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We normally start the testing section of our headset reviews with an in-depth look at the software suite but given that this is a budget headset, which appears to mainly be geared towards the console market- there is no dedicated software driver for setting up different sound options.
For PC use, the headset connects via USB, although you will have a bit of a mess of wires as there is also a set of RCA connectors pre-attached. These wires are non removable so the only way to change connections is to add even more wires to the mix with the extra RCA and 3.5mm jack adapters.
I imagine the sheer amount of cables will make a mess for both PC and console users, where gamers either have controllers or a keyboard and mouse also hooked up. However, these adapters do ensure compatibility across all devices, so it will be a fair trade off to some.
The sound quality is akin to what you would expect from the pair of in-built speakers found in most basic monitors or even some laptops. A lot of sound frequencies are lost- particularly in the mid range. It is clear that these 40mm drivers are biased towards the low end as the bass is over-powered and makes things like explosions disproportionately loud.
It is very easy to tell the difference if you are coming from a higher quality pair of headphones or speakers. These headphones may sound better if there were some EQ options to adjust the settings yourself.
The clamping pressure of the headset isn't bad although I'm definitely not a fan of the head band. The flimsy metal strips become uncomfortable very quickly. The ear cups contain pretty hard foam as well, which I found did help with noise cancellation but didn't do wonders for comfort. Personally, I wouldn't want to wear this headset for very long at all.
The sound quality is poor but if you are used to playing games with in-built speakers then you won't really notice the difference. You won't be blown away but you won't be disappointed either. However as always, microphone quality is also an important factor.
Going in, I wasn't expecting much from the microphone as it is very flimsy and feels a bit cheap. However, over Skype calls and during multiplayer games like Counter-Strike, my voice came across clearly and accurately with almost no feedback noise. The microphone was capable of picking up my voice loudly enough so I had no need to boost it through software.
That said, the microphone doesn't do a very good job of isolating background noise, even something as little as having a fan switched on in the room will pick up through the microphone.
Overall, the Gioteck EX-05s headset is okay for the money, it is very much a ‘get what you pay for' scenario. It isn't particularly comfortable but it will work across most of your devices. If you are used to gaming on a small monitor with in-built speakers and you need something cheap to keep the noise down then this will do.
However, if you can afford to spend a bit more, then you could get a much more capable Turtle Beach or Thermaltake headset in the £30-£40 range.
Try looking at the Tecknet headset on amazon, only £20 and has surround sound, I have it and it’s great can’t fault it.
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I wasn’t impressed. The cable is very long but there are too many connections to get tangled up at the end. The volume control is quite heavy and constantly drags at one side of the headphones. The sound was a long way short of the £20 Philips headphones I picked up at Argos. I could tolerate most of those things, but then one of the earcups broke off shortly after the warranty ran out – make sure you pick this item up by the uncomfortable steel straps, NOT by one earcup because the mounting point can’t handle the weight of the whole assembly.
i have had this headset twice now and each time the microphone has stopped working. this headset is good for about 2 months before if breaks
I’ve had these before if I remember correctly. I kept hearing a small buzzing sound every time the RCA connectors touched, after a few months use the buzzing never stopped.
I feel these are being poorly review. They’re not amazingly expensive, but the sound quality is pretty good, and if you put the volume on full, they’re a lot louder than my laptops built-in speaker (I actually use them as speakers occasionally!) I also disagree with the gripe about the headband, I find it very comfortable and easy to adjust, I’ll happily wear it for hours on end (although the whole build is rather heavy and does begin to press down on your ears) There is a lot of cable to deal with with these headphones, but I use small velco cable managers (cheap to grab on amazon) to handle the spare wires when not in use.
Just don’t let the RCA touch? You’d get the same kind of buzzing if you were to touch any other live speaker cables to metal…
I’ve had my headset for over a year and it still works great! Microphone is holding up well too. (I’ve got a friend who actually uses the in built microphone for singing on youtube videos. Not amazing quality, but definitely clear enough)
Buy headphones + a modmic from amazon save 50-200 dollars and get MUCH MUCH better sound and mic quality, instead of buying a stupid headset with 20 dollar drivers and a 50 cent mic attached costing often 100+ dollars more with stupid “Sound made for gaming” slogans, there is no special kind of sound you need for gaming and virtual surround sound headsets just make the sound quality worse and doesnt make a difference because almost all the games you play have built in “virtual surround” so you can position a sound with just a normal pair of stereo headphones. And if you need your fake (virtual) surround sound in movies download something like a razer surround sound software, because that is all it is just a software that changes digital, to analog and makes it sound like its coming from different directions.
I agree fully. I had the issue of a crappy onboard sound card so I used usb headsets. I swapped got an asus xonar d2x, then got some beyerdynamic headphones and a samsungo clipmic and the quality is so much better it is ridiculous. At first i didn’t think it was but once I booted ARMA the difference was like firing a toy gun to a real gun. Will not go back now