Overall and Final Verdict
Going into this review I was excited to see what Patriot had worked on after our original coverage of the V360. While the V361 is only one digit higher they did make huge changes to the design. Most were really good, like simplifying the outside of the earcups and dropping most of the lighting. But I would have liked to see the suspended headband design stay, that was one of the areas that I liked about the V360. It also ended up being the main downside as well, the fixed headband needed softer padding, it put a little pressure on the top of my head when using them for any extended period of time. The audio performance wasn’t too bad considering where both headsets fit into the market. They don’t really stand with something like the Sennheiser GSP 300’s but they aren’t going to cost as much as well. The overall build quality improved as well, no more rattling controls.
As for the price, officially the MSRP on the V370’s is $69.99 and $49.99 for the V361 and at those price points, especially the V370’s they aren’t worth it. I don’t have any idea why they would be charging $20 for RGB lighting, everything else between the two models is exactly the same specification wise and as far as I can see in person as well. But the V370 is actually selling for $48.99 and $44.05 on Newegg, a much better deal. But the steal is on Amazon right now where the V361 is $39.99 and the V370 is $44.99. So the MSRPs put them both into a price range with headsets that are a little more comfortable and sometimes with a little better audio quality, but at the current selling prices, you couldn’t really go wrong with either model for a decent budget pickup.
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