Black Shark Gaming Headset for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, All-in-1 Gaming Headset with Ultra-clear Bendable Mic, 50mm Dynamic Drivers, Noise Isolation Ear Cushions, In-line Controls – Goblin X1
Specifications
Model: BS-X1
Driver Diameter: 50mm
Headphone Sensitivity: 105dB ±3dB
Headphone Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz
Headphone Impedance: 32 ohms ±15%
Microphone Sensitivity: -42dB ±3dB
Microphone Frequency Response: 100Hz – 10kHz
Microphone Impedance: ≤2.2k ohms
Polar Pattern: Omnidirectional
Connector: 3.5mm 4-conductor plug, USB
Cable Length: 2.2m / 7.2ft
Weight: 352g / 12.42oz
| Dimensions: | 22.2 x 18.8 x 9.7 cm; 520 Grams |
| Manufacture: | Black Shark |
| Origin: | China |
| Reference: | BS-X1-PINK-EU |
I got these headphones for my GF and she absolutely love them. They are in a cute pink colour and look really nice.
The sound tho is decent for the price and for what she uses it for. Decent bass and its nice sound for gaming.
I would say is nice for kids and someone that don’t care much for sound quality or anything too fancy.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Considering the price these headphones retail for which is 20.99 I can say you will get a amazing product.
Being familiar with high end gaming products on the market, allowed me to have good comparison.
I simply couldn’t find a fault in these. Obviously, you will get headphones that, to touch, feel cheaper due to plastic that was used and other cheaper material but sound wise, these are booming.
They are not super loud, but they produce clear and crisp sound. What, to me, is most important is well balanced bass and treble while listening to music.
Black shark gaming headset gives that extra kick when needed on the bass side.
LED lights are as they are and they cannot be adjusted or changed. You get rainbow effect and that is it. So if you want flashy headset with good quality sound, on a budget, you won’t make a mistake getting these.
Good gaming earphones, they look amazing great sound quality, fit comfortably to.
Great value for money
Good gaming earphones, they look amazing great sound quality, fit comfortably to.
Great value for money
Good gaming earphones, they look amazing great sound quality, fit comfortably to.
Great value for money
These headphones come in printed cardboard box and inside you’ll find the headphones, and a user manual.
I like the design of these headphones from its white plastic casing to the contrasting blacks of the earmuffs. They are adjustable for a larger head to give an extra 2cm height on either side by pulling the headband upwards. In the fully closed position, it sat comfortably on my ears on my adult sized head. The sponge on the headband is soft and doesn’t feel uncomfortable after long use. The sponge on the earmuffs is the same as the headband and my ears didn’t feel uncomfortable after prolonged use. Adjustment of the microphone is easy as it stays in place when you move it and bend it. It doesn’t try to go back into position either, it stays exactly where you put it. The connections on the headband lead are a USB-A, 3.5mm stereo jack plug, and there is a console converter cable attached for use with consoles. There are lights on the side of each earpiece which are powered via the USB plug on the cable. That is all the USB connection does, it supplies the power to the LEDs in the headset.
The sound quality is decent and does a good job of minimizing outside noise, so the isolation is good. Voices are clear and not distorted and the microphone keeps your voice clean and clear for others to hear. Music is nice as it has a nice bass, which can be deep at times, and there’s no distortion on heavy bass. When the music themes of games are pumping out quite loud, you can hear dialogue clearly, so it doesn’t drown out the voices as it’s nicely balanced. Don’t expect audiophile quality here for this price point but the sound is decent, and I had no problem with the sound quality even though I’m used to expensive headphones myself. I noticed no sound lag from what was happening on screen to what I was actually hearing so that’s superb.
Overall, these are a decent pair of headphones. Not sure how you’d connect them to an Xbox though but they work fine with the PS4 and PS5. They connect to anything with a 3.5mm audio jack and have the converter to split the microphone and audio for the Playstation and PC. Audio quality is decent and for 19.99 (currently 16.99 on sale), I’d say these an absolute bargain for what you get.
These headphones come in printed cardboard box and inside you’ll find the headphones, and a user manual.
I like the design of these headphones from its white plastic casing to the contrasting blacks of the earmuffs. They are adjustable for a larger head to give an extra 2cm height on either side by pulling the headband upwards. In the fully closed position, it sat comfortably on my ears on my adult sized head. The sponge on the headband is soft and doesn’t feel uncomfortable after long use. The sponge on the earmuffs is the same as the headband and my ears didn’t feel uncomfortable after prolonged use. Adjustment of the microphone is easy as it stays in place when you move it and bend it. It doesn’t try to go back into position either, it stays exactly where you put it. The connections on the headband lead are a USB-A, 3.5mm stereo jack plug, and there is a console converter cable attached for use with consoles. There are lights on the side of each earpiece which are powered via the USB plug on the cable. That is all the USB connection does, it supplies the power to the LEDs in the headset.
