PS4 Pro headset recommendation

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ghutchison14078

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Hi guys, looking for some suggestions for a headset for the ps4 pro. Console newbie here so not sure what is hot or not in console headsets.

Budget of around £200 and nothing too garish looking.

Cheers.
 
Before the "buy a proper headset" crew come in I'll say this, do you want a headset that has an inclusive mic built into it or are you happy modding one yourself?

That for me would be the number one consideration between a gaming headset and a regular headset, yes these proper headsets will be better and probably cheaper for better, but a gaming headset offers convenience of an all in one solution and if your not an audiophile (I'm not BTW) your probably not going to hear that much of a difference.

For reference I use Astro A40's and have done for about the last 6 years and they sound fantastic to me.
 
honestly, the sony wireless headset 2.0 is a great pair - comfortable, sound great, mic is good quality, decent charge life and plug n play easiness. Way under your budget at about 65 quid, but fit the bill!
 
Astro A50 Wireless headset for Xbox one are on offer at Argos for £112 and are amazing... I have just bought a second pair as i paid £250 last year and love them that much.
They work on every platform ie PC/Xbox One & X/PS4 & Pro
 
Use Sony wireless headset 2.0 myself and amazing bit of kit. Sounds great and some games have there own profiles which is nice. Mic quality is also very good. One of best headsets I've ever had and can be used on PC which is a nice bonus
 
snow patrol said:
honestly, the sony wireless headset 2.0 is a great pair - comfortable, sound great, mic is good quality, decent charge life and plug n play easiness. Way under your budget at about 65 quid, but fit the bill!
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Mark1989 said:
Use Sony wireless headset 2.0 myself and amazing bit of kit. Sounds great and some games have there own profiles which is nice. Mic quality is also very good. One of best headsets I've ever had and can be used on PC which is a nice bonus
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Sony headset looks like a winner, ordered one. Cheers boys.
 
From what I can see it adds 3d audio and last time I Checked only one game supports it which is uncharted 4 nothing else does yet.

The design is slightly different too.
 
Whatever you choose, I certainly CANNOT recommend the official 2.0 headset...!

I picked up a pair in December, after getting a £50 voucher when I upgraded my contract to a Google Pixel - the only thing I fancied at the time, was a headset for my [then] PS4 - and found that the official PS4 2.0 headset (also know as the 'Gold' headset I believe) were £49.99 at this point. Bingo!

Took it home, sync'd it, updated it via the app, and all seemed well - decent headset, good sound (albeit simulated surround sound), comfortable etc. Found it worked on my Pixel via the dongle, and had a pretty good range. But the greatness lasted a few hours... my first gaming session was peppered with instances of the sound cutting out, crackling, and it frankly ****** me off.

Tried numerous fixes suggested on the internet over the coming weeks, moved the dongle around, reset it and the headset, unplugged my external USB drive, used a USB extension cable to get the dongle aware from the console.... nothing helped! I then found a post suggesting wifi might be interfering with it, so tried numerous different channels - nothing! So I returned the headset back for a replacement - took the brand spanking one home, aaaaaaaaand...... same issues!

I later moved onto a PS4 Pro, and hoped that this might help the problems (honestly, I didn't use this as an excuse to buy a Pro, Mrs Scort :D) - but no, same faults. I read up more and more on the subject, and again ran through all of the fixes I could find; nothing worked - I even purchased a powered USB 3 hub, but even that failed to help.

After months of faffing around, and not getting a satisfactory level of performance, I returned the last pair and purchased a new iron instead.

So - you may not get the problems I did, but imo the 2.0 headset is a pile of junk.
 
Scort said:
Whatever you choose, I certainly CANNOT recommend the official 2.0 headset...!

I picked up a pair in December, after getting a £50 voucher when I upgraded my contract to a Google Pixel - the only thing I fancied at the time, was a headset for my [then] PS4 - and found that the official PS4 2.0 headset (also know as the 'Gold' headset I believe) were £49.99 at this point. Bingo!

Took it home, sync'd it, updated it via the app, and all seemed well - decent headset, good sound (albeit simulated surround sound), comfortable etc. Found it worked on my Pixel via the dongle, and had a pretty good range. But the greatness lasted a few hours... my first gaming session was peppered with instances of the sound cutting out, crackling, and it frankly ****** me off.

Tried numerous fixes suggested on the internet over the coming weeks, moved the dongle around, reset it and the headset, unplugged my external USB drive, used a USB extension cable to get the dongle aware from the console.... nothing helped! I then found a post suggesting wifi might be interfering with it, so tried numerous different channels - nothing! So I returned the headset back for a replacement - took the brand spanking one home, aaaaaaaaand...... same issues!

I later moved onto a PS4 Pro, and hoped that this might help the problems (honestly, I didn't use this as an excuse to buy a Pro, Mrs Scort :D) - but no, same faults. I read up more and more on the subject, and again ran through all of the fixes I could find; nothing worked - I even purchased a powered USB 3 hub, but even that failed to help.

After months of faffing around, and not getting a satisfactory level of performance, I returned the last pair and purchased a new iron instead.

So - you may not get the problems I did, but imo the 2.0 headset is a pile of junk.
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Two faulty ones is unlucky surprised you put up with the second one

I haven't ever had any issues like that with mine, another plus for it imo is battery life I find it great
 
snow patrol said:
honestly, the sony wireless headset 2.0 is a great pair - comfortable, sound great, mic is good quality, decent charge life and plug n play easiness. Way under your budget at about 65 quid, but fit the bill!
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Yeah, just turn off sidetone to get rid of the annoying background hiss and they are great. Not as comfortable as my Sennheisers but good enough. Having a built in mic is handy and I like the buttons to change the mix between party chat and game sound.
 
Meanwhile I bought my Wireless 2.0 Headset not long after the PS4 launched and it is still going strong today.

No sound cut off, clear game / party audio mix and no crackling.
 
Oh, I found that putting the 2.0 dongle at the front of the PS4 rather than in a rear port helped when I had a few random sound glitches here and there. They disappeared as soon as I did that.
 
Mark1989 said:
Two faulty ones is unlucky surprised you put up with the second one

I haven't ever had any issues like that with mine, another plus for it imo is battery life I find it great
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Well I only put up with the second pair for a short period, then I got the PS4 Pro - I had hoped the issues would disappear with this upgrade, as there were some reports (not sure how true) that the launch day PS4 had dodgy USB ports on some units. Sadly the Pro didn't help, using either the front or rear USB, with or without an external HD etc etc.

Oh well, I'f I could guarantee that another pair would be fine, or the Platinum ones would - I'd snap another pair up. But two headsets, from two different stores, with the same issues.... doesn't fill me with confidence. ON the short occasions they would work, they were great for the money.
 
Resurrecting this thread, as I fancy a headset again :(

As posted previously, I have had issues with the official PS4 'Gold' 2.0 headset, so really don't want to consider those, or the more expensive Platinum ones - basically, Official and Sony = nope.

So where does that leave me for a headset? It seems that all other headsets are cable connection to the joypad only - and iirc, that doesn't give you surround sound! Are there any third party options that support completely wireless to the PS4 Pro?

Thanks guys
 
I bought a TB Stealth 600 Wireless headset when WW2 came out, don't have any qualms really, battery life is really good as is the comfort and sound.
 
The 2.0 'Gold' headset works great, but the comfort build and sound quality are dreadful. I upgraded to the Platinum headset and they're basically what the Gold's should be. Sound very good and comfy enough to wear for hours.
 
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