The Rig 800 is still the most comfortable wireless gaming headset Ive tried

In 2018, in a fit of insanity, I decided to review every single wireless gaming headset on the market: 32 pairs to be exact. None of them were anywhere near as comfortable as the Plantronics Rig 800. “The only one so lightweight, so comfortable, I sometimes forgot I was wearing it,” I wrote for CNET.

Four years later, I’m happy to say that feeling hasn’t changed.

Plantronics no longer exists, after merging with Polycom to become “Poly” and then selling itself to HP. But the Rig 800 is alive and well at French gaming company Nacon. I’ve been trying the 2022 “Pro” model for the past couple of weeks, and it’s hard for me to imagine a more comfortable headset.

It still uses the same exact design with a spring-loaded inner headstrap that...

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