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1. BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 DRIVERS
2. BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 UPDATE
3. BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 FULL
4. BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 WINDOWS 10
5. BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 PRO

BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 PRO

$100 is a very crowded price point for headsets, and the Striker Pro makes a case for itself with its excellent construction and materials, including leather pads on the headband and ear cups. I don't think they sound as good as the Polk Striker Pros or Corsair Void wired options, but the mic audio on the Cloud 2s is clearer than Corsair's offering, if a little oversharp and somewhat abrasive.

BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 FULL

For now, the Astro A50s are a more full featured option for multi-platform buyers, though at more than double the price, and with some caveats of their own.ĪLSO CONSIDER: Kingston's HyperX Cloud 2 headsets retail for $99.99 and are a favorite of eSports competitions in part because of their strong noise isolation and good sound. The only other complaint I have about the Voids is one of platforms - it's a PC exclusive wireless headset, and I like it enough to wish it worked for both the Xbox One and PS4. The Voids' headset mic is also just "OK," about on par with other wireless headset mics.

BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 UPDATE

This happened after an update the headset firmware. While I didn't experience problems with CUE, I did have the headset desync from its wireless USB receiver once, which required a paperclip and multiple attempts to resolve.

BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 DRIVERS

The OS detected the USB dongle and installed the necessary drivers automatically.

BEST PC GAMING HEADSET 2016 UNDER 100 WINDOWS 10

It's worth noting that at least in Windows 10 (and OSX), the CUE software isn't required to use the Voids.

A subset of Voids owners reported CPU spikes in windows 8 and 10 while running CUE, which seems to have been resolved after a few firmware updates. I did appreciate the volume controls, which are both easy to access with a rocker on the back corner of the left earphone and directly controls Windows' volume, a surprisingly uncommon feature.Ĭaveat: Some people have had major problems with Corsair's Void RGB configuration tool, the Corsair Utility Engine, which is required to tweak the colored LEDs that give the Voids their name. The wireless, RGB model also allows you to tailor its colored lighting to an astounding degree, though I ignored this feature - I didn't feel the need to trick out the lighting I would never see, though it could be a neat gimmick for livestreaming. It features a Dolby listening mode that offers virtual surround support, though I tend to find this ruins sound quality on every headset that uses it. The Void RGB has other bells and whistles, which mean less to me. The Voids are a PC exclusive wireless headset, and I like them enough to wish they worked for both the Xbox One and PS4 The batteries last around 18-20 hours, more than Corsair officially states in its materials, and they charge quickly. I've spent about 500 hours with the Voids over the last 10 weeks, give or take, which is far more than any other set discussed here, because in an apartment with literally 30+ pairs of headphones, they're the ones I've come to prefer.

I could reach the front door about 30 feet away from my computer before I experienced any signal problems, which puts them a good 10 feet or so farther than the Astro A50s.

They were comfortable enough for me to leave them on when I left my desk and wandered around my apartment, which speaks to the Voids' range. In addition to a wonderful full cushion running along the top of the headband made of the same material as the earpads, the Voids feel sturdy with a reassuring but not too heavy sense of heft. The best way to put it may be that the Voids, like the Astros, sound warm, but not at the expense of detail.Īn increasing issue with Astro's headsets has been build quality (which I cover elsewhere directly), and in that regard, Corsair beats them handily. The Voids feature deep, cloth mesh pads over 50mm headphone drivers with excellent sound that can be slightly bass-heavy - much as Astro's headsets are - but feature very clear mids and clean highs that aren't abrasively bright. They feature sound quality that rivals Astro's, which were until recently my standard for audio quality in the gaming space (though see below for more on Polk's shocking Striker line). The Corsair Void Wireless RGB gaming headset, which is available for $119.99 as of this writing on Amazon, is the first pair of headphones in six years to dethrone the Astro A40s as my headset of choice. This is sample of the Corsair Void Wireless RGB's mic audio.