The Wireless Gaming Headset Battle just got REAL

The Turtle Beach Stealth Pro is supposed to be the ultimate wireless gaming headset, even when compared to the Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. But when it comes to mic quality, range, battery life and more, there might be better options, especially for the Turtle Beach Stealth Pro's price.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Why I LOVE my Nova Pro Wireless!
0:38 - Turtle who?
1:18 - How Bad is the mic?
2:20 - Boom Mic vs Built-in Mic
3:55 - Mic vs Nova Pro Wireless vs HyperX vs Corsair HS80
4:32 - Built Quality = questionable!
6:32 - Other minor issues
7:00 - Swappable Battery System
8:39 - Gaming Audio Quality is actually good!
10:11 - Time to throw away the SteelSeries?

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[joshallisn]

Man the mic on the Corsair headset just completely blows everything else out of the water. It's in a totally different league of its own.

[lowercasegoat]

I've owned and used the Arctis Nova Pro, the Maxwell, and this, and for my money, this is the best all around headset on the market. My only complaint is that when you switch back to PC/PS5/XSS from a bluetooth signal, I sometimes get a l sometimes get a bunch of static in the sound and have to restart the headset. The swappable battery life being shorter than the Nova Pro Wireless is a non issue, as the second battery is always ready to go. If battery life is over 20 hours, why even bother with swappable batteries unless you're averaging over 20 hours a day with your headset on?

For immersive sound with excellent positional audio, this is the way to go. My ears don't heat up like they did with the Stealth 700 Gen 2, and the clamp is nowhere near as bad. The ANC is very good. Not as good as Bose, but still quite good. Turtle Beach has steadily been patching the firmware to add and improve functionality, such as adding in the second output so that you can use game to chat mix on the PC, and making it so that settings are saved for the next time you use the headset. The app on the phone has worked very well, and I love all the functionality for both PC and console use (anything that is on the PC app is also on the phone app for consoles).

If you're using your headset half the time for music, then you might want to choose the Maxwell, because they are AMAZING for music at the $300-$350 price point, but if you are primarily gaming, the Stealth Pro is quite respectable for casual music listening, and the positional audio is a step up. Like some reviewers, I found Maxwell to be underwhelming for positional audio. Maybe some pairs are better matched than others?

For build quality, I have yet to find anything concerning on the Stealth Pro, using them for long hours many times a week, and they're very comfortable (Although the slight edge might go to the Nova Pro there. Corsair HS80 is also very comfortable, but the sound doesn't keep up.) You can't go wrong at the top with wireless gaming headphones right now (Nova Pro, Audeze Maxwell, Stealth Pro), but this has been my all-around favorite. It makes things like the Astro A30 ($230) look like a stupid purchase (yes, I own these too), because the extra money is SO worth it.

[thejasoncobb]

0:23 - Try the Wicked Cushions FreeZe replacement ear pads for the Nova Pro Wireless. Much more comfortable than the stock cushions and thicker so you don’t feel the mic nubs inside the ear cups.

[zor__]

I went from SteelSeries to these and the sound from the stealth pro is just unreal, by far the best headset for sound I've had ever and I also think they are more comfortable, in FPS games they are nuts, everything is so clear and I didn't even download the software yet. Really happy with these, might upgrade the foam, have you tried after market foam? I don't think the build quality is that bad tbh, my only negative is they are heavy but I can live with that for the sound they produce 🤩

[gabeBucur]

Would really appreciate a comparison with Audeze Maxwell since they are so hyped up by everyone.

[slothking]

I’ve spend just about 2 hours doing research on which gaming headset to get (TB v SS Nova Pro. Hands down best review yet! This was very detailed, honest, and thorough. Overall, I was able to finally make a decision. Thank you!

[reneramsli]

Hey! Great video! I would love to see a review with the 2023 version of Razer blackshark. that mic blew everyones minds. I think it's even better than the corsair you used in this video to show what headset mics should be like. Its insane

[jerry]

Will you review Audeze Maxwell? Same tier with TB.

[RapidfireMG]

i hope you review audeze maxwell soon and compare them.

[ThatGuySquippy]

For me, it's mic quality over everything else. The Corsair HS80 has been my daily driver for almost a year now and all my friends instantly noticed the difference when I switched to it. It's also just as comfortable as my old SteelSeries Arctis 7.

PSA about SteelSeries Headsets: The earcup material has the potential to cause your skin to develop a **severe** allergic reaction to it. After using mine for a couple years, the skin on the outside of my ears started to itch like crazy one day, which would then turn raw to the point of leaking blood plasma from the scratch wounds. I switched to a newer model in hopes that I wouldn't have the same allergic reaction to the material but the same thing happened (I should also mention that many others have reported the same allergic reaction happening with SteelSeries headsets).

My Corsair HS80 has been great since I switched to it. My only gripe with it is that the mic side tone is kind of on the low side, even at max volume. The battery life isn't terrific either, but it's decent enough.

[DJHEADPHONENINJA]

All these headsets gets shit on by Audeze Maxwell. I'm surprised you have not covered it yet.

[leonprez]

Great honest review. Much appreciated. Please do the audeze maxwell next. It's supposed to be the best wireless headset. By a country mile. In terms of sound with a mic that is comparable with the hs80.

[denisruskin]

Dude, once you swapped to the HS80, every other mic in this test faded from existence.

[exmatrixx]

You should try the Audeze Maxwell. It will make you forget about these two, mark my words

[arclyte]

I had a Turtle Beach headset back I the day. They were awesome. Then the strap broke and they wouldn’t sell a replacement part. A $250 headset rendered useless for a few cents worth of plastic. Don’t think I’d ever buy a Turtle Beach product again. Went to Steel Series and haven’t looked back.

[GankerJr]

I used to use Turtle Beach over the years during the 360 days. I went through multipule headsets all breaking due to the band breaking. I seriously hope their quality has improved since then.

[Juice]

Your concerns are legit, I bought 1 turtle beach headset a few years back and it was was tiniest sounding, flimsiest feeling set of cans I've ever had. Definitely a brand for GamersTM that live on Monster energy drink and have never heard a decent pair of headphones.

[SharrodVisuals]

Try the Audeze Maxwell, they blow both of these out of the water.

Pure audio sound bliss.

[Mike]

I'll also give a thumbs up to the Wicked Cushions FreeZe ear pads. I was wondering if you've tried using SteelSeries Sonar to fine tune the sound quality.

[elmalloc]

Turtle Beach was huge in sound cards.Them vs. Sound Blaster.