![]() ![]() Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. It means that your voice won't be heard well by whoever you're talking to.ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. In comparison, when listening to the subway noise track, the mic cuts down so much sound that it doesn't stop at the background noise and even cuts down regular speech. However, when the noise cancelling is set to 'High', the pink noise recording still has a bit of noise present, but the voice is still clear. When the mic's noise cancelling is set to 'Low', it offers a very similar performance compared to off and you can hear it in the pink noise and subway noise recordings. You can see a graph of the difference in performance when the feature is set to off, low, and high here. There's a difference in mic performance, depending on what you're connected to and the noise cancelling setting selected. You can access a feature called 'Mic Noise Cancelling' in the companion software, which is supposed to help cut down background noise when you're using the mic. However, this won't be much of a problem if you're gaming in your home as it's unlikely that there will be constant loud noise around you. This leaves behind mostly background sound, meaning you won't be heard well. With loud noise like a subway, the mic cuts out most speech. That said, using the USB Dongle with the Microphone Noise Cancellation feature off, the integrated mic has sub-par noise handling. ![]() You can access a wide array of settings in their companion app. Like the Razer Barracuda Pro Wireless, this mic has a customizable noise handling performance. ![]() Triple press and hold last press for two seconds: Switches between normal and 'Gaming Mode', which offers lower latency when connected via Bluetooth.Double press: Switches between Bluetooth and the dongle's 2.4GHz connection.Press and hold: Turns the headphones on and off.Triple press: Skips to the previous track.Volume wheel: Allows you to adjust the volume.That said, the manufacturer states that you may not be able to use all of the additional commands available via the power button, depending on the device you're connected to. The mic mute button also sticks out when unmuted and feels clicky as well as springy. There's some audio feedback present, like beeps to let you know when you've reached the min or max volume using the infinite wheel. These headphones have decent controls that are easy to use and are decently adapted to gaming and casual use. ![]()
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