The sound quality is decent and does a good job of minimizing outside noise, so the isolation is good. Voices are clear and not distorted and the microphone keeps your voice clean and clear for others to hear. Music is nice as it has a nice bass, which can be deep at times, and there’s no distortion on heavy bass. When the music themes of games are pumping out quite loud, you can hear dialogue clearly, so it doesn’t drown out the voices as it’s nicely balanced. Don’t expect audiophile quality here for this price point but the sound is decent, and I had no problem with the sound quality even though I’m used to expensive headphones myself. I noticed no sound lag from what was happening on screen to what I was actually hearing so that’s superb.
Overall, these are a decent pair of headphones. Not sure how you’d connect them to an Xbox though but they work fine with the PS4 and PS5. They connect to anything with a 3.5mm audio jack and have the converter to split the microphone and audio for the Playstation and PC. Audio quality is decent and for 19.99 (currently 16.99 on sale), I’d say these an absolute bargain for what you get.
These headphones come in printed cardboard box and inside you’ll find the headphones, and a user manual.
I like the design of these headphones from its white plastic casing to the contrasting blacks of the earmuffs. They are adjustable for a larger head to give an extra 2cm height on either side by pulling the headband upwards. In the fully closed position, it sat comfortably on my ears on my adult sized head. The sponge on the headband is soft and doesn’t feel uncomfortable after long use. The sponge on the earmuffs is the same as the headband and my ears didn’t feel uncomfortable after prolonged use. Adjustment of the microphone is easy as it stays in place when you move it and bend it. It doesn’t try to go back into position either, it stays exactly where you put it. The connections on the headband lead are a USB-A, 3.5mm stereo jack plug, and there is a console converter cable attached for use with consoles. There are lights on the side of each earpiece which are powered via the USB plug on the cable. That is all the USB connection does, it supplies the power to the LEDs in the headset.
The sound quality is decent and does a good job of minimizing outside noise, so the isolation is good. Voices are clear and not distorted and the microphone keeps your voice clean and clear for others to hear. Music is nice as it has a nice bass, which can be deep at times, and there’s no distortion on heavy bass. When the music themes of games are pumping out quite loud, you can hear dialogue clearly, so it doesn’t drown out the voices as it’s nicely balanced. Don’t expect audiophile quality here for this price point but the sound is decent, and I had no problem with the sound quality even though I’m used to expensive headphones myself. I noticed no sound lag from what was happening on screen to what I was actually hearing so that’s superb.
Overall, these are a decent pair of headphones. Not sure how you’d connect them to an Xbox though but they work fine with the PS4 and PS5. They connect to anything with a 3.5mm audio jack and have the converter to split the microphone and audio for the Playstation and PC. Audio quality is decent and for 19.99 (currently 16.99 on sale), I’d say these an absolute bargain for what you get.
These headphones come in printed cardboard box and inside you’ll find the headphones, and a user manual.
I like the design of these headphones from its white plastic casing to the contrasting blacks of the earmuffs. They are adjustable for a larger head to give an extra 2cm height on either side by pulling the headband upwards. In the fully closed position, it sat comfortably on my ears on my adult sized head. The sponge on the headband is soft and doesn’t feel uncomfortable after long use. The sponge on the earmuffs is the same as the headband and my ears didn’t feel uncomfortable after prolonged use. Adjustment of the microphone is easy as it stays in place when you move it and bend it. It doesn’t try to go back into position either, it stays exactly where you put it. The connections on the headband lead are a USB-A, 3.5mm stereo jack plug, and there is a console converter cable attached for use with consoles. There are lights on the side of each earpiece which are powered via the USB plug on the cable. That is all the USB connection does, it supplies the power to the LEDs in the headset.
The sound quality is decent and does a good job of minimizing outside noise, so the isolation is good. Voices are clear and not distorted and the microphone keeps your voice clean and clear for others to hear. Music is nice as it has a nice bass, which can be deep at times, and there’s no distortion on heavy bass. When the music themes of games are pumping out quite loud, you can hear dialogue clearly, so it doesn’t drown out the voices as it’s nicely balanced. Don’t expect audiophile quality here for this price point but the sound is decent, and I had no problem with the sound quality even though I’m used to expensive headphones myself. I noticed no sound lag from what was happening on screen to what I was actually hearing so that’s superb.
Overall, these are a decent pair of headphones. Not sure how you’d connect them to an Xbox though but they work fine with the PS4 and PS5. They connect to anything with a 3.5mm audio jack and have the converter to split the microphone and audio for the Playstation and PC. Audio quality is decent and for 19.99 (currently 16.99 on sale), I’d say these an absolute bargain for what you get.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
Delivered quickly and well packaged.
Looks great out the box and easy to adjust the headband for a comfortable fit.
Used on a PS4 Pro and also tested on an Xbox one s, works great on both.
