The 50mm TriForce Titanium drivers are designed with discrete ports to separate bass, mid, tremble tones from interfering with each other. For now, though, onward to our pick of the best gaming headset, as recommended by your friendly neighborhood PC Gamer editor.

The HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless (opens in new tab) is another good choice for gamers on a budget on the wireless front.Ĭheck our guide to the best wireless gaming headsets (opens in new tab), if youre looking for more expansive, untethered options. Take the Razer Kraken X and Razer Blackshark V2 (opens in new tab) for example-both sound great, and often show up on sale for less than $100. Having good audio doesn't always need to cost the world. The best gaming headsets offer more balance drivers that require minimal tweaking on your end.

Quality drivers ensure you get the best audio, and we're pushing the movement to break the traditional stereotype of overdoing low frequencies, which provide terrible bass in most cases. These headsets offer the best sound for gamers at each end of the budget spectrum. The best gaming headsets on this list are chosen from the dozens I've tested, along with the rest of the hardware team, here in the PC Gamer offices.

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