Mpow EG3 Pro Review

We like that this headset looks a little more sleek and stylish than some of its other budget counterparts, in our opinion, but it's hard to overlook its fairly lackluster gaming performance.

Comfort

The Mpow EG3 Pro had a middling performance. We liked that this headset doesn't sit overly tight, but overall, we found the fit a little odd. With ample ear cups, this headset offers plenty of room for just about any set of ears. It has very comfortable padding, and we didn't find it to get too hot after extended use.

However, the suspended headband did give us a little cause for concern. It sits very lightly on your head but we found this makes the ear cups bend out on the bottom slightly.

Audio

The Mpow EG3 Pro didn't have the clearest or most accurate sound, earning a below-average score.

This headset didn't deliver the best results in our positional tests, with our judges frequently misidentifying where vehicle sounds or gunshots were coming from. Team members' voices also didn't sound particularly amazing or realistic, but were still very understandable.

The closed-back ear cups cut down on external noise a bit, but not by too much — a 10%-15% reduction in volume at best. The slanted fit means the cups don't usually sit well around the bottom of most people's ears, letting in lots of external noise.

This headset also continued its negative performance in our benchmarking tests, showing a decent amount of parasitic buzz and a bit of driver mismatch. However, we did find that the Mpow did alright in our binaural test — surprising, given our judges difficulty in the location tests.

The music we tested with sounded pretty bad, with the bass encroaching on the other tones, and the vocals sounded a bit muddled.

Microphone

The mic on the Mpow did a little better at picking up our voice and filtering out unwanted background noise, earning an above-average score.

This was mainly based on how well this product filtered out background sounds. This model almost never picked up any background sounds, like fans or a mechanical keyboard. It usually will even filter out background conversations, as long as they're happening about 15' away from you.

Unfortunately, other players commented that this headset significantly garbled our voice, making it sound super flat and artificial — akin to an old pair of walkie-talkies.

Ease of Use

The Mpow delivered some mediocre results due to some fairly lackluster features. It has inline controls that allow you to mute and alter the volume. This switch is typically easy to use and makes a slight sound for other players whenever you use it. It also comes with an 8.75' cord that isn't detachable.

This product doesn't give you the option to enable a mic sidetone and the microphone can't be detached.

Value

While this headset is one of the least expensive options out there, we don't really think it's a great value. Other similarly priced products performed considerably better and we would strongly recommend them over the Mpow.

Conclusion