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Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless 7.1 gaming headset
The box is pretty minimal just showing you whats in the box.
Intro
There are alot of head phones on the market today, to be honest that is an understatement there are too many to choose from.
When choosing headphones there are many questions to ask yourself;
Cable or wireless?
How many channels?
Direct feed or simulated?
Loudness?
Frequency range?
Driver size?
Impedance?
Manufacturer?
Etc...
I however being a fan of Corsair saw these and loved them especially as they go with my K90 & M65 with the silver and black colouring, there are a few head phones in the range but as I was looking for wireless headphones the V2000 were the headphones for me.
So once they arrived its time to open them and I had read the man... I mean rip open the box and plug them in...
After ripping open the box nicely the head phones are held on a black card/polystyrene retainer which holds everything very secure the dongle was held in especially tight had to push it out from behind,
And so in the box are;
Headphones (one would hope),
Wireless dongle, along with its cradle and cable (1.5m) (I shall explain later),
USB charging cable (USB 2.0 A to USB A micro (1.5m), handy to know just in case you lose it),
Then the usual quick start guide, warranty card and safety leaflet.
The first thing to notice with these head phones is no software in the box, so you will need to jump onto corsairs site and download their software, which is pretty simple.
Shown above are several screen shots of the software, which has several predetermined setting's in the equalizer of which I have only liked 3 for my use (movies, MMo gaming and default). There is the option to use Dolby's audio logic, which seems to soften the audio in all I've heard, but any way onto the tech bit.
Specs
Headphones;
Frequency response: 20Hz up to 20kHz
Impedance: 32 Ohms @1kHz
Sensitivity: 105dB (+/-3dB)
Drivers: 50mm
USB power consumption: 500mA (0.5A)
Connector: To PC is USB A 2.0, To the headphones its USB A micro
Wireless range: up to 40 feet (12m) obviously via line of sight from the dongle
Battery life: Up to 10 hours
But a little note is these can be charged while using so act like normal headphones while charging.
Microphone;
Type: Unidirectional noise-canceling condenser with an adjustable and rotating boom
Impedance: 2.2k Ohms
Frequency Response: 100Hz to 10kHz
Sensitivity-37dB (+/-3dB) (this is negative due to the output being less than a volt, but a mic that is -40 is less sensitive than this one for comparison)
System requirements;
Pc with USB port, 2 if you wish to charge and use simultaneously
On the box it does not list win8 however, on the site it does now list Win Xp, Win Vista, Win 7 & and Win 8, no other OS support on their site though.
An internet connection to download the software.
With the software, The movie and default settings are the best in my opinion for movies, for things with alot of action along with music with deep tones. The MMO I have found to be a little more sensitive for things that I have watched on iPlayer. The FPS mode did not really enhance foot steps on BF3 or ARMA 2 so did not see the point in that setting. Also I did not see the point in the Dolby making everything softer as the drivers did not seem prone to much distortion despite what I threw at them.
Corsair have kept within their quality theme by putting the same USB heads for the mouse and keyboard on the leads for both the charger and the dock, which I think is awesome, shame not braiding though.
Along with a nice clear headed adapter for the headphone charger which allows light to pass through it
This flashes red/orange when charging and is a static green when its fully charged, when the headphones are nearing the end of the battery life they beep to let you know.
There is also under the on button is a thin strip which flashes blue when they are powered to let you know they are on, if you cant hear them that is...
Under the blue strip can be seen another roller just like that on their keyboards that allows you to adjust the master volume of the sound, which is pretty handy, if you need to turn it up while sneaking about or down if someone starts shouting while your on chat and don't have the time to mute them.
The price
Well that depends where you buy it from I have seen it in dollars range from 78-149.99 and in the UK I got mine for around £90 including P&P.
The Conclusion
Do I take the risk and sound like more of a fan boy than I am?
Unfortunately, I think I will sound like one I am more than happy with these headphones as like Ronseal (UK reference) does exactly what it says on the tin, I have been blown away by the quality of the sound and the battery life in real life has lasted around 8 and a half hours (and even while I'm downstairs doing the dishes ...)
The only downside to these is that they are plastic painted silver, I'm assuming to reduce weight and that the cables were not braided ... I'm trying to find something else to say but I cant.
So yes one happy customer and I hope you enjoyed reading.
