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Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business (www.anandtech.com)
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Technically the successor owner of the gaming brand.

Epos has announced that it will be exiting the gaming headphone business and will instead focus on enterprise communications products. The company's gaming products...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Could someone explain to me what the difference is between 'gaming headphones' and regular noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones e.g.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Low latency (edit: I should probably elaborate given the community I'm in - when looking for wireless headsets specifically for use while gaming, it's an easy way to know that what I'm getting is going to be low latency, and likely come with a specific receiver for that)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes, gaming headsets introduce a specific sound signature (similar to EQ but hardware) so that certain frequencies are louder. For FPS it could be advantageous to hear footsteps, for example.