That headset is complete trash. COMPLETE TRASH. There isn't a single good thing about this pos. The plastic squeaks, the microphone is DOGSHIT and the speakers are quiet. When it is initially plugged in, the default settings are wacked. The microphone had a default 20dB boost and had all the stupid sidetone enabled so you could hear the shitcan of a mic as soon as you plug it in. Don't buy this trash
I've had a pair of the Philips SHP9500 headphones for a few years but have resorted to different headsets or using a lavalier microphone whenever I needed a mic. I just started considering a V-Moda BoomPro to make things easier so this video was very useful. Seems like it would make perfect sense to get one. Thanks for making the video!
V-moda Boom pro is VERY sensitive and it leads to receive all loud sounds that comes from a headphones, like explosions, shots etc, usually it happens when high volume was chosen - open back headphones works bad with v-moda mic. Results in many echoes. It also picks up noises when the cables of the mic touches something, crazy. Had to set custom noise gate in OBS and other apps. little pop filter helps but not much.
Love this combo, but the mute-switch on my V-Moda BoomPro stopped working after 1 year of use 👎, which is too bad as I love having the mute switch / microphone kill-switch, and the mic quality is very good. Hopefully V-Moda can fix this in future products.
The build quality on the astro's are pretty bad, long term the GSP will last longer. I have the astro a50 for a year now and the top headband keeps popping out of place when just wearing them, firmware and software issues with the astro headset, astro's game+voice chat being completely broken and just not working most of the time.
Dude, they don't do head measurements, they just say it feels loose on the head! That's the proper way of reviewing!! In all seriousness, you are the first reviewer, who actually paid attention. Thanks!!!
Can anyone confirm if I were to use this with my SHP9500, connect the mic to the mobo mic input & use an adapter cable to connect audio to my external iFi Zen DAC - will I get a feedback hum? In which case I'd be better off getting a ModMic 4 0r 5?
I’ve been using this combo for a few months, and it has been great until the audio started popping out with loud noises in games like explosions. Also happens whenever I try to adjust the volume wheel. Not sure if that’s a headphone issue or vmoda issue.
Probably the most uncomfortable headset ever created. My ears get extremely hot and sweaty pads are terrible. Very cheaply made, squeaks with every movement of your head! Terrible microphone, get used to everyone complaining about it.
The sound that comes from the SHP9500 doesn't leak into the microphone? The original BoomPro é omnidirectional, and I'm worried that it can capture too much from the sound that comes out of the headphone.
Has anyone tried powering this combo throught a Series-X Controller? I see comments on amazon about certain mics like the Modmic having issues with power using this route.
