Edifier G4 TE Gaming Headset - 7.1 Surround Sound Over-Ear Headphones with Noise Canceling Mic, USB Wired RGB Headset for PC, PS4, Mac, Laptop - 50mm Drivers - Perfect for FPS Gaming & Online Chat (Black)

The review for this product first needs some backstory. This is not an advertisement for another product, rather what made me decide to purchase this headset in particular. Please bear with me.I have had many different headsets in the past, ranging from $20 to as high as $120. I am not an audiphile so I never really needed to go any further than that. The two products I've purchased that admittedly stand out are the HyperX Cloud headset, and the HyperX Cloud Revolver S headset. The Revolver S headset was by far the nicest one I've ever owned, until now. Above all else, it had serious build quality. Not only did it have a strong metal headband, but it was also an incredibly comfortable fit- I especially liked how the actual earphones themselves basically suctioned to your head. You were essentially immersed in whatever it was you were listening to/playing. These do the same, yet they don't make your ears sweat.Unfortunately due to severe anger problems and carelessness, I can no longer use either of those headsets.Towards the latter part of last year, I was looking for a headset that has the same BUILD QUALITY as the aforementioned. After searching quite a bit through Amazon, I landed on this product for a few reasons. 1St of all, the price point was very attractive: it was on sale for $50. I also saw that the headband of this headset is made of metal rather than plastic. Due to experience as well as negative reviews about plastic headbands, I knew that this one being metal instantly set it apart from the vast majority of competitors. It was a very difficult choice to pull the trigger since at that time this headset barely had any reviews or ratings yet. I didn't know whether I would be satisfied or if this was going to be a VERY bad choice. Considering the price at the time of purchase was less than half of what I paid for the Resolver S, it was a chance well worth taking, and I am happy I did.Sound quality is on par with most headsets in the ~$100 range, but it's not something I would recommend to an audiophile. For gaming however this headset has so far been GREAT. Directionality has netted me quite a few kills/wins in Valorant that other people were unable to hear coming. There is an optional "Pro Sound Effects Software" that I have not installed on my PC as I feel quite strongly there really is no need for it since I am primarily a gamer. Music has a decent amount of bass, the highs and lows seem to be fairly balanced for default configuration. I like listening to music in these. I especially like gaming in these.Noise cancellation was only given a 3 star rating because I cannot tell how good they are in this aspect. When I am gaming and communicating to other people online, I am typically not in even a slightly noisy environment. My room is very quiet. Do not let that alone deter you from purchasing this product. If you are on the fence because of the seemingly unknown brand name, sound quality, or the price point, I can confidently recommend to at least take a chance on these. Please keep in mind, this review comes after only just under 3 months of owning them. If I have any pertinent issues in the coming months with this headset, I will be sure to update this review.PROs: The medal bow across the ear pieces/speakers. Most headsets rely on plastic to keep the earphones in line, but they tend to crack/break with realative ease. This one won't. The USB cord is stout and wrapped, with large gague wire that will not seperate from the headset, another long life feature I enjoy.CONs: The downloadable program for sound settings is NOT intuitive and not very programable, I deleted it in favor of Wndows (I know, WIndows? Who knew?). Though somehat heavyer than most over the ear headsets, it is quite comfortable and has steller sound reproduction.I got these for my hard core gamer, after he broke his. Over the years, I've bought quite a few different gaming headsets and these have got to be one of the best. There's so much I like about these that I don't even know where to start. First off they've got a stylish look, are very well designed and expertly constructed. There are 2 parts of the headband, a metal one on top that's in a fixed position and then a padded one that's self adjusting. The self adjusting feature is great. I no longer have to mess around with finding the perfect spot, like others I've had. The headband and the ear cups are very well cushioned. The material is good quality, soft and very breathable. You can wear these for long periods of time without any discomfort. The earcups are large enough that my entire ear fits inside it, which greatly helps cancel out exterior noises. They also have RGB lights on the outside of them that can be tweaked and adjusted with the Edifier software. The microphone is flexible and can be adjusted however you need it. It's also detachable, so you can take it off when listening to music. The microphone is omnidirectional, so it clearly captures me talking, even when I turn my mouth away from it. It also has noise canceling technology, which does a fabulous job at removing the background noise, so everyone can hear me clearly. On the headphone cord, there's a control unit which has a volume wheel, lighting effects switch and mute microphone button, so you don't have to go into the app or on your computer to adjust. I'm blown away by the sound quality! The 7.1 surround sound and large tuned 50mm driver really deliver. The bass is a good quality, the clarity is beyond and the precision is superior. My favorite thing about this entire headset is the Edifier professional software. The software has so many ways to personalize the headsets performance. You can personalize your speaker and audio volume, sample rate, equalizer adjustment with many sound effects, virtual 7.1 speaker position and volume, environment effects, key shifting, vocal fading, surround max, microphone echo, magic voice and microphone boost. WOW!!! I don't think there's anything that you can't adjust with the software. That's what puts this headset above and beyond other headsets. I couldn't be happier with this headset. You won't be disappointed!Downloading the drivers was a pain - in a 7zip format within a number of sub folders that can't be extracted as is in Windows due to special characters in the folder names.But... If you know your way around windows and can work 7zip you'll be rewarded. The sound quality is well above any headsets I've owned previously, some of which have been £60+. Not overly bass heavy, very clear and crisp audio for gaming and voice chat. Comfortable too and seem very well made. I'd pay five times the price and still be impressed if it wasn't for the poor experience of installing the drivers. Not interested in the lighting although fine. The in line controls feel natural to use and three of us in one room with these headsets get very little echo when online gaming.Affordable and really good, the sound quality is not bad, but I have an EKSA 900E with a bit better bass(if you tweak the EQ in the app it will be better).The 7.1 could be better, but again for this price it is quite good.Overall I like it. The mic is perfect, the LED is OK, sound is pretty good. Installing the drivers are a bit of a hassle, but not that hard.[How-to]The instructions for installing drivers are pretty bad, but basically plug in the headphone download the zip file from their official site(Google "edifier g4 te"), unzip it; start the exe file and it will install everything, but make sure you plug in the headphone first else the installation will fail.Not plug and play! Crap instructions. Poor link to drivers. Not user friendly. AVOID BUYING THESE!Great value for money my grandson loves them , good quality would recommend these headphonesIch bin mega enttäuscht. Der Treiber lässt sich mit win 10 überhaupt nicht herunterladen.Meldung über nicht unterstütztes Dateiformat folgt. Also ist das Headset nicht in vollem Umfang nutzbar wofür es bestimmt ist ..In der heutigen Zeit der Technik wirklich arm ..Mein Sohn hat an den Hersteller geschrieben, aber noch keine Antwort erhalten. Sollte uns nicht geholfen werden, geht das sofort wieder Retour ..