Asus has long been seen as a top motherboard and graphics card manufacturer, but increasingly it's diverging out into a much broader space. We've seen it produce fantastic laptops and recently some excellent 120Hz monitors. It's also been quietly producing brilliant sound cards for the last few years, so it should come as no surprise that headsets are also on the menu. This Orion Pro is the latest headset from Asus and it's not a bad little offering, especially when you consider we've been playing with some seriously high-end headsets recently from Sony and Logic3. At £70 it's not exactly sitting at the cheaper end, but it's hitting the market with some impressive specs on its product sheet and is looking to offer a versatile headset that doesn't break the bank. The classic red and black styling immediately denotes the Orion Pro's Republic of Gamer status, and the angular headset and USB soundcard scream Asus design. It's not style over function though, as the set sits comfortably on top of the head without crushing your ears inside the snug-fitting ear cushions. The passive noise cancelling isn't as effective as the faintly oppressive, brain-sucking, active setup in the Logic3 Ferrari cans, but is still pretty effective at creating a gaming bubble around your head. Spitfires on your six The stand out feature of the Orion Pro, and what separates it from the more basic Orion headset, is the bundled RoG Spitfire USB soundcard attachment. The 3.5mm mic and phone jacks from the
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