Bestseller Gaming Headset

If in doubt, choose the best selling gaming headset on platforms like Amazon or eBay. With that choice, you certainly can’t go wrong. On the other hand, the best selling headset often only offers the best price-performance ratio and is not necessarily a top headset.

1. HyperX Cloud Stinger

  • One of the most popular gaming headsets is the HyperX Cloud Stinger. It has over 2600 customer reviews and offers one of the best performance under 50.

Advantages

  • Most of the parts are plastic, but it’s very well molded and looks great
  • Very comfortable to wear for hours on end. They give enough pressure so that you can hear well, but not so much that it squeezes my head and causes me to sweat
  • The speakers are surprisingly good. Certainly not audiophile headphones, but the speakers have a very wide range, and respond to both bass and treble very well
  • Mic quality is again rather good for the price

Disadvantages

  • On-ear volume adjuster could be could be of better quality. As you adjust the volume, it does not adjust evenly on both sides.

2. BENGOO V-4

  • Another very popular choice is BENGOO V-4. It looks really cool and there are over 1200 customer reviews.

Advantages

  • Headset LEDs are very cool but requires you to plug it into a separate USB port to power the LEDs.
  • Mic quality is good when sound drivers are up to date
  • Build quality is okay

Disadvantages

  • Sound quality somewhat heavy on the bass side.

3. ONIKUMA Pro Stereo Gaming Headset

  • The ONIKUMA Pro Stereo Gaming Headset is an option for the low budget and hobby gamer.

Advantages

  • Definition of sound is good for identifying direction and distance of sounds in game (i.e. footsteps, shots, etc.)
  • The sound of teammates’ voice is clear
  • These are well-made with sturdy construction and heavy material

Disadvantages

  • These are not quite as comfortable as the ONIKUMA II
  • The USB cord that comes off of the headphone jack is a little annoying

4. RUNMUS Gaming Headset

  • RUNMUS Gaming Headset is another option for the low budget and casual gamer.

Advantages

  • Build quality is WAY beyond 20-30$. Extremely comfortable.
  • Mic Quality is great also beyond this price point.

Disadvantages

  • Sound quality is quite bad and undermines most good about these.

5. Micolindun V3blue Gaming Headset

  • Last but not least, the Micolindun V3blue Gaming Headset is another option for the low budget and casual gamer.

Advantages

  • Sound & Speaker Quality 9.5/10
  • Great quality and directional hearing.

Disadvantages

  • After several hours one may feel discomfort over their ears.