At first you search for hours then you decide to jump on it and buy them. Once you buy them you feel like an idiot for spending around $400. Then you realize the amazing quality in these for both the audio of the speakers and the microphone and also the design.
I decided to buy these after going through several "gamer" headsets that all ended up breaking on a band or else where because of how cheap they are made and the plastic material. I wanted something that would last years without breaking and this headset fits that exactly. They are so nicely built I could throw these on the ground and bend the band in half and they would still hold in place. I've literally spend days on google going through thirty different websites with more than a hundred pages of forums and reviews. I kept looking for the best headset I did so many compares with these and the PC360. Ultimately it was confusing, the reviews were almost all complete opposite. The reviews would go from saying this is the best sounding headset compared to some other headset or the PC360 to microphone is trash compared to the PC360 or the audio isn't worth the cost and then I started reading about the amps and got even more confused. In the end I obviously decided to try the Beyerdynmaic set for several reasons, I wanted a closed design VS an open design and these really block the sound from coming in, I've read the manufacturer summary about open headphones create a more realistic sound and a wider sound stage but several reviews saying that it sounds too large making it artificial or that the Sennheiser has some plastic sound to it. I personally feel more involved into what I'm listening to with the closed design especially how loud I like to play my games and audio. I plugged these into my onboard sound card and they are amazing does 24 bit 192000 Hz, but I'm using a pretty premium motherboard I don't think you'll need a high end sound card to get quality out of these headphones. The volume directly into my PC was loud enough to comfortably hear everything, but not as loud as I wanted it to be (keep in mind I play these so loud that it would probably hurt your ears) and this is where the amp comes in. If you want to blast these insanely loud you're going to need an amp to power them, however I used the adapter that came with these and plugged them directly into my receiver which worked wonderful, I was still able to keep my microphone plugged in. Speaking of the microphone it's absolutely amazing, the design of it has some amazing noise cancellation when sitting in front of a fan in a skype call on a hot day I got no complaints about anyone even hearing it nor my music when I blasted them through my surround sound speakers. I've read reviews that say the PC360 has a better microphone, but I've watched video reviews with tech writers saying that they recorded the microphone on both headsets and the Beyerdynmaic just sounded more clear. The microphone is pretty small in a good way it moves out of your view perfectly and bends in almost any direction just like a turtle beach set. These are extremely comfortable, I actually got the white ones which I preferred over the dark ones. I've had bad experiences with black ear pads showing so much random lint and other things on them it literally looks gross. Even if there were complaints about these not having all the gaming features of other headsets I love them and don't really care about being able to hit a switch or move a microphone up to mute my voice, all of the voip programs I use have a software mute function and if I need to turn the audio down I just use the volume wheel on my keyboard. I guess this could be annoying to a console gaming not having a mute function on the microphone. The audio on these sound amazing especially with the closed design. I blast these on very high volumes and sometimes the higher pitches can hurt my ears and there isn't enough of the "boom" bass, but it was nothing an equalizer couldn't fix. Once I played around with some audio settings the bass and pitches on these speakers almost sound better than my surround sound set spread across my room. Really an amazing experience I just want to throw this headset on all of my friends while I play a game to show them how amazing they sound. In the end I was very happy even if I did spend almost $400, I've had $150 headsets break left and right and sound like a joke compared to these.
I didn't really think this review through, it's probably really hard to read so I'll do a summary below.
Beyerdynmaic > Sennheiser
The Microphone is clearer than the PC360
Microphone adjustment is far better than the Sennheiser - This microphone literally bends everywhere as close or far as you want
Closed design really locks in the sound and gets you lost into what you listen to or play VS an open design that sounds artificial.
These are extremely comfortable and does not feel cheap in anyway - seems very unlikely to break even years later.
Sennheiser PC360 seemed cheap like a plastic material that would break a lot sooner.
Can wear for hours feels very light and the pads are comfortable.
Strongly recommend this headset if you want a full audio experience while having a built in microphone. If you aren't going to use the microphone much you could save over $150 buying just headphones with the same audio quality. Don't let your opinion get changed by how opposite the reviews can go especially the really critical one left here on amazon for this headset.
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Steve Jr.
Its not a good deal for the price
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 3, 2017
Miss D
We had 2 sets BOTH FAILED WENT FAULTY!!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 22, 2022
