LGR - Creative SB Inferno Headset Review
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Date: 2022-04-14
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ThunderTHR
I remember buying these years ago, because I used to own the old Fatal1ty pair and remember really liking those, so my hopes were up for what seemed like a re-tooling and -improvement- over that old pair. and MAN I was disappointed.
The sound was not as punchy, and felt just more lifeless. The headband was awful, and the comfort was NOWHERE near the same. On top of it, my headset came out of the box with a defect, the left speaker was broken and would buzz loudly on high volumes, infact stress testing it caused it to become completely broken. Creative Labs REALLY made a stinker with this pair.
Mercifully, it seems like they knew that the best thing going forward was to just keep making what worked in the first place. They've since started re-selling the Fatal1ty, as the -SB Blaze- (I'm guessing the license deal to have Jonathan Wendel's branding must've expired. Apart from minor cosmetic changes, its still the same old headset. It was obvious Creative had hit it right back in the day, to still be selling a near 15-year old headset design even today! Meanwhile this Inferno is now dead in the water, you can't find it anywhere anymore!
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I remember buying these years ago, because I used to own the old Fatal1ty pair and remember really liking those, so my hopes were up for what seemed like a re-tooling and -improvement- over that old pair. and MAN I was disappointed.
The sound was not as punchy, and felt just more lifeless. The headband was awful, and the comfort was NOWHERE near the same. On top of it, my headset came out of the box with a defect, the left speaker was broken and would buzz loudly on high volumes, infact stress testing it caused it to become completely broken. Creative Labs REALLY made a stinker with this pair.
Mercifully, it seems like they knew that the best thing going forward was to just keep making what worked in the first place. They've since started re-selling the Fatal1ty, as the -SB Blaze- (I'm guessing the license deal to have Jonathan Wendel's branding must've expired. Apart from minor cosmetic changes, its still the same old headset. It was obvious Creative had hit it right back in the day, to still be selling a near 15-year old headset design even today! Meanwhile this Inferno is now dead in the water, you can't find it anywhere anymore!
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RetroHellspawn
Honestly, I'd recommend everyone just stay away from gaming headphones and go for music headphones, unless of course you NEED to have a built-in microphone. I've been using a pair of Audio-Technica's ATH-M30 headphones for the past 2-3 years, and I've been quite pleased with them. I believe that I got them for $35, but that's because I knew a guy who knew a guy at a Guitar Center and they got me a discount. If I remember correctly, the original price was about $60. They have very good sound quality, they go up to a very high volume, so much so that I can actually use them as speakers if what I plug them into goes to that volume without the audio quality deteriorating too much. On top of that, I've been told I have big ears and these fit comfortably over my ears with only my ear-lobes falling out, which feels pretty natural. Honestly, I'd recommend these over a pair of Turtle Beach headphones any day, or any music-based headphones, because they tend to be a lot cheaper with a higher attention to quality. I mean, they have to be, there's a lot more audiophiles in the music industry than the game industry.
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Honestly, I'd recommend everyone just stay away from gaming headphones and go for music headphones, unless of course you NEED to have a built-in microphone. I've been using a pair of Audio-Technica's ATH-M30 headphones for the past 2-3 years, and I've been quite pleased with them. I believe that I got them for $35, but that's because I knew a guy who knew a guy at a Guitar Center and they got me a discount. If I remember correctly, the original price was about $60. They have very good sound quality, they go up to a very high volume, so much so that I can actually use them as speakers if what I plug them into goes to that volume without the audio quality deteriorating too much. On top of that, I've been told I have big ears and these fit comfortably over my ears with only my ear-lobes falling out, which feels pretty natural. Honestly, I'd recommend these over a pair of Turtle Beach headphones any day, or any music-based headphones, because they tend to be a lot cheaper with a higher attention to quality. I mean, they have to be, there's a lot more audiophiles in the music industry than the game industry.
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Lurch
I just got those cheap Sony official ps4 head phones $30 at Walmart they worked amazing the only reason they stopped was because I snapped the plastic that actually holds the speakers themselves together other than that the wiring was still working I could still play music through them and they still have amazing sound its just plastic bend part that'll happen with any headset if your do what I was doing with it wasn't doing for hundreds of hours playing video games then use it for music and then just completely neglect them throw up on the couch after aggressively just ripping them off your head so yeah basically go with those for $30 instead of these inferno head phones, you can pick them up at any Walmart
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I just got those cheap Sony official ps4 head phones $30 at Walmart they worked amazing the only reason they stopped was because I snapped the plastic that actually holds the speakers themselves together other than that the wiring was still working I could still play music through them and they still have amazing sound its just plastic bend part that'll happen with any headset if your do what I was doing with it wasn't doing for hundreds of hours playing video games then use it for music and then just completely neglect them throw up on the couch after aggressively just ripping them off your head so yeah basically go with those for $30 instead of these inferno head phones, you can pick them up at any Walmart
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Tobias
i use audioteknika m50
i got stuck for the longest time in the gaming zone of headsets. But then i got one of these lovely headsets and i might be set for life. I will get the same one next time. And you can replace the ear pices. I had to replace 2 headsets before, both from logitech for the simple fact that the ear piece got worn down. I always manages to kill a set every 1, 5 years. It got lovely bass both low and mid. The audio quality is all around great. But for true basse you will need a sound amp. But they are lovely if you simply plugg them in to your pc tho with a bit less low basse. The second best headset i own is logitech 930.
