I’ve been in the market for a good gaming headset for a
while. Considering myself and upper level competitive gamer, I appreciate the
sound quality emitted from a good headset. I enjoy the ability to turn the TV
sound off and really listen in close. As well as once and a while scream at the
television while I’m sitting in complete silence so everyone else in the house
thinks I’m a loon. Simple enough, I found a headset that is, at this point in
time, a perfect headset for me, the Skullcandy PLYR 2.
Under the moniker of PLYR 2 (Player 2), the headset is a new release
in their gaming division that was abysmal in the beginning. Being a large
branded, decent quality ear bud, headphone, and other accessory maker, you’d be
fair to question why their product never added up. Cheap plastic, decent sound,
and over pricing come to mind when thinking of some of Skullcandy’s products. The
last headset from them I purchased was the G.I., and under the pressure of
expansion from my decently sized head, the extenders snapped after about a
week, and became unusable, twice. I swore off the company for a while, until I saw
their recent lineup of the SLYR, PLYR 2, and PLYR 1. I purchased the PLYR 2 on
a whim, and I have fallen deeply in love with this item.
The PLYR 2 has a lot of amazing qualities about it. It’s got
a great look to it, very good sound quality, easy to set up, wireless,
multiplatform ready, rechargeable, and fairly affordable. It comes in a few
colors, I chose all white, simply because I wasn’t really a fan of the
Black/yellow, or Teal/navy color schemes. It’s a flat white finish too, so you
won’t notice much scratching unless you really toss it around. I’ll be honest,
it feels kind of cheap. The plastic doesn’t feel like a high quality, more of a
kids toy than something you’d want on your noggin for a few hours, but the
amount that I’ve used it so far, it has held up with nothing to complain about.
No signs of wear, or cracking. It’s ridiculously comfortable, even for my large
head. I wear a size 7 ¼- 7 ½ New Era fitted cap (Reminder this broke the
inferior G.I. headset). The buttons on the ear are firm, and work with no
hiccups. They do what they’re supposed to.
To set it up is simple. Plug it in, follow the setup on the
card, and that’s it. I am primarily using it for my Playstation 3. I have not
spend much time on my Xbox 360 so I haven’t set it up yet, but I’ve been told
it’s a little more complicated of a set up than that of its competitor. The sound quality is great.
Unless you’re wearing an insanely high tech something, it gets the job done by
sending crisp sound from its skull etched inner ear cups. They retail for
$129.99 on the Skullcandy website. I got it for about half of that with a
holiday coupon. It’s safe to say, I don’t regret my purchase in the least. The
PLYR 2 is the middle tier model in the lineup of SLYR, and PLYR 1. The SLYR
runs at $79.99, and the PLYR 1, not released yet, I think I saw a number
somewhere for $179.99.
I love the PLYR 2. For its price it’s top notch. Great sound
quality, rechargeable, wireless, good looking, easy to use, the list goes on.
My original main problem with their gaming headsets was their cheap plastic and
complicated 40 different wire setup. They’ve streamlined the design, and set
up, and created a wonderful headset worthy of the price. If you find yourself in
the need for a gaming headset, and can maybe find a coupon code to knock the
price down a little, I would thoroughly suggest picking this one up.
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