Epos Winds Down Former Sennheiser Gaming Headphone Business
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Technically the successor owner of the gaming brand.

Epos has announced that it will be exiting the gaming headphone business and will instead focus on enterprise communications products. The company’s gaming products…

  • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    yeah tbh I don’t think the comparison to gaming chairs is 100% there. Everyone can benefit from a better office chair, but most people can’t perceive the audio difference between a gaming headset vs dedicated audiophile headphones + dedicated mic. While it may be true that it sounds better, it’s just not worth the extra hassle for most people. I have a wireless Arctis headset and the ease of use is unreal.

    • Moonguide@lemmy.ml
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah. For a while I thought about upgrading to a desk mic and semi open headphones, but after looking at my desk, yeah, having a mic in front of me would be hella uncomfortable. Not to mention, I’d probably knock it over accidentally and fuck it up within a month.

      • hagelslager@feddit.nl
        5·
        1 year ago

        Have you looked at boom arms? They reach up and over and won’t get in the way of your hands/arms.

      • OctoFloofy@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        I had a dedicated standing mic that had to be put almost behind my screen because of space. Due to this everyone always was able to hear my keyboard and mouse sounds. Got a gaming headset from Teufel Zola and people already mentioned i sound way better than before