Sound quality is good and the mic also works well. Easily adjusted for distance or out of the way when not in use.
Mic can be turned on/off and volume adjusted from the in line switch.
Overall a great headset and a very reasonable price.
The Black Shark gaming headset is aesthetically neat and has the flair of a stylish gaming model.
The sound is above average and can feel pretty easy on the ears for long periods of 3 – 4 hours without much discomfort.
The price is also decent, so overall a good buy.
Delivered quickly and well packaged.
Looks great out the box and easy to adjust the headband for a comfortable fit.
Used on a PS4 Pro and also tested on an Xbox one s, works great on both.
Sound quality is good and the mic also works well. Easily adjusted for distance or out of the way when not in use.
Mic can be turned on/off and volume adjusted from the in line switch.
Overall a great headset and a very reasonable price.
The Black Shark gaming headset is aesthetically neat and has the flair of a stylish gaming model.
The sound is above average and can feel pretty easy on the ears for long periods of 3 – 4 hours without much discomfort.
The price is also decent, so overall a good buy.
Delivered quickly and well packaged.
Looks great out the box and easy to adjust the headband for a comfortable fit.
Used on a PS4 Pro and also tested on an Xbox one s, works great on both.
Sound quality is good and the mic also works well. Easily adjusted for distance or out of the way when not in use.
Mic can be turned on/off and volume adjusted from the in line switch.
Overall a great headset and a very reasonable price.
The Black Shark gaming headset is aesthetically neat and has the flair of a stylish gaming model.
The sound is above average and can feel pretty easy on the ears for long periods of 3 – 4 hours without much discomfort.
The price is also decent, so overall a good buy.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This pink headset arrived in a pretty sturdy, lovely matte pink box which is super slick to the touch and a shiny raised artwork of it on the front which causes drag as your fingers slide over it. Removing the little foamy bag from the box and then the headset from that reveals a surprisingly nice looking headset, more attractive that the artwork on the box makes it appear. The finish of the plastic is matte and the “Black Shark” branding and line patterns on the ear pieces are shiny by contrast. It appears to be well made, there are no sharp edges, the soft matte light grey foam earpieces and headband fit nicely and are very soft and smooth to the touch. The cord is matching light grey with a soft and flexible braided fabric covering, a large control block for volume/microphone mute and terminates in a TRS and USB connector. A splitter for dual TS connectors, also braided, is provided. A small manual and 2 year warranty information card are also inside the box.
The headset is both pleasing to look at and to the touch, the pink is very pretty and a good match for my keyboard. The headband is adjustable, and the action is firm but smooth. You can adjust it relatively easily but it’s not going to accidentally expand while on your head. The earpieces are able to move a little independantly of the headband, albeit not far, but there were no issues with it fitting and sealing over my ears for a fully enclosed sound. They’re very comfortable to wear, I didn’t need to adjust the headband thanks to my small head, and after many hours of use had no discomfort. The earpads engulfed my ears entirely so there was no soreness when I took them off from a bit of squished ear.
The sound is surprisingly good, though I did need to use the equalizer for my sound on my PC to fix it some, the sound is colored to appeal to gamers and is a little pronounced in the lower mid range and very bass heavy. I dialed down the bass a little and pulled up the higher frequencies to get it more to my liking. Once you do play with equalization, for the price, you get a decent full range, and you can fix it to be enjoyable for music as well as gaming. The volume control about 18 inches down the cord is just barely exposed, so you shouldn’t find yourself accidentally moving it even when getting animated, it moves very smoothly and the microphone mute switch is similarly well recessed and requires a decent bit of pressure to turn off and on.
The microphone is the weak point of this headset. The metal gooseneck boom is absolutely amazing, it’s very firm, very sturdy, very bendy and will stay at exactly the angles and shapes you can bend it into, no having to bend far further to account for springback. The design of the mic piece itself makes finding a pop filter very difficult, nothing I had from other headsets would fit without getting stretched, defeating the purpose, and sadly, this microphone desperately needs one. It’s over sensitive in the high ranges, so not only is the sound very skewed, it’ll pick up the sound of your lips coming apart to say something, the sound of your tongue flapping while you talk, when you lick your lips and even your saliva ducts squirting. If your mouth is shut, it’ll activate when you swallow and this upper sensitivity makes every “ESS” or “CH” or any word with a sharp start painfully accentuated and annoying for anyone having to hear it. It captures the full range just fine, but it’ll also pickup a flatulating gnat on the window behind you. Turning the mic around so that the pickup isn’t directly facing your mouth alleviates this to some degree, but then it has issues picking up when you speak, and if you dial in the sensitivity to account for that, you start picking up lip movements, breathing, stomach noises, and anything high pitched. The sound of the microphone is similar to Razer Kraken, just not so thin and with worse “essing”. Will your teammates be able to hear you clearly? Absolutely. They’ll also hear every movement your face makes in order to form the words in painful detail. This is however preferable I guess, to one of those cheap super muffled sounding microphones.
