Can anyone recommend a good headset for me? I will be using it for gaming and listening to music. I have a budget of around £50. I'm not too bothered with the quality of the microphone as long as it's good enough for voip etc, but I'm more bothered about the audio quality. If I have to pay more than I don't mind, just not too much. Only one I've tried is the Plantronics DSP500, but the audio quality wasn't good enough for me. Cheers
I'm surprised you've been disappointed with your Plantronics DSP 500's I've had a set of those for a couple of years myself, and they're still as good as the day I bought 'em! But I use my Speedlink Medusa 5.1 'surround sound' cans for gaming now. They're very comfortable... and I personally think they're excellent for late night gaming. I can hear noises/sounds I can't remember hearing when using a 5.1 speaker set, and they do give the impression of 'surround sound' However... if you can afford to spend a bit more than £35 (or around £50 for the twin set - which I bought)... you might want to consider the Raptor H1 Pro Gaming Premium 7.1 Surround Sound USB Headset (quite a mouthful!)... They're available from a number of sources for around £65
Or get a stereo set for £65. As i have said many many times before, think of the economics of it. £65 for 8 drivers... thats £8.13 per driver or £65 for 2 drivers... thats £32.50 per driver I wonder which will sound better.
Im curious though which stereo headset is good. I mean all the headset threads i read are just people being saying that set sucks dont go with that one. Im looking for a good Headset for $50 or so and reading all the threads noone makes up there minds. Basically what is a good stereo headset for gaming 50$ or so. Sry if this seems like a hijak but we are both looking for the same thing.
well, hi fi is more about finding what doesn't suck, than finding the absolute best. good sound is quite subjective, but we can be pretty dogmatic on what sounds awful. this is why a lot of advice when it comes to hi fi is in the form "stay away from xxx"
Thanks for your responses guys. I decided to go with the Speedlink Medusa 5.1 and it's exactly what I wanted. I highly recommend this headset too in case any other viewers who are looking for a new one
http://www.medusa-canada.com/medusa-51-progamer-edition-p-846.html I could only find the canadian side but..the "pro" gamer edition is kind of ironic because its banned from the cpl (cyberathlete professional league) Although he already made his choice i'd reccomend the Medusa (speedlink) Triton headset to anyone , only stereo but it has great sound quality and overall quality aswell as wraps around the ears like the 5.1 (idenical really)
