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Originally Posted by weederr33
I've had roughly 4 gaming headsets in the last 6 years. Usually I do the cheaper HyperX ones that are like $40. All have died from various issues after 1-2 years. My most recent set had the left earpiece die and the mic not work very well. I figured I'd try a higher end headset from Corsair (despite being their budget version). I swear, if this $140 headset doesn't last for 3 years, I'm never using one again.
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I never needed a headset until VoIP became a major part of FPS games. I do not remember my first headset but I know they were cheap. I complained so much that my wife surprised me with an expensive headset by Sennheiser, the PC 363D with 7.1 virtual surround sound. This must have been 15 years ago. I loved those and thought I had an advantage over players with lesser quality headsets.
Then one day, years later, another BETA tester and I were testing a new map and I kept getting shot. It was clear to me that he had better audio awareness of my positions than I had of his. We tested this by turning off our monitors and trying to shoot each other based on the sounds we heard as we moved around each other. He had an old set of Logitech G somethings. So I went out and bought the best Logitech product they produced at that time. The Artemis Spectrum G933 with enhanced virtual 7.1 surrounds sound. However, I learned that I had better special accuracy when the headset was set to Stereo Mode and I dialed in the left and right channels to my ears.
Next time we tested with the monitor off I kicked his butt! I was sorry to see my old Sennheiser’s collecting dust but I couldn’t argue with the better KDR I was achieving with the P933’s.
Then the unthinkable happened. After a few years the Logitech’s started to crap out. Mostly on the one side but then both sides. Turning them off and on usually fixed it until it didn’t. Turns out the Logitech’s have a known issue with a faulty on/off switch.
So now they are sitting in the box they came in and I’m back to using my ancient Sennheiser 363D’s. My hearing has deteriorated so much that getting another high end set doesn’t make sense. I’m no good with a soldering gun and there isn’t anybody around doing that type of repair work anymore to fix the Logitech’s. They all tell me to go buy the latest and greatest from XYZ.