▲ Is it a new dot game? Haze rising on the road (Image: Korea Culture and Information Service)
As soon as I leave home to go to work, sweat runs down my back and a haze rises on the asphalt of the street. I forgot, but the uninvited summer, which is said to have the highest discomfort index of the year, has come again. Around the beginning of this month, when the temperature stayed between 25 and 26 degrees, I thought, ‘Oh, it’s really summer now’, but it seems that the real summer has just begun.
In order to prepare for the humid and hot weather, most people not only simplify their attire, but also pack items to beat the heat. From shorts and short sleeves to slippers with holes in them, a portable fan, and a handkerchief to wipe away the unstoppable sweat. Even if I take care of everything, I can’t help it being hot. It only provides some relief. Air conditioning is the best!
▲ Gamers these days.gif (Image: Capture from the movie Airplane)
Still, it’s better than nothing. It is clear that the difference between writing and not writing is clearly different as time goes by. In relation to this, I also had a big concern as I entered the summer season. A must-have for gamers, headsets. Since I mainly enjoy competitive games, there are many situations where I need to use a headset to communicate with my teammates through voice chatting. As I play for at least 3 hours, I can only play 30 minutes with a cool headset or a lightweight headset even with the air conditioner on. It’s stuffy and hot even if you wear it.
In addition, when the game doesn’t go well or there is a situation where you have to roll your hair, the energy of sweat rises from the top of the head for no reason, and the head frame at the top of the headset feels heated. In fact, it’s okay to be around mid-September when it’s moderately cool, but it seems to be difficult from June to August.
There are no alternatives. You can use the product that we always wear on our body. Unlike ‘earsets’ and headsets, this product completely minimizes head and ear interference, and it feels relatively comfortable even when used for a certain amount of time. In addition, there are quite a few earphones made with a gaming focus these days. Whether it’s a product with a high-performance microphone or a high-quality sound.
Along with this, there is one brand that comes to mind when you think of ‘gaming earphones’. An American game accessory manufacturer that has already been loved by gamers for its headsets in Korea. Turtle Beach. In fact, I only knew about headsets and gamepads, but looking around the foreign community, I am looking forward to more favorable reviews about gaming earphones in terms of price and performance than I thought.
Through this hot summer earphone special article, Turtle Beach’s gaming earphones and its gaming gear brand Roccat’s products. Let’s take a look around with pictures.
▲ Turtle Beach and Rockat’s gaming earphones, let’s check them out
wired gaming earphones
▲ Lineup of wired gaming earphones Battle Buzz and Thin Buzz
Turtle Beach Battlebuds Gaming Earphones
Good price, decent performance / Price: Internet lowest price, as of 7/31 KRW 37,500)
▲ I also like the plain black color.
▲ It’s summer, so cool colors are fine!
Turtle Beach’s first gaming earset, the Turtle Beach Battle Buzz, which only insisted on headsets. I focused on gaming earphones and only called them gaming earphones, but Turtle Beach officially calls them in-ear gaming headsets. Anyway, what do you call this visual a headset? In this article, I will call it a gaming earphone.
As seen above, the color is released in two types, black and white, and the connection method is connected with a wired 3.5mm (4 pole) terminal. Compatible devices are PC/MAC (using an optional cable), console (Xbox, PS, Nintendo Switch), and mobile (Android), with excellent multi-platform compatibility. The speaker’s frequency response is 20Hz – 20KHz, showing decent performance and adopting a high-quality driver with a size of 10mm.
▲ It can be used in three types, from ear hooks that can be worn over the ears to ear tips that fit the size.
▲ Detachable high-sensitivity microphone picks up clear sound
The benefits are not limited to this. Due to the nature of the earset, it is comfortable to use for a long time due to its light weight, and it is better to use the eartip and earhook according to the fit of your ear. In addition, there is also a detachable microphone for voice chatting, and it shows quite clear sound quality with a high-sensitivity microphone, so it is no different from a headset.
▲ Multifunctional in-line controller attached to the earphone
In addition, using the multi-function in-line controller on the earphone, you can connect to the phone while playing games, and it has the advantage of being able to easily control various settings with multi-control. If you mainly play mobile games or are looking for an earphone that requires a microphone function, the Turtle Beach Battle Buds look good too.
