Alienware’s New Premium Gaming Headset Looks Like Something I’d Actually Want to Wear

Alienware is better recognize for its gambling laptops and desktops than the accessories that surround them , but the low- and mid - range gaming headsets it launched in 2020 gained grip among gamers on a tight budget . Now , Alienware is entering the bounty market with its AW920H.

price at $ 200 and go far on Feb. 9 , the AW920H come with 40 millimetre driver and features active randomness cancellation ( ANC ) . It connects wirelessly via a USB - C dongle to your microcomputer or you’re able to use Bluetooth 5.2 to pair with a laptop computer , phone , or pad . Console documentation is limited to using the included 3.5 mm cord to your controller .

The AW920H search like a sleeker , more de luxe interlingual rendition of the AW510H , trading chunky orthogonal arm for slender one that connect to the back of the cups . They have softly curve , egg - shaped earcups that come in two colour : Lunar Light or Dark Side of The Moon . ( That would be bloodless or disgraceful . ) The cups have an open end that remind me of a emptiness cleaner adherence ( in a good room ) , and they ’re embossed with a customizable RGB glow alien foreland logo . The earpads are made of faux leather memory foam .

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Borrowing from non - gamer earphone , the AW920H uses skin senses control on the good earcup for align volume ; skip or replaying a track ; answering and hang up calls ; and flex combat-ready noise delete on or off . speak of which , the headset has ANC for both blocking out ambient sounds and for filter out stochasticity from entering the detachable mike .

We have n’t used these yet , but the 40 millimetre drivers are on the modest side at this price ( some rival use 50 millimetre gadget driver ) , though bigger does n’t always think better . And Alienware is promising “ 3D audio ” thanks to the Dolby Atmos Virtual Surround Sound financial backing . That ’s a plenty of buzzwords , and we urge waiting for reviews or try these if audio quality is most of import to you .

What is unquestionably good , if exact , is the AW920H ’s 30 hours of runtime of 2.4Ghz or 55 hr of Bluetooth . They also support loyal charging over USB - C , so only 15 minutes on the outlet gets you six hours of gaming .

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