At E3 2016 I was surprised by the quality and design of the latest entry-level wired stereo headset from Monster. They are surprisingly light, surprisingly neutral in sound, with much less gaudy bling that you might expect in an era where gaming headsets routinely support all sorts of superfluous flashing lights.
Compared to other gaming sets I found these less artificially bright, which made listening to music quite comfortable, with minimal ear fatigue from exagerated treble or hyped-up thumping bass.
On the other hand, when playing games you may miss some of the audio cues that come from that exaggeration. The headband was comfortable, without the head-in-a-vise feeling. I liked the removable flexible boom mike, but found the fabric ear cushions which sit on the ear rather than around it felt hot rather quickly.
Also, PC gamers should know that the sets are sold without the necessary y-adapter to make the phones work on a computer. This seems particularly inappropriate in a product bearing the name of Fata1ity, one of the greatest PC gamers of all time. Still, for under a hundred dollars, they are worth checking out.