There’s a USB connector which does nothing except light up the microphone (solid blueish/purplish color) and rgb moving rainbow under the grey mesh on the earpieces. Obviously if you want this and you’re connecting the sound to your controller, you’ll need a USB extension cable to plug into a live USB port (any will work, USB hub, TV, phone charger etc). It’s pretty but since I can’t see it while I’m using it, I don’t bother plugging it in, they look perfectly nice without it and in fact I prefer it.
Overall, for the price, this is a great headset. If the mic didn’t exhibit the issues I described, it’d be 5 stars.
This Black Shark gaming headset shuts out the surrounding noise with the breathable memory foam earcups and has a nice white coloured design.
With this headset, it aims to create a gaming eco-system based on hardware, software, and services, to provide an unmatched, unique gaming experience to gamers. It has a cutting-edge design for accurate positional audio across any game environment. The headset provides ideal comfort throughout gaming marathons, and you can precisely adjust the volume or mute the mic quickly and easily. It has a plug for all 3.5mm audio output devices, adapter for devices with separate headphone and microphone ports, and USB connector to power RGB lighting.
My son loves gaming, so I gave him this headset to try out. We both agree they are suitable for basic gaming needs, but if you are wanting something for more professional gaming, then I would recommend shopping around for a better-quality set.
Overall, this is an affordable and decent quality headset that is idea for standard and basic gaming purposes.
This Black Shark gaming headset shuts out the surrounding noise with the breathable memory foam earcups and has a nice white coloured design.
With this headset, it aims to create a gaming eco-system based on hardware, software, and services, to provide an unmatched, unique gaming experience to gamers. It has a cutting-edge design for accurate positional audio across any game environment. The headset provides ideal comfort throughout gaming marathons, and you can precisely adjust the volume or mute the mic quickly and easily. It has a plug for all 3.5mm audio output devices, adapter for devices with separate headphone and microphone ports, and USB connector to power RGB lighting.
My son loves gaming, so I gave him this headset to try out. We both agree they are suitable for basic gaming needs, but if you are wanting something for more professional gaming, then I would recommend shopping around for a better-quality set.
Overall, this is an affordable and decent quality headset that is idea for standard and basic gaming purposes.
This Black Shark gaming headset shuts out the surrounding noise with the breathable memory foam earcups and has a nice white coloured design.
With this headset, it aims to create a gaming eco-system based on hardware, software, and services, to provide an unmatched, unique gaming experience to gamers. It has a cutting-edge design for accurate positional audio across any game environment. The headset provides ideal comfort throughout gaming marathons, and you can precisely adjust the volume or mute the mic quickly and easily. It has a plug for all 3.5mm audio output devices, adapter for devices with separate headphone and microphone ports, and USB connector to power RGB lighting.
My son loves gaming, so I gave him this headset to try out. We both agree they are suitable for basic gaming needs, but if you are wanting something for more professional gaming, then I would recommend shopping around for a better-quality set.
Overall, this is an affordable and decent quality headset that is idea for standard and basic gaming purposes.
Review from my husband:
This is a really awesome alternative to all the high-end gaming headsets that cost a fortune! They feel quality. I already have a couple of other black shark products and they haven’t failed me yet, so there’s hope for these as a casual gamer, not a committed gamer lol who is on it 24,7,365. These reproduce decent sound and the mic is sensitive and clear by all accounts. I like the pulsing RGB. It gives a sense that these are more expensive than they actually are. Good solid headphones and excellent sound, great for music too, thumbs up. Mr black shark will keep an eye for more sharky products 5/5
Review from my husband:
This is a really awesome alternative to all the high-end gaming headsets that cost a fortune! They feel quality. I already have a couple of other black shark products and they haven’t failed me yet, so there’s hope for these as a casual gamer, not a committed gamer lol who is on it 24,7,365. These reproduce decent sound and the mic is sensitive and clear by all accounts. I like the pulsing RGB. It gives a sense that these are more expensive than they actually are. Good solid headphones and excellent sound, great for music too, thumbs up. Mr black shark will keep an eye for more sharky products 5/5
Review from my husband:
This is a really awesome alternative to all the high-end gaming headsets that cost a fortune! They feel quality. I already have a couple of other black shark products and they haven’t failed me yet, so there’s hope for these as a casual gamer, not a committed gamer lol who is on it 24,7,365. These reproduce decent sound and the mic is sensitive and clear by all accounts. I like the pulsing RGB. It gives a sense that these are more expensive than they actually are. Good solid headphones and excellent sound, great for music too, thumbs up. Mr black shark will keep an eye for more sharky products 5/5
I actually enjoyed this headset, sound quality and mic quality were pretty damn good, I had to stop using them as the extender on the left earphone started cracking out of no where.
