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Hello.
Im looking for gaming headset that actually f'ing works. Right now im using my Razer Kraken Ultimate, they have 5 years, the cable is wide open in many places, and i can hear more on the left than the right. They were "fine" for the past 5 years but it's time to replace them since they have not a lot of life left in them. I also do realise that Razer headphones are more about the brand than the sound itself.
I got myself Steelseries Arctis nova pro X today, and already have to return them, they arent very comfortable around the ears (thats the least annoying part) But the microphone is absolutely garbage, or maybe i got a faulty one? (a lot of people complained on it) Anyways nobody can hear me, i can play with settings all day long and it wont help, im also not really into having extra program or 2 on my PC just so others can barely hear me.
Call me old timed or stupid, but i prefer wired headsets, i was thinking about steelseries nova 7, but they only come in wireless. (and its again steelseries with their microphones)
What else could you guys recommend me? (If anything) Im mainly looking for good headset (mostly FPS games) with microphone that works, i do not expect the microphone to be top tier, i just want others to hear me speak.
Budget would be around 220 Euros, max 250 if the headset is absolutely worth its price.
Thank you for your reply!
I didn't know about the Waves MaxxAudio Pro app, but it's pretty useless to be honest. Just gives a signal meter as you say but it doesn't help the problem as the in-built laptop microphone is still being used instead of the headset microphone.
The latest Dell audio driver is the Realtek one, so I installed that but again it made no difference.
Upon further tests, I can only find one option for why this problem is occurring and it's because of Windows 11. Just tested my headset on another laptop still with Windows 10 and the headset mic worked fine. This is the only solution which so far appears to make sense, so I guess I'll get searching on how to revert back to Windows 10...
Dell computers have Dell Audio app or Waves MaxxAudio Pro app to configure the audio.
Install the Dell audio driver, run Microsoft Store to pull the configure the app.
Afterward, plug in your headset, select headset --- lightly tap your headset mic, the signal meter should jump.