Headset options?

King4aDay · 8 Oct 2016 at 19:08

I'm sure this must have been covered before but I'm struggling to find a decent wireless headset for my ps4.

Ordered the official wireless 2.0 and the Mad Catz FREQ 9 to try. The first has ear cups that are too small (give be terrible hot ear!) and the latter have a noticeable continous buzz in the right ear.

So, what's wireless, with nice big cans and good sound quality?

King4aDay · 9 Oct 2016 at 08:57

Jase said:
I will as always say get the Astro A50's as they are really good.

Thanks. Not cheap, are they! Probably more than I wanted to spend really. Wish I had somewhere local to go and try some on.

King4aDay · 9 Oct 2016 at 21:15

Rubbish. Might just get a cheap pair of Clouds or something then.

King4aDay · 11 Oct 2016 at 20:04

Jase said:
Why, if you can afford the A50's

I really can't justify them. Would be a week's wages new!

Just agreed an RMA with MadCatz for the FREQ 9s, they say they'll replace them with the Tritton Katana HDs so I'll see what those are like. If I don't get on with them I could sell them and look at a used pair of A50s or something.

King4aDay · 11 Oct 2016 at 20:19

PS, just spotted a few reviews for the LucidSound LS30, looks promising?

King4aDay · 14 Oct 2016 at 08:12

I've decided the only option is to try all of them

Lucid sound LS30 and Astro A50's are both on their way from ebay and I'll also have the Tritton Katana HDs to play with one Madcatz process my RMA. I'll report back any conclusions!

King4aDay · 15 Oct 2016 at 17:06

Well, the A50s arrived. Really comfy, pretty good sound (if a little bass heavy), but an annoying low level buzz in the right ear and loads of static whenever I talk on the mic. Really annoying.

Edit - rolling back to older 4142 firmware on the headset removed the constant buzz but using the mic still generates white noise in the headset.

King4aDay · 15 Oct 2016 at 17:24

Jase said:
There's an EQ on the side that may help with the bass.

I've never had and buzz or static even when I wonder around the house. Try re-pairing the base and headset or moving the Mixamp away from other electronics.

Yeah using the middle preset, still a little heavy on the bass for my taste. The buzz and mic static is a common issue if the Astro forums are any indication - official response seems to be "turn the music up so you can't hear it"!.

Older firmware has partially fixed the issue, but it's still not ideal and I'm not convinced the sound quality is quite as good.

Also, the headband has annoying sharp bits when resting them around your neck

King4aDay · 15 Oct 2016 at 17:40

Actually, I can still hear the buzz with the older firmware, just not as loud.

King4aDay · 16 Oct 2016 at 14:12

Astros back up on ebay now. I don't like the EQ, I don't like the pokey bits, I don't like the mic static and it took me about an hour last night to get the high pitched ringing noise out of my right ear after I stopped playing. Shame, because the surround sound implementation was really good and the earcups were nice and comfy.

Fingers crossed for the LS30s arriving tomorrow!

King4aDay · 17 Oct 2016 at 11:52

KraniX said:
I recently purchased a set of Sony MDR-ZX770BN Wireless and Noise Cancelling Headphones for £99, I'm using these for my phone/tablet but are bluetooth so I presume should work on PS4... anyway I'm really pleased with them, and they have a cable if you want to use them wired too.

Thanks, they're not compatible with ps4 though according to a quick Google.

King4aDay · 17 Oct 2016 at 17:20

LS30s arrived today. Very elegant and functional design. By far the best controls of anything I've tested so far. Sound is well balanced, non-fatiguing with sensible EQ presets (the bass boosted one sounds best for games so far).

On the downside, there's no surround sound and the earcups are a little snug for my liking, although well padded. No sign of the dreaded 'hot ear' yet so hopefully they'll be ok. There's a little bit of white noise at high volumes. It's very unobtrusive with the mic muted but more noticeable using the built in mic. Haven't tested the detachable boom mic yet.

King4aDay · 1 Nov 2016 at 20:29

davewhite04 said:
Great wireless headsets with a mic do not exist, I've tried them all. Wireless=expensive too. I just use the bundled thing if online and play sound on my Bose sound system in night time mode.

Well Dave was right. I tried the Playstation Gold, Astro A50, Madcatz FREQ 9, Madcatz Tritton Katana HD and Lucidsound LS30. They were all flawed, either in terms of comfort, sound quality or generally both.

Have now done what I should have done originally which is buy a pair of Sennheisers (in this case the RS 175). Now to find a separate USB mic.