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Looking for a gaming headset as a small gift for a friend.

 

Must-haves: (I'm unlikely to consider anything which does not meet these requirements)

  • Available in the UK for £25 or less (willing to stretch to £30 if it makes a big difference) from a reputable retailer other than Amazon
  • Microphone with enough quality for sounding reasonably good on Discord (but doesn't need to be mindblowingly fantastic)
  • Decent enough sound to listen to, as well (but again doesn't need to be mindblowing)
  • Well put together; will last a decent length of time

Would prefer no bright lights or RGB.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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pythonmegapixel

into tech, public transport and architecture // amateur programmer // youtuber // beginner photographer

Thanks for reading all this by the way!

By the way, my desktop is a docked laptop. Get over it, No seriously, I have an exterrnal monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet and cooling fans all connected. Using it feels no different to a desktop, it works for several hours if the power goes out, and disconnecting just a few cables gives me something I can take on the go. There's enough power for all games I play and it even copes with basic (and some not-so-basic) video editing. Give it a go - you might just love it.

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24 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Those look like the hyperX's or takstar pro 80's. Interesting. These might sound fine for the price.

PM/DM me if you have any questions about audio.

My PC specs & audio gear

CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2  & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL

🎧Current Audio Setup🎧

HifiMan Ananda Nano, HE400se, X2HR

Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard

AKG P420 Mic

Other peripherals

Monitor > Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

Keyboard > Keychron Q3 HE TKL

Mouse > Logitech G Pro 2 Lightspeed

Mousepad > X-Gamer XG++ XXL mousepad

Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset ;)

 

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1 minute ago, Tigerleon said:

Those look like the hyperX's or takstar pro 80's. Interesting. These might sound fine for the price.

hyperX whats? HyperX make multiple kinds of headset!

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pythonmegapixel

into tech, public transport and architecture // amateur programmer // youtuber // beginner photographer

Thanks for reading all this by the way!

By the way, my desktop is a docked laptop. Get over it, No seriously, I have an exterrnal monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet and cooling fans all connected. Using it feels no different to a desktop, it works for several hours if the power goes out, and disconnecting just a few cables gives me something I can take on the go. There's enough power for all games I play and it even copes with basic (and some not-so-basic) video editing. Give it a go - you might just love it.

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2 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:

Those look like the hyperX's or takstar pro 80's. Interesting. These might sound fine for the price.

Tmk they're just Cloud clones, so yeah they'll definitely be fine enough for the price

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17 minutes ago, pythonmegapixel said:

hyperX whats? HyperX make multiple kinds of headset!

If you didn't know I was hinting at the Cloud 2's which is a reskin of the takstar pro 80 and you should know what I meant.

PM/DM me if you have any questions about audio.

My PC specs & audio gear

CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2  & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL

🎧Current Audio Setup🎧

HifiMan Ananda Nano, HE400se, X2HR

Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard

AKG P420 Mic

Other peripherals

Monitor > Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

Keyboard > Keychron Q3 HE TKL

Mouse > Logitech G Pro 2 Lightspeed

Mousepad > X-Gamer XG++ XXL mousepad

Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset ;)

 

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3 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:

If you didn't know I was hinting at the Cloud 2's which is a reskin of the takstar pro 80 and you should know what I meant.

Fair enough, though I have a pair of Cloud 2s sat on the desk next to me right now and I dont' really see a huge amount of similarlty.

(They're also 1/4 the price of the Cloud 2s, there's no way they can be the same thing, surely?)

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pythonmegapixel

into tech, public transport and architecture // amateur programmer // youtuber // beginner photographer

Thanks for reading all this by the way!

By the way, my desktop is a docked laptop. Get over it, No seriously, I have an exterrnal monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset, ethernet and cooling fans all connected. Using it feels no different to a desktop, it works for several hours if the power goes out, and disconnecting just a few cables gives me something I can take on the go. There's enough power for all games I play and it even copes with basic (and some not-so-basic) video editing. Give it a go - you might just love it.

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Just now, pythonmegapixel said:

Fair enough, though I have a pair of Cloud 2s sat on the desk next to me right now and I dont' really see a huge amount of similarlty.

(They're also 1/4 the price of the Cloud 2s, there's no way they can be the same thing, surely?)

Probably not because of the price haha xD

PM/DM me if you have any questions about audio.

My PC specs & audio gear

CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2  & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL

🎧Current Audio Setup🎧

HifiMan Ananda Nano, HE400se, X2HR

Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard

AKG P420 Mic

Other peripherals

Monitor > Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

Keyboard > Keychron Q3 HE TKL

Mouse > Logitech G Pro 2 Lightspeed

Mousepad > X-Gamer XG++ XXL mousepad

Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset ;)

 

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