Plantronics RIG 500HD

36 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
sound (7)
comfort (6)
usability (5)
price (3)
design (3)

Negative
reliability (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 36 reviews of Plantronics RIG 500HD. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the portability and durability. The comfort and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas many are less positive about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Plantronics RIG 500HD is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

You hear exactly what you configure

I would recommend this product to others as a great gaming headset for Ranked League of Legends gaming and Competitive CS:GO

This is a good headset. You configure the sound settings exactly how you want to hear them. If you know a lot about these switches, this is the best headset for you. Its comfortable and durable

make the cord longer. It's kind of short.

Mar, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great while they lasted...

Bought this headset from a video game convention in late October 2015. The Surround software wasn't available until about two weeks after I bought the headset. Despite the failure, they were so good for the price that I'm probably going to try this...

Sound is great, even without the Surround software (see Other Thoughts). Extremely comfortable -- the best I've ever had. The microphone works quite well, only picking up my voice and not the distracting sounds in the background.

Cable seemed a bit short. Stopped working in late November (after approximately one month of use). When I tried unplugging them and plugging them back in, my system complained about not being able to identify the USB device. After a couple of times...

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great headset but at a cost.

So I bought this during black Friday for about 75$. It's a great headset that has a great design, feel, and comfort. However it even with these great design choices (being able to replace just one part if it breaks instead of the WHOLE headset), in my...

-Supppppper comfortable. I wear this headset 10+ hours a day. -Even with the closed ear cups my ears never get sweaty and the headset doesn't crush my head. -Easy install in terms of putting it together and driver download Manageable cable length. -Non...

-Audio cuts out here and there. -Microphone level never stays where I set it (and yes I've tried the obvious windows tricks to prevent this). -Microphone DOESN'T detach from the headset on this model (thought it did). -The Dolby 7.1 sounds awful. Feels...

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Comfortable

Good overall buy, would buy again even without the in-line volume control.

Great headset so far, it's very comfortable to wear. Extremely light weight. The self-adjusting head band is nice. I love the flip-up to mute mic feature. I like the overall design and Plantronics offers interchangeable custom headbands which is a nice...

Only con for me, and I can't believe I didn't see this before I bought it, there is no in-line volume control.

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

amazing

for the price i say its one of the better headsets to buy out there

went from a logitech g35 to this the sound is way way better and its really light wear is all day cant even notice it the mic quality is about the same as logitech g35. overall i would buy this headset again

nothing so far

Nov, 2015

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Consumer review (currys.co.uk)