The gaming headphone market is a difficult one to navigate – you’ll probably be baited into purchasing headphones for the gamer aesthetics rather than for good output and input sound quality. Although there are a few gems in the haystack, namely the HyperX Cloud II, most of these – with a few exceptions – would have you end up paying a pretty penny. That’s why we’re going into detail about one of these wonderful exceptions.

Indroducing the Onikuma Gaming Headset:

Aesthetics:

The Onikuma Gaming Headset, surprisingly, doesn’t have an over-the-top type of look that other gaming companies are known for. You won’t be finding any RGB on these pairs of cans, but that doesn’t take away from the aesthetics. It’s mainly made out of plastic, and it’s rather flexible around the band; thankfully, these don’t feel like they’re going to break when you stretch them out.

These headphones also come with a repositionable microphone. Not only can it be moved vertically like most gaming headphones, but the upper section of the microphone is flexible – giving omnidirectional repositioning, which will help with not sounding like your microphone is inside your mouth.

The cushion pads on the ear cups are actually very comfortable, even after hours of gaming. We haven’t had enough time to tell if the fabric will stand the tests of time, but at this very moment, we’re very pleased with the comfort that they provide.

Overall, for the price – you actually get more than you pay for. We didn’t except these headphones have as much flex, and we certainly did not expect the flexible positioning afforded by the microphone.

Specifications:

These headphones are rocking massive 50mm drivers. This may seem like a great thing, but a common misconception is that driver size equates to better sound quality. If you compare a well-built 30mm driver versus a poorly built 50mm driver, you’ll quickly come to realize that size doesn’t matter (pun intended).

The impedance on these headphones are on the low-side, at 16 Ohms. This doesn’t really mean much, unless you’re planning to plug these into something more demanding than a video game console or a PC. Without getting too much into the nitty-gritty, the basics of impedance in relation to headphones is the higher the impedance, the more versatile the headphones – they can handle stronger amplification. If you’re planning to plug these into a guitar amp or a DJ mixer, you’ll eventually blow them out.

The sensitivity is set at 114 dB, give or take 3 dB. The higher the sensitivity, the louder the headphones can get. A typical range would be 110 dB to 120 dB – but a difference in 10 dB is actually greater than you’d expect. While, it’s not a deal-breaker if headphones have lower sensitivity, it will be harder for those types of headphones to get loud.

The last spec that Onikuma provides is the frequency, which is set at a range of 20-20kHz. This specification is addressed last because it’s practically useless. Many companies, like Skullcandy for example, will claim that they have the same range, but many will struggle to produce those sounds at the lowest and highest ranges.

The final thing to note in this section is that specifications don’t necessarily translate to sound quality. They are more like guidelines to look for. The best way to figure out if the sound quality is good is simply to put them on and test them out.

Sound:

The section you must have been waiting for. If you were expecting sound quality that will beat out HyperX or Turtle Beach, then you will be heavily disappointed. But if you keep your expectations for budget-friendly gaming headphones leveled, you should be pleased. They’re great for gaming – the pair we tested got rather loud, and the audio was crisp enough for us to hear footsteps when playing games like Call of Duty and Overwatch. For music, they don’t necessarily handle bass that well, so everything sounded flatter than normal.

We have also noticed that you introduce quite a lot of static if you bump the audio jack, meaning the contacts of your device isn’t transferring well to the connector – this could be just the unit we received, but it was worth pointing out.

In terms of the output quality from the attached microphone, it was acceptable. The mic sounded as if it was slightly muffled, but it wasn’t a problem since it was still very clear. Again, this was not an issue to us, but just something to be pointed out. Honestly, at the price point for these gaming headphones, I was happy with the quality and the flexibility of it.

While the sound from both the input and output is just acceptable, good at best, you get a lot for what you pay for. It’s a great budget option since you even get a microphone in the first place. As long as you’re only using these for gaming, there shouldn’t be any major issues.

Overall Opinion:

When coming into a pair of budget-friendly gaming headphones – definitely have grounded expectations. Don’t go in expecting headphones that will be extremely crisp and have a high quality microphone; be realistic and you might even be surprised. We certainly came out pleasantly pleased with our purchase. You basically get what you pay for at this price point: it’s a cheap, no-thrills type of peripheral, targeted to those who don’t want to pay an excessive amount of money for bad sound quality.

