Audio is a big part of playing video games, whether it’s on your laptop, online or on a console. If you want to keep the sound to yourself and get the surround sound feeling without disturbing anyone else, a gaming headset is what you need. Plus you get to converse with your friends during the game.
Column Breakdown
- Image – a visual picture of the product.
- Gaming Headset – the product name.
- Cord Length – is how long the cable is in feet. Those that are wireless are indicated as such.
- Frequency Response – represents the how high (treble) and how low (bass) the frequencies the speakers on the headset are able to achieve. For gaming, specially if you want to emphasize the booms, want a low first number.
- Connector – Headsets come mostly with USB or 3.5mm audio jacks to connect to your laptop or desktop.
- Rating – based on Amazon.com’s 5 star score. 5 stars is the highest score a product can receive.
- Price – is an estimate of how much the item costs in US$.
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Gaming Headset
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Cord Length
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Frequency Response
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Connector
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Rating
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Price
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Logitech G930 Wireless Gaming Headset with 7.1 Surround Sound | wireless | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 3.9 | 104.99 | |
Plantronics Audio 478 Stereo Headset | 6.5 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.3 | 28.99 | |
Logitech ClearChat Comfort | 8 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 3.7 | 26.22 | |
Sennheiser HD201 Lightweight Over-Ear Headphones | 9.8 feet | 21 Hz – 18 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.1 | 23.96 | |
Koss CS100 Speech Recognition Computer Headset | 8 feet | 30 Hz – 16 kHz | USB | 3.9 | 13.66 | |
Logitech H800 Wireless Headset | wireless | 30 Hz – 15 kHz | USB | 3.8 | 72.60 | |
VXi BlueParrott B250-XT Bluetooth Headset | wireless | 20 Hz – 15 kHz | n/a | 4.2 | 78.95 | |
Logitech G35 7.1-Channel Surround Sound Headset | 10 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.1 | 84.99 | |
Razer Kraken Pro Over Ear PC and Music Headset | 4.3 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.0 | 64.99 | |
Plantronics GameCom 780 Dota 2 Badged Headset | 6.5 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.0 | 59.99 | |
Logitech G230 Stereo Gaming Headset | 7.5 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.1 | 49.99 | |
Plantronics GameCom 780 Surround Sound Stereo PC Gaming Headset | 6.5 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.2 | 77.99 | |
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset | 8 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 3.9 | 27.74 | |
PS3 Ear Force P11 Gaming Headset | 16 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 3.9 | 35.78 | |
Turtle Beach Ear Force Z22 Amplified PC Gaming Headset | 16 feet | 50Hz – 15kHz | 3.5 mm jack / USB | 4.1 | 71.49 | |
Turtle Beach Call of Duty: Black Ops II Limited Edition | 16 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.2 | 59.99 | |
SteelSeries Siberia V2 Full-Size Gaming Headset | 9.8 feet | 18 Hz – 28 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.3 | 61.73 | |
Astro Gaming A40 Neon Color Series | 10 feet | 15 Hz – 28 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.4 | 149.99 | |
Corsair Vengeance 1500 with Dolby 7.1 | 9.8 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 3.9 | 109.99 | |
CM Storm Sirus with True 5.1 Surround Sound and Control Module | 3.9 feet | 10 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack / USB | 4.2 | 105.99 | |
Sennheiser PC 350 Special Edition Gaming Headset | 9.8 feet | 10 Hz – 26 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.4 | 181.71 | |
Beyerdynamic 715565 PC Gaming Premium | 8.2 feet | 5 Hz – 30 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.6 | 399.00 | |
Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400 | wireless | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 3.9 | 189.96 | |
Turtle Beach Ear Force PX51 Wireless | wireless | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.1 | 250.14 | |
Corsair Vengeance 1300 | 9.8 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 3.9 | 64.98 | |
Razer Battlefield 4 | 4.3 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.2 | 119.99 | |
Sennheiser PC 310 Gaming Headset | 9.8 feet | 80 Hz – 15 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.2 | 68.34 | |
Sennheiser PC 323D Gaming Headset | 9.8 feet | 15 Hz – 23 kHz | 3.5 mm jack / USB | 4.3 | 94.80 | |
SteelSeries 3HV2 Gaming Headset | 3.9 feet | 10 Hz – 27 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 3.8 | 29.99 | |
Sennheiser PC 363D Surround Sound Gaming Headset | 9.8 feet | 15 Hz – 28 kHz | 3.5 mm jack / USB | 4.5 | 240.87 | |
Turtle Beach Ear Force X12 Gaming Headset | 16 feet | 50 Hz – 15 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.3 | 48.00 | |
Turtle Beach Ear Force XP510 | wireless | 50 Hz – 15 kHz | 3.5 mm jack | 4.3 | 239.99 | |
Sony Pulse Elite Edition Wireless Stereo Headset | wireless | 3.5 mm jack | 4.3 | 121.0 | ||
Turtle Beach Ear Force PX22 Universal Gaming Headset | 16 feet | 20 Hz – 20 kHz | USB | 4.3 | 74.7 |