The earcup material is very soft faux leather onto plastic driver cups with a metal backplate. Popping the Sound BlasterX Pro-Gaming H5 Tournament Edition on the stand we get to see a nice familiar headset shape, large oblong earcups and thick wiring, the microphone is fully adjustable on it’s posable wire. It is possible to plug the microphone in both directions should you desire, albeit with some working around the audio cable.
Finally we have the microphone, this has a custom block connection although I think you could fit a standard mic cable in the receptacle. There is an extension cable converting the combo jack into two separate mic and audio jacks, doubling the 1.2m length of cable to 2.4m essential for reaching audio ports on a PC that may not be right next to the user. The Sound BlasterX Pro-Gaming H5 main unit, a quality braided connector cable with an in-line control featuring a mic on/off switch, a volume slider and a media button which functions both as a play/pause and a call answering button if the headset is plugged into a phone. Unpacking the box we have the various headset components laid out for all to see. The bottom part contains company and product information such as part numbers etc. The back of the box contains quite a bit of information, this is split into four languages but we get some specifications on there along with some points of interest regarding the headset design and capabilities. Some compatibility notes finish off the front of the box. There is also a mention of an award winning sound signature, happily bragging about the audio quality of this rather expensive gaming headset. The Sound BlasterX Pro-Gaming H5 Tournament Edition is pictured from it’s left hand side view with some marketing on the box about upgraded drivers, mic and a sleek look. We are met with a sturdy box capable of housing a headset with some room to spare. Microphone Microphone Type: Unidirectional Noise-reduction Condenserįull Spectrum eh? We’ll be the judge of that, but first.