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Thereis a littlebitofdifferenceinthemicrophone, butwe'retalkingaboutthesebecausethey'rethey'reactuallyworthtalkingabout.
Soalltheimportantparts, theheadband, designtheearcupdesignedthefoamin L.
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It's thesameonthese.
Thedifferenceisjust a littlebitmoreof a premiumbuildontheseguystheessaysthanonthestandardplasticones, althoughtheystillsayaluminumareplasticbitswillshowyouwhattheyare.
I'vebeenusingthegamezerosandthePC 37 X isnowexclusivelyforlikefouryears.
Butwhat I loveisthisthisswivelwayswivelawaymicrophoneandyoucouldhearthatclickwhenitswivelsup, itautomaticallymutes.
Sotheveryfirsttime I waswearingthese, I waslikeonthemicrophoneandjustwentupandnothinghappened.
I waslike, Oh, yeah, becausethemutebuttonforthisislocatedrightonthebottomrightthere.
So I thinkyouseethisis, youknow, bendablebecauseofthefactthateveryone's mouthandheadis a littlebitdifferent.
Soitonlygoesoneway, andthereiseventhemicrophoneendrighthereis I believethat's aluminumaswell.
Sowhenitcomestothedongle, hereitis, righthere.
Thisis a 2.4 gigahertzdunkelusingcorsairsnewslipstreamtechnology, somethingtheyactuallytalkedaboutIt C E s u cancontroluptothreedevicesatthesametimeanythingthreedevicesthatyouslipstreamsothatcouldbeheadsets, mice, keyboards.
Because 2.4 issocrowded, it's constantlyscanningforstrongersignalsorclearersignals, I shouldsay, anditdynamicallyadjustwithouthavinganysortofdropouts, whichbecauseofthat, they'reboasting a like, higherthaneversignalstrength, whichalsomeanslongerrangeandbetterconnectivityforlessdropout.
Sothere's thatyou'vegottwocableshere, onethat's a lotlessrelevanttodaythanit's everbeenthatbeing a headphonejackforyourphonesbecausenowthatSamsunghasalsokindofdroppedheadphonejack, um, you'regonnaneedthisintoit.
Dongleinto U.
S, B C orlightningorwhateverconnectoryouneedforyourphone.
Youcouldtakethismicoffandyoucouldusetheseas a wiredconnectiondevicetoyourphoneswhenyou'reonthebustoschoolorthetrainorwhatever, um, andhave a singleproductthatkindofmeetsallofyourneeds.
They're I personallyneverusedthesecause I don't know.
I don't reallylistentomusicandstuffwhen I travellikesojusttakethatmomenttorelaxwithouthearingkidsscreamingandYouTubepeoplecommentersyellingatme.
And, yeah, I'm kindofboringintermsofbuildquality.
We'vegotwhatfeelslike a leather.
It's probably a pleather, butit's a memoryfoamupinhereintheheadband.
Althoughthemicrophoneisslightlydifferentappearancewise, youcanseeit's a muchsmallerpeaceintheendwherethemicrophoneghost, thisis a specialeditionbeforewetalkaboutthesoundqualityofthem.
Wanttotalkabout a fewthesoftwarefeaturesNow?
I Q istechnicallyhowyousupportandcontrolthisheadset.
ThingsliketheRGBledisbuiltintothem, which, if I turnonrighthere, you'llseesotheRGBthat's insideofthem.
Um, the E Q iscontrolledby I.
Q.
You'relikeyoualsosidetone.
Sidetoneisimportantwiththesebecausethey'resothey'resogood a soundisolation.
I wishthattherewasmorevolumecomingoutofthese, andthatcouldjustbe I don't knowwhatthelimitationsareovertheactualUSBpowersignal, but I feellikebecausetheseare 50 millimeterdrivers, I'm feelingliketheseneedtobe a littlebitlouder.
I feellikethey'rerelyingheavilyonthesoundisolationofthesetomakethemseemlouderthantheyare.
Butyoudon't need I.
Q.
That's kindofthebestpartaboutthis.
Isunlessyou'reusingsomesortof, ah, standalone?
