PlayStation 4 Platinum Wireless Headset

EDIT 3*** (Edits 1 and 2 came before this, i will leave them there as it details the process I had to go through before getting a working headset) I have purchased a third headset from Argos and there is no buzzing! I haven't had the headset for long but from what I've read, if it doesn't buzz straight away then you should be fine. This is what I've done. I waited until all original stock of the headset was gone before buying from a new batch. The new batches DO NOT BUZZ so I will be rating this product purely on how good it is and not the issues it had at launch. Really good sound quality, definitely an improvement over the Gold headset. Very comfortable and easy to customise using the companion app, and music sounds good through them too. The mic isn't brilliant but is an improvement over the Golds. If you're looking for a headset with a really good mic there are much better options for much less. I recommend the Tritton Kama headset as the sound quality is really good, mic is very clear and very little background noise and only costs £20. The compromise is that it is only stereo and is not wireless. *****What follows is no longer an issue if you have a headset from new stock***** Although, I'm having an issue where if a USB cable is not connected to charge the headset I get a buzzing noise. This will only stop if I plug the USB back in. This may just be a fault for my headset though, I've contacted Sony and will update this review once I have a response, to 5 star if this issue is resolved. *EDIT* After a few emails with playstation getting me no where, I have returned my headset. Everything I've said prior in this review is still true, but as I have seen that many other people are experiencing the same buzzing issue as me I am lowering my rating. I will likely still be buying another pair to see if the buzzing was a one off, but if the second pair also have issues, I will be lowering this even further. A £130 headset by Sony should not have basic issues like theses, especially when the previous model worked perfectly and still does after years of use. *EDIT 2* I purchased a second headset from argos and I have the exact same issue as before. I will be keeping this headset as the buzzing isn't an issue so long as sound is coming through the speakers, but it is still disappointing that Sony has not spoke out about the issue as of yet. It seems that the fault may be due to a grounding issue causing a build up of charge. This would explain why it only occurs when not plugged in because while the wire is connected, it acts as a route to ground. Although what ever the cause is, with it being so common, it is likely a fundamental issue with the design of the headset, and unlikely to be an error with the manufacturing.

♦ Introduction ♦ Over the years, I have purchased every version Sony's over-eared wireless PlayStation headset, ranging from the Wireless Stereo Headset , Pulse Headset & Gold Headset . Each model was an improvement over the previous which the Platinum headset offers, but is the quality difference big enough to warrant it being twice the price (at time of review) that of the previous Gold headset? There are several improvements that the Platinum headset has to offer: ∙ "Enhanced" 7.1 Virtual Surround Sound. ∙ 3D Audio.* ∙ Dual internal noise-cancelling microphones. ∙ Improved battery life (increased to 8-11 hours compared to previous 6-8, dependant on volume levels). *3D audio is only available for select games and on launch of the headset, there was only a measly three games available for such feature and these must be uploaded onto the headset via the 'Headset Companion App' which can be downloaded for free on the PlayStation Store. ♦ Box Contents ♦ ∙ Platinum headset. ∙ Soft carry pouch. ∙ Wireless USB dongle. ∙ Micro USB cable (quite short in length). ∙ 3.5mm Audio Cable. ∙ Instruction manuals. ♦ Build Quality & Style ♦ Many argued on the previous model that most joints were made from cheap plastic and broke easily; my argument is that if you treat items with care, there's more of a chance they won't break. I have had my "cheaply made" Gold headset for three years now and is still going strong. That said, the Platinum headset has improved on the build quality greatly with a much sturdier construction, including on the joints and the headband is of an alloy construction. Design wise, they look great! Mainly a black theme with the side plates being a matte black and a small PlayStation emblem in a gloss black; with the outside of the ear cups having a brushed black metal effect and the inner part of the ear cups being a royal blue colour. ♦ Set-Up ♦ For mobile phones and other similar devices, just connect the headset and device via the included audio cable. You can also connect the headset to your Dualshock 4 controller via the cable if you do not want to use it wirelessly. - Pre PS4 Wireless Set-Up - To get the most out of the Platinum headset, you will need to download a sound profile to the headset: 1) Go to the PlayStation store and download the 'Headset Companion App'. 