Which Headset Should I Get: DXL1 or Fatal1ty

[icu222much]

I have a chance to get either a Turtle Beach DXL1 or Creative Fatal1ty headset for the same price ($35) and am unsure which one I should get. I see that normally the DXL1 is about twice the price of Fatal1ty, but I looked at the reviews for DXL1 and people are complaining about the flimsy construction and sound quality. I am unsure if they are basing this off a $100 product, or if the quality is really that poor.

My uses would be for PC. If I purchase the DXL1, I will also get the necessary adapters to make it work. My main use for my headset is gaming (mainly FPS) while talking with friends on Vent. My secondary use would be for watching movies. Comfort is not an issue for me as I have yet to find a non-comfy headset.

So, my question is which headset should I get and why. Turtle Beach DXL1 or the Creative Fatal1ty provided that they are the same price.

 

[denis280]

Fatal1ty

This.i have one and never got problems with it.and sound is great

 

[DigDog]

what.

the fatality headset is a piece of junk. i'm holding it right now and not talking out of my ass. the quality is horrible, sounds are unrecognizable.

under no circumstance should you buy that headset. its a disgrace.

 

[dkvamme]

Just buy a set of headphones and a separate microphone. For the most part all headsets are junk. They skimp on the quality of either the mic or the drivers or both.

http://youtu.be/3fD-M1F6L4g

http://youtu.be/gowJXFBqqQc

http://youtu.be/N-47_1TU9HY

 

[Ichigo]

Having used an HD598+Blue Snowball and a Logitech G930, my opinion is that, at least for primarily gaming, I am more than willing to sacrifice some level of sound quality for the convenience of having the microphone on the side of my head (also it's wireless but that won't be true for all headsets, of course). Using voice-activated chat in Mumble with any standalone microphone (whether it's Zalman shit or a desktop microphone, modmic is an exception) is impossible. Your keyboard, among other things, will constantly activate it and it's very annoying. Now it's set up with the Logitech that it only transmits when I talk and I never ever have to think about it. I'm so tired of people just recommending a separate set of headphones and microphone by default because they just don't make any sense for my (and many other people's) standard usage scenario. It really doesn't matter to me if Youtube or DOTA2's sounds aren't being outputted at some arbitrary standard of fidelity. Audio signatures of all the common recommendations are so different that most people would be hard-pressed to objectively rate what's better anyway. In terms of usability headsets just make more sense.

If you use push-to-talk or some alternative then feel free to ignore this mini-rant.