The BlackShark V2 may not quite have the glorious clarity of a well-worn planar magnetic set, but the tonal quality of the TriForce drivers, surprisingly with the THX software in music mode, makes for a fantastic experience.Īnd they're great in-game too. They're great, for music and gaming, but those advanced drivers make them expensive. My usual headphones are the Audeze LCD-3, a particularly lovely open-back pair of cans rocking planar magnetic drivers. I'm a teeny bit of an audio snob sporting an obsession with Tidal's Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) offerings, and I don't quite have the words to express the slap-bass joy of Rage Against the Machine's Take the Power Back when played loud on really good audio equipment. I'm also a big fan of the restrained design of the headset, and I've found them to comfortable enough to wear for marathon gaming sessions. I'm feeling kinda shellshocked after an explosive Battlefield V tour of duty.įor me, the sound is one of the stand-out features of the BlackShark V2, and is far and above what you will get with most other sets in this price point. If I'm being very picky I'd maybe say that I can hear a little more separation of the higher frequencies with the HyperX Cloud Alpha-mostly when the THX software is enabled- but there is a richness to the mids, and some velvety bass notes, that you only get with the BlackShark V2. They're like a tribute to HyperX's own design, and no worse for it.Īnd it gives a level or aural clarity to the BlackShark V2 that makes me doubly surprised to hear it from a headset that costs just $100. The result is a richer sound than a standard set, and keeps it on par with HyperX's 50mm dual-chamber neodymium driver headset.
The 50mm TriForce Titanium drivers are designed with discrete ports to separate bass, mid, tremble tones from interfering with each other. Of course, if you do want to spend more, the premium options sound pretty incredible and we've obviously got those covered here, too.
It's got practically the same great audio as its wired cousin and comes with a class-leading 300 hours of battery life. And if you want to ditch the cord, the best wireless gaming headset (opens in new tab) is the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless (opens in new tab). The best gaming headset is the Razer Blackshark V2 (opens in new tab), a supremely affordable and great-sounding set of cans that ticks pretty much all the boxes. The best gaming headsets offer more balance drivers that require minimal tweaking on your end, and you won't need to spend hundreds of dollars. Quality drivers ensure you get the best audio, and we're against gaming headphones that overdo low frequencies, as it provides terrible bass in most cases.
The headsets on this list are chosen from the dozens the PC Gamer hardware team and myself have tested. They offer the best sound for gamers at each end of the budget spectrum.
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