Corsair HS60 Haptic $120

IF WHITE CAMO is your thing, or you can overlook the fact that this is white camo, then the HS60 is a good contender for this battle. Looks aren’t everything, remember.

The HS60 Haptic is competitively priced at around $120. Haptic bass has been a subjective technology in headphones for a while now, but it’s not often included on more premium products. A lot of the time it’s seen as gimmicky, but the HS60 tackles this well.

On the right cup, you have a toggle wheel that controls the amount of haptic feedback you want. Instead of being either on full whack or off—leaving the audio a little flat at times—you can adjust it to your liking. On the right cup is where the volume rocker, mute button, fixed USB-C cable, and a port for a detachable microphone can be found. The mic’s quality is pretty clear and should be more than adequate for your gaming needs.

Onto the construction, and this is a big positive for Corsair, feeling more premium than the price may suggest. It’s well put together and has some decent weight to it, but not enough to make you feel uncomfortable. The earcups and headband are plush with subtle white stitching to finish it off.

Haptic bass certainly works better with the punchier songs—it carries the bassline and just charges them with more oomph. If you haven’t experienced it before, it’s certainly interesting. In some areas it works really well, but of course when you have too much bass it swallows the rest of the song. Fortunately, the toggle wheel is not far away to change this. Chuck yourself into a game and the haptic feedback makes a lot of sense. Alien Isolation gets a whole new level of scary, and environments in games like GTA and Forza feel alive. On the whole, the HS60 confidently tackles the haptic bass feature, and the headset creates a balanced, warm sound, though could do with a bit more clarity at the high ends.