Unsure why it started cracking (I don’t have a big head, I promise) had to opt for another headset which is unfortunate. But I would definitely pick this up again when I need a pair.
This set of gaming headphones look fantastic, my boy tested them on his Xbox and said they are as good, if not bette than his turtle beach recon 70’s.
We haven’t used the led lights as we aren’t using them on a PC so no usb socket to power them.
They are comfy and fit my head as well as my son’s.
Great for the price!
This set of gaming headphones look fantastic, my boy tested them on his Xbox and said they are as good, if not bette than his turtle beach recon 70’s.
We haven’t used the led lights as we aren’t using them on a PC so no usb socket to power them.
They are comfy and fit my head as well as my son’s.
Great for the price!
This set of gaming headphones look fantastic, my boy tested them on his Xbox and said they are as good, if not bette than his turtle beach recon 70’s.
We haven’t used the led lights as we aren’t using them on a PC so no usb socket to power them.
They are comfy and fit my head as well as my son’s.
Great for the price!
My only reason for one star less on comfort is the earpads, i wish they were mesh. I will update if anything bad goes but so far plug and play into my gaming pc with fantastic stereo sound!
Price point is extremely fair and amazing.
Looking forward to more quality items from this company
Daniel
First impression:
The headphones are quite comfortable to wear and there is plenty of room in the ear cup – no uncomfortable ears! They are not hard across the top of your head, and the head band is extendable, although I didn’t need to. The extensions are metal, which is a nice touch.
Cables are a good length and a splitter cable is provided so they can be plugged into a computer. The plugs are marked so you can’t go wrong. The phones plug works fine plugged into a mobile phone, and this also works without the splitter cable.
The light show is activated when you plug in the USB-A connector into a computer or a phone power supply. Its optional. Each earpiece has multi-colour LEDs and so does the microphone.
The only real negative is that the microphone does not unplug. This might not both some, but if you just want to listen to a video or some music, then although the mic can fold out of the way to some extent, you can still catch it out of the corner of you eye.
Packaging and delivery:
The headphones come in a nice cardboard box, and are wrapped in a foam bag, with one for the wires also. They arrived quickly.
Pros:
Comfortable.
Good sound.
Splitter included.
Cons:
Microphone not removable.
Lighting a bit of a gimmick but its optional.
Conclusion:
I liked these despite the non-removable microphone and the weight is about right for over the ear headphones like this. I’m going to use these straight away and my ageing Phillips ‘phones are going straight in the bin.
First impression:
The headphones are quite comfortable to wear and there is plenty of room in the ear cup – no uncomfortable ears! They are not hard across the top of your head, and the head band is extendable, although I didn’t need to. The extensions are metal, which is a nice touch.
Cables are a good length and a splitter cable is provided so they can be plugged into a computer. The plugs are marked so you can’t go wrong. The phones plug works fine plugged into a mobile phone, and this also works without the splitter cable.
The light show is activated when you plug in the USB-A connector into a computer or a phone power supply. Its optional. Each earpiece has multi-colour LEDs and so does the microphone.
The only real negative is that the microphone does not unplug. This might not both some, but if you just want to listen to a video or some music, then although the mic can fold out of the way to some extent, you can still catch it out of the corner of you eye.
Packaging and delivery:
The headphones come in a nice cardboard box, and are wrapped in a foam bag, with one for the wires also. They arrived quickly.
Pros:
Comfortable.
Good sound.
Splitter included.
Cons:
Microphone not removable.
Lighting a bit of a gimmick but its optional.
Conclusion:
I liked these despite the non-removable microphone and the weight is about right for over the ear headphones like this. I’m going to use these straight away and my ageing Phillips ‘phones are going straight in the bin.
First impression:
The headphones are quite comfortable to wear and there is plenty of room in the ear cup – no uncomfortable ears! They are not hard across the top of your head, and the head band is extendable, although I didn’t need to. The extensions are metal, which is a nice touch.
Cables are a good length and a splitter cable is provided so they can be plugged into a computer. The plugs are marked so you can’t go wrong. The phones plug works fine plugged into a mobile phone, and this also works without the splitter cable.
The light show is activated when you plug in the USB-A connector into a computer or a phone power supply. Its optional. Each earpiece has multi-colour LEDs and so does the microphone.
The only real negative is that the microphone does not unplug. This might not both some, but if you just want to listen to a video or some music, then although the mic can fold out of the way to some extent, you can still catch it out of the corner of you eye.
Packaging and delivery:
The headphones come in a nice cardboard box, and are wrapped in a foam bag, with one for the wires also. They arrived quickly.
Pros:
Comfortable.
Good sound.
Splitter included.
Cons:
Microphone not removable.
Lighting a bit of a gimmick but its optional.
Conclusion:
I liked these despite the non-removable microphone and the weight is about right for over the ear headphones like this. I’m going to use these straight away and my ageing Phillips ‘phones are going straight in the bin.
