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Product Information
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Specifications
Specifications
- Type: Closed-back dynamic
- Driver Diameter: 45 mm
- Frequency Response: 5 – 40,000 Hz
- Sensitivity: 101 dB/mW
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Battery: Internal Battery: 3.8V rechargeable lithium polymer battery
- Battery Life: 15 hours
- Charging Time: 7 hours
- Depending on environmental conditions
- Operating temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F)
- Weight: 290 g (10.2 oz) 297 g (10.5 oz) including detachable microphone
- Accessories Included: 2.0 m (6.6') USB charging cable, USB transceiver, spare earpads, windscreen
- Type (microphone): Condenser
- Sensitivity (microphone): -43 dB (1V/Pa, at 1 kHz)
- Frequency Response (microphone): 30 – 20,000 Hz
- Polar Pattern (Microphone): Hypercardioid
Transceiver
- RF output: 12.5 mW EIRP
- Maximum communication range: Line of sight - approx. 12 m (39’)
- Frequency band: 2.404 GHz to 2.476 GHz
- Modulation method: AFH
- Transmission band: 20 to 24,000 Hz
- Power supply: DC 5 V (USB BUS POWER)
- Dimensions: 18 (0.71”) × 55 (2.17”) × 10 (0.39”) mm (W × D × H) (without connector)
- Weight: 9 g (0.32 oz)
- Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (32/64 bit), macOS High Sierra, Mojave
- Supported USB port: USB 2.0, USB 3.0
What's in the Box
What's in the Box
- ATH-G1WL Headset
- Accessories Included: 2.0 m (6.6') USB charging cable, USB transceiver, spare earpads, windscreen
Reviews
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However, they disconnect frequently when plugged into my computers front I/O USB ports, which is about 3 or 4 feet from my head.
When I reached out to support, they specifically told me that USB 3.0 interferes with the connection, and recommended plugging it into a USB 2.0 port or using a USB 2.0 extension cable.
This fixed the issue, however I find it quite odd that as new of a product as this is that is is not compatible with USB 3.0.
This was a gift, but for the price the giver paid, they should work out of the box on a (now) standard USB port.
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I've called customer support about this thrice now and have been asked to leave a message instead of someone answering and it's been 3 consecutive weeks and still no phone call back.
They're great when they work though.
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Sadly, the battery durability and lack of USB-C type 2 connector are major let-downs on such an expensive set of cans.
This is the last gaming headset I will purchase without USB-C or a user replaceable battery.
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Pros:
- comfortable and compact
- decent noise supression
- good audio quality
Cons:
- frequent connectivity issues (comes in sporadic waves, will have around an hour of constant cutting in and out, then back to normal)
- microphone quality is subpar so I stopped using it shortly after buying
- micro usb port is awful, cables constantly just fall out on their on while charging
- the audio design of the hardware sounds is like nails on a chalkboard (low battery sound, microphone on/off sound) seriously it haunts me. It's the most upsetting part of my day when I get the sound telling me that I have to charge this sorry thing. It's loud, it's high pitched, it makes me feel like I'm being punished for something. And GOD FORBID I hear that sound while I'm having connectivity issues.
These cons may sound inconsequential, but when it's a product you're using EVERY day the little things make a huge difference. Don't waste your time with these. They'll just infuriate you.
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If that were the whole story, I could confidently say this is the best wireless gaming headset in the world. Unfortunately, there's more...
Whenever I remove the boom mic, the left side starts emitting an extremely high-pitched whine that makes me feel like I have tinnitus in just my left ear. It was bad enough that I returned the headset and got a second one to replace it. Unfortunately, the second pair has the exact same problem. Not only that, my second pair, unlike my first pair, has terrible microphone connectivity issues. I have to jiggle the mic a lot just to get it working, and the slightest nudge will make it cut out altogether. I'm returning my second pair too, and I couldn't be sadder about it.
If you're reading this, Audio-Technica engineers, please fix the left-channel whine!
If you do, you will be sitting on the world's greatest wireless gaming headset, hands down. I will absolutely buy the successor to this model, but the current generation is simply not refined enough.
P.S. Not a big deal, but the mic-on-off switch is labeled backwards.
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WARNING: California Residents - Proposition 65. This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.