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hello everyone I'm Dimitri with Huracan acts and USB gaming headsets have acquired a larger market share thanks to their all-in-one nature you don't require a sound card to power them everything is done through the USB dongle on the headset itself and I'm happy to see some Heiser expand their gaming portfolio with a PC 370 3d but at $150 it is one of the most expensive in the gaming headset category so should you buy one Toshiba now offering OCC products that are awesome and affordable like the Rd 400 TR 150 and vt1 80 that are backed by advanced warranty program now stronger than ever under Toshiba so this headset like with their entire gaming series follows with the same fantastic frame design that puts all other plastic headsets to shame nothing has changed from the game one aside from the new color tone but drivers and microphones are identical to the spec seriously they figured out the balance between build quality comfort durability and it all merges with this frame plus let's don't forget the volume dial on the right ear cup that is super convenient although it doesn't fully mute the audio in the lowest position the frame is size adjustable it's flexible it's relatively low profile when that when you have the headset on you the drivers inside the ear cups are angled for better acoustics and the velour padding is super comfortable it's dense enough to create a nice seal plus it's very nice on your skin this is by far the most comfortable headset that I have owned the only thing that you have to be mindful of is abundance of lint hair and dust on the velour padding the cable here is removable which has an inline USB dongle which then connects via micro USB to USB on your PC now it's interesting how I can plug in the same cable to my game one headset which is analog and have everything working just fine and I do like this backwards compatibility a quick word on the cable it is not braided it is like a rubberized and luckily does not translate too much of the sound or noise coming from the cable when it's brushing is to shirt or something like that the headset itself the USB dongle has a single button the Dolby Surround button that luminate s-- when activated and given the length of the cable it is unpleasant having to reach all the way down to the cable just to press it but luckily we have full control in this little software window that is far more accessible so in this window you can choose which eq settings you want noise reduction for the microphone and the side tones for the microphone so you can hear what you're saying and let's hear the mic test now it's one comes to the microphone quality I love that you can simply mute it by clicking up with a distinct click this is a digital connection with a USB dongle so there is no history in connection but why is it so nasally there's a little bit too much processing going on to make this maybe as clean as it can be which is unfortunately because it doesn't sound as natural as the Game one headset for example that one connects it to my motherboard sounds a lot better let's take a listen and so this is the Game one headset it's analog connected directly to my motherboard via 3.5 millimeter headphone and microphone jacks notice just how much more natural the microphone sounds it's a little bit more boomy it's not as nasally there doesn't seem like there's a lot of compression going on at all and both microphones have no effects applied to them this is just pure raw voice now coming back to the driver software I find it too basic especially at this price point and especially coming from San Heiser I was expecting to be a little bit more control like giving us an EQ curve that we can adjust and play around with now I realize that some Heiser's may be trying to simplify things so that the users don't get overly complicated with trying to figure out what type of sound signature they prefer but having those three presets is just limiting in my opinion so like the music completely destroys the treble it brings it down so you lose the brighter extension and then turns bass into mud which is terrible for music the eSports is fine it brings up the vocals but crushes everything else so I guess that's a good one for a very specific purpose if you are trying to watch some eSports but the game preset is completely disappointing especially since that's this supposed to be the icing on the cake for this category and so turning on game mode it just tames the sound in my opinion doesn't sound as full as if you were to have everything at off and the default the sound signature is nice and bright trebles emphasized we have nice deep bass and forward mid-range which combined with an open acoustic design creates a fantastic soundstage and so for best acoustic performance I would recommend leaving the settings and eq's and its default state but we treat mitri the whole point of this headset is the USB dongle so how is the Dolby surround sound well it does what it promises to do it's supposed to enlarge the audience it pushes everything out the soundstage is a little bit more it's less detailed but it feels like audio elements are farther out so for games like path of 1 so in the game where the sound engine is fantastic the 370 3d really picks up on all these elements the base region is present when necessary so you feel the power of a grenade to get an enemy out of a trench last objective George or when blowing up dynamite trying to damage a tank Charlie pardon tip on unity Aniston another little elements like the sound of gears bringing or bullets flying overhead you know game you should give you a true sense of danger which is thanks to this fantastic driver on this pair and also the sound engine in the game too but for more sound we're competitive play I left Dolby Surround off sense stereo presentation with an open design for me is perfect for position awareness so if you want to be accused of wall hacks simply listen to the footsteps and you'll know exactly when they came and so all of that is great but ultimately the PC 370 3d is a disappointment to me simply because the built-in presets are not what I was expecting and just not have an EQ curve that we can adjust ourselves as a big head scratcher the microphone is worse compared to the analog Game one model and while I was contempt with the maximum volume level it is less powerful than the game one which ultimately brings me to the conclusion the game won and the PC 373 D are identical except for the cable the USB dongle here in my opinion is a missed opportunity to give more advanced controls for the user to create and fine-tune their sound signatures it is definitely more convenient with the USB simply plug and play and forget but the game one is an analogue pair offers better value unless you're gaming off a really old motherboard that has some poor audio or just gaming off a laptop that has also poor audio then I would recommend sticking with an analogue headset I'm going to be true with how our Canucks thank you guys so much for watching and we'll see you in the next review