Also, this is sadam, but I want to be a pretty good item (?) for those who go to PC rooms a lot after the corona. There are cases where PC cafe headsets are hygienically reluctant to use for public use, but wouldn’t it be okay to put a Battle Buzz in your pocket and use it? These days, the PC room is cool and the food is delicious.
▲ When you just want to listen to music? Let’s take the mic off
Roccat Thin Buds Core Gaming Earphones
Optimize compatibility for mobile, PC, switch, etc. / Price: Internet lowest price, as of 7/31 KRW 31,500
If you are interested in peripheral devices, I think you must have gone through Rockat’s products at least once. It is one of the well-known brands in Korea among peripheral device makers, such as mice and keyboards. Conpure is the best!
In 2019, Turtle Beach will take over, and Turtle Beach and Rockat are often recognized as a pair of peripheral brands. Perhaps that’s why, inheriting Turtle Beach’s audio technology, Rockat is also introducing various products such as headsets and earphones through the Syn series.
In this context, the Locat Thin Buzz Core Gaming Earset is also a gaming earset series product that was released thanks to audio functions and various technologies in this context. Like the Battle Buzz above, the 10mm driver unit delivers sound that is not lacking anywhere in listening to music or gaming.
▲ Roccat Thin Buzz Core Gaming Earset Information
It uses a 3.5mm audio jack and has three types of silicone ear tips like the Battle Buzz, so you can use it flexibly to suit your ears. In addition, the corresponding product is also a product that is not pushed by compatibility, so it can be connected and used conveniently and comfortably on the Nintendo Switch.
wireless gaming earphones
▲ Thin Buzz Air and Scout Air, a lineup of wireless gaming earphones
Roccat Thin Buzz Air Wireless Gaming Earphones
Wireless gaming earphones with low-latency game mode / Price: Internet lowest price, as of 7/31 KRW 49,900
Apparently, gamers who prefer wireless products without wires these days continue to increase. The advantage of not having a wire is that it is quite large enough to cover the troublesome disadvantage of having to connect via Bluetooth, from having to charge it after using it for a certain period of time. Right now, I use wireless headsets and wireless earphones.
The Rockat Thin Buzz Air is a wireless version of the Buzz Core described above. It has the connectivity of the Bluetooth 5.1 version and boasts a total of 20 hours of battery life when paired automatically and fully charged. In addition, it is compatible with all platforms that support Bluetooth, such as Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, and Nintendo Switch.
The frequency response is 20Hz – 20kHz, realizing sound quality similar to that of wired earphones, and adopting a 6mm driver. The microphone is also equipped with built-in dual microphones, so there is no problem with gaming. In addition, if you install the dedicated app, you can enjoy the game comfortably with a low latency of 60ms.
As an aside, it is called a gaming wireless headset, but it is a product that has good enough performance for listening to music and watching videos in everyday life, so I think it is a product suitable for multi-purpose use.
▲ By the way, it also has waterproof performance so you don’t have to worry about sweaty summer weather.
Turtle Beach Scout Air
5 hours of use with a 15-minute charge! / Price: Internet lowest price, as of 7/31 KRW 52,400
Lastly, Turtle Beach’s wireless gaming earphones, Turtle Beach Scout Air. Turtle Beach’s wireless earbuds with a high understanding of gaming audio. Like all the products mentioned above, compatibility is not a problem and gaming performance is excellent.
6mm unit driver, low-latency gaming mode, multi-platform compatibility, waterproof performance, and high-performance dual microphones. This is definitely a wireless gaming headset. However, there is something interesting about this product. It’s because it has performance like light and salt for someone like me who is tired of charging.
Is it a sniper item for lazy writers? You can use it for 5 hours with just 15 minutes of charging, and you can quickly check it through the indicator light on the case without checking directly through the app. In addition, you can quickly change and operate settings through on-ear touch operation, and EQ settings can be easily changed through the Turtle Beach Audio Hub app.
With IPX 4-rated partial waterproof performance, you can use it without worrying about sweat or a certain amount of moisture, so you can use it without worrying about sweaty hot summer weather even when you are exercising just by standing still.
In the hot summer, how about using a comfortable gaming headset rather than a stuffy headset?
