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corsair hs60 pro review a

   As some of you have pointed out in our headset/headphones reviews it's all about sound quality so even though looks do play a significant role in the decision of some people they come 2nd (if not 3rd) in our reviews. Granted RGB lighting has entered our lives via electronics from all areas of the market but it's no coincidence really that most audiophile-grade brands have yet to even touch that (all about priorities). That being said things are different when it comes to gaming peripherals manufacturers since looks play a far more crucial role and RGB is pretty much a must nowadays. CORSAIR understands that all too well so their headphone lines include both the RGB illuminated Void/Virtuoso series and the "regular" HS series and today we're taking a look at the latest HS60 Pro Surround model.


   Founded in 1994, CORSAIR has grown from pioneering the high-performance DRAM market into one of the world’s leading providers of high-performance PC peripherals and components. CORSAIR offers a complete range of products to equip gamers, enthusiasts and e-sports athletes, including mechanical keyboards, precision gaming mice, wireless headsets, high-performance components that gamers use to build gaming PCs, and the CORSAIR ONE fully-integrated gaming PC. With a company-wide commitment to quality, innovative design, advanced features and high performance, CORSAIR products have won thousands of media and industry awards, earning their place in gamers’ hands and PCs following years of development and engineering by a team dedicated to building great products they themselves would want to use.


   Since the HS60 Pro (available in black and white and black and yellow) is a direct successor to the HS60 which we reviewed a while back (review here) a direct comparison is unavoidable. So once again this headset is based on two custom-tuned 50mm neodymium dynamic drivers (just like with the ones used in the HS60 these feature a frequency response of 20Hz-20KHz with 32Ohms impedance and 111+-3dB sensitivity) which thanks to the addition of a compact external USB sound card/adapter can produce 7.1 virtual surround audio. Likewise the HS60 Pro also features an almost identical detachable and very flexible unidirectional noise-cancelling microphone used in the HS60 (discord certified with frequency response of 100Hz-10KHz, -40+-3dB sensitivity and 2.0 KOhm impedance - the one used in the HS60 had 2.2KOhm impedance), the same metal frame and design, earcup controls and can be used with virtually any device out there with an available 3.5mm port (7.1 surround sound is only possible for PC users and via CORSAIR's iCUE software). All in all both headsets (HS60/HS60 Pro) seem to be identical so let’s dig in and see what’s really new.