Well, unlessyou'renotusingsomesortofstandalonethirdpartyapplicationthatcouldcontrolUSBdevicesandapplying e.
Q.
Ontopofthecontroller, youreallydon't need e.
Q.
Q.
I wentinthereand I downloadedit, butit's notinstalled.
I justleftthescreenuprighttheresoyoucouldseethatthisiswithout.
Q.
I'm justplugginginthewirelessdongleorthewirelesswiredusBChookeduptotheheadset, it's automaticallysettingitupas a USBdevice.
That's nicethingaboutitbeingUSB, atleastwhereanalogheadphonesyouknowyou'vegottorunhimthroughonananalogisdefinitelygetyouthemostcontrol, becauseifyou're a trueaudiofile, you'regonnaprobablyhaveheadphoneamplifiers.
Anyway, a twoveryLisadak, sheprobablywon't beusing a USBdeviceanywayforanaudiofile.
I did a sweepingbasetestwitheasewith a sweepingtone.
At 35 hurts, I stillgotsomesomeaudiooutofus.
I don't knowwhattheSPLlevelwouldhavebeen, butitwasextremelyshallow, butitwasstillaudibleat 50 hertz.
Theydefinitelyrecreated a goodamountofbase, butnotoverpowering.
Itdoesn't muddytherestofthefrequency, but I feellikecorsairsin a reallygoodjobattuningthefrequencyonthesetogiveyou a fullsoundstageonthesewhereyou'reabletogetgoodlows, clearmids, presspies, It's thebestwaytoexplainit.
ButifyoujustletWindowscontrolit, youstillget a reallygoodexperience.
It's timetodothemictest, though, becausesoundqualityofthese, inmyopinion, arematchedwiththesunvisors a littlebitlowervolume, butintermsofclarityandjustrichnessorfullness, I guessthesearedefinitelyonparwith a moreexpensiveheadset.
Sowe'vegot a destinygoinghere.
Wealsohave a seagoing, andthereasonwhy I'm doingthatis I'm curiousastowhatthenoisecancellationofthisislikeSoyoucouldseethecapsulepicksuprighthere.
A littlebitofanopening.
Itshouldberejecting a lotofthebackgroundnoise, butthe A C isprettyallowed.
Thiswouldbetheequivalentofhavinglike a window a c inyourroomrunning.
That's howmuchvolumethereiscomingfromit.
So I wanttoseehowwellitcanrejectthatsound, andthenwe'llturnitoffthatway.
It's a prettycleanmiketestaboutanysortofambientnoise, sortofaffectinganyofthewhitenoiseorthesoundfloor.
Allright, soweturnedoffthe a C because, like I said, wewanttomakesurethatthere's nocontaminationofbackgroundnoise.
Thatwas a reallyloud A c um, we'regonnadonowisnow.
We'regonnadoanother.
Weareonwired, right?
Okay, Upiswired.
We'regonnado a wiredversuswirelesssayingthesamesentencesoyouguyscankindofhearthembacktoback.
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Peterpicked a picklepeck.
Pickledpeppers.
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Thesearebyfarthebestwirelesswiththem.
Um, I wantmorevolume.
I likeloud.
I'vekilledmyhearingalreadywithshootinggunsforrecreationanddoing I usedtoactuallybuildbasedsystemsforDevidragsbackintheearlytwothousands, andthatkindoffried a lotofmyhearing.
I hopeCorsaircanincreasethevolumeofthese a littlebitthrough a softwareupdate.
I willprobablyusethesewiredmorethanwireless, but I wantedthewirelessoption.
Theproblemis, ifyoulookrighthere, theycomeoffatabout a 45 degreeangleonthatoffthatyourcup.
It's a bigjunglewherethe U.
S.
B.
C.
Whereitplugsin, whichisnearoldandmetalandbeefy.
Andthisis a braidedcable, whichisawesome, butitpointsitrightatmyshoulder.
Sowhen I turnedmyhead, allthatsoundtravelsthroughthewireintothat.
Yourcup.
I hearit.
It's like a cannon, a stringwhenyoutalkedtotwopeoplewithtwofolders, cansand a string, it's thesamethingSoundtravelsthroughitspickedupinMightyourcut.