![]() ![]() While some listeners may find the H3 to sound a bit bright or “analytical,” due to the lean bass response and slightly-scooped-out lower mids, I find that the counter-clockwise tilt to the H3’s frequency response, which emphasizes the upper mids and lower treble, is perfect for playing FPS games in particular as it does a very good job at highlighting the top-end strike and crisp of the sound cues that are crucial in those type of games. The H3 is the entry-level model to the Inzone series, but it shares a lot of the same features of its more expensive brethren, while also delivering very good sound quality at its $99 price point. Next up we have what is currently my favorite wired headset under $100, one that was released very recently–I think within the last month or two–and it’s the Sony Inzone H3, from their new Inzone lineup of gaming headsets. Tuning Might be a Little Bass-Light For Some.Sony Inzone H3 - Best Wired Headset for FPS So while it's perfectly fine for gaming, it's certainly not a microphone you'll want to use for streaming or for voice-over content.įor good, old-fashioned gaming, though, this headset is a steal for its price-point and I’d go as far as calling it the budget gaming audio king. Then, there’s the microphone which, well, it’s serviceable, it does have the tendency to break up a bit, and it has a very nasally-sounding tonality to it (it sounds a little bit like talking through a tin can). The pads are large and very breathable, but the headband doesn’t extend very far, so if you have big head like mine, what happens is that the top of the headband flattens quite a bit and does tend to create a bit of a pressure spot near the crown of my head, requiring me to take the headset on-and-off after a while to relieve some of that tension. ![]() Unfortunately, like all headsets the G435 does have its drawbacks, or things that I feel as though I should at least draw your attention to, with the main issue that I experienced with the G435 being the comfort. ![]() More importantly, though, is the fact that this headphone has great staging capabilities that provide a good sense of distance, and surprisingly precise imaging that easily delineated the directionality of sound–in this regard it was very reliable for when playing FPS games. Although the upper midrange feels a little bit cooled-down at around 4K, the mids still have a rich and present sound, while the treble is bright enough to highlight the crunch of sound cues like footsteps and weapon reloads, but not bright to the point at which it’s harsh and sibilant. In the lower registers there’s pronounced mid-bass bump at around 150hz, but it’s nowhere near as exaggerated as it tends to be on many other gaming headsets–so it’s giving you enough bass to keep things like explosions sounding deep and punchy without getting in the way of other frequency ranges.Īdditionally, I was quite impressed with the midrange and treble tuning on this headset. Out-of-the-box, it has a very natural-sounding tonality the best tonality of the headsets I’ve tried recently, and one that I’d describe as being neutral with a bass boost. While it normally retails at $79.99, at the time of filming this video you can very easily find this headset available for under $60 bucks, and for that money you’re getting a simple plug-n-play, low-latency, wireless headset that actually delivers astonishingly solid performance and features a healthy, 18-hour battery life. The Logitech G435 is one of the company's more recent audio offerings, and when it comes to value-for-money it really doesn’t get much better than this in the gaming audio market. Logitech G435 - Wireless Gaming on a Budget! Over the past few weeks, though, I've been trying out a number of different headsets and if there's one thing I've learned, it's that there are many gaming headsets available out there now delivering solid performance at almost any price bracket, and in this article I'll be sharing with you some of my favorite gaming headsets under $100.īefore getting started, I just wanted to note that as a PC gamer, I did all of my listening and testing while playing on my computer, but all of the headsets that I’ll be talking about in this article are actually compatible with PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. Also, if you're interested in listening to microphone tests for the gaming headsets mentioned here, be sure to check out the video version of this article on our YouTube channel, The Headphone Show! I remember that when I was first getting into gaming, if you wanted to have a good audio solution, you'd have to spend a few hundred dollars on Turtle Beach, Astro Gaming, or Tritton (remember them?) gaming headsets. ![]()
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