ASUS Vulcan ANC Pro Reviews

With the ANC off things sounded quite a bit better. I felt like I could hear again and that my ears were unplugged. I know the point of noise cancelling is to play a set of frequencies to cancel out the low level noises from case fans, etc., but it shouldn't hinder the way things sound nor cause discomfort in use. Again, like I said, with it turned off the sound quality wasn't bad (though everything after having it on sounded so superior it's hard to say I didn’t have a bias at the time). I compared it again to the other sets of headsets I have around and it really doesn't sound that superior to some of the cheaper models. I think the $120 is really paying for the ANC, and the ANC is exactly why I can't and won't be using these headphones. It's a first stab at ANC for gamers, but I can't say I'd recommend these to even non-gamers, unless it was someone I disliked greatly. Bottom line – save yourself the coin and buy a headset without the ANC and learn to ignore the fans or turn up the volume a notch.