The Best Gaming Headsets aren't "Gaming" Headsets 

azhlvy Sounded awful. I was amazed...

At that point it’s worth buying a cheap cardioid mic

Honestly I'd rather buy a $20 Red Dragon headset than that shit. For $200 I'd be fuckin' fumin' if that's what I got. Hell, a pair of ear buds with the stereotypical Blue Snowball mic would be a better set-up.

Idk why u guys expect for a wireless headset to have a good mic.. Rofl

@@benshiro5008 the 2nd set of headphones had a pretty good mic, and they were wireless..

i know right? I was like "bruuuuh"

I aint gonna be rick rolled, imma head out.

where?

Me neither but there it was

Whats rickroll?

Bruh That got me so damn bad

It's 11 pm were I live and u got me waking up my neighbor's lmfao

Omfg 🤷‍♂️

He do be vibing doe

Dammmmmmmn

VuHien2011 they make headphones not mics

They make mics too. But he obviously clipped the signal heavily by having the gain too high in the video. Have to say though, that the sound wasn't impressive anyway.

@@notwetsyrup9936 I know that hence, my remark. I should have said headphone, not headset. But when you know they have the engineering expertise to make among the best headphones, you would think they know how to make a semi decent microphone or even buy it from another manufacturer.

prolly cause it's wireless

@@Shad0wolf0 I have hard time to believe that because it is wireless, it can't be better than that. I have a Sony bluetooth headphone and the sound is quite decent. There is plenty of bandwidth in a bluetooth connection to move enough data for a quality sound. And it works both ways. If there is enough bandwidth to generate a sound, there must be enough bandwidth to record a sound.

Noticed it too

Me to

Heard that 2

I died

So interesting

Bruh😂😂

@@MadMarco he looks like a tech deck character

HAHAHAHAH (I only laughed after reading your comment and imagining it)

memes are like fashion they eventually come back in style

@@moonmessiah9368 you worded it beautifully

Yes he just did!

Moon Messiah not at fucking all

pat dereck Alright calm down meme elitist.

MVP comment right here. Thanks bud

omg! youre a life saver

Hey were the headphones worth it ? I went to check online reviews and alot said that after 2 months of using it the quality of the headphone deteriorate, did that happen to you too?

@@vaarax8993 Hey just saw your comment so not sure if you're still looking but no I have experienced zero issues with them. I've been running them since April of 2021 and they are still going strong. I did notice that if you run the sound at 100% on the actual headphone and then just adjust volume with your PC you actually get a significant improvement in performance. I specifically noticed that the sound of a Precision Airstrike in Warzone would sound like it was clipping the drivers when the volume on the headset was lower. Surprisingly, when I crank the level to 100% on the headset then just drop the volume of my PC the airstrike no longer peaks the drivers and it can be even louder! I use them for several hours a day primarily for making phone calls and music but they are also excellent for gaming. I have a friend who uses a goxlr with a shure mic attached and yes that mic sounds better but the one on this headset is very close to it (just a little less bass). Absolutley love them. I've helped several friends get the wired or wireless versions and they all agree that it is fantastic. Excellent imaging and soundstage (for a closed back at least). I recently ordered a PC38x from Drop as I wanted an open back for certain scenarios (being able to hear my kids in the other room if needed and sidetone is just too noisy overall). Still waiting on that one to arrive but I'm very curious to see how it compares.

@@AJRohrer I wasnt looking for one anymore, but i'll buy these when my headset break, thank you !

I've heard mics from $18 headsets that sound better

Because its fucking wireless..

brah agreed, but it has the longest battery time so they have to sacrifice the quality. However, I think gpx has really great microphone but their audio quality just suck so bad I bought and returned.

@@benshiro5008 There are a bunch fo wireless ones that sound good

@@carsonlamphear5352 I hate wireless, its inconvenient, stuff like that always disconnects, and sound quality isn't as good due it being Bluetooth and not direct sound from the cable

I have beyerdynamic dt990 80 ohms with a wireless modmic

He said wired to both of them actually

Are they comfortable when being worn for a long time?