2) Connect the headset to the PS4 via the micro USB cable. 3) Load up the companion and and select the appropriate headset type, in this case it would be the "Platinum Headset". 4) View the catalogues and select your first sound profile i.e. "Shooter". 5) Select the second sound profile of your choice. 6) Click next and follow through until you get to upload. 7) DONE. When you turn on the headset, there are two options on the slide '1' or '2' this is how you enable the uploaded sound profiles. - PS4 Wireless Set-Up - 1) Charge up the headset if you haven't already. 2) Insert the USB dongle into the PS4 then power the PS4 on. 3) Turn the headset on (located on left); select either '1' or '2'. 4) On the PS4 user interface, go to: SETTINGS - DEVICES - AUDIO DEVICES. 5) Ensure the 'Input Device' and 'Output Device' have 'USB Headset (Wireless Stereo Headset)' selected. 6) I would suggest having 'Output to Headphones' on as 'All Audio'. If you're in a party chat, go to the party settings and select 'Prioritise Party Chat'. If you've used the Gold headset before, then adjusting the buttons on the headset will be easy to understand (though you may have to get used to the newer layout), but if you haven't, it's important to note that there are TWO different volumes to adjust: 1) '- Volume +': This is for the overall volume decrease and increase. 2) 'Chat/Game': This is to adjust the ratio of volume between chat and game. I would suggest bumping up the main volume a bit and then adjust the ration between chat and game. Other buttons available are 'mute' which if pressed with mute the microphone, but if held for a couple of seconds will activate the sidetone feature (so you can "hear" yourself) and hold again to increase sidetone sensitivity and again to turn that feature off. Personally I didn't think the sidetone feature added much, which is a shame because the previous versions never had good sidetone either. On the right ear cup is the 3D audio / VSS mode; it's a simple on or off switch. ♦ Comfort & Audio Quality ♦ - Comfort - The lower headband surprised me; it doesn't look like much, in fact it's just a strip of silicone, but it does the job of supporting the headset and is genuinely comfortable on the head. As for the ear cushions, they're extremely soft, so no qualms there. After a couple of days use, there is a bit of a pinch from the headset, however I think this should loosen up after more use as it stretches out, though so far even after more than an hour, I hadn't felt the need to take it off because the pressure is too much. - Sound Quality - In general, I'm happy with the overall sound quality: Sounds are very clear and crisp with decent range; dialogue sounds great and shots from an assault rifle amongst other audio (Battlefield 1) sound fantastic! Though there was some bass missing, however this is where it gets a bit confusing: Hooking the headset to my mobile phone and playing a song that's bass heavy, this headset WILL deliver; so why is it lacking in games such as BF1 or CoD:IW? One plausible answer is possibly down to sound profiles which are holding it back. I would personally recommend the 'Bass' sound profile over the 'Shooter' as this gives a bit more "oomph" in bass. 3D audio is something to be excited about... When more games are released with this support. Naughty Dog has shown a great example with their 3D audio compatibility with Uncharted 4. Let's hope other developers follow suit, otherwise this feature will become pointless. Whilst the sound quality in general is very good, it isn't really a huge leap from the previous model of this headset which may make some users of the previous headset feel a tad underwhelmed. - Mic Quality - The microphone can really deliver. I have tested it in various ways: Going into the microphone sensitivity settings to playback my voice in real time; recorded footage on the PS4 with me talking and getting friends to give me feedback within a party chat. All of which came back with positive results: Very clear audio. I have read from some people that they have experienced a crackling sound when using the microphone; I have yet to experience it, if I ever will. ♦ Final Thoughts ♦ Undoubtedly, this is a very good headset... But is it worth the price tag of £130 (at the time of writing this review)? Apart from the much better build quality, there isn't a major leap in quality that makes me feel like saying, "Yeah! This headset was well worth paying twice that of the Gold headset!". I think £100 or less would be more reasonable. Nevertheless, it's your money, so it's really down to your choice. If you don't mind splashing out extra cash for the latest model there's nothing to stop you from doing just that, after all this is a very good headset to have; though if this one is out of your price range, going for the Gold Headset isn't a bad choice if you want to conserve some cash.

