There is nothing inherently "gaming" about a gaming headphone (Maybe weird RGB or poorly implemented surround sound). It's essentially a regular headphone with a microphone attached to it. It's not worth to pay the premium for the gamer aesthetic (for me at least), unless you are into that kind of thing.
It's more like whenever someone recommends a headphone around 150$-ish price it's always logitech or astro
And I heard that it offers more precise sound positioning over other headphones, but I couldn't find actual comparisons
So it felt like it doesn't really mean a lot more than a marketing thing that's why I'm asking
You're right. Marketing and lack of experience will have people just recommend stuff blindly. Not saying that it's wrong or anything, but something like the AKG K371 + a microphone will wipe the floor with any of those gaming headsets in the same price range.
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Incarnation139 t1_j6k4nyy wrote
There is nothing inherently "gaming" about a gaming headphone (Maybe weird RGB or poorly implemented surround sound). It's essentially a regular headphone with a microphone attached to it. It's not worth to pay the premium for the gamer aesthetic (for me at least), unless you are into that kind of thing.