@@Finn-wm2no I have zero issues with comfort wearing these headphone, no matter how long I have them on. It's been another year since I left this comment, and I can say with 100% confidence that I'd recommend these to anyone. :)

@@plattnum89 Okay, thank you very much :)

@@Finn-wm2no I have them too, and all I can say about comfort is that I don't really enjoy them from this side but it does compensate with the sound/mic quality. It really kicks ass. Change the pads if they're not your type and just go get'em

Do you have an amp or anything with your headset? Or just straight plug and play?

How is it "sub par headphone" they sound better then any headphones considered as gaming headphones

Headphones are alot better than gaming headsets lol, they're meant to buy a separate mic with them

Neither have I. Thats why I initially was considering the MH752 and the Arctis lineup. Glad to see this collection, but honestly only the Beyerdynamic one looked not gamery.

@@Memann208 the Audio Technica ones don't loke gamery either, look like the m50x with a blue D-Brand ring skin

208Tsuna I've had an Arctics 3 for a little under 2 years and love them! Looking to upgrade but they are amazing and work like from day 1

Yeah agreed.

Couldnt of said it better myself.

I would disagree. There are some very high quality wireless headphones that can easily punch with the big boys. The Sennheiser's and the Audiotechica's implementations, I would agree, aren't good. However, Beyerdynamic actually kept with their quality, and made it with a mic. If I ever bought a headset, that's probably what I would buy..... Other then the Audizie Mobius. To be frank, a standalone mic through an XLR interface still is king of the roost in my book, and I would sill just look into a modmic before a headset. Also, really? Impedance is NOT what makes a headphone "audiophile"

@@jordanhart9708 I agree about having an external is the better solution, the point I tried to make with the impedance is that in most cases headphones with high impedance need more power and thus can carry more details of a sound although there are some exceptions and people who have those kind of cans do own some kind of amp/dac. All of it combined leaning to an audiophile listening experience.

@@maelroudaut5281 Sadly I can not describe how much I want to beat my skull into a wall right now... Yes, most audiophiles do use dedicated amp/dacs. Yes, high impedance headphones CAN produce more detail then lower impedance headphones when fed enough power.... This does NOT, however, mean that in order to obtain this "audiophile listening experience" that you must have an external amp/dac (cause even your on board audio has them!!!) and high impedance headphones. Lower impedance headphones (aka MOST EVERY HEADPHONE YOU WILL FIND EVER) can still benefit from a stronger amp then what you have on board, a better DAC, and high quality source files. There are also plenty of IEMs that are even lower impedance that are cheap (comparatively speaking) that many audiophiles LOVE (Tin T2, KZ ZS10 Pro, and BLON B3 all come to mind in the $40-50 price range). When I talked about an EXTERNAL solution, I ment an external audio interface for your microphone, eg. Behringer U-Phoria UM2, mixer boards, and the Scarlett from Focusrite along with a dedicated microphone.

How have they been so far?

Second previous comment lol, how have they been??

@@motorizedpedestrian lmao

i was watching at 360p thought it was 1080p

yes yes yes

yes.

1000 yesses

Yes! And if you got the cash, Phillips fidelio x2

what dac?

yes, i am absolute

better just audeze lcd1 and zm-mic1

Didnt know they had one! Although I bet it's not that much better than the gsp 670? These companies just need to go all in with no compromise and make like a $1000 headset that sounds as good as their headphones. I'd buy that

Thanks yeeeees, someone who knows ... i'm on an Audeze lcd2c right now but thinking about buying the mobius for my girlfriend :) or lcd 1 and mic

Hyperx cloud orbit?

they aight

Please save me from the people recommending fucking ASTROs in the comments.

vlp3r If you haven’t already, consider investing in a solid DAC or AMP/DAC combo to unlock the full potential of the mmx 300’s. Also grab some memory foam leather earcups for even better sound quality 👍

@@KraftyDubstep Any suggestions for DAC or AMP/DAC? Because I have the MMX 3 G2 600 Ohm and I had bought a new soundcard. And it improved dramatic from that alone.