First impression:
The headphones are quite comfortable to wear and there is plenty of room in the ear cup – no uncomfortable ears! They are not hard across the top of your head, and the head band is extendable, although I didn’t need to. The extensions are metal, which is a nice touch.
Cables are a good length and a splitter cable is provided so they can be plugged into a computer. The plugs are marked so you can’t go wrong. The phones plug works fine plugged into a mobile phone, and this also works without the splitter cable.
The light show is activated when you plug in the USB-A connector into a computer or a phone power supply. Its optional. Each earpiece has multi-colour LEDs and so does the microphone.
The only real negative is that the microphone does not unplug. This might not both some, but if you just want to listen to a video or some music, then although the mic can fold out of the way to some extent, you can still catch it out of the corner of you eye.
Packaging and delivery:
The headphones come in a nice cardboard box, and are wrapped in a foam bag, with one for the wires also. They arrived quickly.
Pros:
Comfortable.
Good sound.
Splitter included.
Cons:
Microphone not removable.
Lighting a bit of a gimmick but its optional.
Conclusion:
I liked these despite the non-removable microphone and the weight is about right for over the ear headphones like this. I’m going to use these straight away and my ageing Phillips ‘phones are going straight in the bin.
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
These are nice. Good quality headphones. The quality of the sound is good…nothing to blow your mind but for the price you can’t complain really. For gaming it does it’s job….for music it could’ve been better. I like the colour very much. They are very comfortable to wear. Good quality…good price… I would gladly recommend these to anyone. Good value for money.
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
These are nice. Good quality headphones. The quality of the sound is good…nothing to blow your mind but for the price you can’t complain really. For gaming it does it’s job….for music it could’ve been better. I like the colour very much. They are very comfortable to wear. Good quality…good price… I would gladly recommend these to anyone. Good value for money.
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
This headset is very good.
No real gamers would buy these though, and part of it is the pricing.
It simply is too cheap to be taken seriously.
On the other hand the materials used are decent and the sound is ok, especially for the price. Don’t expect Razer sound though, but this are many times more expensive.
Pros:
– price
– build quality
– sound considering the price
– full set with all the cables
Cons:
– sound is not outstanding, a bit of a bass missing
– the RGB lights are a bit of a gimmick only
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
The sound is amazing and the colour is bright I love them
These fit my kids and own adult head comfortably. They fit so that they give a really good amount of insulation against external sounds and good music/sound quality too. The sound jack and usb most both new plugged in to get around, mic and the funky lights on the headphones. They have been great in a laptop and Chromebook for teams calls, zoom calls and a bit of Spotify while working. Good headphones. Glad we trialled them.
These fit my kids and own adult head comfortably. They fit so that they give a really good amount of insulation against external sounds and good music/sound quality too. The sound jack and usb most both new plugged in to get around, mic and the funky lights on the headphones. They have been great in a laptop and Chromebook for teams calls, zoom calls and a bit of Spotify while working. Good headphones. Glad we trialled them.
These fit my kids and own adult head comfortably. They fit so that they give a really good amount of insulation against external sounds and good music/sound quality too. The sound jack and usb most both new plugged in to get around, mic and the funky lights on the headphones. They have been great in a laptop and Chromebook for teams calls, zoom calls and a bit of Spotify while working. Good headphones. Glad we trialled them.
These certainly look like they are worth more than 20 pounds so they would make a teenager pretty happy. I’m not sure I’d get these for adult gaming unless you’re on a budget. They are pretty decent, wired and suitable for most gaming platforms.
The RGB looks good and they sit snuggly on the ears providing excellent noise cancellation. The USB needs to be connected for the RGB to work.
The quality of the sound is ok, clear but not as crisp. There’s some bass too which is adequate. In higher volumes the sound quality reduces.
Overall they are quite good for the price and I’d recommend them especially for children or teens.
These certainly look like they are worth more than 20 pounds so they would make a teenager pretty happy. I’m not sure I’d get these for adult gaming unless you’re on a budget. They are pretty decent, wired and suitable for most gaming platforms.
The RGB looks good and they sit snuggly on the ears providing excellent noise cancellation. The USB needs to be connected for the RGB to work.
The quality of the sound is ok, clear but not as crisp. There’s some bass too which is adequate. In higher volumes the sound quality reduces.
Overall they are quite good for the price and I’d recommend them especially for children or teens.
These certainly look like they are worth more than 20 pounds so they would make a teenager pretty happy. I’m not sure I’d get these for adult gaming unless you’re on a budget. They are pretty decent, wired and suitable for most gaming platforms.
The RGB looks good and they sit snuggly on the ears providing excellent noise cancellation. The USB needs to be connected for the RGB to work.
The quality of the sound is ok, clear but not as crisp. There’s some bass too which is adequate. In higher volumes the sound quality reduces.
