The tunes

Audio

We could probably copy/paste the results from the Vengeance 2100 review in here as it has an extremely similar sounding space by using the same drivers, the audio music performance of the Corsair Gaming H1500 is very good.  Now I did use an EQ preset here, the default sounds way too flat and unbalanced. But realistically that's the way it should be set up. Tuned to my audio preference, Audiophile +2 matches my sound flavor. We set Source type 7.1 with Dolby enabled.

The first song is lay me Down from Avicii. You can drift away in the funky rythem, impressive voices, the headset delivers alright. The guitat starts a little flat at the beginning. We hear nice and deep drums, a snazzy bass-line and a clear sounding keyboard solo tops it off. I can confirm that you will likely need an EQ adjustment to get the sound up to snuff. If you are a beats and sharp treble man, then Audiophile+2 with a little notch extra in the 60Hz and 8000 Hz ranges will probably be your preference. Once you've balanced out the EQ setting and likely saved it as a default preference then the H1500 outs some strong yet dynamic and funky sounding bass, clear voices and an overall nice sound reproduction.

For our second song we start up Triggerfinger with a cover from Lykke Li's I Follow Rivers. It's really a Dutch/Belgian hit song so... Youtube it. The drummer in this band uses a bassdrum the size of a house, seriously, a hobbit could live in there.

The recording is the acoustic live session. We hear a little grain in the treble but after a second it seems to filter away softly. It could be in the recording. BTW hint also -- listen to Cherry at 4:31 (if you are in a funky rock mood). The stereo image is very stable, clear and comfortable to listen to. It is a wide musical spectrum fully loaded with detailed sound really. With the settings above (perhaps a hint more bass and treble) the headset provides the nice bass and a comprehensive treble . 

For the final song we pay our respects to Adam MCA Yauch. We load up a FLAC of the Beastie Boys - Three MC's And One DJ. We again use the aforementioned EQ and Surround settings. Not surprisingly we have tuned the audio levels to our preference, and Three MC's And One DJ sounds great. The historic three's voices sound absolutely natural, the scratches make your head tumble in agreement and the bass... well it's just nearing perfection -- MixMaster cut faster. With the headset it's all about the subtle details, it's great for music with the EQ being used to bring up the bass and tweak treble, 99% similar to its little brothers from the Vengeance line of headset.