Overall and Final Verdict
At the end of the day the new Fatal1ty FxM 200’s are very interesting. My initial impression was that they felt really cheap due to the light weight design, but after spending more time with that I do think that focusing on being extremely lightweight is a great way to go for a headset, especially when you pan on having it on for extended periods of time. This made for a comfortable headset something that I ccan rarely say about a mid sized earcup design, I normally need huge earcups that don’t touch my ears at all. The silver and maroon design has a nice elegant style that I think better fits the now much older Fatal1ty fan base, going with the normal red and black flashy look doesn’t really fit older gamers as much as it used to. The tangle free cord is also a great way to go and they perform really well.
But for every good thing about the headset, I did have a downside to go with it. The lighter weight design does give off the impression that it’s a cheap headset. I had multiple people say this as their first comment when trying them out. While the audio performance wasn;t bad, I did feel the highs were a little flat. Most importantly though were the issues I had with the cord. For starters the cord was extremely short. This isn’t a bad thing for use with a game console, you don’t want to get tangled up. But there are other situations like PC gaming that a little more length is required to be able to use the headset, even if your plug is right on your desk like mine. That leads me to the other issue. Fatali1ty was well known for all of the PC games that he dominated at, but his own headset doesn’t come with an adapter to be able to even use the headset on a PC. I completely get why they would use a single 3.5mm connection, that is what mobile devices and consoles use, but at least include a cheap adapter for everyone else.
So in the end I think Monster and Fatal1ty came up with a really good headset design. I think the focus on an ultra-lightweight headset might take a little bit of consumer education to help show people the benefits and to remind people that lightweight and a little flimsy doesn’t always mean cheap. But if you were eyeing the new Fatli1ty headset as a new headset for your gaming rig you better remember to pick up a cord extender and a 3.5mm splitter. That said this is a great headset for the console gaming crowd.
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