EPOS Game ONE Gaming Headset – Open Acoustic, Noise-Canceling Mic, Flip-to-Mute, XXL Plush Velvet Ear Pads, PC/Mac/Xbox/PS4/Switch/Smartphone Compatible – Black
Original price was: $179.99.$139.00Current price is: $139.00.
Price: $179.99 - $139.00
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A headset for the home gaming enthusiast, the legendary Game One open acoustic gaming headset is a perennial customer favorite known for its high-end performance audio and luxurious comfort. The Game One’s open back ear cups and original transducer technology delivers extremely accurate realism and no-compromise high fidelity audio. A microphone with lift-to-mute flexible arm easily adjusts for best voice pick-up positioning and minimizes background noise for acoustic clarity and crystal-clear communication. The Game One’s over-the-ear design with XXL plush velvet ear pads and a cushioned headband delivers maximum comfort for long gaming sessions. Robust mechanics and modern design make for long-term durability. Simply the best of the best among classic gaming headsets
Signature Sound Dynamics -Engineered For Incredibly Natural And Accurate, High Fidelity Sound, The Proprietary Speaker System Delivers The Bass Extension Balanced With The Other Frequencies To Deliver Extreme Acoustic Clarity
Noise-Canceling Microphone – The Flexible Boom Arm Easily Adjusts For Best Voice Pick-Up Positioning And The Microphone Design Minimizes Background Noise For Acoustic Clarity And Crystal-Clear Communication.
Open Acoustics – The Classic High-End Open Acoustic Gaming Headset Is Designed For Extremely Natural, Spatial Sound. It Delivers Sonically Accurate Hifi Audio That Reveals The Details And Dynamic Realism Of The Game’S Audio For Better Game Performance.
Quick Volume Adjusting – An Integrated Volume Control Is Built The Right Ear Cup Of The Game One Headset For On-The-Fly Adjustments.
Open back design keeps head cool while delivering extreme sonic clarity and accuracy courtesy of Sennheiser’s model specific transducer technology (50 ohm)
Modern, lightweight yet robust design featuring plush velour covered XXL ear pads for extreme comfort
Crystal clear conversations ensured with the professional quality noise canceling microphone that automatically mutes when boom arm is raised
Volume control conveniently located on right ear cup. Braided fabric cable
Two year warranty when purchased from an authorized Sennheiser dealer
Customers say
Customers appreciate the headphones’ sound quality, comfort, and microphone. They find the open acoustic style allows them to hear more in games than before, with noise cancellation and superhuman hearing. The earpads are soft, and they don’t cause soreness after long gaming sessions. Many customers consider the headset sturdy and well-made. However, some have mixed opinions on the build quality, value for money, and functionality.
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Original price was: $179.99.$139.00Current price is: $139.00.
Rob –
Audiophile’s perspective
I’ve been into Hi-fi headphones for over a decade now. My current collection is: Audeze LCD-2’s, Sennheiser HD650’s, Sennheiser 558’s, and Audio Technica CKM500’s. I’ve also owned Audio Technica ATH-M50’s, Audio Technica AD700’s, and the first gen Kingston HyperX headset. Most of my music collection is FLAC/lossless running from a Creative Sound Blaster XE-5 as my DAC into a Little Dot MKII tube amplifier using custom made silver coated copper cables throughout. I mostly bought the GAME ONE headset since I started working from home.The short answer is that this a good headset and the kind of quality you’d expect from Sennheiser. A huge step up from my Kingston HyperX’s while not costing that much more. You can pay the same price as them if you find them on sale in fact, which is what I did and wish I made this decision a long time ago. Very happy with them and proud to add them to my collection.The long answer? I’ll be judging this based off the other headphones I have while keeping the price to performance in mind. Specifically my 558’s because of how similar they are.Comfort: 5/5I have a big head, so comfort is really important to me. Although these don’t come close to my LCD-2’s, it’s a bit unfair to compare $800 