Overall they are quite good for the price and I’d recommend them especially for children or teens.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
at this price I expected these to be pretty bad, but I was proven wrong, I was suitable impressed with how good they actually sound, and not just oh better than I thought, but actually really good. My wife is the gamer, so wanted these, and she’s very happy with them, says they fit nicely and are very comfy, and as to sound, excellent.
I have no idea what others are talking about when mentioning the USB cable is too short? it’s on the same cable as the audio, so it’s the same length (unless there’s been a modification in the design since), anyway I think it’s fine. The audio cable has a three bar 3.5mm minijack connector, for stereo audio and microphone, plus they come with a short adapter that spilts the audio into two separate 3.5mm minijack connectors, one for separate stereo audio and the other for the microphone, should your PC have separate outputs.
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
My son wanted these for chatting with his friends on the Xbox. They work well. Sound is clear and mic is clear. Easy to connect. Overall very good
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
My son wanted these for chatting with his friends on the Xbox. They work well. Sound is clear and mic is clear. Easy to connect. Overall very good
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
My son wanted these for chatting with his friends on the Xbox. They work well. Sound is clear and mic is clear. Easy to connect. Overall very good
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
These arrive in branded box, the headphones themselves are comfortable to wear and have good sound although my daughter only uses for gaming and not listening to music.The microphone works and wires are good length.The lighting effects are controlled by usb cable which could be a little longer but my daughter doesn’t really use lighting as she said keyboard and PC lights up anyway and there on head so she can’t see effect.My daughter is use with PC and is very happy with them.Good value for comfortable and well made headphones
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This connects very easley to the PS5 and the sound quality if good not great. Overall it is a good produc
Medium quality headset with good relationship between quality of materials and sound quality.
The noise isolation works fairly well, the microphone transmits the sound of the voice without distortion and the in-line controls are very responsive.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This connects very easley to the PS5 and the sound quality if good not great. Overall it is a good produc
Medium quality headset with good relationship between quality of materials and sound quality.
The noise isolation works fairly well, the microphone transmits the sound of the voice without distortion and the in-line controls are very responsive.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This connects very easley to the PS5 and the sound quality if good not great. Overall it is a good produc
Medium quality headset with good relationship between quality of materials and sound quality.
The noise isolation works fairly well, the microphone transmits the sound of the voice without distortion and the in-line controls are very responsive.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This Black Shark gaming headset is a great gaming companion for under 20. It is large for girl gamers like me, but the cups feel comfortable on my ears. The sound playback is clear and plugs into my switch via the AUX port. In able to get the colourful led lights, you need to have them plugged into a USB port. It has a minor design fault with the USB cable being too short if you want the lights to go off. Being a Nintendo Switch gamer and not having my device plug into the mains. It is a little annoying I can not have the lights go off during gameplay.
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
Black Shark Gaming Headset
a good affordable gaming headset that’s perfect for anyone on a budget. these headset will work with about any console or PC.
The USB for me was a little small and needed to be longer. when you plug the headphone jack into your controller for console it means you literally will have to sit close to the console, for PC this isn’t as much of an issue. the only thing the USB powers in the RGB effect on the headset themselves which does a very good job and they do look nice.
the mic was nice and clear and other players can hear me fine. the controller to mute the mic is on the cable along with the volume controls for easy access.
the foam around the ear cups and headband was rather nice there soft and comfortable for long periods.
sound quality is fairly good for the value its not suitable for competitive gamers however perfectly acceptable if your looking a cheap headset just for playing casually while the material is durable.
overall a good inexpensive headset for casual gamers the value is on point for the price. sound and mic quality was acceptable and the RGB effect does look nice however the USB could be alittle longer.
This is a surprisingly good gaming headset from Black Shark. It’s made well and comes in a nicely presented box.
The headset itself is covered in lots of protective film. It seems a little overkill, but the manufacturer clearly wanted to protect all the fancy panels etc on it.
This can either plug into a single 3.5mm phono port or can be converted to twin ports thanks to the included lead. The light patterns on the headphones and mic work via USB, so simply plug into a source to use. Even a powerbank can be used for it.
The top band has plenty of padding and this feels comfy to wear, even with a big head like me.
Sound is more than acceptable for a budget headset. It was tested to chat to a friend and sounded clear and reasonably loud. Even game soundtracks were clear.
Whilst pink may not be to everyone’s taste, I gather other options are available. For my daughter, who loves pastel colours, this is perfect.
Overall, I can definitely recommend this.
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
Black Shark Gaming Headset
a good affordable gaming headset that’s perfect for anyone on a budget. these headset will work with about any console or PC.
