As I said I got these after the V’s. I originally loved those for like 2-3 years but as time went on they were too heavy for my head and gave me migraines, the pleather on them quickly wears down -but- the sound quality was top notch. I bought these because a friend put me on the headset strap design, he has the steel series of similar value. I tried them but I hated the sound in comparison. Tried my GFs razor kraken ( the kitty ear ones of course) to see if I like razors sound profile. Way too much bass.But theseSame great sound quality as my Vs with a little more bass but only enough to make the sound feel fuller. I play tarkov/squad/war thunder/ and other games where sound plays a key role in the game hence why I was picky but these are like the Porsche Caymen if the V’s were the Porsche 911. Same great unmaskable quality and feel. The thing you miss out on and where the extra money goes to with the V’s is the things that come with it and the bodies construction imoThe HS80’s arent completely metal like the V’s and don’t come with a cross stitched magnetic bag to carry them in but they’re hands down the my favourite headset I’ve tried.I’ve triedVirtuoso’s (8.5/10)Razor kraken kitty ear (6.5/10)Razor black shark V2 (7.5/10)Steel series arctic nova pro’s (7.5/10)JBL Quantum 910’s (6.5/10)ROG certa 2’s (in ear headphones but wouldn’t call them IEM’s) (4.5/10)