Remember300
The box is pretty minimal just showing you whats in the box.
Intro
There are alot of head phones on the market today, to be honest that is an understatement there are too many to choose from.
When choosing headphones there are many questions to ask yourself;
Cable or wireless?
How many channels?
Direct feed or simulated?
Loudness?
Frequency range?
Driver size?
Impedance?
Manufacturer?
Etc...
I however being a fan of Corsair saw these and loved them especially as they go with my K90 & M65 with the silver and black colouring, there are a few head phones in the range but as I was looking for wireless headphones the V2000 were the headphones for me.
So once they arrived its time to open them and I had read the man... I mean rip open the box and plug them in...
After ripping open the box nicely the head phones are held on a black card/polystyrene retainer which holds everything very secure the dongle was held in especially tight had to push it out from behind,
And so in the box are;
Headphones (one would hope),
Wireless dongle, along with its cradle and cable (1.5m) (I shall explain later),
USB charging cable (USB 2.0 A to USB A micro (1.5m), handy to know just in case you lose it),
Then the usual quick start guide, warranty card and safety leaflet.
The first thing to notice with these head phones is no software in the box, so you will need to jump onto corsairs site and download their software, which is pretty simple.
Shown above are several screen shots of the software, which has several predetermined setting's in the equalizer of which I have only liked 3 for my use (movies, MMo gaming and default). There is the option to use Dolby's audio logic, which seems to soften the audio in all I've heard, but any way onto the tech bit.
Specs
Headphones;
Frequency response: 20Hz up to 20kHz
Impedance: 32 Ohms @1kHz
Sensitivity: 105dB (+/-3dB)
Drivers: 50mm
USB power consumption: 500mA (0.5A)
Connector: To PC is USB A 2.0, To the headphones its USB A micro
Wireless range: up to 40 feet (12m) obviously via line of sight from the dongle
Battery life: Up to 10 hours
But a little note is these can be charged while using so act like normal headphones while charging.
Microphone;
Type: Unidirectional noise-canceling condenser with an adjustable and rotating boom
Impedance: 2.2k Ohms
Frequency Response: 100Hz to 10kHz
Sensitivity-37dB (+/-3dB) (this is negative due to the output being less than a volt, but a mic that is -40 is less sensitive than this one for comparison)
System requirements;
Pc with USB port, 2 if you wish to charge and use simultaneously
On the box it does not list win8 however, on the site it does now list Win Xp, Win Vista, Win 7 & and Win 8, no other OS support on their site though.
An internet connection to download the software.
With the software, The movie and default settings are the best in my opinion for movies, for things with alot of action along with music with deep tones. The MMO I have found to be a little more sensitive for things that I have watched on iPlayer. The FPS mode did not really enhance foot steps on BF3 or ARMA 2 so did not see the point in that setting. Also I did not see the point in the Dolby making everything softer as the drivers did not seem prone to much distortion despite what I threw at them.
Corsair have kept within their quality theme by putting the same USB heads for the mouse and keyboard on the leads for both the charger and the dock, which I think is awesome, shame not braiding though.
Along with a nice clear headed adapter for the headphone charger which allows light to pass through it
This flashes red/orange when charging and is a static green when its fully charged, when the headphones are nearing the end of the battery life they beep to let you know.
There is also under the on button is a thin strip which flashes blue when they are powered to let you know they are on, if you cant hear them that is...
Under the blue strip can be seen another roller just like that on their keyboards that allows you to adjust the master volume of the sound, which is pretty handy, if you need to turn it up while sneaking about or down if someone starts shouting while your on chat and don't have the time to mute them.
The price
Well that depends where you buy it from I have seen it in dollars range from 78-149.99 and in the UK I got mine for around £90 including P&P.
The Conclusion
Do I take the risk and sound like more of a fan boy than I am?
Unfortunately, I think I will sound like one I am more than happy with these headphones as like Ronseal (UK reference) does exactly what it says on the tin, I have been blown away by the quality of the sound and the battery life in real life has lasted around 8 and a half hours (and even while I'm downstairs doing the dishes ...)
The only downside to these is that they are plastic painted silver, I'm assuming to reduce weight and that the cables were not braided ... I'm trying to find something else to say but I cant.
So yes one happy customer and I hope you enjoyed reading.
Remember300
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hope you feel yourself again very soon.