Best Gaming Headset

When you think about what you want most in a PC game, some examples of the first thing you think about is graphics, story line, and maybe sound. Depending on the hardware your computer boasts you can get the graphics any way you want them. If you don’t have a good surround sound headset, it’s like having a bad graphics card but you want good graphics. Shure you can get a good speaker system in your house for your computer, but in the end you still need a microphone to talk smack right? Well there are a lot of solutions out there for you as a gamer to choose from to really make those bullets seem like they whiz by your head. What I am going to talk about here in this list is quality for the price. I’m looking for a quality product that won’t break your bank. I’m not going to rate these by numbers. Instead if it’s on the list you should check them out.

Tritton AX Pro ($160)

Tritton has been known in the past to have quality headsets at an affordable price for any gamer needing a headset. Also in the past Tritton was only known to make headsets for the PC, but with the Tritton AX Pro they have added the ability to be able to set it up with your Xbox 360 and PS3. The Tritton AX Pro system is wired and has an independently powered input box and an inline volume controller. One downside to this headset is that you have to use an optical cable and the AX Pro only accepts true digital 5.1 signals. So if you don’t have an optical output you are out of luck.

The AX Pro uses six 30mm drivers for front, rear and center channels and two 40 mm drivers for the sub-woofer. Sounds like a lot of speakers for one ear, but thankfully each speaker is fine tuned to work in sync with the others. The inline controller is used to adjust each sound range individually. On the comfort side of things, this pair isn’t my first choice. The sound is really what makes this headset shine.

Astro A40 and Mixamp ($200-$250)

Anyone who knows who Astro is knows that they make a great headset. The Astro A40 is far beyond any gaming headset on the marketplace in terms of style and sound. The only bad thing to say about these is that you are going to have to empty your wallet if you want the whole package. The A40’s come with or without the Mixamp. If you buy both the headset and the mixamp in one package it’s going to run you $250. You can also buy the headset and mixamp separately at $199 and $129. So the better deal is obviously buying the two together, but it’s only necessary to get the Mixamp if you are going to hook your headset up to a Xbox 360 or PS3.

On the comfort side of things, the A40 is extremely comfortable with only one flaw, sweaty ears. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of airflow through the ear cups which can lead to wet ear cups. Most people may not buy this headset just because of the steep price tag. Let me assure you that you get your money’s worth with the A40’s.