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Gaming earbuds advice
Hello,
I was thinking about buying a pair of earbuds for my gaming (mainly PC). I already have a nice gaming headset (Sharkoon xtatic pro 5.1), but I have been using glasses for some months now and I really get pain on my head and ears with them. Anyone uses earbuds for gaming? I know it will probably be a great loss in sound quality and experiencw versus my real 5.1 headset, but that is why I post this, in case anyone has experience on these devices (if the answer is to avoid earbuds for gaming, just say it
)
Noise cancelation would be nice, and I think I prefer 3,5 connection than bluetooth. Microphone integrated also needed
thanks in advance!
I was thinking about buying a pair of earbuds for my gaming (mainly PC). I already have a nice gaming headset (Sharkoon xtatic pro 5.1), but I have been using glasses for some months now and I really get pain on my head and ears with them. Anyone uses earbuds for gaming? I know it will probably be a great loss in sound quality and experiencw versus my real 5.1 headset, but that is why I post this, in case anyone has experience on these devices (if the answer is to avoid earbuds for gaming, just say it
)Noise cancelation would be nice, and I think I prefer 3,5 connection than bluetooth. Microphone integrated also needed
thanks in advance!
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They don't have noise cancelling, but they seal quite a lot of noise and I barely hear anything. For the price, they're pretty good and last 11 hours + an additional 11 hours from the case.
I have a cheap pair of Anker Soundcore P2 wireless earbuds. They were like.. $40? They do not have ANC, but have a pretty good mic, decent sound and swappable silicon tips so they do pretty well at blocking out noise. They are good enough I use them outdoors with power equipment (chainsaws, etc) instead of ear plugs (I do not advise that, I am not a doctor, YMMV, use at your own risk, yada yada), and take a lot of calls and such on them when I'm out and about. I've never tried them gaming, but I am tempted to, since my son destroyed another (my) set of Corsair gaming headphones and he has a bad habit of cranking the sound up and yelling/giggling in the mic while watching idiot Tiktok videos with his friends.
But they are wireless - so maybe not exactly what you are looking for. I get about 8ish hours from a full charge, and the case can usually recharge them back up 4-5 times before it needs to be plugged in.
For $40 - they are pretty good. Not quite throw-away disposable, and they won't outdoor Airpods in terms of quality, but they strike a nice middle ground without breaking the bank.