Introduction

You thought the recently reviewed $37 Rosewill Nebula GX30 costs the least amount of money a gaming headset could possibly cost? Enter the $20 Nebula GX10, its even cheaper sibling and the least expensive member of Rosewill's new Nebula gaming headset lineup.



Staying true to their habit of offering as many features for as little as possible, Rosewill equipped the Nebula GX10 with two 3.5-mm analogue plugs and a Y-adapter that turns those into a single 3.5-mm 4-pole (TRRS) plug, which means you can use this headset with your PC and gaming console. It comes with memory foam ear cushions, a distinctive braided blue cable, flexible microphone, in-line remote control, and, believe it or not, built-in lighting system. It's not a faux-RGB system like the one we saw on the Nebula GX30, and that's a good thing because that one looked poor. Instead, the Nebula GX10 uses a vivid blue backlight Rosewill placed behind a metal mesh on both ear cups, which will make you look like you just landed from another planet. Without further ado, let's check out what a $20 gaming headset has to offer to gamers on a budget.

Specifications

• 40-mm dynamic drivers (neodymium magnet)
• 32 Ω impedance
• 20-20,000 Hz frequency response (specified by the manufacturer)
• Closed-back, over-ear design
• In-line remote control
• Blue backlighting system
• Pivotable microphone
• 3.5-mm connectivity (dual TRS and TRRS)
• 2.4 m braided cable
• Weight: 288 g

The Package

The box of the Rosewill Nebula GX10 sports the very same design as on the Nebula GX50 and GX30, which means a black, red, and white color scheme is used, and the front of the box depicts the headset and lists those key features Rosewill deemed to be the most important: durability and comfort, blue backlighting of the ear cups, and easy connectivity due the fact that you can connect the Nebula GX10 to computers and consoles alike. On the right side is a list of supported platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices) and a short inspirational description.


On the rear is a detailed list of specifications and a breakdown of various parts of the headset. Here, you'll find out that the ear cushions are filled with memory foam, the headband is padded and supposedly ultra-comfortable, the microphone can be flexed, and that the backlighting is vivid - although no picture can prepare you for how bright and punchy it actually looks.


Inside the box you get the headset itself, a user manual, and a 3.5-mm TRS-to-TRRS adapter, needed to connect the Nebula GX10 to a device that uses a single 4-pole port for both the headphones and the microphone.