CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1500 SOFTWARE 2.0.0.4 DOWNLOAD DRIVERS
Tying into the introduction of Corsair’s Vengeance product line is a revamp of the software drivers that came with the HS1 headset. Oh well, at least the original box seems durable enough and easy to package. Though this certainly isn’t a deal killer, it’d still be nice if Corsair were to include a cloth carrying bag or hardshell case as some other headset manufacturers do. The earcups will fold flat, but no longer fold inwards as they did with the HS1. A way to quickly mute the headset is unfortunately missing, as is a clip to attach the control pod to clothing.Īs far as LAN party travel is concerned, the only nod that we get from Corsair is a permanently-affixed Velcro cable wrap midway down the cable. Rings surrounding the volume buttons will light up blue whenever the headset is plugged in, and will change to red if the microphone is muted. About half of a meter down the cable is a digital control pod that looks to be the same as the HS1’s pod, featuring two large buttons for volume adjustment and a microphone mute button. The 3-meter cable is covered in braided fabric and is as flexible as a shoestring, but this has the added danger of attracting my cat’s jaws more than any other headset I’ve used in the past. The mic has a degree of flexibility similar to the Megalodon in that you can position it closer to or away from your face as desired, but the design is rigid enough that it won’t flap around like Creative’s Sound Blaster Arena did. Like any good headset, the Vengeance allows the mic to swivel down to chin level or placed up alongside the headband way when not in use, though for better or worse it cannot be detached. The cloth-wrapped earcups are nice and breathable, so I didn’t have any trouble with my ears overheating.Īnother change for the Vengeance over the HS1 is that the microphone is now attached directly to the earcup as opposed to the headband, allowing it to get slightly closer to the mouth. My trick is to keep the headband length shorter than usual. It took a good two weeks of using these cans before I found the right sweet spot that I didn’t have to take them off for a short duration after a couple hours of use. That said, pinching just below the ears above the jawbone can pose a problem if the headset is not properly adjusted. My roommate frequently has to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention anymore if I have the music turned up. The Vengeance maintains a tighter seal than the Megalodon does, however, making it much better for immersion or tournaments at the expense of not being able to hear LAN buddies across a table without Ventrilo.
The oversized circumaural earcups combined with memory foam padding and an overstuffed headband make this one of the most comfortable headsets I’ve ever worn, second only to Razer’s Megalodon. None of the moving parts squeak as they do on Logitech’s G35, the plastic seems thick and flex-resistant, and yet the headset remains light enough to wear for hours on end whilst I get carried away in Skyrim.
The Vengeance 1500 excels in both comfort and durability. It may not seem all that important, but this minor tweak marks the difference from seeing yet another black headset at a LAN party to seeing a Corsair headset – something that Corsair’s brand image desperately needed. Thankfully the application of a faux brushed alumimum exterior, blue earcup rings and light blue stitching was a tasteful one, far from what I’d consider gaudy. No, the key differences between the two headsets would appear to be limited to design, the most obvious difference being that the Vengeance 1500 actually looks like a gaming headset. Glancing at the spec sheets for the Vengeance 1500 and the HS1 that came before it last year, you’d be hard-pressed to find any differences apart from the slightly-improved dynamic range. 7 Vengeance 1500 Compatibility (Windows 7 圆4).
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