Mad Catz / Saitek Cyborg F.R.E.Q. 5 Stereo Gaming Headset

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

0
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros:

Excellent stereo sound quality, Builtin controls for volume, equalizer and microphone, Driverfree, Braided cords, Flashy designs that come in a multitude of colors, Detachable microphone, Braided cords.
Works with both PCs and smartphones easily, Good voice quality, Powerful bass.

Cons:

Priced towards the higher side, Limited functionality when using 3.5mm jack, Limited ear piece adjustments
Expensive, Treble response suffers from the emphasis on bass.

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Last revision on March 20, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Excellent stereo sound quality, Builtin controls for volume, equalizer and microphone, Driverfree, Braided cords, Flashy designs that come in a multitude of colors, Detachable microphone, Braided cords
Works with both PCs and smartphones easily, Good voice quality, Powerful bass

Reviewers Didn't Like

Priced towards the higher side, Limited functionality when using 3.5mm jack, Limited ear piece adjustments
Expensive, Treble response suffers from the emphasis on bass

Expert reviews and ratings

The Mad Catz Cyborg FREQ 5 has excellent audio quality. Its 50mm Neodymium drivers guarantee deep bass and crisp highs. Compared to competing products, there's very few that work as well as the Mad Catz FREQ 5 out of the box. Since this is a...

By Benchmark Reviews on May 03, 2013

They look fantastic, and feel just as stellar. But I have a hard time recommending the F.R.E.Q. 5....

By GadgetReview on March 04, 2013

There's something to be said for choosing your style and sticking to it. Mad Catz has done just that with its PC gaming range of capitalised peripherals and is rolling out that now familiar angular aesthetic to its FREQ range of gaming headsets. While...

By TechRadar on February 23, 2013

By TechRadar AU on February 23, 2013

The Mad Catz Cyborg F.R.E.Q. 5 is a solid, well-designed gaming headset that also works with your smartphone, although the high price is a...

By PC Mag on February 08, 2013

To test the F.R.E.Q. 5 we listed to sources of varying quality; from games, streaming media and high definition moves. In general we found that the sound reproduction on the F.R.E.Q. 5 was excellent and to a high quality. In either streaming media of...

By HardwareHeaven on April 02, 2012

The F.R.E.Q. 5 headset from Mad Catz is quite robust thanks to the light metallic components and has also proven to be comfortable even after one hour and a half of continuous use while listening to music, playing games and watching TV shows over the...

By MadShrimps on May 20, 2013

Today I have something a little more fun in the office, the MadCatz F.R.E.Q.5 Red Edition. We've already taken a look at the F.R.E.Q.5 headset before, which you can check out here . Fundamentally this is still the same headset and not a lot has changed...

By eTeknix on March 04, 2013

This week I've been spending some time with the F.R.E.Q. 5 PC gaming headset from Cyborg. Cyborg are essentially the brand name for the PC Market of MadCatz, much in the same way they have the Tritton brand for gaming audio, Eclipse for home and office,...

By eTeknix on September 08, 2012

Manque de confort, arceau beaucoup trop rigide, rendu sonore ultra basseux... le F.R.E.Q. 5 accumule les tares. LES NUMERIQUES Donnez votre...

By Les Numériques on November 21, 2013

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