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While I am more an audiophile than a hardcore gamer, I can honestly say that the Corsair HS1A's have pleasantly surprised me. While I would immediately recommend that the microfibre pads were removed, some people in our immediate circle found them more comfortable over long term use.
Throughout our testing they never failed to impress me and are easily capable of being used as an ‘all in one' headset, for listening to music, gaming and for talking on Skype with friends. The sound is certainly very neutral, if a little ‘bass light', but this is easily boosted by use of a graphic equaliser in software. We prefer the Corsair approach of ‘clear and focused' rather than a bass heavy design which can prove difficult to neutralise.
Comfort levels are a particular strong point, as over the course of a week I actually forgot I was wearing them while I was playing Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. If, like me, you end up fiddling with uncomfortable headphones on a regular basis, then these might just hit the spot. The circumaural closed back design is ideal for the target market, and while I prefer a dynamic tranducer with an open air operating principle, for the purposes of gaming privacy these make for a reasonable compromise.
The kicker is the asking price, which I expected to be around £90. The fact that Corsair are selling these for £55 is simply stunning, because at this price point I would actually probably choose these over the excellent Sennheiser PX100-II. I didn't expect to be saying this when I received the package from Corsair for review, thats for sure. If you do buy them however be sure to experiment with the leather pads, they really do enhance the overall sound quality.
KitGuru says: Corsair seem to turn everything they touch into gold. These prove to be no exception.
hey, good timing, already ordered a pair of these on scan on friday, look forward to receiving them next week. ill be mainly gaming with them at night, so I dont wake up the household. bargain price for what you get.
wow, these look brilliant. I need a new skype set, almost bought a microsoft pair last week, but then I ended up with a bill. Might spend a bit more on these in a few weeks. thanks.
these are meant to be brilliant. very well written review, i dont like ‘bass heavy’ sound myself, so they seem ideal.
Have to love corsair. Wonder who makes them for them. I don’t think they make any of these products, just like asetek made the h coolers
Nice design and cheaper than steelseires Siberia. How do they compare? Better?
Good price indeed. I bet sennheiser make these for corsair
The microphone design is very good because most of these headsets have a strict travel of play without flexibility. I’m interested in that Asus sound card, can we have a full review?
Hmm.. I was gonna buy a pair of Shure SRH440 headphones. Kinda curious how these compare now. Anyone know?
I have used quite a few different gaming headsets but, the best resource I found to get an impartial view on them can be found at http://www.gamingheadsetreport.com, they are constantly adding new headset reviews.
I have used quite a few different gaming headsets but, the best resource I found to get an impartial view on them can be found at KitGuru.net, they are constantly adding new headset reviews.