![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gaming headset mics have the difficult job of canceling out environmental audio and isolating just the sound of your voice. Instead, it’s surprisingly full-bodied and captures more of the true character of my voice. I expected it to sound thin, like the mic on the Razer Kraken V3 Pro or the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless (or, really, most gaming headsets). The H6PRO’s lift-to-mute boom microphone is great and shows that Epos applies its concept of balance to more than just the speaker drivers. Half the duty of any gaming headset is allowing you to chat with your friends and teammates. Epos’s well-balanced tuning strategy made these a treat to listen to. Jumping between genres was no problem for these headphones, nor was settling each night with episodes of New Amsterdam and The Recruit on Netflix. I had as much fun rocking out to Coheed and Cambria’s Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind as NF’s “CLOUDS”, and even my quiet post-classical playlist on Spotify. These same qualities make it a great choice for music and movies. Picking out height can be a bit more difficult, but the modern audio engines in games like Fortnite do a good job of accounting for this. It’s a great example of stellar stereo, with positionality that’s easy to interpret so you can get the jump on enemies. Since it connects with an analog 3.5mm connection, there is no virtual surround sound, but it doesn’t need it. The highs, while at times airy and somewhat bold, aren’t sharp or fatiguing.īattlefield 2042 proved absolutely engaging, and the H6PRO makes the sound feel as big as the maps I’m playing on. The middle and upper registers are crisp and clear, with important cues like enemy footsteps and teammate callouts cutting through to the top of the mix. It reaches low to deliver cinematic rumble and punchy, impactful blasts for gunshots and explosions, but it’s not artificially enhanced to invade the mids. The bass is rich, wide, and highly textured. This isn’t to say that it lacks in either department. It’s a headset that emphasizes balance instead of bombastic bass and clarity over intensity. The H6PRO exemplifies the very best of what its engineers learned in their time as part of Sennheiser. If there’s one thing Epos knows how to do, it’s create great-sounding gaming headsets. When having RGB lights on your ears begins to feel a little silly, the H6PRO is the perfect alternative. As someone who once embraced the generic gamer aesthetic with all of its bright colors and shiny lights, I appreciate having an option that’s a bit more subdued and mature to match how I’ve changed over time. ![]() It’s clear that Epos is targeting a different demographic with this headset (which might also explain its high price despite lacking wireless connectivity). If a gaming headset were to grow up and develop a taste for the finer things, it might look something like this. It has a leatherette headband and outer rings on its memory foam ear cushions, but supple velour where they touch your face. Instead, it’s about muted, vaguely metallic colors accented with muted metallic rings. There are no RGB lights or no hard angles. This headset is designed to look sleek and elegant, unmistakably a gaming headset, yet the type you might see on the head of an after-hours working professional. Gaming headsets can be a dime a dozen, but nothing is further from the truth with the Epos H6PRO. The balance between in-game audio and party chat is just right. Since there is a volume roller on the right earcup, there is no in-line volume control or microphone built into either cable.Īlso included in the package are two magnetic plates to cover the microphone panel if you choose to remove it. Included with the headset are two braided cables a shorter cable made to connect to controllers and smartphones and a longer split cable meant to wrap around to the back of your gaming PC. Priced at $179, the H6PRO offers a relatively sparse package. I tested the closed-back version, but it’s also available with an open-back design for users that don’t mind trading isolation (and privacy) for an improved soundstage. It absolutely looks the part with a fashionable aesthetic and dual dynamic drivers tuned to deliver exceptional balance and detail for games, music, and movies. The Epos H6PRO exists at the top of the company’s wired headset line. Special features: Open and closed-back versions available, magnetic microphone attachment system, magnetic discs to cover microphone port, memory foam ear cushions.Microphone: Bi-directional, detachable boom with flip to mute.Device compatibility: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, any device with 3.5mm support.Connections: detachable 4.6-foot combined audio jack cable (braided), detachable 8.2 foot split headset cable (braided).Colors: Blue with black accents, green with gold accents, white with silver accents.Here are the specs of the headset we reviewed ![]()
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