headphones to a headset I bought on sale for $65. The construction is extremely similar if not identical to my 558’s, which hold a special place in my heart. Overall, while not as pleasant as my LCD-2’s, these are in no way bad or uncomfortable. I have no problem keeping these on for hours at a time without my ears getting sore or anything.Sound: 5/5 for gaming and 4/5 for music.I was half expecting these to sound the same as my 558’s, but there’s more emphasis in the low-end/bass due to these being “gaming” branded and marketed to non-audio enthusiasts. This is a common theme for products advertised to general consumers and from my experience, headphones with an exaggerated bass frequency can be categorized in two ways: fun or obnoxious. By obnoxious, I am talking about Dr Dre Beats or “fashion” headphones that have zero appeal to anyone that actually values sound quality.Fun headphones with an overtuned low-end such as the GAME ONE’s as well as a lot of my other headphones can still retain clarity while not sounding like a wet fart blowing into my ears and drown out the mids or highs. The overall sound stage is extremely similar to my 558’s, which is excellent and great for gaming as you will be able to pinpoint player positioning in FPS’s by sound alone. For music, they are above average and would most likely satisfy your average users’ needs. However, if audio quality for music is important to you and would rather just have one setup for everything, then you may want to consider a dedicated set of headphones + external mic as these would be my last pick for “what headphones do I want to listen to music with today?” Speaking of microphone….Microphone: 5/5I used a Kingston HyperX Quadcast condenser mic briefly, but to be honest I was never impressed with the sound quality and I didn’t want to fiddle with an external mic anymore by constantly having to re-adjust it or worry about it picking up background noise due to it being more sensitive. It’s one of those things about headsets I came to appreciate more and you’d probably have to spend upwards of $200-300 to find an external mic or headset that is significantly better than the GAME ONE. Overall, I have gotten no complaints and it sounded great for its intended purpose after doing a few short recordings.Other thoughts:One of the top comments mentions the need for an amplifier to drive these, which I found to be completely unnecessary and untrue as these are low impedance. Impedance for headphones, in layman terms, means how much power they require to reach their true potential. High impedance headphones without an amplifier will have very low volume and sound dull because they’re underpowered. The only thing an amplifier will do to the GAME ONE’s is cause them to reach loud volumes much, much sooner and could actually risk blowing out the drivers.
M. Murillo –
The best PS4 headset, I’ve tried many!
TL;DR: All headsets have their tradeoffs. These strike the most perfect balance of the many I have tested.**Note: I am not an expert headphone reviewer but I have listened to a lot of headphones. I apologize in advance for my rambling.I prefer to plug my PS4 headsets into the bottom of my controller. I know the sound is not at maximum potential compared to a headset directly wired to the PS4 but it has a few advantages over other wireless options. For one, I found the connection to be more reliable both in not dropping audio, not having static interference, and having no mic connection issues. Second, I only have to worry about charging one device versus two. At third, I have more flexibility and variety when it comes to the headphones themselves.I’ve tried a variety of headphones/headsets including the PS Golds, Astros, Turtle Beach, and even high end headphones without boom mics like my Oppo PM-3s, Sony MDR1As, Bose in ear monitors with mic, Sennheiser Momentums, V-Moda ZNs, and even some HiFiman HE 400is. Long and short of it, I’ve tried a large buffet of different headset options and these are my absolute favorites for PS4 gaming. They offer the best balance of sound quality, durability, mic quality, comfort, reliabilty, and convenience.