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i use audioteknika m50
i got stuck for the longest time in the gaming zone of headsets. But then i got one of these lovely headsets and i might be set for life. I will get the same one next time. And you can replace the ear pices. I had to replace 2 headsets before, both from logitech for the simple fact that the ear piece got worn down. I always manages to kill a set every 1, 5 years. It got lovely bass both low and mid. The audio quality is all around great. But for true basse you will need a sound amp. But they are lovely if you simply plugg them in to your pc tho with a bit less low basse. The second best headset i own is logitech 930.
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darkinertia2
this is always my recommendation to friends when they ask me about headsets: just buy any sennheiser lol. im not an audiophile by any means, but i like good headsets that work well with music production, djing, gaming, etc. and senns are some of the best. ive had $80+ headsets sound worst than the cheapest $20 entry level sennheisers i got (HD 201S. theyre tanks and theyre staples in my gear, just like logitech is for my mouse/keyboard/pc speakers. plus even though i like headphones, i wouldnt spend that much on them lol
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this is always my recommendation to friends when they ask me about headsets: just buy any sennheiser lol. im not an audiophile by any means, but i like good headsets that work well with music production, djing, gaming, etc. and senns are some of the best. ive had $80+ headsets sound worst than the cheapest $20 entry level sennheisers i got (HD 201S. theyre tanks and theyre staples in my gear, just like logitech is for my mouse/keyboard/pc speakers. plus even though i like headphones, i wouldnt spend that much on them lol
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Ivaloinen
I had Fatality headset year back and it had similiar scratchy sound when adjusting volume. It didn't take too long for other side of headphone go completely silent, too. I think in total I used that headset maybe 5 months. haven't touched creative's headsets since. Shame because before fatality I used other creative headset which was like 20 e and lasted for years.
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I had Fatality headset year back and it had similiar scratchy sound when adjusting volume. It didn't take too long for other side of headphone go completely silent, too. I think in total I used that headset maybe 5 months. haven't touched creative's headsets since. Shame because before fatality I used other creative headset which was like 20 e and lasted for years.
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DerniersOutrages
- 5: 33 -Votre de casque de jeu indispensable-? Dafuq does that even mean? Come on guys. You're a 4000-people company with a 200Mil+ revenue. I really believe you could afford a non-retarded translator. Google freakin trad offers a better translation than whoever you're employing for that purpose. Stop being such epically amateuristic failures.
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- 5: 33 -Votre de casque de jeu indispensable-? Dafuq does that even mean? Come on guys. You're a 4000-people company with a 200Mil+ revenue. I really believe you could afford a non-retarded translator. Google freakin trad offers a better translation than whoever you're employing for that purpose. Stop being such epically amateuristic failures.
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Browsignal
i have these headphones, and had that same problem with the microphone. i actually fixed it but can't remember how it had something to do with the realtek hd conflicting with it. i messed around with it and fixed everything. Probably those which you got were defective cause they are awesome, never had any problems with the volume wheel thing either
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i have these headphones, and had that same problem with the microphone. i actually fixed it but can't remember how it had something to do with the realtek hd conflicting with it. i messed around with it and fixed everything. Probably those which you got were defective cause they are awesome, never had any problems with the volume wheel thing either
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lBonaCl
That 4-band 3. 5mm jack would be a great idea, since nowadays laptops tend to use the 4-pin headset plug ( 3. 5mm female jack, which has both l/r audio and the mic in the same plug. At least all the ultrabooks I've seen use it. And of course - not a damn clue where to get the 4-band to 2x 2-band (the connector this thing has, but the other way around.
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That 4-band 3. 5mm jack would be a great idea, since nowadays laptops tend to use the 4-pin headset plug ( 3. 5mm female jack, which has both l/r audio and the mic in the same plug. At least all the ultrabooks I've seen use it. And of course - not a damn clue where to get the 4-band to 2x 2-band (the connector this thing has, but the other way around.
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PinBallReviewer
I got some cheap Koss U20 headset for $15. 00 on Amazon. for me I just wanted something to listen to something but if it is busy around I can listen and not bother others. they actually are pretty good for the price and even go around my big ears.
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I got some cheap Koss U20 headset for $15. 00 on Amazon. for me I just wanted something to listen to something but if it is busy around I can listen and not bother others. they actually are pretty good for the price and even go around my big ears.
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