For about a year now, I have been looking for a high-quality wireless headset that accomplishes the following goals:
For years I used Razer products ... and then their software quality went off the deep end. Even their Windows drivers are garbage now. As such I have boycotted using any Razer products or software.
There was rumor of an Apple-made headset coming out that would have matched all of my requirements, but it never materialized. Then recently I heard that Corsair has finally made iCue come to macOS. This was a game changer as it opened tons of peripherals to me. I found that the RGB Wireless SE High-Fidelity Gaming Headset matched the space grey aesthetic. The only question left was the quality. I took a deep dive and decided to buy it.
The microphone quality is incredible. I used to use a Razer Man'o'war and in comparison this headset has a way better build quality and microphone sound. My voice is crystal clear, and the microphone does a good job at filtering out external noises. My fiancé sitting next to me talking does not trigger voice activation by default, whereas I never cut out when I use default voice activation on discord.
The sound quality is great, but probably not audiophile quality. I believe the bass leaves something to be desired - but I have not played with the equalizer to see if I could fine tune it to my ears. In all though, it still sounds great.
And finally the big question: How do the drivers work? Well the drivers actually work amazingly. After a simple installation and permission configuration in 10.14+ for the software, everything is seamless. It works in the background and does not randomly crash or cause system problems. Even without the drivers, the headset functioned great. The drivers just give you more control of the various features of the headset.
In all, I would highly recommend this headset to any Mac gamer out there. I know we are a dying race, but we still exist.
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- Matches the Mac Aesthetic (Space Grey)
- Has a high quality microphone (I raid lead, and I need to be heard both loudly and clearly)
- Has good sound quality
- Works well on macOS with native drivers.
For years I used Razer products ... and then their software quality went off the deep end. Even their Windows drivers are garbage now. As such I have boycotted using any Razer products or software.
There was rumor of an Apple-made headset coming out that would have matched all of my requirements, but it never materialized. Then recently I heard that Corsair has finally made iCue come to macOS. This was a game changer as it opened tons of peripherals to me. I found that the RGB Wireless SE High-Fidelity Gaming Headset matched the space grey aesthetic. The only question left was the quality. I took a deep dive and decided to buy it.
The microphone quality is incredible. I used to use a Razer Man'o'war and in comparison this headset has a way better build quality and microphone sound. My voice is crystal clear, and the microphone does a good job at filtering out external noises. My fiancé sitting next to me talking does not trigger voice activation by default, whereas I never cut out when I use default voice activation on discord.
The sound quality is great, but probably not audiophile quality. I believe the bass leaves something to be desired - but I have not played with the equalizer to see if I could fine tune it to my ears. In all though, it still sounds great.
And finally the big question: How do the drivers work? Well the drivers actually work amazingly. After a simple installation and permission configuration in 10.14+ for the software, everything is seamless. It works in the background and does not randomly crash or cause system problems. Even without the drivers, the headset functioned great. The drivers just give you more control of the various features of the headset.
In all, I would highly recommend this headset to any Mac gamer out there. I know we are a dying race, but we still exist.
VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS SE High-Fidelity Gaming Headset — Gunmetal
The CORSAIR VIRTUOSO RGB Wireless SE delivers a high-fidelity audio experience, all-day comfort from its premium memory foam earpads, and hyper-fast connectivity with SLIPSTREAM WIRELESS technology.