Audio brand Edifier has just launched its Hecate G5 Max gaming headphones. Though they’re confined to the American market for now, we’d be especially keen for them to launch closer to home. It’s not so much the audio quality, though there’s bound to be plenty of that. No, it’s the battery life that appeals most.
The company reckons its new gaming over-ears will last up to 305 hours on a single charge. Since you’d have to play non-stop for a week to hit 168 hours, that’s impressive. It’s even more impressive from the 2,000mAh battery the G5 Max uses to keep going.
G5 Max uptime
Edifier’s overs sport THX Spatial Audio+ features for gamers, which should let players “detect critical directional cues with greater clarity and precision, including footsteps, environmental effects, and sounds from above in supported Windows 11 titles.” The marketing hype isn’t true until we’ve given it a shot ourselves, but 53mm titanium-coated drivers and a frequency range of 20 Hz – 40 kHz could help make the G5 Max’s claim a reality.
Dual ENC mics work alongside a detachable 9.75mm unidirectional microphone for in-game comms. AI-assisted noise-cancelling tech will apparently “maintain clear and consistent voice transmission” no matter which gaming environment is encountered.
Bluetooth 6.0 and SBC and LHDC 5.0 codec support are included in the package, but the G5 Max also ships with a 2.4GHz dongle for more direct low-latency wireless connections. Using the dongle allows for 48kHz wireless audio.
They do sound a little too good to be true, something that only amplifies when you check the price. The Edifier G5 Max starts at R2,550 ($150) but, as we said, it’s not available here. Even the company’s Amazon listing won’t ship them over. Waiting for a local launch (Edifier does operate in SA) requires patience. Finding an alternate purchase method could be worth it for those who really don’t like waiting.
