The headset
The Oxid looks quite nice and the £25 price tag may appeal to those with a tight budget, but what of the finer details?
Aesthetics on this headset are good - it has a soft, matte black finish and a nice texture to it. It does, however, mark extremely easily.
The leather padding on the Oxid feels cheap and uncomfortable around the ears. They don’t “cup” your ears as they should, they rest on top of them which results in sound leaking in and out of the headset and a lot of discomfort. The leather on the headband was quite comfortable though, but it doesn’t make up for the badly designed ear cups.
Sound quality from this headset isn’t brilliant either - it's adequate enough for voice communications and playing, but listening to music is a no-no with these. The main problem with the sound quality is the lack of real depth or feel to the music, it just feels too empty.
Build quality of this headset isn’t spectacular. It feels a bit flimsy and cheap, not something I’d be comfortable to cart about to different places.
The microphone on this headset is decent, it picks up voices well but blocks out most background noise; it lights up with a warming red glow while it’s activated too. It’s also retractable, which is a big bonus, although it does still stick out quite a lot when retracted.
One part of the headset I really liked was the multifunction remote 50cm down the wire. This remote looks quite nice, controls a lot of features and was positioned very well on the wire; I would’ve quite liked a clip on the back to clip it to my clothes though.
This headset is also driverless, which always gets a thumbs up from me for simplicity.
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