If, like me, your gaming headset is at the moment held along with tape and glue, it is perhaps time to spend money on a brand new one. And proper on cue, Best Buy have a good sale on a lot of gaming headsets proper now, together with a fancier model of Katharine’s favorite wi-fi gaming headset, the Corsair HS70.
For my cash, Best Buy’s finest purchase (pardon the pun) is the aforementioned Corsair HS70 Pro, which is at the moment 20% off at $80. Why is it good? Well, the non-pro model is at the moment our wi-fi finances decide in our best gaming headset roundup, and this discount makes the Pro model the identical worth.
Apparently, by changing into skilled, you get enhancements to the 50mm driver, the microphone and the earpad foam – which is now reminiscence foam. As Katharine wrote for the non-Pro model: “If you’re after something simple that gets the job done, feels great and doesn’t involve trying to unravel a million cables, the HS70 is the headset for you.”
- Corsair HS70 Pro – $80 at Best Buy
- Steelseries Arctis 1 – $40 at Best Buy
- Steelseries Arctis 1 Wireless – $82 at Best Buy
- Corsair Virtuoso – $200 from Best Buy
- Razer Kraken Ultimate – $100 at Best Buy
- Razer Kraken – $60 at Best Buy
- Razer Nari Wireless THX – $130 at Best Buy
If 80 bucks sounds a bit wealthy in your blood, then it’s best to in all probability flip your consideration to the Steelseries Arctis 1, whose wired model is $10 off at $40. Obviously there are drawbacks in a finances headset, however Katharine was nonetheless fairly eager in her Arctis 1 review, praising its consolation and first rate audio high quality. It’s “noticeably higher than the actually low-cost headsets on the market just like the Turtle Beach Recon 150,” she notes.
Of course, there’s additionally a wi-fi mannequin in the event you’re insistent on slicing the cable altogether, wherein case you would possibly fancy the Arctis 1 Wireless which could be yours for $82. Why you’d do this when the HS70 Pro is making puppy-dog eyes at you for $2 cheaper, I don’t know, but it surely’s as much as you.
Other headsets are within the combine, however we haven’t reviewed them, so any enter within the feedback part is welcome. The tremendous high-end Corsair Virtuoso is all the way down to $200 (though it’s $20 lower on Amazon), for starters. Alternatively, in the event you like the best way Razer does issues, the Kraken Ultimate wired set is $30 off at $100 whereas the common Kraken is $20 off at $60. The Nari Wireless THX, in the meantime, is down to $130.
If you’re due a headset improve, then your ears – to not point out your fellow avid gamers – will recognize it.
