A decent gaming headset

[The Queen Of UwU]

Hello looking for a decent gaming headset, if i dont find one ill just buy hyperx cloud 2 again even though their cables keeps messing up.

What im looking for is;
-great sound for both music, atmospheric games and fps games , or comes with a software where i can change it to my liking
- preferably wireless but seems impossible to find with a decent mic
-decent mic, i generally speak very softly
-over ear, comfort and clean design

My budget is 174 dollars, BUT i live in sweden and buying from amazon is hella expensive. But give some recommendations, maybe with pros and cons and ill look them up myself.

Yesterday i was choosing between steelseries arctic 7 and hyperx vloud flight but both of there mics were really and the music from arctic 7 wasnt that pleasing to me.

I know this is kinda impossible but maybe there is someone thats better than me with this that could help:)

Have a good day!

[Monk]

If it has to be a gaming headset instead of hifi headphones and a separate mic (which would be better), I've been using a pair of corsair void Pro wireless on my couch rig for a year ish now and they have pretty good sound for a gaming pair, a solid mic, good software and are comfy.

This is in comparison to my main rigs setup of shure srh1540's with schiit audio modi/magni 2 amp/dac that cost 7-8x as much so I'm not comparing them with other similar priced headphones, yet they do a solid job.

[The Queen Of UwU]

Escrito originalmente por Monk:

If it has to be a gaming headset instead of hifi headphones and a separate mic (which would be better), I've been using a pair of corsair void Pro wireless on my couch rig for a year ish now and they have pretty good sound for a gaming pair, a solid mic, good software and are comfy.

This is in comparison to my main rigs setup of shure srh1540's with schiit audio modi/magni 2 amp/dac that cost 7-8x as much so I'm not comparing them with other similar priced headphones, yet they do a solid job.

Sadly it has to be all combined in some way as i use the headset outside as well but im leaning toward not unless i can find a cheap usb adapter for my other devices.

Thanks ill look that headset up!

[Monk]

Just disable the rgb to massively increase battery life, seriously, who needs rgb on headphones?

[Talby]

IMHO the best wireless headset solution is AptX low latency, and for a bit more $, AptX HD for wireless music.

You can get both by using something like this usb adapter 1Mii B03[www.amazon.com] and this headphone adapter CSR8675 Wireless Apt-X HD Headset Adapter[www.amazon.com]

Or if you just want AptX LL you can save some $ and get something like this receiver Avantree Leaf Long Range USB[www.amazon.com] and this headphone adapter Avantree Clipper Pro[www.amazon.com]

In either case, use whatever headphone you like, the mic is built into the headphone adapter so you just have to clip it on your shirt near your neck. Or, if you're not using the mic just clip to your belt or whatever.

Not sure if you are using borderlinx[www.borderlinx.com] as your international amazon shipper, if not it's worth a look.

[Revelene]

For starters, stop looking at gaming brands for audio. If you want quality audio, go for a quality audio brand.

If you continue to look at all these gaming brands for audio, you are essentially just getting a toy.

[The Queen Of UwU]

Well normal headphones, thats for music, are generally incredibly uncomfortable and doesnt come with a mic. When i speak about audio its more related to the game , movies and music.
Its weird to me that a gaming headset cant have decent audio quality, but i guess thats just me.

Thanks for your suggestions, however i dont wanna order from amazon, the shipping cost is massive and not worth it when my things will break so.

[Revelene]

Escrito originalmente por WOTH.LittleBunny:

Well normal headphones, thats for music, are generally incredibly uncomfortable and doesnt come with a mic. When i speak about audio its more related to the game , movies and music.
Its weird to me that a gaming headset cant have decent audio quality, but i guess thats just me.

Thanks for your suggestions, however i dont wanna order from amazon, the shipping cost is massive and not worth it when my things will break so.

There is nothing about a gaming headset thatakea it any better at gaming than headphones. Audio is audio.

If you've had headphones that were uncomfortable and were not good with gaming, then you got bad headphones.

You can get a mic. You can get one that will connect just like a headset, you can have a clip on mic, you can have a desktop mic... Plenty of options.

The best gaming brand headsets get easily outperformed by mid range headphones that cost a fraction of the price. Gaming brands use cheap, prefabricated drivers (speakers), and do not put enough R&D into audio quality and tuning. They focus on aspects that the typical uninformed gamer looks for, which is eye candy and fancy words.

Amazon has free shipping options to many countries, where do you reside? Amazon also has a great return policy. If you get something worth buying, it shouldn't break on you.

[Supafly]

The could have better audio quality it's just they don't. Most are fairly new to audio sector and are aimed at gamers. Anything with a 'gamer' tag has a extra price mark up. You're literally paying more just because it's a 'gaming' product.

I'm not an audiophile myself though and for what I use my headset for my Cloud Alphas are fine. I did get them at a decent price last year so compared to none gaming brands they perform reasonably well for the price I paid.

[The Queen Of UwU]

I live in Sweden and i basically need to find something today to get it as a christmas gift from my parents.

Well its not like ill just use the headset at my computer, ill use it outside aswell so it having a mic to begin is better than getting a portable one. Its not like my phone or tablet have usb ports:P

[Revelene]

Escrito originalmente por WOTH.LittleBunny:

I live in Sweden and i basically need to find something today to get it as a christmas gift from my parents.

Well its not like ill just use the headset at my computer, ill use it outside aswell so it having a mic to begin is better than getting a portable one. Its not like my phone or tablet have usb ports:P

You can literally get a mic that will connect and turn headphones into a headset. One 3.5mm cable.

Nothing about a gaming headset makes it better than headphones.

You clearly need to do more research, as you don't seem to understand the options available to you.

[The Queen Of UwU]

Then what headphones do you recommend?(:

[Revelene]

Escrito originalmente por WOTH.LittleBunny:

Then what headphones do you recommend?(:

Hard for me to recommend, as I'm in America. Online options would be similar, but localized options I have no idea about.

If you want a headset, Sennheiser has some gaming headsets to tickle your gaming fancy. However, these headsets are not your typical gaming headsets. They actually have good audio. Sennheiser is a tried and true audio company.

Other than that, I'll need more information to find out what headphones would be a good fit for you.

Typically, open back headphones are best for positional audio, but terrible for use outside. You'll need to decide which is more important for you. But do keep in mind that there are options that are closed back or semi closed (or something in and in between) that can offer a good middle ground.

[Talby]

Tough call, if you are stuck with brick-and-mortar purchase the best budget headphones w/ mic I recommend would be the Skullcandy Hesh 2 [www.skullcandy.com], they are about $50 USD on sale here, they sound surprisingly good. Can't compare to $300 Senn's or anything but if they do break won't kill your wallet to badly.

I actually grabbed an Uproar on sale for $25, crazy good battery life and small enough to keep in my laptop bag and I constantly use them for on-line meetings paired to both my phone and work laptop.

[Monk]

All of this is why I recommended the corsair voids, as my main headphones are audiophile kit, I'm happy to say that for the cost the voids do a good job and I'm comparing them to my main setup when I say that.

[Talby]

^ good to know about the Void, although if going to use on the go I am not sure a gaming headset would be a good choice (have yet to see anyone doing that, for good reason - would be screaming “I am Uber nerd” lol)

I only mentioned Skullcandy since they did get a mention on Rting’s best wireless headphones by feature[www.rtings.com], specifically the Grind as being a good on ear pick. Also why I decided to try the Uproar at 1/2 the price.