ASUS – ROG Cetra Open Wireless SpeedNova Open-Ear Gaming Earbuds for PC, iOS, Android, Switch – Black

The best EarPods money can buy! - Sound is phenomenal. For the price you definitely feel what your getting. Can’t miss with ASUS

ASUS ROG CETRA - I have purchased the Asus ROG Cetra open ear buds to replace my Logitech headset, my headsets have been giving me a headache. I have been told by my friends that I sound very clear and when I playing games the sounds are coming in very clear. The only draw back is the battery life.

Comfortable with XBOX Ally X - I've been testing out different earbuds and these have been coming out on top so far. Much more comfortable than standard in-ear earbuds integrate well with the XBOX Ally X. One thing that stands out from the rest is the USB-C pass through to allow charging. No other earbuds with 2.4 ghz USB dongles have this feature. Very important especially with mobile gaming.

Comfort - I liked the seemless connections between the devices

Well worth the money - I enjoy the sound quality from these over earbuds, while still being aware of what’s going on around me. This includes listening to audiobooks, music, or while playing games on a PC. Using Bluetooth for connection to my phone and dongle for the pc for near instant and seamless transition. For gaming I can not notice any latency and for phone calls people say my voice is clear and very little background noise can be heard.

Best open earbuds for gaming. - Great sound and easy to connect to any system. Very impressed with the sound quality since these are open earbuds.

It fits a specific need - I was amazed on how well the sound was. It has more than enough volume for gaming and music. After a while it started feeling maybe too wide but that what this was made for. The openness made the sound feel thin. There is no bass with these even with the phantom bass turned on. I mean you hear it hit but it felt almost out of place. Not to mention the bass easily distorts and muds up the entire sound. The real beautify of this headset is the ability to hear your surroundings as if you weren't wearing anything on your ears. You will literally hear everything around you like it was actually coming out of the headset. Real life and gaming mixed together. If you need something like that this is what you need. I could never really find a comfortable way to have sit on my years. Since they don't go in the ear canal, they have to hang on to the outside of your. After awhile this made the top of my ear hurt. They would also move constantly so I was always adjusting them back in place. I guess my ears are just weird but I'm sure it will vary per person.

Would not recommend - Hurts my ears on long wear, anc noise when touching mic is a major flaw.

Awesome gaming earbuds! - These are fantastic earbuds. I like them for both music and gaming. The sound is very clear and these get very loud. Good open soundstage and great for ambient awareness. Great battery life.

Good earphone - Works as expected. Like the design. Sound is great

best i buy - best sound for gaming warzone any game you want to play

Great sound and mic is surprisingly good! - Honestly I didn’t expect a crazy good sounds since they are open ear but I was surprised at how good the sound quality was. The mic too my friends seem to hear me same as always nice and clear

Passthrough charging - The pass through charging was what sold me but its not compatible with most handhelds

Rog Centra earbuds - There comfortable and sound quality and the connectivity is great

Waste of Money - The Open Cetra are very comfortable. However, the issue I have with the product is Armoury Crate. The app never detects the headphones no matter what I try. When using them without the app. The headset just keeps decreasing the volume by itself and unable to to anything about it which is very frustrating. I won't just pick up something else at this point.

Amazing - Great over the ear headphone. Great perfomance and solution to not having in ear headphones that hurt after a while.

Battery life oh - I love this open earbuds i use daily on my pc and ipad for game play design also good love it

Love it! - Best gaming headset without the head/ear pain of normal headsets

Great product - Súper confortable. The mic is not the greatest but it’s ok for this kind of earphones.

Connectivity & Comfort - Overall these are quite good. The biggest selling points are: 1. Connectivity and 2. Comfort I think this product is good partially because there is so limited competition or comparable products with these specific features. I have a wide variety of earbuds and headphones and like these for a few specific reasons. I've tried other gaming earbuds like the Steel Series gaming buds and also have the ASUS Rog Cetra (non-open back). The Steel Series was awful. The original Rog Cetra are good at the right price point, but they hurt my ears if I wear them longer than 45 minutes. The USB-C dongle is one of the biggest selling points for me because bluetooth remains so unstable for so many devices. Apple wants to only connect to Apple devices and Windows Bluetooth is a nightmare. The USB-C dongle is Not only for gaming & low latency, but simply for ease-of-use if you need to use your headphones on multiple devices. The Bluetooth 6.0 on these makes connectivity better than some other earbuds. I was able to connect easily to a variety of devices, including my iphone, Macbook Pro, my alienware PC, galaxy z fold (work phone), and Apple TV. Most other headphones struggle with hopping beyond just 1 phone and 1 other device. And then you have the USB-C dongle in case there is any issue. The "multipoint" feature - where you can "connect multiple devices at once" - is something that can be confusing. In some premium headphones, you can play both music from your phone AND play music from your PC at the same time. They call that feature "simultaneous playback" apparently, where this "multipoint" can only play 1 audio source at once, but it is just connected to both devices for "rapid switching." The simultaneous playback feature is awesome, but I've only found it on headphones like the Steel Series Elite and Razer Kraken v4 Pro --- I haven't found earbuds that do this. I also wanted these "open" style headphones because they are more comfortable for longer usage. I never thought that "open" style headphones would be something that I wanted, but after I tried the Bose Open Earbuds I completely changed my mind. However, those don't have the connectivity with the USB-C dongle and were exceptionally bad with Windows Bluetooth connectivity. Regardless, these open-back headphones are quite comfortable as well. Also, I'm trying to protect my ears and I always find myself getting ear fatigue with any noise-canceling earbuds both because of volume but also because they are jammed in my ear canals. I can wear these for very long periods of time and they are very comfortable. I also sometimes wear glasses and it's not a problem. For sound quality, I definitely had to tweak the sound settings via the Gear Link app to adjust the EQ to get it to sound right for me. I believe it will be the same for most people as the default sound settings were incredibly dull and I was initially nervous I got a dud. However, after tweaking the EQ settings I found the sound quality good. I also change the EQ sound settings if I'm gaming versus listening to music because there is a big difference for me. It's simply impossible for open ear style buds like this to pump a lot of base in comparison to like the Technics 100. But also that is damaging to your ears and a lot less comfortable. If you listen to podcasts, these sound the exact same in quality. If your use-case is "gaming only" the big advantage is obviously latency but also the mic is built-in as well. But if your primary or only use-case is gaming, and the sound quality is your highest priority, I would do a wired headset like the Asus ROG Kithara. I bought those and they are incredible for gaming. But they are also something I just use at my desk. If you're looking for the highest audio quality on a single phone or computer, then I would look at Technics 100, Airpods Pro or Bowers & Wilkins P8. But overall, I'm pleased with these and think people will either immediately love them or there will be some that feel like they miss the traditional "in-ear" buds that most people are used to.