Overall and Final Verdict
With testing out of the way and having taken a closer look at the features that Asus offers on the ROG Delta II Headset, what stood out about the headset? Physically, I was impressed with the overall construction of the Delta II, namely the metal hinge design which changed from the previous Delta designs. That is where a lot of headsets are likely to break and it’s a relief to see that Asus is taking that seriously. For styling, they hit the mark in giving it that “ROG” look even if that is a little flashier than I would normally prefer. I also like that they included a second set of earcup pads with fabric if the fake leather isn’t your thing. Along with that the microphone being detachable is nice when you don’t need it.
For performance, the microphone was what impressed me the most. But if you like a little bass in your headset you will like the audio performance as well. Battery life was impressive IF you ran with the accent RGB lighting turned off. Running with it on took that down from 110 hours down for 23 hours in my testing. The design was comfortable, helped by the weight being a little lower than similar wireless headsets and the large earcup design was comfortable as well but did still touch my ears slightly due to the unique cup shape of the Delta’s. If you do like the lighting, because it uses Aura Sync, you can tie it in with all of the lighting in your PC. The coolest feature though has to be the flexibility that the Tri-Mode connectivity offers. You can connect using the 2.4 GHz wireless dongle, with Bluetooth, and with a standard 3.5mm audio jack. The 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth can even be run at the same time letting you overlap the audio from both to listen to music while also gaming for example.
The Asus ROG Delta II has an MSRP of $229.99 which is on the high end for wireless gaming headsets but right in the range of other competitors from other well known gaming brands like the Logitech G PRO X 2 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset which launched at $249 but is down to $219. Feature wise the Delta II competes well with the X2 Lightspeed and having tested both they are surprisingly similar. I prefer the slightly simpler styling of the Logitech but love being able to run connected both to my phone and PC at the same time and the Delta II has more than twice the battery life compared to the X2.
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