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Sennheiser Exits Gaming Headphone Business (www.anandtech.com)

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Epos has announced that it will be exiting the gaming headphone business and will instead focus on enterprise communications products. The company's gaming products...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Could someone explain to me what the difference is between 'gaming headphones' and regular noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones e.g.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Low latency (edit: I should probably elaborate given the community I'm in - when looking for wireless headsets specifically for use while gaming, it's an easy way to know that what I'm getting is going to be low latency, and likely come with a specific receiver for that)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes, gaming headsets introduce a specific sound signature (similar to EQ but hardware) so that certain frequencies are louder. For FPS it could be advantageous to hear footsteps, for example.