Un gran acabado con buenos materiales y sobre todo buen sonido, a pesar de ser 7.1 virtual el efecto está muy conseguido, todavía no he probado ningún juego con audio 3D pero tiene muy buena pinta, la única pega es que en algunos momentos como en conversaciones se escuchan algo bajos y tienes que darle volumen y de repente cuando empieza la acción se escucha tan alto que tienes que bajarlo... Supongo que será cuestión de configurarlos con la aplicación para la PS4. Sobre la batería no puedo hablar pero los he utilizado tres horas seguidas y el indicador de la batería seguía lleno, así que tiene pinta de durar bastante, además no es necesario conectarlos a la consola para cargarlos, se pueden cargar directamente a la corrupción con un cargador de móvil normal (con micro usb), exactamente igual que el mando. A parte de todo esto vienen con un saquito negro de tela en el que se pueden recoger, algo que se agradece. También decir que son muy cómodos, como ya he dicho mi primera sesión de juegos con ellos ha sido de tres horas y no me han molestado en absoluto (utilizo gafas), es como si no los tuvieras puestos. Por el momento estoy muy contento con ellos y los recomiendo a pesar de que son algo caros... Todo hay que decirlo.

Ich hatte in letzter Zeit hier einige kabellose Headsets (die meisten mit virtuellem 7.1-Sound) zum Betrieb an der PS4 getestet. Das waren: Logitech G935 Wireless RGB, Logitech G533 Wireless, Razer Thresher 7.1, Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Premium, HyperX Cloud Flight und eben das Sony PS4 Platinum Wireless. Lediglich das Razer und das Turtle Beach nutzten tatsächlich für den virtuellen Surroundsound mehrere Kanäle mittels optischem Kabel an der PS4 Pro (ohne Pro auch diese nicht). Das Sony Headset schafft dies wundersamerweise alleine durch den Dongle ohne besagtes SPDIF, vermutlich über ein Protokoll das nicht offengelegt wird (vielleicht ist aber auch das nur Fake? Wer weiß das schon?). Alle anderen Headsets rechnen nur das Stereosignal hoch, dementsprechend bescheiden klingt das dann auch, mehr als Hall und schlechterer Sound ist nicht zu hören. Auch bei den drei "echten" virtuellen Surround-Headsets kommt nicht wirklich etwas Sinnvolles dabei heraus. Zwar klingt es besser als bei den anderen, zur Ortung von Gegnern ist das aber nicht oder nur bedingt zu gebrauchen. Tatsächlich ist sowohl der Sound, als auch die Ortbarkeit von Gegnern im reinen Stereobetrieb bei allen getesteten Headsets besser. Kein Wunder, schließlich enthalten alle Headsets nur zwei Treiber (links und rechts), alles andere ist Softwaresache: psychoakustische Tricks. Was bei Soundbars aber durch viele Treiber, geschickte Reflektionen und räumliche Einmessung teilweise wirklich gut funktioniert, stößt beim Kopfhörer aber an seine (niedrigen) Grenzen. Ich hatte einmal ein Headset mit tatsächlich drei Treibern pro Kopfhörerseite, also echtem 6.0. Hier war zumindest annähernd Front, Seite und Rear ortbar, der Aufwand hat sich aber selbst hier nicht wirklich gelohnt. Grundsätzlich sind Kopfhörer für Surroundsound im Vergleich zu einer großen Surroundanlage aufgrund der geringen zur Verfügung stehenden Abstände der einzelnen Treiber selbst dann kaum vernünftig zu gebrauchen. Das Ganze ist mehr Spielerei. Zurück zu den Sonys. Bei meinem Exemplar klappern keine Tasten, der Sound ist durchweg gut. Der Bass ist für mich wirklich ausreichend, nichts dröhnt. Mitten sind präsent und Höhen sind klar. Ich konnte auch feine Details