I felt like he was talking directly to me when he dropped that line

I'm one of them! I just tested out the GSP 600 and it is so much worse audio wise compared to my DT 770 PRO. I didn't expect the difference to be so large. Although I do think this headset is tuned for video game audio somehow - but still, it has distortion even. And the mic quality did not blow my socks off for the price. I think I'm probably better just grabbing an audio interface and a professional mic. The MMX 300 sounded nice but it's pretty pricey

@@com3se3m3 they are for gaming, the audio is made more bassy to hear steps and shooting and any other noise cues the game you're playing does, which is why they suck for music, videos, and anything like that, they are gaming, aka you want the best advantage in any way not necessarily the best sound for anything else.

Same combo here. Fidelio X2's are excellent.

@@ckeoni same dude

Why a Antlion mic and not V-Moda Boom Pro which would plug directly in? Only asking because I’ve tried both and like the mod mic sound better but hate having the additional wire

@@clawson32104 sorry not same haha. I use the v moda Not anymore, now I have a usb mic

@@clawson32104 Honestly, I didn't even know about the V-Moda mic until you mentioned it :) You're right though. The extra wire kinda sucks. I mesh wrapped the headset and mic wires together, so it's not too bad now.

Tyler Jasper pc or console gaming ?

Any recommendations?

@@leighcarolan6429 get a nice pair of headphones and get a usb mod mic. a mod mic + something like the phillips shp9500 is great

AKG K712 Pro, needs an amplifier though (+100 EUR)

@@kingjack6053 ah I ended up going with the Phillips Fidelio x2hrs after some great thought and have had them for a couple months. And I have to say I'm disappointed.. For headphones that have reached as high as £300 in its lifespan I expected so much more. Shit they sound less punchy and more airy/tinny than even my wireless Sony wh-ch700n! Like how is that possible 😭

@@leighcarolan6429 i’ve never listened to the fidelio, but i have a pair of shp9500s so i assume they’re similar. I agree they sound airy…and that’s by design because they’re open back. If you’ve only had bassy, closed-back cans before it’s a very different kind of sound. What makes them great is the positional/spatial audio and imaging. You can really pinpoint where sounds are coming from, and the response is flat, so you’re hearing the audio as it was designed. if you’re looking for a lot more bass punch like a pair of Beats, you’ll be disappointed…but you would have known that already from reading reviews, etc

This guy is just a snob, not an audiophile. he used voicemeeter to tamper with the microphone results. basically every actual hardware channel has had nothing but praise for Sennheiser's gaming line in both microphone and sound quality as well as build quality. they're also only $100. there's not a single pair of wireless headphones and a microphone you can buy with better audio quality you can buy at that price. nevermind the 370s are only so much because they're wireless, the wired version is $50 and goes on sale for like $30 all the time

None of them have lighting?

@@randomfrankp hi

Kinda like they are twice the price

Why didn't I think of that?! I was actually looking at this video because my A50s from 2012 battery isn't lasting more then 2 hours but I love the headset with a passion

mathew chen sound...

@@maaaazen9993 well i understand that but i was wondering if gaming headphones had any other specific features except for a mic which were important

@@mathewchen3847 7.1 , One-Ear/Ocer-Eat (that's preference), response time, impedance, sound spectrum (the best is 20Hz to 20kHz). Etcetera

Go beyerdynamic or sennheiser, what's made gaming headset is only RGB (take a schiit audio or a rode amp if possible)

Get a 58x or fidelio x2

I’m deciding between the Fidelio X2 and the Philips SHP9600 which do you think I should get?

@@SillylNico Hi, if you have more to spend get the fidelio. The soundstage is very massive and fidelios sounds really aggressive as well so its good for games or movies. Fidelio X2 is worth the additional cost. However, If you insist on getting a cheaper ones I suggest SHP9500 instead of SHP9600.

