- Dolby 7.1 surround delivers lethally accurate positional audio
- Comfortable microfiber-wrapped memory foam ear pads enable extended play
- Advanced unidirectional noise-cancelling microphone
Pretty good headphones, great mic
11/12/2014
This review is from: Corsair H2100 USB Connector Circumaural Dolby 7.1 Wireless Gaming Headset
Pros:
Much better headphones & mic than some of Corsair's other offerings (*cough* Vengeance 1500 *cough*). Overall frequency response (with no EQ) is deeper and flatter. Microphone is much improved, instead of having unequal DC offsets left/right (which made absolutely no sense), now produces true mono output that has a difference of zero. Noise from microphone is reminiscent of analog tape hiss, and is easily removable with single pass of noise reduction software if you so desire.
Most importantly, if you don't install the drivers these headphones produce reasonable level output across the board. Other Corsair products (vengeance 1500) jump from 0dB on mute straight to 130dB one notch above zero, making them entirely useless without the drivers. Not the H2100Cs -- they behave like regular headphones as far as volume goes. (Maybe a tad on the loud side, but that's forgivable.)
Integrated volume control works well, if a tad bit delayed.
Cons:
No dedicated mic mute button -- sorely missed! No indicator if the mic is muted either. No wireless charging (hey, gotta find some negatives somewhere).
Actual 'surround sound' is kind of weak. If I was in a first person shooter, blew something up and spun around I could hear it spin behind me. But if someone walked up behind me and started shooting I wouldn't instantly know what direction they were coming from only by the sound.
Overall Review:
Associated software is bare bones but functional. (Word to the wise -- don't have two corsair headsets plugged in at the same time, it just crashes!) It allows you to turn on/off surround sound (faking either a 5 channel or 7 channel system), and also has an EQ. I tend to run my gear flat unless I have a good reason not to, and these headphones didn't really give me a good reason to mess with the EQ. Their minor sonic sins are of the variety that trying to fix them would likely do more damage than help.
Heat isn't a big issue with these headphones. I wore them three hours straight, and my ears (though not entirely dry) were barely humid. I suppose if you live in a very hot area that might be a consideration, but I think it'll be a non-issue for most.
Despite being battery powered, had similar heft as non-wireless headphones. I don't know what to make of that.
Overall a solid set of gaming headphones.
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- Vincent G.
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Owned For:
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