Sennheiser PC 350 Gaming Headset
The CX 350 Gaming Headset marks the beginning of a new era of technology in the gaming headset Whether fighting against evil aliens or fighting guerilla warfare, a fraction of a frame separates winners from the rest. Hearing and being heard can make or break a game. By adding a never before experienced dimension of reality games and provide the sound quality more precise on the market you've arrived at the ultimate. Thank you to Sennheiser's expertise as a world leader in…
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Anonymous 9:01 pm on November 14, 2009 Permalink
I have a few headsets over the last 10 years, including Logitech, Altec Lansing, Sony (off microphone) and a Sennheiser model less about 5 years. I am an avid computer gamer and often go late into the night runs from 8 am to one hour or more. And this is the best headset I've ever used in almost everyway.
First impressions on the withdrawal of the package (which I had no problem with following the instructions on the box) are durability and solid construction. It is well built, nothing seems light or cheap, but its surprisingly light. The duty of the wire is heavy enough, unlike the Altec Lansing and Logitech headsets I have owned. Not to mention robust strain relief where the wire connects to the helmet, the control pod, and jacks.
The control pod is perfectly positioned and lightweight, so even if it's dangling you feel not even, unlike the pods control clutter on some other headsets. In terms of adequacy, ears swivel around 45 degrees in each direction, extending from the head bar with intervals of clicking sound. The headbar and ears are both covered in padding velor comfortable, unlike the faux leather on my previous Altec Lansing does not cause your skin to sweat and stick to it. The headphones swivel slightly in and out, and if you press firmly on them, they collapse inward with a wink – do not be afraid, it just prevents them from collapsing into an accident, so I concerned when I saw them bent inwards in the picture.
They collapsed securely but will not do for themselves. The microphone is adjustable, but not too – it must be strongly bent to adjust the position and it will not rebound on its own. It descends from the top perch vertically along the headset with a moderate degree of resistance, so it will not flop at the top or on its own. And if you want to move to halfway and leave it there, it will not flop down, unlike my old helmet, which should either be all the way up or down. Hopefully it that way.
In terms of comfort, and dazzling. Many helmets I pretended to be possessed circumaural, which means they surround your ears and do not sit on them or in them. But most have never intend to actually follow through on this promise, or are made to people with ears the size of quarters. Even my old Sennheisers were sitting right on my ears and my Altec Lansing, headset while pleasant, was large enough padding to go around my ears, but the speakers in the earphones themselves pressed against my ear, which has become very uncomfortable after periods of time.
These headphones are circumaural ACTUALLY. The padding around your ears, but never touched. The only pressure is on your actual head, your ears are never in contact with anything. The velor is soft and the pressure is almost imperceptible. At first they seemed a little tight, but a small adjustment of the head bar and a couple of hours and they seem to break in a bit. velor padding on the top of the bar rests gently on top of your head and everything seems to distribute the helmet's weight evenly so you hardly feel it.
Now for the sound – everyone knows Sennheiser is one of the names of first choice in sound quality, and are not disappointed. But it is probably not the helmet you want if you just listen to music in a studio or something – but for a combination of micro and comfort and audio quality, I doubt that there is greater efficiency at that price. I started by watching a DVD of Band of Brothers on my computer. At first I thought something was wrong! It sounded like there was some sort of noise coming from somewhere other than the DVD, when I realized I was hearing things I never heard before on my computer speakers!
All sounds, especially the middle and high exceptionally bright and clear. And a helmet that is not a 5. 1 headphone, the directivity of the sound is incredible. Some here have complained that the base is not heavy enough, but honestly, if you want more basic than that, you're not looking for audio quality and precision, you're just looking for Based ridiculous. The base was excellent and sharp, not booming or echo. Explosions sounded realistic and surprisingly, without ringing or buzzing. For sound quality, they are better than my system speakers Klipsch Promedia, to say the least.
They also have a closed headphone design, and I was initially concerned about the syndrome sweat-ear headphones of this type, but I was surprised and pleased that, after 4 hours, I don ' have not experienced any overheating or sweating in my ears. Maybe in the summer that would change, but if the headset just got more comfortable during this period.
The quality of the microphone, while it is difficult for me to say, I am told it is excellent, although I had to turn my gain a little on my microphone, because, apparently, its a little easier because the filter thereon.
My only con with these headphones is the cord I think might be a little longer, but it's not a big deal for me anyway. Also, I think a carrying bag might be nice to go with these headphones.
Overall, if you are looking for a headset with superb sound quality, comfort, durability, longevity and a high quality microphone, let alone look incredibly elegant and classic appearance and sober, you can not wrong with these transactions for the price. Forget 5. 1 channel with bulky helmets, powered pod control for surround sound and colorful helmets, get it for a lifetime of quality and pleasure.
Vice 9:03 pm on November 14, 2009 Permalink
Got this game today and I must say that a headset for $ 250 dollars it comes with very few extras (no 1 / 4 adapter etcc ..) All you get is the headset.
Strengths:
-The sound is incredible. This is the first headset that after playing with the EQ settings, you can actually get these bad boys hard enough to vibrate from the bass without any distortion. In fact, I can turn everything all the way up and get no distortion.
-The microphone is not great and the reverb works well online silent
Construction-closed really eliminate external noise for the most part. I'd say about 80 percent or more.
-Build quality is amazing
-Very comfortable
And I must say that this helmet is quite
Weaknesses:
On-line volume is almost useless. If you turn everything down it doesn't go silent or even near him, I would say all the way down on the little wheel thing is 50 per cent of volume and of course the full height of the wheel is 100 per cent. I am not sure if thats mine is defective or Maybee how high end phones are. I use the volume of PC anyway so it doesn't bother me too much.
Overall, I like them and if it werent for the wheel size, I would have given 5 stars.
Odelia 11:21 pm on November 14, 2009 Permalink
I was the proud owner of a Sennheiser 161 for about 2 years, he died because I had the bad habbit of chewing on the rope when I got stressed programming. I must say that this thing is far superior, I was afraid it would be expensive just because it looks much better and would not be much of an improvement over sennheisers 70 – $ 100 helmets. I was very impressed when they arrived here. The audio quality is not great improvement from older helmets, this is not an insult though, as the cheaper ones have incredible quality. It has much more capacity for deep bass. Helmets cheaper sounded really bad on the lower parts heavy. Many people think a helmet will increase the bass stronger or less sensitive, but this is not the case unless you use an equalizer.
PROS:
The best change in my opinion is the microphone. The mics on the cheaper models were great, but it was AMAZING noise reduction.
The next best thing is the reduction of ambient noise. Honestly, I felt like pieces of ear were like suction cups because you can feel a noticeable change in pressure when you put your voice even sounds different when you talk. This is not exactly like earplugs, but there is certainly a significant reduction of ambient noise.
Privacy is very good. People can hear what your listening to when they are on your head, but the second you take off her pretty high even at low volume.
Lower capacity.
More comfortable and nicer looking.
The wire is significantly thicker. . . for me to chew = P
Cons
Still the same cheap manual wheel to increase or decrease the volume. From these experiments seem to break easily or have one side of the headset to be louder than others at certain levels.
It produces a cracking sound output to 98Khz sampling rate on my card. I put it to 48 kHz and it fixed the problem. Other headsets do not have this problem.
It gets kinda hot around the ears.
One of the previous reviewers stated that the volume wheel sucks and will not turn the sound all the way to go. I must say it is really quiet. If you want to mute the sound all together you just define a keyboard shortcut with hotkeybind, AutoHotkey or other free software macro.