ASUS TUF Gaming H3 Headset Review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing and First Look3. Testing4. Closing Thoughts5. View All Pages

Over the last couple of years, peripheral manufacturers have been placing more and more emphasis on the budget market segment. In 2017, Corsair released its excellent £50 HS50 headset, and more recently Razer also hopped on board with its £50 Kraken X. Today we are looking at a similarly-priced headset from ASUS, the TUF Gaming H3. Designed to be a sturdy, no-nonsense peripheral that works across a range of devices, just how good is it?

Like most other budget-focused gaming headsets, the ASUS TUF Gaming H3 uses a standard 3.5mm jack. Unlike a USB headset, which will have its own built-in DAC, the upside is that the H3 can be used on pretty much everything – PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Switch and so on. On top of that, the H3 sports a unidirectional boom mic, 50mm ASUS Essence drivers and even virtual 7.1 surround-sound support thanks to Windows Sonic. With a UK MSRP of £49.99, is this worth buying?

Specifications

• Platform: PC, MAC, Mobile device, PlayStation® 4 ,Xbox 360®, Nintendo Switch
• Connector: 3.5 mm(1/8”) connector Audio/mic combo
• Driver diameter: 50 mm
• Impedance: 32 Ohm
• Frequency Response (headphones): 20 ~ 20000 Hz
• Microphone Pick-up Pattern: Uni-directional
• Microphone Frequency Response: 50 ~ 10000 Hz
• Microphone boom sensitivity: -40 dB
• Cable: 1.3m headset cable+1.3m splitter cable
• Weight: 294 g
• Accessories: Quick start guide, 3.5mm audio/mic splitter cable

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