Beyerdynamic isn’t just known for headphones, as the company makes several popular professional-level microphones as well.
Design and Fit: Comfortable, But For How Long?
Right away, the look of the MMX 200 is fairly standard.
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The headset isn’t too heavy, but it’s far from the lightest I’ve encountered.
Where the construction is lacking in plastic, it easily makes up for in terms of cushioning.
This is handy, as there is no other noise cancellation here.
The Beyerdynamic MMX 200 may be barebones when it comes to features, but they benefit from Beyerdynamic’s years of experience producing headphones and microphones, making for a solid wireless gaming headset.
That said, the cushioning has somewhat of a downside.
After another thirty minutes, I noticed the heat increasing even more.
The low-latency wireless dongle also tucks easily into the USB-C port in the headphones.
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This makes keeping it handy when not in use much easier.
Listening to Beauty Pill’s “You Need A Better Mind” showed off how well these handle music.
Beauty Pill productions are often rich, with layers that reveal themselves over multiple listenings.
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Given the company’s history, this isn’t especially surprising.
One area the MMX 200 headset delivers impressively is the microphone.
Gaming headset mics aren’t great in general, and they always seem worse with wireless models.
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That said, it’s somewhat strange that there is no bundled software here.
This may come down to Beyerdynamic’s roots as an audio-first company.
The only bit of software for the MMX 200 Wireless headset is a firmware update utility.
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If you’re looking for EQ or spatial audio options, you won’t find them here.
Connectivity-wise, you have two options: the low-latency wireless dongle included in the box or Bluetooth 5.3.
I tried the dongle with both an iPad and an Android phoneboth via USB-Cand both worked perfectly.
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The controls are simple.
You get a stepped volume wheel on the left side, which you could press as a button.
You also get a Bluetooth button for pairing and connecting.
The right cup holds the power button.
Voice prompts when turning the headphones on will remind you of how much battery life you have left.
Unlike much of its competition, however, it isn’t only available in one color option.
you’re able to get the MMX 200 inblackorgray.
Should You Buy the Beyerdynamic MMX 200?
What I wasn’t quite expecting was that the built-in microphone would sound as good as it did.
That said, as a gaming headset, the MMX 200 felt somewhat behind the times.
Spatial cues were still effective, but I never felt like I was getting lost in the game world.
