Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review

Ian Stevenson June 4, 2012 Featured Tech Reviews, Headphones

Rating: 9.0.

With a long history of building enthusiast level components, Corsair have earned themselves a solid reputation for quality, compatibility, and performance. Today we'll be taking a look at their latest peripheral aimed at the Gaming market – The Vengeance 2000 wireless 7.1 headset.

Corsair have attempted to ‘break the mould’ with the Vengeance 2000, offering a battery life of up to 10 hours with versatile 7.1 & 5.1 sound, in addition to renowned Corsair quality; it certainly looks as if they might be on the right path.

With some innovative wireless technology and large 50mm drivers, could this be the perfect headset for the avid gamer, who looks for the tactical advantage?

Official specifications can be seen below:

Headphones

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz
Impedance: 32 Ohms @ 1kHz
Sensitivity: 105dB (+/-3dB)
Drivers: 50mm
USB power consumption: 500mA
Connector: USB Type A
Wireless range: up to 40 feet (12m)
Battery life: Up to 10 hours

Microphone

Type: Unidirectional noise-cancelling condenser with adjustable, rotating boom
Impedance: 2.2k Ohms
Frequency Response: 100Hz to 10kHz
Sensitivity: -37dB (+/-3dB)

System requirements

PC with USB port
Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP
Internet connection (for software download- software is not included in the package)

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9 comments

Dennis
June 4, 2012 at 9:29 am

Nice looking headset, but its quite expensive. Its about half the price of pure audiophile headphones, which might prove a problem for Corsair.
Gammy
June 4, 2012 at 9:30 am

Its a lot of cash, but if you value wireless then its a good deal. Corsair release quality products. I bought one of their cases recently and I love it.
Stupido
June 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm

How do they compare to the Vengeance 1500?
or they are virtually the same, except that the 2000 is wireless?
Art
June 6, 2012 at 11:36 pm

Very nice review, but what I’m missing is the review of the actual surround sound quality. How is the 7.1 virtual surround sound on the headset? I understand the sound quality is good, but from what I’ve read you only tested it in stereo settings.

Are you able to distinguish where the sound is coming from, i.e. directional sound like left rear, right rear, left front, right front etc.
Hope you can answer this for me before buying!