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If you have landed on this page you are probably an amazon customer who wants to know if the Bengoo G9000 are any good. To answer this question I have used the G9000 for 6 months and tested every feature they have to offer.

Now I can confidently say that the G9000 are a good choice and that you won’t regret buying them. With that being said I do have some concerns when it comes to the G9000 and I highly recommend you to read the rest of this article to find out more!

Sound Quality

When it comes to sound quality the G9000 is pretty great! It has a good balance between Lows,Mids and treble and I can clearly hear the footsteps of my enemies playing CS:GO or Fortnite BR.

The G9000 are powered by your standard 40mm magnetic neodymium drivers which can be found in many other gaming headsets. That results in a rather “normal” sound.

With that being said the G9000 bass is quite impressive and I feel it overpowers the Mids sometimes. This can be perceived as a blessing or a curse and I encourage you to ask yourself if you are a bass person or not.

Overall the Bengoo G9000’s sound quality is very good for its price range (See Lowest Price) and my only concern is the slightly exaggerated Lows. (Bass)

Compatibility 

The G9000’s main selling point and the reason I purchased it in the first place was its compatibility with almost any device I owned! The G9000 is compatible with my PS4, Xbox One, my phone, my PC,my Tablet and even my PS4’s controller audio jack which essentially transforms the G9000 into a wireless PS4 headset!

If you have ever used a headset on both your pc and gaming console (Xbox one or PS4) you already know some headphones sound different when used on a gaming console. I am happy to confirm that’s not the case with the Bengoo G9000. The G9000 sounds the same across all of my devices and Its one of the few budget friendly headsets that retain their quality when used with a gaming console.

Overall the G9000 are an excellent choice if you own multiple devices and are looking for consistency across all of them.

Comfort

The number one trait I am always looking for in headphones is comfort, I don’t care if an headset sounds like heaven I will still not buy it if its uncomfortable. With that being said I am happy to confirm the G9000s are pretty comfortable and one of the most breathable headphones I have ever owned. The ear cushions are great and fluffy, and the insides of the earcups are covered with some sort of soft cloth. Overall I am happy to announce that my ears really like the G9000!

With that being said the padding across the top of the headset can cling to sweat and I find my self wiping it after very long gaming sessions. You will also find that the adjustable headband can cling onto long hair and I don’t recommend the headset to long haired people.

In conclusion the G9000 are one of the most comfortable headphones in their price range (See Lowest Price) and a great choice for the comfort originated gamer.

Durability

Durability and life span are a major concern when it comes to budget friendly electronics. I personally can’t count the times I broke headphones in the past and it was probably my biggest concern when I first opened my own pair.

With that being said I still didn’t manage to break my G9000 headphones and I am quite surprised by how durable they are. I mean I am not the most gentle person when it comes to headphones and I recently broke my 2 month old beats headphones just by accidentally sitting on them!

I mean I sat on my G9000 which are 1 tenth of the price of the beats and they still haven’t broke after a half a year, hell I even twisted the earcups in my tests and they still came out unscathed!

In conclusion the G9000 are one of the most popular gaming headsets in the world for a reason and I am sure they will last me for years to come!

Music

Finding a good pair of gaming headphones that can also double as music headphones in this price range can be an impossible task. And to be honest with you the G9000 aren’t that good when it comes to casual music listening.

However my rather poor listening experience stems from the fact that I mostly listen to acoustic music which mostly benefits from a balanced EQ spectrum. As I have mentioned before the G9000 aren’t quite “balanced” and I only find them good when listening to bass heavy music such as Trap, Hip-hop, EDM and other bass heavy genres.

In conclusion the G9000 is the perfect choice for bass heavy listeners and not such a great choice for classical/Acoustic music listeners.

Conclusion

The Bengoo G9000 are one of the most popular gaming headsets on amazon for a reason. Their compatibility, Sound quality and surprising comfort makes them an excellent choice for the budget conscious gamer.

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