Headphones / Headsets

A gaming headsets is a must have item for every gamer, not only as an alternative to speakers for late night gaming sessions, but also the built in microphone enables you to coordinate with teammates or taunt enemies online. Not only that, but most headphones provide better positonal order than speakers, so you're better able to judge if somebody is on your own left or right.

Wired gaming heasets connect to your PC using either an analogue 3.5mm minijack or USB cable. This means that unlike a wireless gaming headset you don't need to worry about the batteries running out at an inopportune moment, but you are tethered to your PC.

A gaming headsets is a must have item for every gamer, not only as an alternative to speakers for late night gaming sessions, but also the built in microphone enables you to coordinate with teammates or taunt enemies online. Not only that, but most headphones provide better positonal order than speakers, so you're better able to judge if somebody is on your own left or right.

Wireless gaming heasets connect to your PC using either WiFi or Bluetooth dongle. This means that unlike a wired gaming headset you don't need to worry about being tethered to your PC, although the batteries inside the headset will need charging from time to time.

These headphones are optimised for listening to music, typically producing a wider range of frequencies than all-purpose or gaming headsets. As pure headphones, they do not have a built in microphone.

Music headphones connect to your PC in a variety of ways, from analogue 3.5mm minijacks to WiFi or Bluetooth, so make to check the specification carefully. Updated