Of course, if you do want to spend more, the premium options sound pretty incredible and we've obviously got those covered here, too. It's got practically the same great audio as its wired cousin and comes with a class-leading 300 hours of battery life. And if you want to ditch the cord, the best wireless gaming headset (opens in new tab) is the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless (opens in new tab). The best gaming headset is the Razer Blackshark V2 (opens in new tab), a supremely affordable and great-sounding set of cans that ticks pretty much all the boxes.

The best gaming headsets offer more balance drivers that require minimal tweaking on your end, and you won't need to spend hundreds of dollars.

Quality drivers ensure you get the best audio, and we're against gaming headphones that overdo low frequencies, as it provides terrible bass in most cases. The headsets on this list are chosen from the dozens the PC Gamer hardware team and myself have tested. They offer the best sound for gamers at each end of the budget spectrum.

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