Plantronics RIG 500E Gaming Headset Review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing and First Look3. Testing4. Conclusion5. View All Pages

 

The packaging for the Plantronics RIG 500E is eye catching, shipping in a fairly bulky box with clear plastic on the front and a break down of features on the back.

 

While the packaging might be familiar, the actual unboxing is quite different. This is a modular headset, so you will be pulling the headset out in pieces, rather than fully built. Plantronics supply a headband with three slots to clip on the headphone ear cups/drivers.

 

You get two styles of headphone here, a closed off leather variant that will help isolate noise and perhaps even help enhance bass response a little. The second headphone comes with a fabric ear cup and a breathable design. The driver isn't completely closed off at the back either, which will help provide a wider sound stage at the expense of noise isolation.

Once it is all fully built, the RIG 500E looks like a pretty nice headset. Being able to choose between two styles of headphone is also a nice bonus that we don't normally see included. It is clear that Plantronics is trying to set itself apart from the crowd here.

However, while this headset is ‘modular', there aren't many options for further customisation available on the Plantronics store. The two styles of ear cup/headphone in the box are the only ones on sale and while you can get headbands in different colours, they all come in the same shape.

 

Elsewhere in the box you will find an aux cable and an in-line DOLBY controller, which activates virtual surround sound.

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