Can you even imagine wearing headphones for 6+ hours without the slightest hint of discomfort? I couldn't until I found this pair. They're kind of a miracle.
This review is coming from the perspective of someone who has owned many pairs of consumer and audiophile headphones. I have 3 pairs of Sennheiser headphones aside from this pair. These are amazing for the price. If these didn't have the microphone, I would put these on par with some of Sennheisers $250+ headphones.
The sound quality is amazing and everything is super well balanced. If you have a sound card in your rig, these perform even better. Surround sound is super good too.
Mic quality is on par with a Blue Yeti mic. Its a blessing and curse. Do not keep this close to your mouth or everyone can hear you breathe or swallow. The mic is sensitive and does not need to be close to you. The boom mic flips up to mute and there is a wheel on the right earcup that allows you to control the volume on the headset. Very handy.
Build quality is superb. As always, this headphone can be hand dissembled and cleaned. Even though the head band is like a plastic, it is very strong and never once have I not had faith in it. The ear and head pads are really awesome as well. Easy to clean and large enough to give ample coverage.
The cord is braided and interchangeable. It is about 6 feet long so no worries on length. It plugs in on the left ear cup and it isn't loose.
I highly recommend these headphones. For those that are looking for some low key high quality headphones, these are it!
More comfortable, for one. They're much lighter and don't hurt your ears after a long stretch using them. They also connect via 2 3.5mm connectors, not USB. These are open-back, so don't provide any noise isolation or blocking, which the HyperX Clouds have a bit of passively. I switched to these from HyperX Clouds and have been very pleased.
3 things make this a great gaming headset.
1) Open-back. This gives you a much more natural sound in comparison to most closed. The reason most are closed-back are for noise disturbances. Open will leak sound both in and out while closed does not. What this also means though is that the sounds you hear bounce around inside your earcups, making the sounds overall sound much more muffled when compared to open. It's one of those things you have to compare yourself to tell. But once you've tried open, it's like night and day.
2) Has to do with the open design too but: Sound Stage. Wide sound stage is what you're looking for in most competitive gaming scenarios among other things. Imagine an orchestra stage and imagine one that can only fit 5 people in row. You have your eyes closed and are told to point at the direction you hear one of the violinists playing. A wider sound stage is like that but with a stage big enough to fit say 20 people. How far out the sound comes from and where it's coming becomes a lot clearer.
3) Ultimately what makes a gaming "headset" is the attached mic. Of course a standalone is much better overall but for mics that are just slapped on headsets, this one is really good. Not the best of course and it may sound worse in comparison videos as the creator probably records with a better mic. But as far as gaming mics go, they're really good.
Music Genres:Classical, Country, Electronic, Hip-hop, Jazz, Metal, Pop, R&B, Rock, World
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Loved these
I loved these headphones and they are such a good price. Durability was an issue as the mic popped out eventually but at least it continued to work when held together with tape. Aside from that great product.
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overall: on sale for 80$ it’s big bang for your buck, the function of the headset is great but it’s delivered in a borderline uncomfortable package, the earcups press against my skull and fit with little room left around my ears
Pros: wonderful natural sound quality that lets me hear little details on songs that I couldn’t before, decent mic, no software, good controls, the cable’s long, again no bloatware
Cons: I’d put lightweight and firm fit as pros but this headset is too tight and is almost uncomfortable, the earcups are slightly too narrow, I wish the volume adjust had a greater range, my first open-back and you can really hear everything happening outside the headset from the gentle whir of my computers fans to my mouse moving across its pad and the sound of my roommate having another mental breakdown at 1130pm
would I recommend to a friend: only if they tried it on because while it has bang for your buck in sound quality it isn’t comfortable
So i got this pair to replace my GDP 500 wired Sennheiser, and compared to that head set this is missing the mark. For someone like me who finds fitted XL hats a tight fit from times, i found this head set a very tight fit. (uncomfortable) this might get better with time, but 1st putting it on, its not great, and there not much i can do help with the issue. unlike my prior pair. Also the audio was a step down, while im not a audio pre-madonna, its a noticeable drop in quality. No diffrence from i can tell from the very limited time on the mic. To me the last pair was about a 8 or 9 out of ten, this pair is at best a 7. I fear i will break the headset since how tight it feels, and think i prefer to use my old ones for now. I also use these as back up for my work machine for conference calls, and ya... not as clear there either.
Music Genres:Electronic, Hip-hop, Metal, Pop, Rock
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These sound terrible, even with an EQ
Bought these for my partner because of all the good things people have to say about them and honestly they sound really terrible. The low end is incredibly muddy and bloated sounding and takes over the entire sound of the headphone, and the high end is nearly non-existent with immense fall off. The headphone cable is also extremely bad and is constantly tangling itself and never stays straight, it is covered in permanent kinks and twists from light desk use.
Build quality is fine, it creaks like you'd expect but it doesn't matter while you're using it and they're decently comfortable. The adhesive on the headband pad is showing signs of wearing off and the velour pads are lint and hair magnets.
Edit: The microphone also isn't great, it blocks out background noise well but the quality could be better and it has issues picking up their voice if they're not speaking loudly.
i bought some other big brand gaming headphones for same price and instantly refunded it because it was trash. saw good recommendations for these headphones and they're better than even $300 gaming-brand headphones.
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening, Gaming, Movies & TV
Music Genres:Classical, Hip-hop, Rock
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Great quality but comfortable for only people with short hair
First off, these headphones are great, the sound quality is amazing and even better if used with an equalizer. The mic quality sounds great and feels pretty good when swiveling. The only complaint I have about this is that it can't be used for long periods of time if you have medium-long hair like me, but if you situate it correct, it's comfortable and can be used for long durations. Once I cut my hair it was definitely a much better experience. One other small thing that doesn't really matter is that the length adjusters are kind of loose and can move if shaken a little. Other than that, I highly recommend these headphones for not just gaming but anything, everything sounds great on these.
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening, Gaming, Movies & TV
Music Genres:Country, Electronic, Jazz, World
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Five years of daily use and they're still amazing.
They've fallen, they've been tossed and scratched, I've walked away from my desk forgetting they're on my head and yanked the cable from the headset and still they're holding strong and looking good.
They still sound amazing, are incredibly comfortable and the few times I wear a different headset I wish I'd brought mine.