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What headsets are linux gamers using? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 2 days ago by PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I made the mistake of believing some dumb guide online that recommended the Razer BlackShark v2 Pro for Linux. Literally the volume control is broken out of the box lol.

I just want a wireless headset. For listening to audio. And a mic. Don't care for fancy features. Apparently too much to ask for a linux user.

What are y'all using and how is it working for you?

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[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hope you aren't playing any competitive games because wireless introduces extra latency and makes you play worse

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 21 hours ago

Naw, and all the competitive games I've played in the past, trust me audio was not the bottleneck for my skill lol

[–] FierroG@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Are there dedicated desktop wireless headsets with noticeable latency? My shitty hyperx cloud flight have no noticeable latency and I even played around with low level settings (on linux, windows audio drivers are very limited) and got it to the point where I could use them to monitor my usb mic in real time (which, for anyone who knows, is a very latency sensitive use case).

Afaik the latency thing is a problem with bluetooth.