FIFINE H9 Gaming Headset

Some peoples gaming set ups are so flashy with multicoloured neon lights that wouldn’t look out of place in a 90’s rave, theres no denying it looks cool, but I have always gamed in semi darkness as my phone lighting up is enough to distract me. The Fifine H9 Gaming Headset is one for the minimalists, no lights, no gimmicks just low-cost audio that focuses on comfort, oh and has a cheeky smiley on the can to remind you to enjoy yourself.

These headphones weigh 260g making the nice and light, they have matt ear cups with thick padding and soft pleather, that offers passive noise cancellation against aggressive keyboard smacking and mouse clicking. You would expect a decent microphone from FIFINE, being a microphone manufacturer originally, and they do deliver, the warm tone is clean and cuts through the sounds of the game so your teammates can hear you clearly without picking up your background noise. The arm of the boom mic is flexible allowing you to find the perfect position and it doesn’t pick up any air blow directly into the mic, it is also detachable so you can remove it and use the headphones for listening to a movie without the mic getting in between your mouth and your snacks.
There is a 3.5mm connector and a TRRS 4-pole jack plug, so you can game and chat on a PC or a laptop, but also on the console controller, steam deck, or even mobile. There is an included USB audio dongle, this teeny-tiny box aims to prevent audio from getting interfered with when the motherboard of your PC is way too noisy. The enhancement provided by the USB sound card doesn’t just stop at the clean audio, but also the emulated 7.1 surround sound as well as the volume control of the headset and boom mic.

These are good, budget headphones, they are a little on the small side so those with larger heads (no judgement) might find them a bit tight, the audio is reasonable, and the mic is impressive, audiophiles won’t fall in love with it but that’s no who it is aimed at. RRP $37.99

FIFINE AmpliGame H9 3.5mm Headset with USB Control Box for Mute, I/O Controls, 7.1 Surround Sound for Console/PC