EPOS / Sennheiser - H3 Hybrid

It depends on what you consider cheap, I use epos h3 hybrid which were around 60-70 when I go them and they've lasted a year with no issues

As a big audio fan that’s not always the truth. Yes you’ll get better experience on the audio side but build quality isn’t always the truth. Sennheiser for instance has had lots of issues with the batteries for their wireless products, Sony and pioneer for instance had insanely awful hinges on anything that wasn’t into the $400+ range. Hinges are some of the big issues (same with earcups) when it comes to what breaks and you have to remember getting more quality of a product doesn’t mean those elements aren’t still flawed, many high end pairs of headphones for instance aren’t meant to be constantly taken off your head or moved around with heavy. (Very high end headphones aren’t great for gaming btw, they are detailed in ways that don’t get taken advantage of and require high end amps to properly utilize and also aren’t always meant for long sessions, also you gotta realize the environment your in) This is coming from someone with numerous high end headsets, headphones, has gotten to demo and use headphones that are way beyond any logical price point even. With that said many of these companies make also gaming headsets now which are usually eq’d specially more for gaming (the way a driver is set up is very much different for use and what you’re primarily listening to) now with that said the blackshark is nice for long periods since it’s so light and doesn’t overheat you also decent mic. Sennheiser had some good with the Epos line but they got rid of them and don’t support them anymore (they sold off the line) and there was some issues with consistency in them however they were great (I owned multiple pairs in the line and love the h3 hybrid and h6pro (still have them too), however sound wise the beyerdynamic mmx300 is a lot better (it’s that beyer style of sound that’s more clinical just as a heads up and you will need to get a decent amp though you can reuse even an older turtle beach or Astro one if you want one more geared towards gaming)

I am happy with my epos h3, only downside mic picks up every background sound, other than that great value for money.

Epos h3. Cheap but still high quality, you might have to get a used one. I was flabbergasted by the awful quality of the official Xbox headset, no one could hear me properly.

2 questions: Did the [drop.com](http://drop.com) sale end between this post and now? If so pretty funny. How is the battery life? I own a different Sennheiser EPOS headset with abyssmal battery life (owned for less than a year and we're talking 6 hours) and the LOUDEST ever voice that will suddenly scream at 3am "CHARGE BATTERY".

Ahhh cheers. The localised site for my region doesn’t have them on sale. Fair enough on the battery but since I experienced the freedom of wireless I can’t go back.