V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) vs Shure SRH145 (2015)

The V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) is an example of a great Gaming Headset at its $210 budget.

In the case of the $48 Shure SRH145 (2015), however, we weren't able to find enough data to come to any reliable conclusions. If you're considering buying a Gaming Headset in the $30 range, we encourage you to take a look at some other options.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) to be a great product - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 4" title from Rtings and "Ranked 2 out of 5" from SoundGuys in their respective Gaming Headset roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

Taking a look at the Shure SRH145 (2015), it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - PCmag and CNET - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. CNET, for example, preferred the V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017), while PCmag and Digitaltrends rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) got reviewed the highest by Head-fi - it gave it a rating of 9.3, while the Shure SRH145 (2015) most impressed reviewers at PCmag, which gave it a score of 8.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Gaming Headsets on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Gaming Headsets being 7.2 out of 10, whereas the V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) and Shure SRH145 (2015) managed averages of 8.2 and 8.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless (2017) vs. Shure SRH145 (2015) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.