The USB for me was a little small and needed to be longer. when you plug the headphone jack into your controller for console it means you literally will have to sit close to the console, for PC this isn’t as much of an issue. the only thing the USB powers in the RGB effect on the headset themselves which does a very good job and they do look nice.
the mic was nice and clear and other players can hear me fine. the controller to mute the mic is on the cable along with the volume controls for easy access.
the foam around the ear cups and headband was rather nice there soft and comfortable for long periods.
sound quality is fairly good for the value its not suitable for competitive gamers however perfectly acceptable if your looking a cheap headset just for playing casually while the material is durable.
overall a good inexpensive headset for casual gamers the value is on point for the price. sound and mic quality was acceptable and the RGB effect does look nice however the USB could be alittle longer.
This is a surprisingly good gaming headset from Black Shark. It’s made well and comes in a nicely presented box.
The headset itself is covered in lots of protective film. It seems a little overkill, but the manufacturer clearly wanted to protect all the fancy panels etc on it.
This can either plug into a single 3.5mm phono port or can be converted to twin ports thanks to the included lead. The light patterns on the headphones and mic work via USB, so simply plug into a source to use. Even a powerbank can be used for it.
The top band has plenty of padding and this feels comfy to wear, even with a big head like me.
Sound is more than acceptable for a budget headset. It was tested to chat to a friend and sounded clear and reasonably loud. Even game soundtracks were clear.
Whilst pink may not be to everyone’s taste, I gather other options are available. For my daughter, who loves pastel colours, this is perfect.
Overall, I can definitely recommend this.
This Black Shark gaming headset came as a complete surprise. Headsets can be very useful when gaming or chatting online but, I have to admit, I didn’t expect much given the low asking price.
The headset is delivered in a decent presentation box and is perfectly packaged. Removing the plastic from the sides of the ear-pieces wasn’t the easiest since they were wrapped beneath the strap but I got there in the end. The headset itself is remarkably well-designed and it looks and feels far more expensive than it actually is. The padding for the head and the ears is thick and soft, making it comfortable to wear, even for a few hours at a time – and that is an essential point for any gaming headset.
The 50mm sized drivers are nice quality. Whilst not hi-fi standard, which no one could expect for this price, they do give an acceptable sound and most people would be able to adjust the EQ on their computers via their soundcards options. The microphone is perfectly positioned and is a nice shape. It picks up the voice with ease without it sounding too harsh and without any feedback.
The inline control for turning the microphone on/off was surprisingly bulky but at least there would be no fear of having to fumble around looking for it (a failing with headsets and smart phone headphones).
The RGB lighting effects are a bit unnecessary for my taste since, when wearing the headset, the user can’t see the lights anyway. But it is included. To use, the USB plug must be inserted into the device. I notice some complaints that the USB section of the lead is on the small side and some users have experienced difficulty with this option. On the model I was sent, the USB lead is near-enough the same length as the mic/headphone plugs – all at the end of a very long cable. I had no problems plugging all three into my computer’s main sockets, nor in the sockets of my separate sound card. And, since all three plugs are at the end of the cable, I really can’t see how some users have had difficulty using the (unnecessary) lights unless they have USB ports some distance away. Perhaps those users did not have separate mic/headphone sockets and so needed to just use the single 3.5mm audio. In any case, male/female USB extension leads are really cheap – I need to use them for my external HDDs and disc drives, and have never had an issue.
With extremely good build quality for the price, a range of options for plugging it into various devices, an acceptable sound and good comfort, I really can’t fault this headset. Indeed, I can say that it is as good as my own gaming headset which cost twice as much and doesn’t look anywhere near as nice as this one.
The seller has provided great display pictures with a lot of descriptions of each part of this headset and, in all honesty, I just couldn’t fault it – and I am extremely fussy when it comes to my computer equipment. This is definitely worth a try for anyone in need of a budget headset.
Priced at a mere 16.99 at the time of this review, I find this Black Shark gaming headset to be overloaded with features and quality that you would be hard-pressed to find on a much more expensive model. I have decided this will be my go-to for gaming now and my own headset can be relegated to a cupboard as reserve. Given the quality, the design, the sound, the features, not to mention the outstanding price, I have no hesitation in recommending this as a great budget headset, especially for gaming and for some casual online conversations. It does not set out to be a hi-fi replacement but does what it is designed to do very well.
Black Shark Gaming Headset
a good affordable gaming headset that’s perfect for anyone on a budget. these headset will work with about any console or PC.
The USB for me was a little small and needed to be longer. when you plug the headphone jack into your controller for console it means you literally will have to sit close to the console, for PC this isn’t as much of an issue. the only thing the USB powers in the RGB effect on the headset themselves which does a very good job and they do look nice.
the mic was nice and clear and other players can hear me fine. the controller to mute the mic is on the cable along with the volume controls for easy access.
the foam around the ear cups and headband was rather nice there soft and comfortable for long periods.
sound quality is fairly good for the value its not suitable for competitive gamers however perfectly acceptable if your looking a cheap headset just for playing casually while the material is durable.
overall a good inexpensive headset for casual gamers the value is on point for the price. sound and mic quality was acceptable and the RGB effect does look nice however the USB could be alittle longer.