Pros: This headset sounds excellent! Fit is very comfortable and requires minimal adjustment over long periods of listening. Detachable microphone is a nice feature. Mute button is ok, once you figure out it's there... Included USB audio adapter can replace a failed sound card on a PC, and produces better sound than many on-board devices. I've gone through a fairly large number of headsets targeted toward gaming. Most of these just plain suck. They aren't comfortable, they sound like you are listening through a cardboard tube, and the sound leakage is horrific. To top it off, they are typically priced near the 1 bill mark, where I would expect some sort of good quality sound. I've also heard and/or owned a significant number of headsets and IEMs that are targeted toward music. Of these, my reference is the Oppo PM2. While this Corsair headset does not compare to the PM2, it is still good enough that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them even for listening. They are on par with AKG K420 and Sony MDR90, with better bass than both of those.. For the review period, I set aside my PM2s and used these at work for 7-9 hours at a time. There have been some headphones that have such great clamping force that I can't make it more than an hour or two, so even if they do sound ok, they are useless to me. The HS60 is very comfortable. I don't even notice them, except that they might produce a bit of sweat because of the vinyl earpads.

Cons: There are instructions on how to get simulated surround sound by downloading and installing the iCUE software. Let me just warn you now, this software is JUNK. It places a software driver on top of the hardware driver that introduces so much latency I can hear pops and stutters. I used DPCLAT to measure before and after, and the latency is significant, not something you can overcome except by uninstalling the software. I couldn't believe how badly it measured, so I installed it on another system and got the very same results. Do NOT install this software. So the "7.1 surround" part of the description should be disregarded.

Overall Review: The included usb adapter will work fine even without installing the iCUE software. If your onboard audio is dull and noisy, try this instead. I could not find any info on the chipset, but I suspect it is a low cost C-Media with a SNR around 100db. It did not sound bad even compared to an Emotiva Big Ego. Very highly recommended at $50.

Pros: It works. Codecs are outstanding, other tools are useful.

Cons: It only works for a year on Blu-Ray. AACS schemes change frequently, and you will only get updates until a new incremental release. Then you will get a "special" upgrade offer, typically $20 more than you can buy it here on Newegg. A standalone bluray player is less than the purchase or renewal price now.

Overall Review: If you have an HTPC and really need a PC bluray player, check into any dvd hd and use xbmc for playback.

Pros: Sturdy construction Modular and expandable Bright Super effects as long as you aren't seeing how it's mounted.

Cons: Not very effective mounting kit. It's very difficult to get the adhesive mounts to actually stick to anything. Lighting tubes aren't exactly as flexible as it would appear. Any real flex place upon the tubes will cause the adhesive to eventually peel and pop off.

Overall Review: I wished very much that these would be super flexible so that I could mount to a stereo equipment rack and sync it to music. It just wouldn't do it with the supplied kit, and even with some other fasteners the 90 degree bends I wanted aren't really viable. If you look at the photos, you can see how I ended up mounting it. The first shot is in my test where I just hooked it up to make sure it worked. It looks like it should be flexible, and it is capable of gentle arcs but definitely not hard corners or anything sharp. On the plus side, it is awesome at providing backlight when the monitor is placed against a wall within a foot or so.

Pros: * Relatively easy to figure out and set up. * Completely eliminated buffering video on streaming TV * Can be expanded / extended further

Cons: * Microwave seems to interfere with signal - it temporarily goes down to an unusably slow speed, sometimes requiring the kitchen unit to be unplugged for a minute. * The units get a bit warm. * The instructions are in one sentence, multiple languages per page format. They aren't exactly detailed, so you are on your own to figure out what is meant. Since it is relatively simple, this isn't a major con - I was just hoping for a more detailed document showing how to update firmware, access administrative console via IP, and general detail.

Overall Review: In this installation case, the ATT installers (on NEW construction!) chose to put the modem/router immediately inside the house on the wall where all utilities come in. This happens to be about 40 feet away from the kitchen/living area where most living and working is done. It could have very easily been routed by a single cable into the central part of the house. Adding this device immediately solved all of the issues of weak signal and disconnects. Unfortunately, because it uses house wiring as an antenna extender, it is subject to interference. Anything that draws significant amperage (microwave, hair dryer, etc) seems to cause the wireless to drop to unusable speeds. We haven't played with different locations to see if that helps, because with a 2-year-old, we'd like to keep the unit out of reach, so it is on a counter plugin for the present. I believe getting it out from under a microwave may help, but can't prove that just yet! The hardware itself is very solid. The extender unit does get a bit warm. My advice is to take pictures of the back of the units before installing, because you will need that info, and having to unplug and go through the 5 minute reboot/reconnect time is difficult for impatient people like me.

