![]() The bass synth notes and kick drum hits in our bass test track, The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” don’t rattle the head even at maximum volume, but they also don’t distort. Lacks Deep Bassĭon’t expect a strong low-end from the RIG 500 Pro HX, but it reaches enough into the bass range to sound nicely rounded. Of course, we recommend getting a separate USB mic if you’re serious about content creation, since its performance will probably be better than any headset mic. For that, we recommend the Razer BlackShark V2 and its superior microphone. The mic is perfectly suitable for voice chat, but this might not be the headset to use if you want a really strong signal for streaming or recording. My voice sounded clear and full in test recordings, but there was a bit of underlying background fuzz I couldn’t attribute to my notebook’s fan (which some mics pick up). The boom mic performs well, but with an unfortunate caveat. The headset includes an activation code for two years of Dolby Atmos spatial audio processing through the Dolby Access app for Windows 10 and Xbox. While the RIG 500 Pro HX is a simple, wired, stereo headset, it lets PC and Xbox gamers enjoy Dolby simulated surround. If your PC has separate headphone and microphone ports, you must buy a 3.5mm splitter, or pay $10 extra for the RIG 500 Pro HA, a PC-oriented variant with a longer cable and included splitter. As a result, they're compatible with any gaming device with a 3.5mm headset jack, including the current-gen and last-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles, the Nintendo Switch in handheld mode, any PC with a single audio jack, and any smartphone or tablet with a 3.5mm port. Which is to say, they're both 3.5mm, wired gaming headsets. The RIG 500 Pro HX is framed as an Xbox-specific headset, but it’s effectively identical to the multiplatform, portable-gaming-oriented RIG 500 Pro HC. The permanently attached cable also means you can’t swap it out for one with a smartphone remote. You can easily remove the headband, but you won’t find the variety of alternative colors and materials as optional purchases for headset customization. Unlike early RIG headsets, the Nacon RIGs aren’t intended for modularity. The RIG 500 Pro HX lacks any other controls. When securely snapped onto the headset, the mic flips down for use or up to mute. ![]() The microphone itself is a long capsule on a short, flexible, metal neck attached to a plastic arm that curves into a right angle. The cable features an in-line remote with a volume slider, but no phone controls. The left earcup features a permanently attached, 4.2-foot-long, linguini-style cable that terminates in a four-pole 3.5mm plug, along with a hinge-mounted connector for the removable boom mic. A 50mm driver sits behind each earcup's inner fabric. The memory foam earpads are pleasantly soft, covered with faux leather around the side panels and breathable fabric for the surface that presses against the ears and the sides of the head. I found the fit to be light and comfortable, without much need for adjustment.Įach earcup is made of black plastic, with geometric, skeletal designs built around circular mounting points on the outer panels. The secondary band also clicks into the metal headband, creating a two-piece, ski-band-suspension where the metal is comfortably lifted above the scalp and the earpads rest naturally against the ears. ![]() Three positions for earcup height might seem paltry when most gaming headsets offer a dozen click-stops or smooth sliding adjustments, but it isn’t a problem thanks to the secondary band through which the wire connecting the two earcups runs. The earcups are completely separate from the black metal headband, clicking securely onto either side of the headband at one of three mounting holes. The RIG 500 Pro HX looks and feels very much like the Plantronics RIG 500 Pro, with design elements informed by the series’ original concept as a modular headset line. That brings us to the Nacon RIG 500 Pro HX, Nacon’s newest wired gaming headset that looks and feels a lot like the Plantronics RIG 500 Pro we last looked at in 2018. It’s a light and comfortable headset with a reasonable $69.99 price tag, but its audio performance could be a bit better. It became Nacon two years ago, and since then it has bought the rights to the RIG line of gaming headsets and accessories from Plantronics (which itself is now called Poly, because every company's changing their names these days). The company was formerly known as Bigben Interactive, and was best known for publishing video games in Europe. Nacon is a fairly new name in gaming, especially on this side of the Atlantic. ![]()
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