>>280741603
The audio and the screen on the actual index headset are quite nice. 144hz is smooth, and SDE is just on the edge of no longer existing. It's not "next gen" better though; you're still looking through binoculars essentially, and the index headset is quite heavy, like 3x the weight of the CV1. The index controllers are okay, but like everyone else I'm on my second set after RMA'd controllers.

I personally went from the CV1 to the index, so I can't speak to the Rift S exactly. I'd say that the $600 is very likely better spent elsewhere, e.g. on a better gpu or cpu, unless you already have a 2080 ti and i9.