Skullcandy SLYR Gaming Headset Review

An excellent new budget choice?

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Skullcandy hasn’t been in the gaming headset space for a while. They used to own Astro (before selling it to Logitech), and years ago they also had their own in-house lineup of gaming headsets, but for the past several years they’ve focused on Bluetooth consumer gear instead.

Now that’s all changed. Skullcandy is back in the gaming space with the wired SLYR and SLYR Pro headsets, as well as the PLYR wireless model. All three are priced competitively and feature the company’s trademark sound signature and design flair. I didn’t know that they were launching these new models until I saw a SLYR randomly on a shelf at a local store and bought it on impulse.

I’m glad I did, because this is an excellent budget wired choice that competes well with other established players like Razer, and even has a feature that I’ve never seen on an analog gaming headset before.

I bought this headset at retail with my own money. I don’t use affiliate links or write sponsored posts.

The Skullcandy SLYR is $59.99 USD (official site here), and it’s available in three different color schemes. I bought the “Black DigiHype” model which has a neon pink headband and a colorful digital camo pattern on the inside of the headband. In the box, you get the…