Corsair HS50 Stereo Gaming Headset Review - Showcase

Guess what. 50 bucks or not, the HS50 sounds pretty good TBH. Once unpackaged, you'll see the frame is steel and feels sturdy, the ear cups are plastic with memory foam and padding. The HS50 is your typical 'big' headset, circumaural ear coupling, very good padded headband, nice back earcups. Make no mistake, this standard stereo headset has two proper 50mm drivers, and yes, I have reviewed many headsets and honestly, the stereo ones with big 50mm drivers do sound the best.

The neodymium (magnet) drivers deliver a very decent volume level with little distortion in bass whilst offering proper clarity (if you keep things relatively normal with your soundcard EQ). The added mic you can connect is great.
 

The ear-cups on the HS50 are big and padded. Overall, wearing the cups is quite comfortable. It sits quite well at your head making it a very comfortable wear. Then again, head sizes do differ.  The rotating knob is for volume / up /down. The button below is for mic muting. At the other side, the microphone itself can be attached and plugs into a standard jack covered by a removable rubber tab. 
 

 
The headband feels soft and very comfortable. I think it uses memory foam now, so it'll form to the shape of your head based on the heat of your body. Differences over previous generations can be found in the design of the headband, whose hinges/swivel points have been redesigned to be much more hard-wearing. 

If you are a big fella, you can adjust the headset and position the cups a bit lower/higher de[pending on the size of your head and wearing preferences of course.

One downside, the cups cannot really rotater], I did not find this to be an issue though. BTw to the left, you can see that MIC input, detachable meaning you can detach the mic and wear this unit wherever you go without a boomstick.