Review ID: 43509
Review Text: Without the USB, just basic comfy headphones. For anything that has a 3.5mm port, these are just straight out headphones with a mic. Simple volume knob and flip up mic. The padding is comfortable for hours. I have been mostly using them while playing in VR as the attached rubber cord keeper helps keep the excess wire out of the way. The rest of the features come on a PC when using the USB to 3.5mm adapter and with iCue software installed. There you have voice prompts when features are enabled/disabled, adjust the equalizer and take advantage of Nvidia Broadcast technologies provided you have an Nvidia RTX2060 or higher. Overall sound quality is decent, it sounds very balanced. It doesn't have the "ear tickling lows" that I have had on other sets, even with the bass boost equalizer setting in iCue. But, it's not like it is missing as you can certainly still hear the difference in range. Even noticed in one game I have been playing, a sound effect I wasn't noticing on my other headset that was a very faint metallic sound on certain events. In using an audio test I was able to still hear the voice at 66 dB below full sound which is pretty impressive as my hearing might not be able to hear much less than that anyways. If you like simple wired headphone/mic with the ability to get 7.1 Dolby style effects on a PC, this is certainly one I would consider.
Gold Attribute: {'Connection Type': 'wired', 'Style': 'gaming', 'Color Category': 'black', 'Model Version': 'HS55'}
Review Image:Product Title: CORSAIR - HS55 SURROUND Wired Dolby Audio 7.1 Gaming Headset for PC, PS5, PS4 with Omni-Directional Mic - Black