good people cheap gaming headsets are finally getting good but what is it like
using an eSports targeted gaming product in your everyday life it's okay actually
I'm really hoping the fnatic react headset is starring in trend where you
don't have to be embarrassed by the sound quality and the mics not trash
either and despite the branding all over the place they look pretty good my first
impression when I saw this was like this is a HyperX knockoff and fnatic are not
afraid to be reusing existing frames to save on tooling instead invest that
money into sound tuning for the drivers and I can appreciate that and that's
reducing their margins further even to hit that $69 price point honestly it is
kind of refreshing to see a gaming brand focus on the bare bone essentials when
it comes to gaming headset and they are cheaper than the alpha or the cloud 2
yet target the same audience your eyes haven't seen anything like it yet the
new Razer Blade Pro 17 packs a beautiful and fast 4k 120 Hertz panel with
gorgeous vibrancy and color accuracy with incredible clarity awesome for
creative work that will never disappoint with a fantastic future-proof IO as well
it's also a touchscreen so your fingertips gets impaction the bezels are
tiny the chassis is sleek the fiery keyboard is perfect that tracked by this
massive the hardware is epic with RDX man the blade pro 17 is a complete
package experience a smooth 4k gaming link below alright so first let's go
over the basics the frame feels very familiar with the semi robust build
quality the ear cups don't swivel so it's not a comfortable fit around your
neck especially given the tight clamping force out of the box size extensions are
a bit on the short side I have to wear them fully extended they are pretty
flexible but unfortunately do make a bit of noise right at the joints especially
on my left side yeah the pop of color inside each ear cup is a nice touch and
the memory foam on these is awesome to create a perfect seal around your ear
that's it's OK with glasses too but all three of us found the clamping force a
bit too tight so I've intentionally been trying to stretch the frame over the
past few weeks to loosen them up a bit compared to my Logitech G pro X headset
I find the ear padding on the react so much better but the slightly looser
frame on the pro-x is a better fit for me however I'm pretty surprised at the
comfort and fit of the Kraken X by Razer these are $49 pair and I find them a bit
more comfortable because again the clamping force is not as tight as the
react but the react sounds so much better the cable is non-removable it's a
pretty short one meter for pole connection with inline controls plus an
extension is included and I do like that the cables are not braided this
minimizes a cable noise and the mic of course is detachable but there's nothing
to cover that input I love the rigidity of the mic arm it's
pretty serious it's not going anywhere with a standard foam filter included and
for 69 bucks I really love the audio coming out of this thing I've gotten a
few compliments in cs:go in competitive matches and to be honest I prefer this
over the G Pro X headset which is so much more expensive the problem because
it's a closed design I just hate not hearing myself there's
no way to add voice feedback into the headset so that's my only complaint the
funny thing is the G Pro X headset plugged into the same source sounds so
much worse and while this thing has the blue voice functionality it still is a
pretty poor microphone and it sounds very similar to the $49 Kraken X this is
the razer kraken x a $49 headset it sounds very similar
to what just heard with the pro x and my current benchmark for my quality for
under $100 on the gaming headset is the image 75 won by Cooler Master they
really found a fantastic microphone capsule and so did fnatic it's
definitely in my top 5 with regards to microphone quality and you could find
everything linked in description below thank you very much with regards to
sound performance we have great passive noise isolation things too awesome ear
padding and whatever bass these push out it is all trapped inside the ear cup but
the drivers are specifically tuned to flatten the low end that is on purpose
to emphasize other frequencies that actually matter for competitive play a
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Dimitra stop hacking so they are intentionally bright as in lots of
detail and clarity in mid and high ranges it's exactly the signature I
prefer in multiplayer so hearing someone reload around the corner is crispy AF
but I also found to be slightly too sharp outside of competitor gameplay not
that my ears were ringing after red that too but I prefer a slightly smoother
delivery with my HD v 8x the react is also a closed design so environmental
and soundstage expansion is of course limited but that is not necessarily a
negative when it comes to wanting to hear only the sound cues that matter to
know where your enemies are coming from
now just for reference the $49 crack index and the $69 react the sound
difference is just insane these things sound money there's no control in the
bass Department they are very harsh on the high end if you crack the volume
while they react sure they're tuned to be slightly flatter on the bass
Department but it still feels much tighter than the crack and X and so much
extra clarity and detail out of the react headset the important fact to
recognize what the react headset is its competitive sound advantage for
multiplayer with an awesome microphone and a killer price points it's not
trying to add surround sound RGB other features software USB dongles its
bare-bones nature is what makes it so appealing and almost so perfect for the
six nine dollar pair this is definitely one of the best in its price class I do
wish that they minimized on the branding it's a bit too much and also loosen up
the clamping force because out of the box it is way too tight really love what
fnatic is doing here in terms of that whole bare-bones direction you're giving
us products without any bling just performance make sure to check out links
in description below for all the types of headset recommendations at different
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