Pros: Dependable brand I've used many times before Modular with tons of connections Powerful enough for two or 3 video cards, if needed Quiet so far - it usually takes about a week or so for any coil whine to show up, but it is dead silent so far.

Cons: Bling cables must be Corsair brand, and they cost 2/3 the PSU cost. And no purple, which is what Mia wanted.

Overall Review: I have used only Corsair and EVGA PSUs for the last 10 years. There are better, and there are cheaper, but there aren't any cheaper that are better and there aren't any better that are cheaper. This is the happy medium. I have had zero failures with Corsair PSUs. I am pretty sure, though not positive since I didn't open this one, that it is manufactured by CWT which is very, very good in my 35+ years building experience. It means that the caps are in very tight tolerances and the coil windings are done correctly. For this build, I tapped a family friend who has built her own gaming rig and gaming site. She has assembled a system that games pretty well, and now her focus is on the appearance. We saw that the first requirement of bling is plenty of stable power, and a modular PSU gives her that plus the ability to add colored cables, which is her next planned change. We took out a standard PSU that was good but not great. It had wires tucked everywhere. With the Corsair, we were able to eliminate about half of the cables. We also added a Lian Li sealed radiator water cooling HSF, so stringing some extra cables through and hiding those behind plates in the Lian Li case is a work in progress. You can see from the "After" pic that we have some clutter to clean up still, but it looks great with all fans lit in sync. Mia was very, very happy with the increased connectivity, the increased power, and the absolute silence of the PSU. Since I prefer PSUs made by CWT, Corsair is usually a no-brainer, and this was no exception. It just works right. Highly recommended.

Pros: 4.5 average hours per chargeMicrophone has great isolation and clear soundSolid constructionWorks with any voice controllerPairs quickly in multiple modes

Cons: Touch controls are twitchyThese fall out of my ears frequentlyNo real bass or treble, but that is true of all pod-type earbudsCase has hard edges vs tapered smooth - not great for pockets

Overall Review: People choose pod-type earbuds for a number of reasons. The most prominent reasons may be:Comfort - they dislike IEMs or over-ear headsetsAbility to hear ambient sounds Irritation-free usage - no wires, no earhooksStorage and portability combined with chargingWhen I first received these earbuds, the battery was so low that I didn't even get a "battery low" message, and I fiddled with them for 30 minutes trying to get them to pair. Then I made the mistake of thinking that I could just hook the case into a fast-charge USB-C adapter. I left them overnight and they were still dead. I prepared them for RMA, and then thought, "What if I have to use the included cable for some reason?" So I plugged the case into a low amperage adapter with the USB2 to USB-C cable that was packaged with the earbuds. Lo and behold, both of the charge indicators kicked on. I allowed the case to fully charge, and for the earbuds to fully charge, then I tried pairing again. It worked.1st-time pairing is a two-step process where you select either left or right earbud to pair, and then press the power button on the other earbud until you hear "pairing". After that, paring is automatic.The button usage is pretty much hit/miss. You don't really know if you have pressed unless you wait a few seconds between attempts, because the response is pretty slow. For volume changes, you are better off just using your device's volume controls.Battery life is exactly as promised. I got 4.5 hours, 4.25 hours, and 5.25 hours on three successive charges.Every time I leaned forward far enough for gravity to do its thing, these fell out of my ears. I am neither large nor small, so it isn't an issue with me - there should be some range of ear size that these can be securely fitted to for longer term usage.The charging case is a disappointment to me because it is thick enough to be an irritant in a pants pocket. Competitors have smoother, thinner cases that are much more pocket-friendly. If you carry in a jacket pocket or a purse, then this is not an issue.Are these competitive with the leading pod-type earbuds? Maybe. I look at 5 comparison points -Price - yes, they are competitive. At less than half the price, I am getting 80% of the good features.Comfort - no, they really aren't competitive. The leading pods don't fall out unless bumped or brushed against something solid.Sound quality - yes, they are competitive. If sound quality is your main feature requirement, there aren't ANY pod types that are going to deliver. These are certainly "good enough".Microphone isolation - yes, they work extremely well. Your voice will always be clear and background noise will be minimal.Portability - No, they aren't competitive, simply because of the case design. If you carry a purse, then of course, they are competitive, but you had better hope you never need to carry them in a pants pocket.Battery life - Yes, they are good. I would go so far as to say that they are great, especially in comparison to some early airpods that were only good for about an hour or two at best.The bottom line on these is that they are priced attractively for what you get.