** Sound Quality vs. **A lot of my regular headphones (non gaming headsets) have better sound quality. For example, these could never compete against my Hifiman headphones. But regular headphones generally donât have a mic and if they do, they arenât as specialized as gaming headset mics. For example, the GAME Oneâs have sound cancelling tech in them that works really well. I have kids and they often canât be heard in the background through my mic. Not only that, but a lot of times my regular headphones are too fragile or expansive to merit having them around as simply gaming headphones. A pretty solid headphone for use with a PS4 controller are the Bose Soundsport headphones, especially the ones with the Android compatible mic (the iOS mic is not compatible with the PS4 controller btw). I recommend them if you are looking for something very versatile.As for other gaming headsets, Iâll write about a few notable observations. I think these have better sound than the GAME Zeros. They are open headphones and they have better sound imaging (I can pinpoint individual sound sources better), a wider sound stage (they sound more like listening to my living room speakers), and overall better sound quality. As far as the sound quality goes, they aren’t quite as good as the Astro A50s but they are absolutely good enough and they have superior connection reliability and mic quality (the mic alone is why I would choose these over Astros).I also greatly prefer the open nature of this headset (they leak noise FYI, but not too much to be bothersome to my wife). Most headset headphones, unless they play back your own voice, make my voice sound muffled, like I am speaking underwater. This is due to the closed nature of the headphone. Since these are open, when I speak, I sound like I’m speaking naturally in my living room. I also greatly prefer the more expansive sound, I prefer it anyway over simulated surround sound. I think simulated surround sound is almost a gimmick. The trade off in sound quality has never made it worth it and I will always pick really good stereo over ok simulated surround.A lot of headsets seem to favor specific audio frequency bands. For example, I think the Sony headsets have more a V-shape, meaning they favor bass and higher frequencies. This makes for an exciting and fun sound but I think itâs somewhat fatiguing and the bass can blur out some of the midrange sounds (where most of the sound exists). Another example is how the steelcase headsets I tried seem to favor the midrange sound frequencies, which is good for identifying sounds with precision, things like footsteps and gun shot direction. To me, this sort of sound emphasis is somewhat boring. Compared to many I would call the Sennheiser GAME Ones as balanced. They have good bass, good midrange, and decent highs. They are an all-around headphone but don’t excel at a particular sound frequency (the Mario of the bunch).The other notable thing for me is that these can be powered very well with my controller. They get surprisingly loud and aren’t too power hungry. Many higher end headphones I used that have better sound can’t be powered by the controller (not a surprise). I thought for a long time that I was stuck having to use in-ear headphones like the Bose Soundsports I mentioned. When I saw how loud these could get (I never use them at max volume for example), I was very surprised.** Mic vs.**These have the best mic. Period. The micâs sound isolation, voice quality, build quality, and convenience are fantastic.** Comfort vs. **I definitely have more comfortable regular headphones, like my Sony MDR1As and the Steelcase headsets are more comfortable. But with that in mind, these are quite comfortable. I have a big head and with a bit of headband stretching, these are comfortable for me for hours of gameplay. Other headphones may sit on my head more comfortable but they get sweaty. These being open backed donât do that. So in the end I prefer these. They âdisappearâ on my head better.** Issues **My only complaint is that I wish the build was like the GAME Zeros, where the ear pieces swiveled and the whole headset can collapse. I also wish they had the carry case that those come with. If Sennheiser could blend the headband and case of the GAME Zeros with the open back and sound of the GAME Ones, they would be the perfect gaming headset for me on my PS4.
