That means you often end up paying for the brand, not for the audio quality.
There are also certain limitations to gaming headsets.
Thats not to say theyre bad, they just tend to do only one thing well gaming.
Ive been using a pair ofAstros wireless A50and Ive got no complaints.
I was also pleasantly surprised by the sound quality of the cheaperRazer Kraken Ultimate.
Im not really in the market for a new gaming headset.
Im more than happy with what Ive already got.
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The very sight of their unusual earcup construction gave my ears a visceral feeling of discomfort.
I mean, it looks like the earcups suffered a mutation that made them spontaneously grow earbuds.
I was convinced that wouldnt feel good in my earholes.
Like Apples earbuds and AirPods do.
I was terribly wrong.
Plugging a set of premium earbuds in your canals always feels weird.
Thats how my first two minutes of wearing the Nuraphone felt like.
I had only one reaction:FUCK.
The sound was ridiculous, I could feel every little shift in tone and timbre.
The experience was unbelievably corporeal and nuanced.
So I strapped up and fired upCall of Dutys Warzone.
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Prepping the Nuraphone for gaming is as easy as it gets.
Boom, thats pretty much it.
I probably wouldve if I was doing wagers or playing competitively, though just for peace of mind.
The good thing about the mic attachment is that it doesnt limit Nuraphones compatibility with other platforms and devices.
Which brings me to my next point: using the microphone comes at the expense of wireless support.
While the Nuraphone pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled gear, the mic attachment turns it into a wired headset.
Although I kept the exact same configs I use with my Astro A50, the sound felt throughly different.
The most striking example was during deployment.
Each time I was parachuting down to the battlefield, I could feel the wind in my ears.
It felt unusually real.
That extends to practically every sound in the game.
Nuraphone adds a whole new level of realism toWarzonethat other headsets Ive played with simply cant match.
Does that mean youll be able to more accurately predict where danger looms, though?
Im not quite sure yet.
That might be the case with the Nuraphone mic, too.
The difference might go unnoticed by your teammates, however.
One notable feature thats absent is active-noise cancellation for the microphone sort of likeRazer does with the Kraken Ultimate.
Still, Id have expected a standalone mic to have its own active-noise cancelling features.
(To be clear, Nuraphone comes with active-noise cancelling, but the mic itself doesnt.)
For now, though, that functionality isnt there.
My only gripe with the new microphone is whats included in the box or rather, whats missing.
(I had to borrow one from a neighbor, for instance.)
Really, though, those are minor inconveniences that pale in comparison to the premium sound experience Nuraphone delivers.
So is it better than a gaming headset?
Its an open secret that pro gamers dont really use the gaming headsets they wear for in-game audio.
Anyone who watches esports has likely noticed an additional set of wires hanging from the ears of pros.
The branded headsets you see on the outside?
Those are mostly for drowning out background noise, which can be excessive at LAN events.
Thanks to its in-ear design, Nuraphone offers the best of both these worlds.
It comes with its own active noise cancellation features, and also supports premium sound quality.
Thats precisely the problem Nura is solving with its new mic attachment.
But thats sort of expected at the $400 price point it sells for.
But does that mean you should pick the Nuraphone for your next gaming headset?
Its a little complicated.
Yes, its a good combo, but at $460, its pricey even by gaming headset standards.
you’re free to check out Nuraphones new gaming microphonehere.
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