Vengeance 1500 v2 horrible sound quality

I had a pair of v1 until they recently broke. So I went to the store and bought the v2's without hesitation and they sound just awful. The bass is distorted, everything sounds muddy like I am listening through a sock.

 

I am running windows 8.1 have the 2.0 drivers installed (I know I dont get surround for now). I have also tried installing the 1.1 drivers like I had with my v1's and I still cant get anywhere near the same sound quality. It's like all high range response is just missing.

 

What can I do to make these sound like the v1's or are the v2's just a lower quality device? I can't even make them sound as good as a pair of earbuds plugged into the onboard audio (which is how I am playing games now).

Have you tried the default Microsoft drivers as the current drivers does not support Windows 8.1?

I have tried them yes. Really it feels like somehow these headphones just do not produce the same sound the v1's did. How different are the specs on them really?

The only differences i see on the product pages is the frequency response.

 

V1500 v2

Frequency Response: 40Hz – 20kHz +5/-5dB, -10dB @ 35Hz

 

V1500

Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz

 

If possible, can you try the headset on another computer? Does it sound better or still sound the same?

Sounds the same, muddy compared to the V1 :/ I really hope the new drivers fix this when/if they come out.

It sounds like it might be a bad headset if it sounds bad when using default drivers and on another computer.

 

Contact your seller and ask if they can replace the headset for you.

I brought the headset into work today so I could test out with some other headsets people have around the office. So far I have found my 1500 v2's sound the same as one of my co-workers v2's and neither of them sound very good compared to his older v1's which he has now switched back to after this comparison.

 

I'm willing to wait until the drivers come out because I have 30 days to return them, but this is really not the device it used to be.

if the Frequency Response changed I am wagering that they swapped out speakers.

 

most gaming headsets are not that great to start with.

 

I stuck with my 1500's because they are the most comfortable ones i have found.

I have this same issue, but I really feel like if I had them RMA'd then I would still have the same issue. It is more than the muddy sound with me- my microphone in windows 7 64 sounds good, but then in game is very low and static filled.

Beta drivers + reference eq goes a long way here. Still not as good as the v1's but much much better.

as long as you have v2's the sound is going to be horrible.

mine sound like crap and yes i know how to adjust the eq settings.

to me they went with a crappier speaker and ruined this headset.

I have to chime in here. I have a v1, RMA'd several times over the course of the 2yr warranty, that just a few days ago had the right ear cup joint snapped by accident. I went to a local store and got a v2, but the v1 cord is still attached and plays audio fine so I could use them for reference even if they aren't practical to wear anymore.

 

The sound quality of the v2s, with the beta driver, is just muddy and muffled.

I connected my v2's on my older driver. They sound bad, compared to the v1's. I uninstall the old driver and install the new beta driver, and the v2's still sound bad. Then I restart my computer and I get the booming audio @ 1/100 setting. I honestly dont know, I am seriously considering giving up on Corsair. The v1 had problematic cord failure near the inline volume control, and AFAIK the old L/R audio swap issue never got a fix. I looked into the forum here and find that they have a driver issue greater than 1 month old with Win8 and other users (like the ones in this thread) confirm the other audio concerns I have.

 

I'm giving Corsair the 30 days I have to return the product I bought to the store, or I'm probably just giving up on them forever. Their customer support for RMA's has been wonderful, but the gamble of $100 with their drivers is too risky. Its just not worth it if it's going to be such a hassle, and I have no guarantee that this will be fixed (if it indeed even can be). :/

They seem unwilling to admit there is a difference between the sound quality in the v1 and v2 headphones.

Well I ordered a headset and separate mic from Amazon and gave them a few days, nice to say its much better than the v2's in quality and cost me $20 less as well. I returned the Corsair 1500 to the electronics store today and I think its safe to say they wont be missed too much.

maybe it's a lot problem, because my new v2 sound much better than my older v1.

That's fine, but mine didn't and I still had the driver problem (booming audio) and didnt want to sit through customer service rigamarole and/or wait weeks for a driver update. Good luck to ya, though.

I had a pair of v1 until they recently broke. So I went to the store and bought the v2's without hesitation and they sound just awful. The bass is distorted, everything sounds muddy like I am listening through a sock.

 

I am running windows 8.1 have the 2.0 drivers installed (I know I dont get surround for now). I have also tried installing the 1.1 drivers like I had with my v1's and I still cant get anywhere near the same sound quality. It's like all high range response is just missing.

 

What can I do to make these sound like the v1's or are the v2's just a lower quality device? I can't even make them sound as good as a pair of earbuds plugged into the onboard audio (which is how I am playing games now).

 

it's true, v2s are too much bassy

Its not the V2's, it's the drivers, for music I use Razer Surround which gives really good sound quality but seems to glitch in 7.1 surround (glitchy response) for some games, but for music and nonfps gaming its the way to go, im amazed that they released a product without even finishing drivers so they would work properly..

 

Still, the Razer Surround drivers give superior sound quality over Corsairs drivers