Top positive review
9 people found this helpful
Good Gaming headset and decent music headphones
By Michael D on Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2012
So my SteelSeries 5HV2 headset was finally starting to fall apart after 4 years of heavy use for every game you can think of that has voice communication via headset. I searched high and low for new headsets and think I spent over 2 months reading reviews and looking at music headphones and mics to place on my computer table. Ultimately, I lucked out when I was looking at razer's headphone offerings and caught a glimpse of the Blackshark headset. I had read about this headset on Tom's Hardware some months ago and thought to myself those look awesome at the time. I didn't want another pair of plastic headphones that would creak and fall apart eventually. So metal was one of my 'wants' for the new pair. Lo and behold the Blackshark provides. From the other reviews it said that the bass was going to be over the top, which after I plugged these in and started up Battlefield 3 on Caspian Border, I can say the bass is 'awesome' for games. For music the bass might be somewhat overstated. However, to my ears even the mids and highs are well represented amongst the deep pounding lows. The mic really picks up my voice waaaaay more than the SteelSeries I had before did, and I had to turn down the inbound mic in my volume properties so I wouldn't blast the eardrums of my clan mates at N00bsalad. The build quality is excellent. The orange cord is thick and soft and nicely flexible. The boom for the mic is really nice and stays where I adjust it to (hint: keep it more away from your mouth, it will pick up your voice just fine). The headband is really nice, not too tight and not loose at all. The ear cups are actually smaller than I was expecting. I was expecting full over the ear cups, however, the cups on this headset are actually more on the ear type, which I had expected not to like. BUT, the foam inside is memory foam, super soft, and they form a great seal over my ear and are actually really comfortable. My ears do get a little sweaty after 3-4 hours (yes I am hardcore) but a quick wipe down and I'm ready to put the headset back on and keep rolling for another 3-4 hours. In conclusion: Pros: Sounds good, mic is great, build quality is better than past headsets, metal components, I think it looks good. Feels good. All in all, money well spent. Music sounds good too. Cons: My ears get sweaty after 3-4 hours, but that might be a personal problem. The head set is expensive at over $100, but honestly probably best headset I've purchased ever. Bass can get overwhelming if you turn it up above stock via volume controls, if you leave the stock equalizer in place the bass is just about perfect.
Top critical review
4 people found this helpful
Worked perfectly, but fell apart after two days
By naikrovek on Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2012
This, initially, was a very good headset. The arm is articulated in all the ways you need it to be articulate, and the speakers cups were soft and comfortable. Speech came through very, very well, but music wasn't entirely perfect. To be fair though, this is not intended for music listening. 1-star, because after two days of light use, the arm holding the mic fell apart at the only spot where it cannot be manually tightened and fixed -- the slider adjustment where it plugs into the left speaker housing.
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