Light PC Gaming Headphones?

March 19, 2018 9:57 PM

I am looking for a decent quality set of headphones for PC Gaming and YouTube ranging from $130 - $210. I am looking for light headphones without added pressure because I find tight headphones cause headaches and discomfort. I live in Canada.

Nutshell: light pc gaming headphones that don't cause pain or discomfort on the head--sensitive to headaches and heavy pressure.

posted by RearWindow to Shopping (4 answers total)

I haven't found any Serious Gaming Headphones that work for me at all - they're all too heavy, too tight, or too hot on my ears. For the last five years I've been using a really light general audio headset - the extremely light, extremely cheap Logitech H340s. They don't have any fancy features whatsoever, but I can wear them for hours without pain and they're under $50 a pair. The first pair lasted me three full years, and my current set is two years old and still going strong.
posted by escapepod at 2:22 AM on March 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

I have these (amazon link). I live in an apartment and was getting noise complaints, so I had to get headphones to watch tv / play video games. I wear them every day for a couple hours. They are light. They are not tight. They sound great. Maybe give them a shot.

They don't have a microphone/mouthpiece, but I don't play multiplayer games where I need to talk to people so they work for me.

I have had them for 2.5 years with no signs of slowing down yet.
posted by King Bee at 4:00 AM on March 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

The most comfortable headphones I've ever had are the HyperX Cloud. (amazon) I have worn them for 12+ hour work days without any discomfort. I also get headaches from pressure and these have been the best out of any for me, and I've tried work-provided Sennheiser and Sony headsets, as well as a Logitech set I got when I was just trying to save money. Everyone I've recommended them to agrees that they're the most comfortable ones they've had.
posted by matcha action at 8:07 AM on March 20, 2018 [4 favorites]

Response by poster: @matcha action Thanks so much! I am going to check them out.
posted by RearWindow at 11:33 AM on March 20, 2018