Sennheiser Game One or Astro A40 TR

[Pega]

I was looking for a mid tier headset around the 150 $ mark and I was presented with 2 very appealing options.

So I'm torn between the Sennheiser Game One and the Astro A40 TR (without that overpriced mixamp).

I have no doubt that the Sennheiser headset is better sounding and has one of the best headset mics. However I personally really do not like how they look and they aren't really something you can wear while out.

On the other hand the astro a40 has a design that I quite like, and the customizeable ear tags are also a draw. The removeable mic and detatchable cable is very nice, especially with my bad history of tugging cords. I have also heard that the build quality is on par with the price.

However the astros (from what I've heard) aren't the best in terms of performance. I have read all kinds of complaints with the mic; breaking, very bad at detecting lows and highs because of noise cancellation, makes you sound squeaky, etc. Some people say its alright and the complaints sometimes contradict each other, I just don't know who to trust. I have read that the mid range sounds on the headset are mediocre and I have little doubt that sennheisser would sound better.

I would really appreciate some insight on what to choose.

[ARmodder]

Not trying to troll but I've never gotten this high end $100+ headset craze, what are you getting for that $100+? most $30-$50 headsets come standard with the most commonly sought after features; flexible mic, padded speakers, noise canceling, included headset volume and mute control, and good sound quality, heck even good wireless bluetooth headsets can be had for $50-70!

I have a Sades SA-708 which only cost $21.99 on Amazon, and the sound is smooth and crisp (no crackling, no echo) the earpieces have very good padding (a little hot in the summer), and are fully adjustable, the only thing that could be better is maybe the durability but unlike some people I don't throw my headset on the floor if I'm losing in CSGO or Rainbow Six Seige.

[Pega]

引用自 ARmodder：

Not trying to troll but I've never gotten this high end $100+ headset craze, what are you getting for that $100+? most $30-$50 headsets come standard with the most commonly sought after features; flexible mic, padded speakers, noise canceling, included headset volume and mute control, and good sound quality, heck even good wireless bluetooth headsets can be had for $50-70!

I have a Sades SA-708 which only cost $21.99 on Amazon, and the sound is smooth and crisp (no crackling, no echo) the earpieces have very good padding (a little hot in the summer), and are fully adjustable, the only thing that could be better is maybe the durability but unlike some people I don't throw my headset on the floor if I'm losing in CSGO or Rainbow Six Seige.

Have you ever used a $100+ headset? Also the price jump is usually because of the mic quality. The amount of people i have met in csgo with crappy mics (yet they think it's good) blows my mind. I know I am better off getting like a blue yeti and some audiophile headphones, but that would run me around 200$. Also the all in one aspect is convenient. 100$+ isnt a craze, its the price some people will pay for quality. Hopefully this doesn't come off as me being triggered, I'm just explaining my reasoning.

[Horus]

I paid $250 for my Senns. Worth every penny, not a craze.

They will last me 10 years. How many crappy $50 headsets will you run through in that time, and how comfortable and great sounding are they? They're not.

[ARmodder]

引用自 Pega：

引用自 ARmodder：

Not trying to troll but I've never gotten this high end $100+ headset craze, what are you getting for that $100+? most $30-$50 headsets come standard with the most commonly sought after features; flexible mic, padded speakers, noise canceling, included headset volume and mute control, and good sound quality, heck even good wireless bluetooth headsets can be had for $50-70!

I have a Sades SA-708 which only cost $21.99 on Amazon, and the sound is smooth and crisp (no crackling, no echo) the earpieces have very good padding (a little hot in the summer), and are fully adjustable, the only thing that could be better is maybe the durability but unlike some people I don't throw my headset on the floor if I'm losing in CSGO or Rainbow Six Seige.

Have you ever used a $100+ headset? Also the price jump is usually because of the mic quality. The amount of people i have met in csgo with crappy mics (yet they think it's good) blows my mind. I know I am better off getting like a blue yeti and some audiophile headphones, but that would run me around 200$. Also the all in one aspect is convenient. 100$+ isnt a craze, its the price some people will pay for quality. Hopefully this doesn't come off as me being triggered, I'm just explaining my reasoning.

I actually tried my best friends Razer Man O' War one time when we LANed at his place, they were pretty good but when he told me he paid $180 for them I was in awe, the only plus to it was that he could talk to me while going into his kitchen to reload on beer, audio was very similar to the headset I have, the only other thing was it's sleek design but that means little in the end, to me anyway.

[Horus]

Razers headsets are known to be pricey and not offer much quality.

[ARmodder]

引用自 Horus：

I paid $250 for my Senns. Worth every penny, not a craze.

They will last me 10 years. How many crappy $50 headsets will you run through in that time, and how comfortable and great sounding are they? They're not.

Actually mine are very comfortable and the sound quality is excellent for the price point.

[Pega]

引用自 ARmodder：

引用自 Pega：

Have you ever used a $100+ headset? Also the price jump is usually because of the mic quality. The amount of people i have met in csgo with crappy mics (yet they think it's good) blows my mind. I know I am better off getting like a blue yeti and some audiophile headphones, but that would run me around 200$. Also the all in one aspect is convenient. 100$+ isnt a craze, its the price some people will pay for quality. Hopefully this doesn't come off as me being triggered, I'm just explaining my reasoning.

I actually tried my best friends Razer Man O' War one time when we LANed at his place, they were pretty good but when he told me he paid $180 for them I was in awe, the only plus to it was that he could talk to me while going into his kitchen to reload on beer, audio was very similar to the headset I have, the only other thing was it's sleek design but that means little in the end, to me anyway.

