Plantronics RIG 500 Pro Esports Edition review: specs and price

Comfortable full-size form with earcups that fully enclose your ears. This model is loved for its increased sound isolation and the fact that it won't leak sound to your neighbors. It offers potential for maximum bass and loudness levels.

Devices with stereo speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better experience.

A long cable ensures more freedom of movement.

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With a detachable cable you can use alternative cables, and if the cable is pulled it will pop out instead of breaking.

A straight plug is better when the jack is on the top or bottom of your player.

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Impedance is the device’s electrical resistance to the current being pushed through it. The lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.

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The highest frequency at which device produces audio. The higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.

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The device sits tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal which reduces background noise and prevents your music from leaking out.

The lowest frequency at which the device produces audio. The lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.

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Devices with neodymium magnets are lighter and more powerful than those which use ferrite magnets. They also have more bass and clear high notes.

The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device. Bigger drivers are more powerful and can produce better bass.

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These microphones are designed to filter out background noise from the desired sound. Especially useful in noisy environments.

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The highest frequencies that the mic can pick up well. Better for recording treble.

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It's the 'loudness' of the sound that the microphone can pick up.

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The lowest frequencies that the mic can pick up well. Better for recording bass. If a microphone is going to be used for speech, a voice microphone, it must have great gain for bass, since human voice is in the low frequencies.

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The microphone can be attached or detached if necessary.

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More microphones result in better sound quality and enable the device to filter out background noise.

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A standard 3.5mm male connector is suitable for use with all MP3 players and computer sound cards.

Wireless devices allow users more freedom of movement.

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The headset can be used for playing games on PlayStation video game consoles.

You can use your headset for in-game voice chat, private chat, audio for video chat, and in-game voice recognition using Xbox services.

A headset is one headphone or pair with a built-in microphone. Headsets can be used for applications which require communication i.e. Skype, games with voice chat, mobile phones etc.

The device has an option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.

When covered under the manufacturer’s warranty it is possible to get a replacement in the case of a malfunction.

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There is a control panel on the device body, so you can easily access the volume control or remote without having to interact with a cable or another device it's connected to.

Allows you to change ear pads without buying new ones.

There is a control panel on the cable, so you can easily operate the device without having to interact with it.