Acer Predator Gaming Headset

The Acer Predator Gaming Headset sounds good, but if you can live without the branding, you can get better headsets for around the same price.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Guide
Acer Predator Gaming Headset 1

Product details

  • Surrounded in Sound: 7.1 virtual surround sound picks up every sound from the smallest whisper to the biggest boom
  • Set the Perfect Mood: Choose from game, music or movie mode via the audio control box
  • Know Your Driver: The advanced 50mm neodymium dynamic driver delivers high-quality bass by displacing air to create realistic, powerful bass
  • Professional Audio Tuning: Acer TrueHarmony tunes drivers to the perfect perceptual balance of pitch, loudness, and timbre, so you can hear every footstep/gunshot in gameplay or instrumental soundtrack with cinematic clarity and high resolution
  • Talk to Your Team: Flexible, retractable, unidirectional noise-cancelling boom mic picks up audio only where you point it, cancelling noise for uninterrupted gameplay
  • Comfortable Fit: Ergonomic, over-ear cups are designed with soft foam cushions and comfortable PU leather; adjustable headband gives you a snug fit
  • Frequency Response: Headset response is 20Hz to 20KHz, covering the audible range of human hearing; microphone response is 100Hz to 10KHz to pick up your every word
  • Compatible with Your Systems: 3.5mm plug headset; USB plug control box; compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7; compatible with PC, Xbox One S, PS4

PROS

+ Competent audio
+ Retractable mic

CONS

- Hard to get a good fit
- Pricier than similar models
- Offers nothing over SteelSeries Siberia 200

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Guide on July 12, 2017
The Acer Predator Gaming Headset sounds good, but if you can live without the branding, you can get better headsets for around the same price.
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