The Tritton Detonator is, one of the heavier headsets I have seen on the market in a while. Yes, that was the most striking feature of them right away. So heavy in fact that they gave me a slight headache while wearing them for just a short time at first. Part of that could also be the rubber band that rests on top of your head with all that weight, which is far less comfortable and actual padded bands on other headsets.

So what does all that weight get you in a headset? Two 50mm speaker drivers which are part of what makes these so heavy along with a frequency response range of 25Hz to 20kHz and a lot of cable. A small clip is provided to keep the cabling from tugging on your head at least.

Speaking of cables, there are a lot of them. You’ve got the cable from the headset to the controls which are attached to a 14-foot USB and RCA cable. On top of that you also need a cable going from the controls to whatever controller you’re using. So basically three cables. Not the most from any recent console headset, that goes to the Sharkoon Xtatic SR I think, but definitely a lot of cables to get tangled up in.

I finally fell into using them mostly for Assassin’s Creed Revelations online play because of the audio cues the game uses when an enemy is nearby. That’s not to say they’re not good, on the contrary they’re an excellent headset and quite comfortable once you find a perfect placement for them. Even the hard rubber of the headband seems to soften up a bit over time. But with all the cables it feels cumbersome at times, especially if you sit across the room and have a wireless controller because you have then gone from no wires to a lot of them.