What's been your favourite headset for gaming so far?

vividspecter , 26 days ago

AKG K371. Affordable (although it’s gone up since the pandemic), comfortable, and follows the Harman curve closely so will be pleasing to most ears even without EQ.

borari , 26 days ago

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 DAC, then any decent studio headphones, I use a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-m50x’s. I use a separate mic connected with an xlr cable to the dac. I could never go back to a combined “gaming” headset.

Kolanaki , 26 days ago

I miss my Siberia Icemats. Those things were great.

I had a Plantronics RIG I won in a drawing I didn’t even know I was entered in, but it wasn’t that comfortable. One of those over the ear styles, but the cups were small so it just squeezed your ears instead of sit comfortably around them. But other than that, they were pretty amazing. Even came with a DAC.

Currently I have a Sony WH-XB910N but it’s just headphones. It does technically have a mic for using handsfree with a phone, but even though it shows up on PC as an input device, it doesn’t actually pick anything up so I can’t use it as a headset when gaming 😮‍💨

ramjambamalam , 27 days ago

I used Audeze Mobius for years until the yoke inevitably cracked. I exchanged it for a Maxwell which I’ve mostly left in the box since I also acquired a VZR Model One. It has a metal headband and is a passive, analog headset so very few digital parts to go wrong.

stardust , 27 days ago

KSC75 with yaxi pads and headband because it is light and comfortable even when it is hot. And it’s cheap.

LNRDrone , 27 days ago

I’ve been using a pair of Sennheiser HD210s for closer to 10 years. Light and comfy and decent audio quality for the price.

Lampenoel , 26 days ago

I got the same pair many years ago for just 20€. They were amazing for the price, but sadly the rubber for the earpads and headband got flakey and i wasn’t able to enjoy them anymore… I’m using the HD569 now with replacable cables and earpads, but they are a bit pricey compared to the HD210.

VulcanDeathGrip , 27 days ago

Steelseries arctics 7

Reasonably comfortable, reasonably priced (if you catch a sale about $100usd), good mic with monitoring, wireless, but most importantly: they just work. I’ve had the same pair for 5ish years and have never had to troubleshoot.

notnotmike , 27 days ago

Arctis 7 was truly the best headset, I have three pairs at this point. None of them broken - all were purchased because the headset was so good I wanted one for the office and for my wife.

However, Steelseries seems deadset on making worse versions of the Arctis with every iteration. The 9 was altogether disappointing and they are really trying to force all the features like the chat mix into Sonar software instead. Really disappointing.

phx , 26 days ago

Yeah. I’ve got an Artist Pro Wireless, and Sonar stuff has screwed it up in weird ways

50MYT , 27 days ago

I have a pair of these and I absolutely love them, so much so I convinced a few others to get them too.

Two of us have since had mic issues over he last couple of years where the mic is garbled and not clear. Not sure if it’s a uemser error or issue with them.

Other than that they have good batter, good ange from base, easy to setup, good audio quality, good controls, don’t weigh too much. Would buy again.

rubicon , 26 days ago

I’ve had mine for years and I really like them. The stupid band thing is all stretched out, and the poorly designed power button snapped internally so I had to drill a hole in the casing to turn them on now but otherwise working great!

dubyakay , 25 days ago

I wish they had USB C.

Saulkman , 27 days ago

I’ve had the HyperX Cloud for 3 or 4 years and really like them. It felt a little uncomfortable for the first week or so after switching from a crappy cheap SteelSeries headset because of how good the soundproofing is. I bought my brother the Cloud II and he also likes it.

wirelesswire , 27 days ago

I'm on my 2nd Cloud 2 headset, love them. The only issue is the plastic on the sides tends to crack after a couple years.