'Our drivers are incredibly fast': I've been testing a prototype gaming headset with ultra-responsive speakers and it's transformed my Gray Zone Warfare sessions

You'd be forgiven for thinking that gaming headset audio has reached something of a standstill. After all, tear apart most models and you'll find a pair of traditional do-it-all drivers, which are essentially two small speakers pointed directly at your lugholes. Expensive planar magnetic units (like those used in the magnificent Audeze Maxwell) are the hot thing, but other than that it's mostly been variations on that one particular theme.

However, I've been testing a prototype gaming headset...