That's why I also end up giving the ASUS ROG Fusion II 500 a score of 9 out of 10 along with the great product award.

surround sound that can be turned on with a button press, along with an ESS DAC and amp to provide punchy sound, all wrapped up in Asus’ recognizable ROG design language. Compared to the two-metre cable that its wired siblings come with, a maximum operational range of 20 metres is unquestionably liberating. Some flared surfacing on the outer face of each ear cup adds a little interest, alongside some finer cosmetic work that integrates the signature Mayan-inspired ROG line. The Fusion Wireless fills a void that the rest of Asus’ ROG Strix Fusion headset lineup has failed to occupy thus far. The overly plastic frame leaves it feeling a little cheap, and while its microphone is good with noise cancellation, you’d be better off with an external boom mic.

While I’m still not a fan of having both of my ears covered, I wore them for well over three hours and never felt uncomfortable or felt any sort of pain. All of this, combined with the 310g weight, makes the Fusion II a comfortable headset to wear for long periods, and allows the unit to offer up some brilliant passive noise isolation, too.

surround sound that can be toggled either with the switch on the headset’s underside or through the Armoury Crate software.While the plastic does feel a bit on the budget side, it’s still crafted and presented in a extremely nice fashion.

Give the rotational wheel a smooth twist to adjust the volume and press the mute button to silence your mic as needed. The ROG Fusion II 500 gaming headset retains the iconic ear cup design of the ROG Strix Fusion series and pumps it up with virtual 7. The noise-isolating ear cups are padded for comfort and drown out ambient noise while you stay focused on the game. The only niggling complaint that I have is that the headset can take a minute to warm up, so to speak. Like I said, I’ve tested FUSION across a wide range of medias, and despite the small drawback regarding warm up, I can only state my satisfaction.Without prompting, recipients to my sultry tones neither complemented nor complained that they could or couldn’t hear me. If you’ve seen the other members of Asus’ ROG Strix Fusion headset family then you’ll know they all share a distinct visual DNA. One nice touch that I discovered is that whilst a quick swipe may raise or lower the volume by a couple of increments, for a more significant increase simply swipe and hold to pump the volume way up or quickly drop it back down too.