Whoever said “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” obviously hasn’t met the peripheral designers at Creative. The company took its already solid Sound BlasterX H7 gaming headset and gave it a complete overhaul, tightening its performance, appointing it with a more stylish finish and slapping on an even lower price tag to leave gamers salivating.
Yet the question remains: does Sound BlasterX H7 Tournament Edition hold its own against the sea of competitors, price inconsequential? Yes. Yes, it does.
Not to say it doesn’t have its faults—its mids are a little quiet and its high end is a tad hyped for the more organic music genres, for example. But when Creative promised a gaming headset that combines comfort, durability and excellent audio performance, you can bet your bottom dollar they’ve delivered.
The $99 (£89, AU$169) price is just a bonus.
Design
Just by looking at it, there’s no denying that the Sound BlasterX H7 Tournament Edition is a gamers’ headset. It’s big and bulky. And its glaring color contrast—red trimmings on black, which this writer happens to personally like—alongside the glowing, pulsating red X on its ear cup plates, (which are activated in USB mode), only intensifies that gamers’ look.
That said, it still …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac