DROP + Sennheiser PC38X Gaming Headset — Noise-Cancelling Microphone with Over-Ear Open-Back Design, Velour Earpads, Compatible with PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox, Mac, Mobile, and More

For the last few weeks I have been to my local big box store bringing home one expensive gaming headset after another to try, only to have to drive back in and return it to try another. I started with all the heavy hitter wireless sets, and while some were comfortable and sounded DECENT, none of them really made me feel like I was getting any appreciable bang for my buck: in the end, the audio always felt completely CRUSHED when things got hectic in Warzone, making it difficult to discern what is happening around me (directional accuracy is incredibly important). Ultimately, I decided that since I primarily play on PC, perhaps I should consider a wired set.So looking at all of the reviews, I quickly landed on the Astro a40's with the Mixamp Pro as the defacto standard for gamers in terms of a wired set. Everyone talks about how great these are. Sound quality was certainly better than any of the wireless headsets I tried (including Astro's own wireless version of this headset, the a50's) but it was still just not quite what I was looking for and for the price and all the extra hardware sitting on my desktop, I wasn't particularly thrilled with the value to dollar ratio. After a night of Warzone and not really feeling like they were that great, I decided that it was time to keep looking.Feeling like I had exhausted every option available at the aforementioned big box store, I came here. I saw these PC38x's come up over and over again from everyone that tried them saying that most gaming headsets are garbage compared to these, but since they weren't available at any local store, they stayed mostly off of my radar. I decided to just go for it and ordered a set.Showed up the same day, plugged them in, and was immediately blown away. No mixamp/DAC. No software to install. Just plug in directly to the PC, and away I go. Compared to all of the other headsets I have used in the last month, these are in a totally different class, and it's not even close. They aren't harsh at all, directional audio is excellent (footsteps are not overly loud, but when the sound quality is this good, they don't need to be). In game voice chat doesn't seem to trample all over the game audio, and on top of all of that, they are super light and really comfortable. Mic sounds great too (and I wish ALL headsets could be muted by flipping up the mic like this one with that nice audible click). I will be returning the a40's for sure, and saving almost $100 in the process. I couldn't be happier. Save yourself all of the time and money and just buy these. Of all of the gaming upgrades I have made, these are, strangely, maybe the most transformative of them all in terms of how they affect how I play Warzone. They just sound amazing. And if you also like to listen to music, these actually sound good for that too.

This is hands down the best headset I’ve ever owned for gaming. After reading tons of reviews and researching forums I kept coming across these. The DROP+Sennheiser PC38X. 180 dollars seems steep for a wired headset but it is 100% worth it imo. You can’t even tell you’re wearing it. It’s so comfortable and after hours of wear it gives me no head or ear fatigue like nearly all other headsets I’ve ever used. It comes with 2 extra sets of ear cushions both different kinds of fabric. It comes with a normal singular audio cable plus one that splits into two for mic/headset ports. So it can be used on any platform with an audio port, any PC rather it have a combined mic/headset port or separate. The mic is amazing. The sound quality of the mic sounds as good as someone using a stand alone mic imo and it’s flip up to mute flip down to activate. Most “gaming” headsets have a bunch of marketing gibberish tagged on and are terrible. For FPS shooters in particular these are the best I’ve ever used. They are so amazing because the audio quality is outstanding even without a dac or anything else to push them. You can read reviews of people using these and being so impressed with the sound that they hooked them up to audiophile grade equipment to listen to music with. As for the feel they feel premium and look much better in person than in the images imo. They are also open back so you can hear everything going on around you while still being immersed in the audio. I had never tried open back headset before these and it’s phenomenal. If you have kids or still wanna be able to hear things around while but have some of the best audio here you go. The only con I can think of with this headset is if you don’t want anyone to hear what you’re listening to. Since they are open back at higher volumes people around you can hear what you’re listening to but barely. They will work on any controller with an audio port, switch, PS4/5, Xbox, lapstops, PC, whatever. The only controls on the headset is a singular volume circular dial on the right side that’s it. The mic flip controls the mute function and that’s all you need. So if you want a headset you can use on any platform, that is most likely the best sounding and most comfortable set you’re ever used then this is what you’re looking for. It also comes with a travel pouch along with the two extra sets of ear cushions I mentioned. 100% worth every penny. I included some pics of the item when you first open the box as well as the headset itself. I 100% suggest and recommend these basically over any other “gaming” headset out there FOR gaming specifically. I have tried several Razer headsets, Corsair, Kingston HyperX, Turtle Beach, and Logitech sets. These blow away all of them. The set will also adjust to fit perfectly on basically anyone and you can wear them all day without fatigue. Hope this review helps someone out. If so please like and thanks for reading. If anyone has any other questions I’ll try to answer the best I can.