Sharkoon Skiller SGH10 Review 1

Sharkoon Skiller SGH10 Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Sharkoon Skiller SGH10 is available online for €20 ($22).
  • Comfortable to wear
  • Decent microphone quality
  • Acceptable build quality considering the price
  • Breathable cloth ear pads
  • Exceptionally easy to drive
  • Default sound signature is no good
  • No volume dial or a microphone mute switch
  • Cloth ear pads leak sound in both directions
With a price tag of €20 ($22), the Sharkoon Skiller SGH10 is obviously aimed at gamers on a very tight budget. To them, it offers good wearing comfort, thanks to the suspended headband design and low lateral clamping force. The build quality is quite reasonable, too. The headset is mostly made of plastic, but it doesn't seem to be prone to squeaking and creaking at all. The supplied detachable microphone is decent, although a mute switch is sorely missing. To be honest, I can't remember when was the last time I tested a gaming headset that lacked one. The same can be said for a volume dial, which is also missing on the Skiller SGH10.

All that's forgivable in the context of the exceptionally low price. What I have a harder time accepting is the default sound signature, namely the combination of a boomy bass and muffled mids. Things can be improved with equalization, so if you have that option, take a look at the sound quality section of this review to find out how to approach "fixing" the acoustic performance of the Skiller SGH10. If your source has no equalizer, then you're better off going with some other gaming headset. One possible option could be the Sharkoon's own Skiller SGH50, which is still on the market and performs just as well as it did two years ago when I reviewed it.
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