erkennen, die bei manch anderen Kandidaten einfach verschluckt wurden. Auch Sonys Virtual-7.1 ist "ertragbar". Nach nunmehr über einer Woche Einsatz kann ich aber resümieren, dass ich bei reinem Stereobetrieb bleiben werde. Sowohl bei BF5 als auch bei SFBF2 ist (selbstverständlich) nicht nur der allgemeine Sound in Stereo um Längen besser, zudem ist aber vor allem auch die Ortbarkeit von Gegnern signifikant besser. Virtual-7.1 bedeutet leider nur mehr Räumlichkeit, sonst nichts. Da hatte ich mir 2020 sehr viel mehr erhofft, ist aber wohl einfach nicht machbar. Sehr praktisch ist der Fader zwischen Gamesound und Chat, mit dem sich von "nur Chat" über "50/50" bis "nur Gamesound" alles regulieren lässt. Dieses Feature erhält man natürlich nur bei einem explizit für die PS4 konzipierten Headset (also auch beim Razer und Turtle Beach) und ist tatsächlich viel wert. Mit der Powertaste kann man direkt zwischen zwei über die Headset Companion App vorgeladenen Presets auswählen. Ich habe mir einen manuellen Equalizer mit "voller Power" auf Bass/Mitten/Höhen auf die 1 (um etwas mehr Volume zu bekommen) und den Bass-Extender auf die 2 gelegt. In der App ist leider bis auf 'Horizon Zero Dawn' und "Uncharted 4' ansonsten kein einziges meiner Games dabei, für das es einen Preset gibt. Anscheinend wird hier auch seit geraumer Zeit nichts mehr entwickelt, die Liste ist sehr überschaubar. Dafür, dass es das Headset schon seit ein paar Jahren gibt und die PS4-Ära sich demnächst dem Ende neigen wird, hatte ich mir hier einen größere Auswahl erwartet. Zumindest ein paar mehr "allgemeine" Presets wären schön gewesen. Alles in allem ist das Platinum WIreless Headset von Sony sowohl klanglich als auch von den Features das Beste aller von mir in Augen- und Ohrenschein genommenen Headsets. Lediglich das HyperX kam vom Sound noch ran, allerdings disqualifizierte dieses sich durch eine sehr verzögerte Mikrofreischaltung. Ich kann das Sony im Grunde jedem PS4-Besitzer guten Gewissens empfehlen, lediglich der Preis ist etwas überdimensioniert.

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Bonjours ; Après avoir reçu mon casque 1 jours avant la dates prévu Je viens vous donner un avis constructif sur se casque platinum pour ps4 Commençons sur le design casque super joli est très léger à porter pas dérangeant pour les oreilles même à longue durée robuste est solide avoir avec le temps Maintenant niveaux sonor sont 7.1 avec un effet 3D compatible pour certains jeux Mais le son est bien là on n’en prend plein les oreilles surtout pour des FPS ou on entend les pas des ennemies ou le moindre bruit La basse est bien présente est le réglage des voix et du fond sonore sont très pratique Après il vaux le casque gold à 90euro mais pas sur sa durée ou le gold est en mousse et plus fragile que le platinum Donc même si il est chère pour des joueurs pro je vous le conseil sans hésiter

I had the gold headsets previously, the VSS feature was amazing, i bought platinum for ps5 not knowing that ps5 do not allow VSS feature and platinum supposedly has better VSS compared to gold headset Still with that option locked out, this sounds better than pulse 3d, arctis pro, nova 1 and corsair hs80 and razer blackshark v2x, a must buy for ps4 for sure but not for ps5, if i had the ps4 i would not touch any other headset due to VSS here but ps5 is forcing its tempest 3d audio, except if you use the optical out way to get rid of it, no optical in in these headphones though but some dacs have it