Corsair HS80 RGB USB Premium Gaming Headset with Dolby Audio 7.1 Surround Sound (Broadcast-Grade Omni-Directional Microphone, Memory Foam Earpads, High-Fidelity Sound, Durable Construction) White

Been loving these everyday, clear and quality

So I picked these up so that I don't have to continuously swap between my old headset that I was using for gaming and work. I wanted dedicated headsets for each so I didn't have to continue to unplug and plug in between the two. I went with these in white as my gaming build is all white related and I'm also a Corsair fan. I have Corsair keyboards, mice, CPU AIO Coolers, Memory, fans, you get the point. Plus I've had the HS60 I believe in the past and they weren't bad, especially for the price. So this brings me to the HS80 (wired). I didn't expect incredible headphones, but pretty good to get the job done. I'll start off by saying, the default sound settings and profiles that come loaded if you use iCUE are pretty bad. Playing a game like Counter Strike 2, you will not know where your enemies are. The sounds are just all over the place and you can barely hear footsteps. It's pretty bad. I ended up finding someone's equalizer settings online that they put together and I'll say, it makes this headset as equal to my now "work" headset which was the HyperX Cloud II. HyperX Cloud II is ready to go out of the box. Though each time I plugged them in, I had to hit the 3D sound button on the controller. At least now, I always get the same sound as the 3D sound button from HyperX Cloud II, though again, it required manual settings to get this way. So with that in mind, expect similar sound quality if you're familiar with HyperX Cloud headset which is the same price point as these. They're about a tie, but HyperX wins if you do not manually adjust your equalizer with the HS80. Let's talk about fitting and comfort. Definitely my HyperX was better in this department. They're just more comfortable and the biggest gripe with this headset is that they're not for larger heads. There isn't much of an adjustment. It comes in let's say the smallest size and once you push it on your head and pull down on it to get the earmuffs on your ears, it expands. That expansion isn't massive and if you have a big head, it will pull on your ears because the headset naturally wants to contract back to the small size. This doesn't come in leather either, so it's cloth ear pads. They're not bad and I would switch between leather/cloth with HyperX depending on winter/summer, but since it's cloth, you can hear more sounds in your house/room. It's not entirely noise deafening. To sum these up, do not buy them if you have a big head. My head is about the max I can see this headset supporting because I need to stretch it to the max and even that isn't entirely comfortable. There is always a tension feeling as they're pulling up to retract. HyperX Cloud had none of this whatso ever. HyperX Cloud wins here. Let's talk microphone. This area I do prefer the HS80 to the HyperX. The HyperX has this annoying microphone that is always in front of you. You can bend it, though it's there. You can remove it entirely, but I don't like detaching and reattaching microphones. One, is the wear and tear of constant add and remove, and two, it's just a pain to keep doing it. The HS80 lets you conveniently slide it up and away completely if you're not using it. When you are, just pull it back down. HS80 wins here. Lastly, build quality. There's no other way to mention it, HyperX has an aluminum frame, leather/cloth ear pads you can swap while the HS80 is plastic frame and cloth only ear pads. Looks wise, I'd say the HS80 appears a bit more pleasing, but that's about it. The clear winner here is HyperX Cloud. I'd recommend this headset to a Corsair fan on a budget. They're acceptable at $100 bucks, but comes with the flaws I mentioned. If you're willing to get by them, you will have a nice looking headset to match your build.

Very comfortable, good sound and a very decent mic. I returned mine but regretted it. I didn't use any background noise software like Nvidia broadcast to make the mic even better. I now have a desk mounted mic that costs way more but these would be my go to if I downgraded

Very good headset with premium sounds quality. The only thing I don't like about this headset is the floating headband is quite small, I have it all the way up because my head is large so I can't really enjoy that product benefit.

Bought this to replace an ancient pair of Turtle beach headphones, and while they are good in some respects, I will be returning these. Pros: + Sensitive mic: for people who want to sound like they are NPR broadcasters + Good sound quality: I haven't gamed with them, but for chat and basic music, they were good. + Ear pads are very comfortable. All the weight is taken by the strap, so good for people whose ears tends to bother them + Flip to mute very convenient + Ear pieces block out a lot of noise: muffles neighbor's kids shrieking outside quite well Cons: - Sensitive mic: picks up everything, including button clicking and birds chirping outside - Plush ear pads are like ear muffs, and they get hot very quickly - Both the mute button and the flip-to-mute cause audible noise. If you want to be able to mute yourself without your listeners knowing, these are not for you. - Very heavy, not enough padding on the strap. These start to hurt the top of my head after only 15 minutes, and I find myself regularly adjusting them to relieve the pressure. - Ear pieces block out a lot of noise: including your own voice Deal-breaker: no side tone/mic monitoring. I've been using my old Turtle Beach headset so long, it never occurred to me that side tone is a rarity which blows my mind. Do you all just blather on, not aware of what's coming out of your mouth? Is everyone constantly shouting? I might have put up with the other complaints, but I can't stand not being able to hear myself. Tried a software fix, but it's way too laggy.