SIMPLE BUT SUMPTUOUS

CORSAIR HS70 SE $192, corsair.com Headsets usually come in black or black, so we appreciate Corsair’s beige leather. Forgoing fancy designs or elaborately hinged earpieces has worked well, as this is one of the more secure-feeling headsets on test, and the software-tweakable audio, while brash on the low end, is exciting. Its 2.4GHz wireless receiver is the smallest dedicated USB dongle here, yet manages 7.1 surround emulation – only the mic, clear but limited in terms of frequencies, pulls the HS70 SE down a few pegs.