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so gaming headsets it's not often that we see and hear a good pair and it's always interesting to test a new product from an audio-only company because creative labs have been around for quite some time and for that reason we must be extra critical so that their new products don't simply ride the reputation wave but are analyzed based on the quality of the product itself and not based on the history of the company I and so the h5 gaming headset is a $99 product which i think is acceptable for the gaming umbrella the resemblance to the HyperX cloud is there with an almost identical frame but the ear cups here are larger with reduced clamping force I think creator have a really solid product on their hands since the h5 meets my recommended requirements for an everyday multi hour headset since its build wall the minimal use of plastic is refreshing it means it does not cry anyway the aluminum frame around the ear cups is nice but why would they put a brushed aluminum plate on the sides it just gets slapped with finger oils and I don't want to bother cleaning them Plus that visible very visible red X is a big no it's like we have two steps forward and build quality and simplicity of the headphone but a big jump back and design elements that ruin an otherwise perfect pair the headband plus cedar cups have leathery material that feel awesome the ear cups are rectangular with decent depth plus the clamping force is excellent this is a very comfortable headphone actually in the top three in my gaming selection out competing the G 633 in the comfort level and even competing on the same level as the game one from Sennheiser they are close back design that isolate very well despite having ventilation or this bass port holes at the very top the seal here is excellent so you don't disturb others around you and vice versa but venting your ears is inevitable because heat concentration is obviously present the cable is removable which I appreciate but why couldn't they minimize the size of that inline remote I think it's too large especially if used outside the home but nonetheless it can mute the microphone control the volume and there's a play/pause button for mobile devices that did not work on my s7 nor on the iPhone I am NOT impressed the microphone is removable it has a nice flexible stem so you can position it everywhere around you but that's very sensitive so make sure not but it has some noise canceling properties as well which are you know it picks up things you know if you'll be typing on a keyboard don't expect it to completely isolate but it sounds a little nasally kind of hollow and but it's so unfortunate when you compare the microphone quality on a sub $100 gaming headset to something like the mod mic 4.0 which sounds so much better it's more clean it's not as nasally it's not as hollow and you know why can't a gaming headset have a good microphone that is the sole reason of buying a gaming headset because you have a built-in microphone solution that's all enclosed I know but that is the sole reason why most people gravitate towards their favorite pair of headphones and an external microphone for all their comms so as part of accessories we have an extension for PC use that separates the microphone and audio jacks from the single 3.5 millimeter jack and so far the h5 is comfortable it's built well it isolates well the microphone kinda sucks but the sound signature is on point and so what I'm looking for in the gaming headset is its ability to pick up detail expand your you know audio environment give you a fun frequency curve not nothing too flat because it becomes kind of boring with nice bass boost but without spill nice treble extension that's almost approaching the brighter you know brighter range but without harshness and the mid-range that is detailed with good separation and all that is present with the h5 as far as the soundstage goes being a closed back design I was pleased my positional awareness in csgo was still perfect despite feeling a slightly smaller audio environment so instead of sensing you know footsteps 20 meters that way it was a little bit closed off so you have the detail to sort of compliment your positional awareness but soundstage for clothes bag design is expected where it is invalid for the sound engine is fantastic so all the millions of sound effects that are constantly bombarding your ears is awesome and it did not fall apart with the h5 and so you know this would be my go-to gaming headset which is a closed back design if I wasn't already spoiled by my solution with the HD 800 and the mod mic 4.0 the two biggest weaknesses here are the microphone quality there is a reason why most gaming headsets suffer bad reputation you know because they might sound excellent like these do but the microphone just totally sucks and you have to go for an external microphone solution which defeats the purpose of buying a gaming headset in the first place and the second thing is this inline dongle is a little bit too large I would appreciate to be a bit smaller to be more comfortable to use for outside of the home and so that concludes the h5 review from creative labs I hope you enjoyed the biggest advantage with these over the HyperX cloud would be the ear cup size I think it's slightly bigger and so with the LA with accommodate for bigger ears and just bigger head in general and from what I can see you know there are a little bit more flexible and just less clamping force initially so that this would be generally better for larger heads than the HyperX cloud but that concludes this one I'm Dimitri with our Canucks thanks much for watching and we'll see you in the next video