both pros and casuals alike.
From wired, top of the line production quality gear to, to the best wireless gaming headset on the market, to budget headsets, when it comes to esports gaming equipment this list has it all, so I hope you found it both informative and worthwhile of your time.
If you did, consider dropping us a comment!
Do you have a gaming headset?
If so, which one?
We’d love to hear from you!
Other Gaming Headset you can consider:
1.Hyperx Cloud 2
2.turtle beach stealth 700
3.Sennheiser GSP 300
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