Plantronics Rig Gaming Headset

Newly basking in the lime light following winning a prestigious International Forum Product Design Award 2014 in the Audio / Video category, the RIG system is a Plantronics product. It has been designed to allow users to immerse themselves in an audio...

The Plantronics Rig is great at what it does. But to justify the high price you'll need to spend an awful lot of time not just gaming, but in multiplayer mode with voice chat. If that's you, this is the perfect headset. The rest of us are better off...

While it’s pricey for a wired, stereo headset, the Plantronics RIG combines solid performance with flexibility, including a handy way to use it with your smartphone both when you’re at your desk and on the go. It works well as a pair of standalone...

Flexible design makes it functional as a gaming headset and headphones for mobile devices. Comfortable design. Solid midrange performance.

Weak treble. Expensive for a wired stereo gaming headset.

Conclusion While it's pricey for a wired, stereo headset, the Plantronics RIG combines solid performance with flexibility, including a handy way to use it with your smartphone both when you're at your desk and on the go. It works well as a pair of...

Since this is a Plantronics product, you may expect some kind of Bluetooth support, so I should point out that Bluetooth is not supported in this version. It’s not hard to imagine that other versions could be built with fancier options at some point,...

Solid performance with a reliable mic. ; Well-designed mixer puts everything you need at your fingertips.

Secondary input channel is nothing but a (neat) gimmick. ; No surround sound.

I have mixed feelings about Plantronic’s latest headset. The Rig seems like a solution in search of a problem: Being able to plug my phone into my headset mixer when I sit down to game is nice, but it doesn’t improve my experience in a meaningful...

Excellent sound ; Lightweight and comfortable ; Highly versatile audio adapter ; Included in-line remote.

Some audio controls hard to reach ; Delicate design.

The Plantronics Rig Flex LX headset offers Xbox One gamers excellent sound and plenty of useful audio controls.

Great solid headphone build ; Good quality plastics and great solid comfortable padding ; Multitasking hub easy to use and works very well ; Easy to set up ; Compatible with many gamingplatforms ; Compatible with most mobile phones ; Good audio quality

Headphone to hub cable too short ; Headphone can get a bit heavy after a long gaming session ; Xbox One compatibility issues ; Limited equalizer settings

So there you have it, this is a great package! Plantronics’s RIG really offers great value for money and in our opinion the £90.00 pricing tag is well worth it. For this, you not only get a good quality built and good sounding pair of headphones but...