![]() ![]() It is hard to say if you will gain a competitive advantage using this headset, but what we can say is that you will get top-notch performance if you are looking to use the headset for gaming. While the soundtrack in Call of Duty sounds really good, we are more interested in the gaming performance of the headset. This includes CS:GO, Overwatch, Fortnite, PUBG and the new Call of Duty Black Ops. When it comes to gaming, we tested the headset playing various games. Overall the sound quality is pretty good when playing music and movies. Here is a video showing the difference in CS:GO between normal headset and HRFT headset sounds: Please note that we have not done any practical tests to support this statement. Using the in-game HRFT options should theoretically be better since it will provide more reference points to where the sound should come from. This is due to Windows Spatial Sound being added in the audio mix after the sound has been sent from the game. Some games have dedicated headset modes that will give you HRTF sound (virtual surround sound), which works better than the Windows Spatial Sound. From our experience, professional players use different settings and it also depends on the game. Whether Spatial Sound, 7.1 or stereo is better for competitive gaming is something we have yet to find out. You can try to test the difference with this video, which will really let you hear the difference. This will give you a much more realistic and immersive audio experience. To utilize your headset to the maximum, you can also enable spatial sound in Windows. If you use it on PC, you have the option to enable 7.1 surround sound with virtual multi-channel audio. The expanded frequency range should supposedly make footsteps appear louder when gaming, as well as having other advantages. The headset has custom-tuned 50mm neodynamic audio drivers with an expanded frequency range of 20Hz-30,000Hz designed from the ground up. ICUE is straightforward to install and use via the intuitive GUI interface. The iCUE software is also where you can control and configure all other Corsair products should you own any. EQ presets will only be available if you are not using Spatial Sound. In the software you have the option to configure settings, lightning effects and EQ presets. Here you can adjust settings, RGB lighting, macros, and other things. ICUE is the name of Corsair’s software package which controls most of their peripherals and gaming gear. This will give you a few extra hours of battery life, something we believe is definitely worth sacrificing RGB for. While wearing the headset, you will not be able to see the lights anyway. A little tip for getting longer battery life is to turn OFF the RGB lighting. This should not come as a surprise, as manufacturers usually list the maximum battery performance under optimal conditions. In our experience, the headset did not last this long. The specifications state that the battery will last up to 16 hours. However, the headset charges relatively fast anyway. A small improvement would have been to use the new USB-C standard, which also features fast-charging. If you are running low on battery, you just insert the micro-USB cable and you can continue to use the headset. ![]() The input for the charging cable is also located here. Here you can easily adjust the volume, mute the microphone and turn the headset on or off. On the left side of the headset, you will find the controls. ![]() However, it is not a big deal and you will not really notice it while it is in upright position. A small improvement here would be the ability to completely remove the microphone as some other headsets have it. The microphone is optional to use, if you bring it to the upright position, you will hear a sound which indicates that the microphone is muted. The plush memory foam in the ear cups and headband are really comfortable, making it possible to wear the headset longer without it starting to irritate or become uncomfortable. The headset offers RGB lighting on the ear cups, which can be flipped so they fit better. The wireless headset with attached microphone.In our test, we didn’t have any issues with the range, and while you will mostly use it in front of your computer, it is always nice that you can go to other rooms to do something and still be able to hear what is going on, on your PC. The range is stated to be up to 12 meters (or 40 feet). The headset can be connected both to PC and PS4 via a 2.4GHz wireless connection. In the classical Corsair style, the theme is black with bright yellow as can be seen in the pictures. ![]()
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