Clay –
Extremely comfy, sounds great, has the volume control on the side which I love… And on sale it was at an excellent price!UPDATE: Still 5/5 headphones, had them for like roughly a year and a half at this point I think. Audio is still amazing quality and there isn’t that much wear I’ve noticed, it’s still very comfy. There are 3 issues I’ve encountered after all this time since first buying it and writing my review, however. Nothing too serious for me. 1. The mic plug comes loose every now and then whenever it is plugged into my computer, causing the computer to give me pop ups about it being unplugged/plugged in. Gets a bit annoying, fortunately if I need a mic I use my Shure MV7 so I’m not particularly in need of this mic and just leave it unplugged (alternatively could probably tape it to my PC to keep it in tight). 2. The cable for the headset has had a few areas where it has sort of frayed revealing the jacket underneath, probably largely due to it getting caught in my chair’s wheels because it’s a long cable. Regardless, it’s mostly fine after a year and a half and will probably not get too seriously damaged (i.e. exposed wiring within the cable) for at least another few years. 3. The most concerning issue I’ve had is this: Sometimes I notice I’m only getting audio out of one ear, and the way to fix it is just adjusting the volume dial a pinch. I have no idea why this happens, but if there’s any problem that would ruin these headphones for me, it would be this ASSUMING it gets worse and becomes more and more frequent. I’m still not sure if that’s the case or why it happens, but it is definitely worth noting.Regardless though, none of these problems change the fact that these are the best headphones I’ve bought and I do not regret buying them. The audio and comfort is perfect. After having them for so long, problems like these are kind of to be expected and while they could evolve into bigger issues for me it isn’t anything significant at the moment. I will also add that if you are careful not to tug on the mic jack that could help it not have a worse connection (sometimes I accidentally do it when I forget I have my headphones on and walk off or something like that). The cable damage could also be prevented by making sure you aren’t running over the cable with a computer chair, either by having a stationary chair or tying the cable up. As for the audio only being in one ear, I have absolutely no idea why that is happening, but like I said adjusting the volume a tad using the dial will cause the audio to come back in that ear missing the audio. Wouldn’t worry about it assuming it doesn’t get worse, since currently it doesn’t happen too frequently and also it takes very minimal effort to fix when it does happen. I have no idea if this is a normal problem for this type of headphones or if it’s only the pair I got or if it’s due to something I did.In the near future if it does get worse though I might lower the rating to a 4/5, considering these headphones ARE expensive and thus should be expected to last. But if I get a few more years out of it and they’re not much worse then I’ll feel like I at least got my money’s worth and say that these are 5/5 headphones.As it stands, I’d still definitely recommend them.
Client d’Amazon –
Muito bom o fone, muito confortável e com uma qualidade sonora inigualável.
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H.Raven –
Creo que la gente de Mexico que hace reviews normalmente pasan por alto muchos defectos de varios productos, lo digo porque ninguna de mis reviews sera asi, yo digo las cosas como son, no endulzo nada.He probado muchos audifonos (mas que nada para gaming, Astro a40, varios modelos Turtle Beach, Tritton, Razer y Hyper X) y tengo que decir que estos tienen el mejor sonido que haya experimentado, sin mencionar que el microfono es bastante bueno (no como los Astro donde en el 90% de sus headsets el microfono es basura, te hace que suenes como robot, y aun asi la gente le da 5 estrellas aqui). Ahora, tambien tengo unos audifonos V Moda, los cuales me han durado mucho, casi siempre cuido muchisimo mis cosas pero por alguna razon esos se me han caido como 15 veces en 2 años y aun funcionan al 100%, creo que tienen un sonido muy bueno (aun que siempre pense que mis Turtle beach Tango sonaban mejor para la musica). Bueno pues estos Sennheiser se llevan de calle a los V Moda, no hay comparacion, suenan increible, la claridad me deja perplejo la verdad, ya hasta estoy pensando en comprar otros para tener unos para gaming y otros para musica. Son mis primeros Sennheiser y pues la marca se acaba de ganar un cliente mas.Estos audifonos te dan un sonido muy natural, si esperas que tengan un super bajo, olvidalo, no te gustaran. Estan creados para dar un sonido claro y de calidad, no para apantallar, no te haran retumbar la cabeza ni escucharas explosiones exageradas (para eso te recomiendo los Hyper X que son baratos y la verdad para su precio son excelentes)Los 2 “defectos” que pudiera mencionar son:Aun que se ven resistentes, no se siente que el material sea de tan buena calidad pero seguramente que si los cuidas te duraran mucho.La funcion para “mutear” el microfono, segun he leido, termina haciendo que se descomponga el microfono por lo cual no la usare.Por cierto, los V Moda Crossfade LP2 estan en mas de $3000 y estos ahorita estan a un super precio, realmente estoy tentado a comprar otros.
David Petrovic –
Excellent headset. It’s my 2nd pair. The previous lasted me 9 years.