OZONE Rage 7HX

OZONE Rage 7HX

Similar audio and comfort to the ST, but much pricier

OZONE Rage 7HX Price £58

+ THX Reasonable audio quality; quite comfortable

- KTHXBYE £35 more than the Rage ST for USB connection

Ozone’s top-end headset is physically very similar to the £23 Rage ST; both use the same exterior plastic casing and circumaural ear cup design, with deep fabric-covered  ear-cup cushions providing a fair degree of comfort. The padded headband, finished in a leatherette material, is also suitable squishy and allows the 7HX to rest comfortably  on top of your head.  

The key difference, however, is in the 7HX’s 40mm drivers and the switch from 3.5mm jacks to an on-board USB sound card. The bundled software, as with many USB headsets, offers 7.1 channel surround-sound emulation via software. You can adjust the volume of each virtual surround-sound speaker, and fiddle with EQ and voice effects, but the end result is unconvincing. The 7HX’s surround audio certainly had a greater feeling of spacious positioning over the ST, but this isn’t worth the £35 premium. 

The Rage 7HX only sounded moderately better than its sibling in standard sound tests too. While it was capable of higher volume levels and offered slightly more detail in the high end, it was roundly outclassed by its price-point competitors.

CONCLUSION 

While the Ozone Rage ST isn’t perfect, for the price of £23 we can forgive its faults. The Rage 7HX, however, is a very similar headset that costs more than twice the price. The Razer Kraken Pro is a significantly better buy for just an extra fiver.

Connections USB 

Extras On-board USB sound card, in-line volume control and mic mute, detachable mic, LED lighting 

Drivers Not stated 

Stated frequency response 20Hz to 20KHz

OVERALL % 57

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