Razer headsets are really overpriced IMO. Brands such as Sennheiser and Astro offer more for the price. The Man O' War's build quality is not very good, mostly creaky plastic and the top band is known to break. Sound from Razer headsets are mediocre at best. I would never pay 180$ for a razer headset, and this is coming from a guy who got the razer blackshark for 120$.

[Pega]

引用自 Horus：

I paid $250 for my Senns. Worth every penny, not a craze.

They will last me 10 years. How many crappy $50 headsets will you run through in that time, and how comfortable and great sounding are they? They're not.

That's awesome. I think I'll get the Senns since they dropped down to 150$ from 250$. Seems like a steal, maybe it'll drop even more on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Just a question, I heard the memory foam on the Game Ones deteriorate over time. Is this true?

[Horus]

引用自 Pega：

引用自 Horus：

I paid $250 for my Senns. Worth every penny, not a craze.

They will last me 10 years. How many crappy $50 headsets will you run through in that time, and how comfortable and great sounding are they? They're not.

That's awesome. I think I'll get the Senns since they dropped down to 150$ from 250$. Seems like a steal, maybe it'll drop even more on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. Just a question, I heard the memory foam on the Game Ones deteriorate over time. Is this true?

I don't own the Game Ones.

I have both a set of PC 360 G4ME and PC 363D. The earpads are foam on both, extremely comfortable, and I have not noticed any degradation and the 360s are well over 5 years old.

[Sticky Honeybuns]

Sennheiser makes the best headphones money can buy.

Word of advice. Stop buying "headsets" and get a good studio headphone. Don't get surround sound ones either, stick to stereo. For a mic just use a cheap clip on mic.

Companies that make good studio headphones are Sennheiser (my personal favorite), Sony, Phillips, audio-technica, shure.

Stay away from beats, Bose, and any brand that makes only gaming accessories.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

I have a €5 headset around my neck of which I only use the microphone and my sound seem to be better than quite a few I play with anyway ..

Anyway as for the Astro I don't remember which model but someone was comparing the G933 vs them and preferred the later (if that's the $200+ ones?) but maybe those are out of your league, I don't know if one can remove the microphone on those.

Design wise I don't think the A40 looked like something which you would seem less geeking going around with but maybe the whole thing was about the microphone.

You can get Sennheiser HD 598, Beyer-Dynamic DT880 or the Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X somewhere in this range which are just head-phones but which can be combined with the Mod-Mic 4 Omni-directional for instance to get a head-set with a removable microphone and which are head-phones you can use out and about too.

I wish I had bought the Sennheiser G4me One or Zero when it only cost 999 SEK here at some time considering it seem to be a fine head-set.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

引用自 Sticky Honeybuns：

Companies that make good studio headphones are Sennheiser (my personal favorite), Sony, Phillips, audio-technica, shure.

Stay away from beats, Bose, and any brand that makes only gaming accessories.

Beyer-Dynamic, AKG, Grado, Denon(?), B&W(?) and likely a bunch of others.

I don't see why gaming accessory manufacturers would necessarily make worse audio-equipment. Sure that could be the case and sure only looking at their products limit your amount of possibly choices but the same is also true if you exclude them. Logitech likely sell quite a few headsets and likely have some money to use for design and development and there's no reason why their equipment couldn't be good too. I don't know how good they are in comparision but of course they or as you mention Sony could come up with a gaming head-set which actually is very good.

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

引用自 Sticky Honeybuns：

Sennheiser makes the best headphones money can buy.

Word of advice. Stop buying "headsets" and get a good studio headphone. Don't get surround sound ones either, stick to stereo. For a mic just use a cheap clip on mic.

IMHO my more or less for free microphone sounds surprisingly good, but I guess a cheap "mosquito"/lavalier microphone such as the Sony ECM-CS3 will sound even better. In the case of the Mod Mic 4 I think the omni-directional one sounds better than the uni-directional one but of course it will record more background noise (and that's likely why I feel it sound more natural), I don't really know how the Zoom X/Y microphones sound vs the lavalier ones but I think they sound pretty nice though for a similar amount of money I think the Yeti ones / large diaphragm ones sound even better though they are more limited in what you can do with them (the whole thing with the Zoom ones is that you can bring them with you and record people and events with them.)

What are the best virtual surround sound for headphones? I know the Razer one are free so that's nice.

[Horus]

The Sennheiser PC-363D (or I think they updated it to 373D?) is very likely the best surround sound headset money can buy.

Thing is, as mentioned, Sennheiser is an audiophile company, which also happens to make gaming headsets.

They are not a gaming peripherals company that also makes headsets, and those always are pretty bad quality.

As for the modmic, cute thing but frankly, sennheisers are so sturdy, I don't see why you would want to drill a hole in your expensive beyer-dynamic headPHONES in order to add a modmic which is fragile. Sure you can replace it, but...

Why not just get a really good headset from an audiophile company that is so sturdy that you can drop them hundreds of times and they are still like new?

I don't see any options out there.

[Pega]

I don't understand why anyone cares about 7.1 surround. It has been proven to be a gimmick. Should I get the game one or game zero? The build quality of the zero looks better and the closed back design is nice because it can be loud in the house a lot. I heard that they don't sound as good as the ones though. I have also heard that even after the updated ohms, it still is weak if you don't have an amp deserving of it. I have also heard that the updated models have a detachable cord which I hope is true because that would be really nice.