Headphones are a must accessory for any gamer. They allow you to easily communicate with players throughout the world to better strategize your game plans. Altec Lansing has come up with a solution to suit both gamers as well as those who use voice chat and other similar features via the Internet. The affordable speaker producer has combined the functionality of a pair of headphones and a microphone into a single product. This idea is definitely not unique, but is always interesting to see the product differences in the market between each company. As the competition increases, every manufacturer is trying to outdo each other with something special.

Altec Lansing is not the affordable market leader as we once thought it was. In fact, the company is now producing products that surpass even the most expensive units from manufacturers like Logitech. Regardless the price, which we will get to further in the analysis, the AHS-602 headphones are an exact copy of their counterpart model, the AHP-512 headphones. We will get to the similarities and differences between the two models throughout this analysis. Before further delay, let's begin...

As we have pointed out several times in our previous reviews, many headphone makers are not including anything with their headphones. One of the major reasons for this movement is the fact that there isn't anything worthwhile to include. This is benefial to us, as consumers, since it reduces the overall cost of the product. However, you may find a carry case with some of the highly priced headphones from companies like Ultrasone.