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The headset itself is quite a breath of fresh air – because it's so understated. This isn't some highly contrasting, stark black and neon green affair, or a solar flare white …. no it's a subtle black/grey combination, with a hint of silver on the earphones themselves.
The headphones are coated in soft plastic that you find on a few gaming mice, giving them quite a high-quality feel. The frame itself isn't quite as stellar, as twisting the whole thing back and forth a little feels like it would break without too much force, but it's strong enough to take a bit of rough handling.
The HS-260 is an over-the-ear cup design, which unless you're a Dumbo relative should mean they fully cover your ears. This has its upsides as it means it's not crushing the delicate cartilage, but the downside is it often means your ears can get hot.
The default material in use with this headset's cups is velour, though you can switch out for the leather ones if you prefer.
Changing from one to the other isn't the easiest, but I'd rather that than have them slipping off mid-game.
The headband has about an inch of foam padding that stretches right across, giving good coverage for even someone with a large head like myself.
At the base of each earcup you will find a pair of hidden 3.5mm connectors, one for the detachable microphone and another for the audio jack. However they are totally interchangeable, so whichever side the PC is on … or if you have a preferred side you want the mic to rest, this headset can cater to it.
It's worth noting though, that the 3.5mm jacks are a little stiff, so make sure to give the audio connector a good push to get it in. If you don't the sound will come out tinny and give you a first impression this headset doesn't deserve.
There's also a volume control built into the base of the left ear cup, which means you always know where it is and aren't fiddling with an in-line one that could get caught on your clothing or fall on the floor.
As a side note, when using an audio splitter on a sound card, we found that raising and lowering the volume on the headset caused the speakers to alter their output in the opposite. So raising the headphone volume would at the same time reduce that of the speakers. Odd.
