Sharkoon B2 USB Gaming Headset – Successful upgrade to the predecessor?

1 - Unboxing 2 - Technische Daten und Tragekomfortkomfort 3 - Sound- und Mikrofon Check 4 - Sharkoon Software 5 - Vergleich zum Vorgänger und Fazit

Software

At this point, I’ll take the liberty of recycling the corresponding excerpt from the SGH30 review, because the B2 uses the same software and has almost identical settings. Only in the Xear functions, the B2 has a little more to offer.

In the “start screen” the volume control awaits us.

The cogwheel at the top right takes us to the very rudimentary program settings.

After I had desperately searched for all the setting options, I had to grab my forehead for a moment: By right-clicking, you can see the individual menu items.

Very important for correcting the somewhat tinny sound is the integrated equalizer, which does quite a good job.

The 7.1 surround simulation generally leaves me cold when it comes to stereo headsets, and this implementation is no exception. It may well be that various sounds sound a bit more spatial due to the activation, but for me the headset sounds clearer in stereo mode.

Regarding the microphone there are of course also some settings. In general, the microphone is very sensitive, so I recommend disabling the “Microphone Boost”.

Unfortunately, the “Noise Reduction” only works moderately and worsens the voice quality of the own voice immensely. Alternatively, you might want to take a look at RTX Voice if you own a suitable graphics card.

For the full scope of the software Sharkoon provides a detailed manual:

B2_SW_Anleitung