I bought this after reading the reviews but assumed that the hiss that was talked about was from audiophiles. WRONG! I plugged it in and had the chat sound all the way down. There was a barely audible sound that disappeared as soon as the game started playing. Great! Then I turned up the chat and realized that the hiss was horrible and went up directly in line with the level I turned up the chat. The result is a very disappointing headset. I only gave it two stars because of the excellent game sound.
These headsets I bought for my son. He uses them on his PS3 and really really loves the fatc that he can hear everything much more clearly. These arrived a day early and so far these have been spectacular.
First off, I find it slightly amusing that Amazon has the rating system for this gaming headset require the reviewer to rate “How much fun is this game?” and “How do you rate this game overall?” Perhaps because this is in the video game section of Amazon, I suppose. Obviously, I chose 5 stars, though those 5 stars cannot be applied to a concept that is moot in regard to the product, I still want the product to have 5 stars overall.
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I have only had this headset for a couple weeks. Since then, however, I have put it to extensive use: I’ve used this headset for playing Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, and I have watched Netflix television shows and movies. As Uncharted 3 was listed, I think you realize that I have used this for PS3.
The Physical:
The cord for the headset is plenty long. The remote is integrated into the cord; there is no chance of losing it. Except if you lose the cord, which is attached to the headset, then you’ve lost the entire headset. Why’d you do that? The remote not only contains the volume adjustment wheel, but also a chat volume wheel, a bass adjustment wheel, a mute tab, and a surround sound type tab. The remote also has a clip so that you can clip it on your shirt or something. The only downnside to the remote, in my experience, is that if you don’t clip it to something, as I often do not, and let it lay across your lap or whatever, the volume wheels can be adjusted as you move your body or if the remote falls off your lap to the floor. I don’t mean the wheels adjust via gravity or motion itself, but that your motion may cause your leg to rub against the wheel. This is entirely the user’s fault and didn’t effect my rating, but a sudden onslaught of noise is a sudden onslaught of noise.
The Quality:
This headset is truly phenomenal. The sound quality is not to be compared. Well, except perhaps to a very expensive headset, but, who honestly has hundreds of dollars for something like that? Sadly, not I. I can hear my enemie’s footsteps and incoming vehicles, etc., with ease. It DOES improve your gaming. Or, rather, it allows you to become more immersed into whatever game you are playing, increasing your attention to the small details. And there are details. You really will never appreciate the sound capabilities of a game like BF3 or UC3 without a headset such as this one to consolidate the sound right into your ear canals.
Great value. I’ve done a lot of research. So save yourself some time and buy this headset. =)
-Cheeers!