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 Exceeded my expectations - long road to these February 19, 2010
Anonymous Coward
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I spend my time listening to music at the computer primarily to concentrate and/or drown out ambient/family noise. I also play FPS games. These headphones sound just as good as my Sony headphones and seem to fit my head better. I've only had them for a day so I don't know what the durability will be but for the price it's hard to go wrong.
Prior to these I lived in a pair of Sony MDRV6 headphones for about 11 years until they started to disintegrate. My requirements for a replacement were that they:
- should be less than $100
- needed to muffle sound when nothing was playing
- Should be over ear and closed design
- should have a normal 3.5mm audio plug (not usb)
I've bought 4 headsets to replace the Sonys and the HS-980 is the final solution.
First, I had a Logitech Clearchat headset from Best Buy. Fair on the ear design. Lasted about 6 months.
Second, I bought Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000. Flimsy and USB. Good sound.
Third, I had a pair of Plantronics 367 and they don't even compare to these ones. Plantronics way too big. Mic quality poor. Poor sound quality.
Things I really like about these:
- A bonus feature they don't mention in the spec is that the mic boom detaches.
- It's also really nice to be able to fold these flat so that I can put them in my laptop bag.
- They also work well with a normal mp3 player.
- The inline volume/mic control can be clipped onto your shirt pocket or something.
Creative makes great sound cards but has made serious mistakes over the last 15 years with most of their other products (dvd drives, mp3 players, speakers, etc). In this case they got it way right.
Excellent Headset February 24, 2010
W. Cooley
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've purchased various headsets over the years, several were decent but not very durable, some where durable with poor sound quality. I have had this headset for about a month and I can say that it is the single best one I've used. The sound quality is amazing, if you crank them all the way up, the sound fills the room, and when you put the headphones together, its all immediately silenced. While not advertised as noise canceling, these do a wonderful job of muffling out all the other sounds in the room.
They are also EXTREMELY comfortable, like two clouds framing your head in audio bliss. The only downside is that after extensive usage, my ears have a tendency to get a little sweaty, but if thats the only negative -- I have no complaints.
All in all, this is an excellent product, I'd recommend it both to the gamers and to someone who just wants to remove the mic and use it has high quality headphones.
Snipers choice. March 13, 2010
A. Wright (United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
First off let me say that i am not a audiphile. I cannot rattle off specs of different sound spectrums off the top of my head. But i am a gamer and i love music and movies. For my purposes these headphones are perfect. While playing Call of duty 4 it makes every bullet whizzing by clearer than other heaphones ive owned. I have a pair of Audio Technica ATHM40FS Precision Studio Headphones as well but i would take these over those.
The Fatal1ty has good bass boom too it which i love. Movies explosions are epic in their sound and music is clear and booming. The earpads are cushy, comfortable and feel sturdy. The in-line controls are well placed and come in handy.
While using Skype the mic has good clarity and sound. The person i was Skyping could hear my every word with no problems. And the mic is removable!!!
I just wish they came with a came with a carrying case or bag. But not a big deal at all. These are excellent headphones for gamers, movie and music lovers at a Great price!
Concerning the durability / sound quality WITHOUT a soundcard July 5, 2010
Darryl Jolley (WESTLAND, MICHIGAN, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Many people have said that this headset does not sound that well without a soundcard or the soundcard the product is made to go with. I myself must say that this is not altogether true. I do not have a soundcard device, and the headset sounds great. The only thing I can say about it being filled with too much bass is that, well, technically, it is. I got used to it in about 30 minutes, though. Also, I do not believe you should run into this sort of issue if you have a custom built computer. The reason I say that is because most motherboards come with either realtek HD audio codecs, or something equivalent to that. With this, you can customize using Natural Bass, and even turn it down. I personally enjoy the bass, as I play the bass :P, love dubstep music/house/trance, etc. For gaming, the headset does NOT have too much bass. Allowing for this kind of bass is the best thing you can have. Turning it down/not having that bass is not necessarily a good thing: if you play a game with explosions or anything that would be 'loud', having that bass allows for no crackling sounds or glitches in audio.
As for the durability, what I have found myself doing in response to the addressed concern regarding durability is simply folding the headset up and setting it on my desk when not in use. And also not letting anyone in my family use it :P. Other than that, I have not had any problems whatsoever.
Quality Headsets December 3, 2009
Daniel C. Moore
This thing is awesome, great sound, cushion cups. Since the earcups are around the entire ear, and outside noise is almost canceled or dull, being able to hear your voice while talking is great so that way you can whisper instead of yelling when people are trying to sleep in your house. Because you know, if you can't hear your own voice you would try to speak louder. The only thing I have a problem with is my ears stick out more, they're not big but they just stick out, so my ear tends to get squished and after a couple hours it will hurt. My only suggestion is to angle the speakers so that way it would give ears maximum room, like Bose around the ear headphones do.
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