@@SillylNico Getting an amplifier+dac combo would be even better. Even though Fidelio has relatively low impedance, 32 ohms, an amplifier+dac combo would drive the headphone to its true potential. Open backs headphone usually require more power than the specification since the sound leaks out. But the sound being able to leak out is what makes open back headphones have massive soundstage. The amp+dac combo that I am using right now is Fiio K5 Pro and I definitely recommend it.

Was looking for this one lol.

There not meant for the mic

If you’re buying expensive headphones, just use a separate microphone. You’re buying it for audio, not being a mic.

Just get the ath adg1x and never look back

@@kwicksandz sorry but i'v been looking for it and can't find it are you sure about the name ?

@@kwicksandz oh nop just fond it but do you have any cheaper options ?

@@samuelpiette9787 the Phillips shp9500s and vmoda boompro for a mic

@@kwicksandz what about sennheiser game one? which one more detailed and clear sound quality?

What headphones do you recommend? My budget is 200-300 quid

@@scanjet1000 If you like open back headphones (Which most gaming headsets tend to be) The Philips X2HR are quite good and under your budget. I personally have the Vmoda Crossfade LP1s and theyre phenomenal. Basically get any headphones with a detachable 3.5mm cable and buy the Vmoda boom mic. the mic itself is only $30.

@@europeanlegend9347 currently debating between k712 pro + amp or audeze mobius

@@scanjet1000 Unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket. Get the K702 instead. They're $190 (USD) unless you're looking for a wider bass response (although the k702 has good enough bass especially for mixed usage). The audeze have a terrible build quality for what you're paying. and for me personally, build quality is just as important as sound quality.

@@europeanlegend9347 pretty sure I'm going to go for k712 pro + fiio k5 pro or ifi zen. Forums have recommended me. Will take a look at that headset though

Do you still have those now? If so do you still recommend them??

@@driftwize Yes, I still have them and would recommend them. I bought mine in the end of 2017. The sound is still awesome and the cable a weakpoint of headsets/phones is also still fine. The only thing I replaced with a new one is the headband, because the syntetic leather started to crumble after 3 years and a few months of daily usage.

@@legend_acg bi-yearly checking if homie still has the MMX 300s. I've heard people have had theirs for 7+ years and they are easily replaceable parts if something really screws up, reason I bought em.

@@ElderWillows Yes, still rocking my original MMX 300s daily and they are as amazing as ever. Only replaced a second time the headband & ear covers.

@@legend_acg Awesome to hear!

i hear clicking noises when ever i hear something loud with them ...

@@AXELVISSERS thats..weird..do you use a dac of any kind or just straight into your pc?

@@vedomedo i have a soundblasterx g6 dac that goes into my ps4

@@vedomedo any thoughts?

@@AXELVISSERS honestly no idea.. Check if the cable is properly seated/connected into the headset, read that some people had issues with that

Can you please tell me which one you would choose? Mmx150, epos gsp 601 or epos gsp 670?

@@ivanpopovic567 I'm partial to GSP 670.

@@SchwaboChannel I saw now that they are actually out of my budget, they were on discount.. what would you choose under 130-140 euros? Thank you!

Its battlefield 5 i think

Wow right on an ad

Did you mod them??

@@VFHost Not yet. Before purchasing the T50RP I read in depth all about the mod scene and everyone just went "Soon as you buy them you gotta mod them" , then again, I want to use them stock for a while, so I can notice and appreciate the differences when I mod. I just received replacement earpads for it couple of days back, but I think I'm gonna go the Mayflower Mod way.

It’s nothing special

Try the Fidelio X2s

personally, i just bought the HD58x Jubilee. coming from HyperX Cloud Alphas, these sound amazing. even plugged into my xbox controller they are loud and clear. at first they did sound weird, as in different, in games but after playing you’ll get used to it and learn to appreciate them. yes i know theyre not a headset but adding a modmic or even the atgm2 are good options.

@@luisborja9736 okay thanks man will look into these

@@luisborja9736 not sure I can buy these living in the UK sadly, or I just can't find any sites that sell them.