- Sony has announced new Inzone products
- This includes the Inzone H6 Air open-back wired gaming headset
- It is also upgrading its Inzone M10S monitor with the improved Inzone M10S 2.
Sony is expanding its Inzone hardware brand with a host of new products, including an incredibly lightweight wired gaming headset with some major audio improvements and a revised version of one of its best gaming monitors.
The new Inzone H6 Air wired gaming headset is the star of today’s reveals, offering an open design and a total weight of just 199g, making it among the lightest headsets on the market. Visually, it looks quite similar to the existing Inzone H9 2 Wireless., although with perforated aluminum hulls.
Designed for the highest level of detail in gaming, these headphones are powered by the same drivers as Sony’s acclaimed MDR-MV1 open-back studio monitor headphones, which have been specially tuned for enhanced bass. Despite this, they are significantly cheaper than the MDR-MV1, which costs around $400 / £340 for just £175 (that’s about $170).
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The headphones come with a removable cardioid microphone in addition to a USB-C audio box that allows compatibility with the company’s Inzone Hub PC software. In addition to a variety of other settings, this offers a dedicated single-player ‘RPG/Adventure’ that was created with sound designers from the PlayStation Studios team.
This headset is also officially recommended by Death Stranding 2: On the beach developer Kojima Productions.
Open-back headphones are preferred in professional audio environments thanks to their reputation for producing high-clarity sound in a more natural soundstage.
However, these designs come at the cost of sound insulation and allow any background noise in. They also leak sound, making them unsuitable for use in public settings.
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The introduction of the Inzone H6 Air coincides with that of the new Inzone M10S 2 gaming monitor, an improved version of the existing M10S.
The changes here are subtle, with the biggest being the jump to a new 540Hz refresh rate (compared to the already surprisingly smooth 480Hz) and a 0.02ms GtG response time (as opposed to the original’s 0.03ms GtG rate). You can even now run it at 720Hz if you drop down to HD resolution.
The screen has also been fitted with a new layer of anti-glare film, which should help in bright environments. In addition to this, the stand has been improved with a wider tilt range of -5 to 35 degrees for a little more flexibility.
We gave the original Sony Inzone M10S a full five-star score in our review in September 2024, praising its sleek and functional design and saying that the spec sheet “justifies its price by offering everything an esports gamer or aspiring competitor could need.”
The Inzone M10S 2 will cost £1,199 (around £1,600), which is the same price as the previous model was at launch.
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