First of all R.I.P(maybe?) Razer man o' war wireless... But pretty much I need a new headset that's wired this time. Wireless seemed good but it was a pain overall, so i'm deciding to get the next one wired. I heard that the Steel Series Arctis were good but still haven't decided. So any good headsets that are around $100?(looking for them to be USB also)
Posted Mar 14, 2019, 11:03 PM UTC
My Corsair Void Pro is an amazing wireless headset, but can still comfortably be used wired as well. I’ve had zero issues with it in the three months since I bought it and the battery life has been impressive. On a full charge it has lasted me full Saturday gaming sessions from 12pm till 3am before. (With the rgb turned off of course). If my battery does get low, I just plug it in and the cord is very long so it doesn’t feel like I’m tethered to my PC.
All the set up I had to do was plug in the usb dongle and charging cable, boot up iCue, and after letting it get to a full charger to start, start gaming.
I just got one of these a couple weeks ago, refurbished from Corsair. Granted it's my first "gaming" headset so I have nothing to compare it to but i'm very happy with my purchase. A friend who has one pointed me in that direction.
you say wired does that mean that their is a usb cable that connects them to the pc like a usb headphones? Because i'm looking at the page right now and do not see such feature.
The one I have has a usb charging cable that’s quite long used for power to the headset and it’s still comfortable to game with the headset plugged into the charging cable.
Then the headset connects to the PC for audio wirelessly through the usb dongle.
ok thanks
What was wrong/a pain with the wireless headset?
well you see they (mine at least) are a pain to charge if they run out of power mid game.
Like is the charging port in a weird spot? I've been using the corsair void pro wireless for over a year and they generally last me 10 or so hours give or take an hour. Usually only have to charge them overnight. But they also make a wired pair.
how long have you had those? because mine I've had for almost a year and the battery life really dropped recently. and yes the charging port is in a weird spot, its in the extension cable under my desk. personally I do like wireless headphones for listening to music because there isn't a big deal if they run out mid day.
Little over a year. It has a little corsair rgb logo, turned that down to half brightness in the corsair cue settings and I get 10 or so hours. Haven't noticed any battery degradation. The software sucks though. It estimates the headsets battery % so that's the software isnt that accurate but itll have warnings when its low like the header will tell you and itll have a little red light. I'd recommend getting a magnetic cable for a wireless headset though. I use one and it's a small improvement plugging it in. You can find them for pretty cheap. Picked up a 3 pack of magnetic chargers for $12. The mic is I'd say is pretty good considering its wireless.
Also the Corsair HS70 is pretty much a redesign of the void pro. Same drivers, similar mic, but a new casing that looks less gamery and I kinda like the look of that one more but I bought the void pro before the hs70 was released.
Personally dislike the Arctis line of headsets. They don't sit nicley on my head and fall off all the time.
For me it's HyperX cloud (I, Core, II, or Pro), Sennhieser GSP 302, Cooler Master MH751 or MH752, or SHP9500 with a separate mic.
Hyperx cloud 2
Sennheiser PC37X for $120 Massdrop ($110 with a referral link) or a HyperX headset imo (Sennheiser is better imo, but my HyperX has been better than most of the other gaming brand headphones I've owned though).
Steel series or hyperx is a solid choice for daily gaming. Unless your budget is higher i would recommend audiophiles sound equipment.
Probably best bang for the buck headsets? Even their "lower end" models are pretty darn good.
For sure