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The Razer BlackShark V3 is our pick as the best gaming headset you can buy today for its mix of stellar audio, genuine comfort, and decent price. Well, now you can make that a great price because, thanks to the Amazon Prime Day deals, it's now just $85 for Prime members.
That does mean you'll need to be a card-carrying member of Jeff's Prime crew to be eligible for the big discount, but [whisper it] you can get a 30-day free Prime membership if you don't already have it. So you can hit the Prime membership page here and select the free trial, and enjoy all the discounts over Prime week.
Anyways, back to the headset in question. The deal is a slightly odd one, because it's $85 for the Xbox Certified version of the BlackShark V3, while the PC version is still some $130. But here's the thing: the one with the Xbox badge on the box still works perfectly with the PC because it's still just rocking the same Razer Hyperspeed Gen2 2.4 GHz dongle for connection. It still gives you surround sound, the exact same excellent drivers, and the same mic.
Basically, it's the same, but only the white version is so heavily discounted. Which is fine by me because I always preferred the white colourway anyway.
I have the standard black version of the BlackShark V3, and I use it every day in the PC Gamer office. The sound consistently surprises me in terms of its quality and clarity, and I've long found the BlackShark design super comfortable. And it might sound like a small thing, but that physical volume dial is a genuine winner.
But what of the 'superior' Razer BlackShark V3 Pro? Well, technically you can call it superior, but I much prefer the standard V3. The V3 Pro is $210 on discount right now, and there is only a minor improvement in the drivers, which I personally struggled to really discern in side-by-side testing, though you do get active noise cancelling.
Which I didn't like.
The ANC isn't brilliant at blocking the office out, and I found it delivered a level of pressure to my ears which didn't feel comfortable. I don't like the way it interacts with the actual audio, either, and it means your battery life takes a hit. Basically, I can do without it, especially when the BlackShark V3 is less than half the price.
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1. Best overall:
Razer BlackShark V3
2. Best budget:
Corsair HS55 Stereo
3. Best wired:
HyperX Cloud Alpha
4. Best mid-range wireless:
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3X
5. Best audiophile:
Beyerdynamic MMX 330 Pro
6. Best wireless audiophile:
Audeze Maxwell
7. Best for streaming:
Audio-Technica ATH-M50xSTS StreamSet
8. Best noise-cancelling:
AceZone A-Spire
9. Best earbuds:
Steelseries Arctis GameBuds
