The Fifine Ampligame H6 is a relatively cheap gaming headset, but does it exceed its price tag? We let you know with a detailed breakdown.
First Impressions
My initial thoughts on the Fifine Ampligame H6 were mixed. With quite a simple look and basic design, combined with the low price of around £30, I wasn’t expecting anything crazy in terms of the quality.
However, when picking up the headphones and having a gander at its material and build, my mind swayed, with a nice use of metal supports on the earmuffs, similar to HyperX’s Cloud Alpha. For £30, I didn’t expect to be drawing similarities to a headset in the Cloud Alpha that is almost double that price.
The Fifine Ampligame H6 felt light to hold, with quite a slim headband and build, so I was expecting a lightweight feel when placed on my head. This was complimented by sturdy-feeling joint on the earmuffs and sturdy earmuffs themselves, giving a balanced view from my first impressions.
Design
Balanced is the word that you might see often in this review, as this headset does well in having a nice blend of lightweight comfortability, but also a strong body build, albeit with some cheaper feeling materials here and there.
The headband is in a pure black synthetic leather, with a slightly cheap feeling foam for padding. This is expected due to the relatively low price point; however, it is an area that could be improved if they choose to make a 2nd version of the H6 that costs a bit more.
The extendable joints themselves are made from a simple matte black plastic which again feels slightly cheap; however, this is overshadowed by the strong black metal that is built around this matte black plastic square to boost the sturdiness and the overall quality of the headset.
The earmuffs are similar in feel to the headband, with a hybrid of synthetic leather and mesh. I found this padding more comfortable that the foam headband padding, with the earmuffs in general sitting quite snuggly on my ears.
This combined with the lightweight feel when the H6 is on your head makes for a nice fitting that doesn’t feel awkward at all. The earmuffs are quite small, with a good amount of flexibility, although this didn’t hinder the H6’s rigidity.
The smiley face logo with the RGB lights on the earmuffs are a fun touch, with the lights cycling through a rainbow of colours, streaming out from the cylindrical line that encircles the smiley face logo, and through the small air vent holes at the top of each earmuff.
Sound Quality
For the price point of £30, my hopes weren’t too high, however, I am happy to say that the Fifine Ampligame H6 performed a lot better than its price tag. The control panel has a few buttons with different settings, such as EQ modes for music, gaming, and movies.
There is also a 7.1 surround sound mode button, which I thought lowered the overall quality of sound, however it does do its job in increasing the sound presence, although I preferred the sound which that button turned off.
The EQ modes vary in terms of which elements of sound performed better. In the music mode, every instrument sounded clear as day, with great bass, clarity and strong mids and highs. Overall, the music mode provided a well-rounded sound quality, with an emphasis on bass and a tiny feeling of a lack of treble focus, although I must say that wasn’t too noticeable.
As for the gaming mode, this really boosted the bass and lows, making quite a cinematic experience when grenades exploded in Call of Duty, with booming bass, but a quietened feel to the mids, trebles and highs. Again though, all together the sound quality was great, which surprised me since this headset is only around £30.
Finally, we have the movie mode. This is essentially the same as the gaming mode, however the bass is slightly less than the gaming mode, but with a big boost for the trebles and highs. This worked as you got the booming cinematic feel, but also a very clear sound when the characters talked.
Overall, the sound quality really impressed me, with each mode suiting it’s labelled role. The main aspect which I liked was the clarity of sound in each mode, with a real pure sounding feel that felt way above the £30 price tag, leaving me struggling to find any significant negatives, bar the 7.1 setting.
Microphone
The microphone is detachable which sometimes can be an issue for headsets as it can fall out it’s designated spot or lower the sound quality of your voice, however with the Fifine Ampligame H6, the mic seemed to be pretty jammed in and stable, with not a huge amount of flexibility and a rigid metal build.
The mic has a neat red LED at the tip of the microphone that turns on when the mic is muted. This isn’t a major feature, however I though it was a handy addition as sometimes with mic’s it is tricky to figure out if you are muted or not.
As for the mic’s actual quality, voice chat varies depending on whoever you are playing with and whether their headphones are better or worse than yours, however, when I tested it in a group voice chat, the general response I got was that I sounded clear enough for them to understand me, but it was slightly weak for sound quality.
The use of USB for the connectivity did catch me by surprise, with most headphones exclusively using 3.5mm headphone jacks instead of USB. This limits the mic to only be used on PC’s that support USB connectivity, and with some Apple Mac’s now using USB-C connectivity, this could be an issue.
Conclusion
To conclude great value for money at a low price of £30, with strong sound quality that rivals headsets double the price of the Fifine Ampligame H6. Although the H6 has its flaws, with some cheap feeling materials and areas for improvement such as the headband and foam, it doesn’t take away from the overall experience too much.
I highly recommend the Fifine Ampligame H6 to anyone on a budget, with the H6 delivering great sound quality, but keep in mind the slight cheap feeling build, stiff microphone, and basic looking design if that is important to you.
Ratings
Design: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
Sound Quality: 4.5 out of 5.0 stars
Microphone: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
Value for Money: 4.5 out of 5.0 stars
Overall ranking: 4.5 out of 5.0 stars – 4.5-star rating
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