Corsair - VIRTUOSO MAX Wireless Gaming Headset for Xbox Carbon
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
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"terrific in game audio queues ... not joking when i turn on the game mode i can hear footsteps so far away and so accurately that i can still be useful when im dead because of my comms."
"They are fine for call of duty Black Ops 6. ... They do good in BF2042. ... But for what the Virtousos Max have, you wont be nearly at a disadvantage as with a lot of other headsets I feel."
"Amazing sound over the XTs once i played around with dobly and sound ID. ... Truely fantastic."
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"Shouldn't have a problem with 12+ hours with these Virtousos. ... Its a good headset Ill go to when I need a break and my ears hurt from the buds I got and the Stealth Pros vice clamp force exceeds my capability of pain."
"Honestly, they are miles better than the pro's. Probably about double the width. ... But they don't hurt the bottom of my ears like the pros did. ... the earcups are at least 2x thicker I would say. So much more comfortable."
"I’m loving the ear-cups, deep and big enough to fit my big ears…"
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"ANC is crazy. ... I didnt think i would need it but damn its good"
"Apparently there was an update to fix the ANC, so I updated these, and the ANC works and it doesn't seem to modify the sound quality like people were saying previously."
"With it "on" the ambience of your natural surroundings is even more quiet."
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"Stuff from Corsair for example have really good quality mics, the Virtuoso and I think the HD80 of whatever they call it, have perfectly good mics. ... no one will hear the difference on discord or in games."
"The mic quality on the virtuoso is on a whole other level compared to other headsets in the same price range, goes from muddy to crisp and crystal clear with the virtuoso"
"both work great and I never get complaints about background noise..and there is quite a bit of it here"
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"Additionally, the battery is 60+ hours and it actually feels that way. I played games for a few hours earlier and the battery went down 3% total. ... I probably played about 4 hours of rocket league today and they've dropped 6% total with ANC on and Atmos."
"Shouldn't have a problem with 12+ hours with these Virtousos. ... Its a good headset Ill go to when I need a break and my ears hurt from the buds I got and the Stealth Pros vice clamp force exceeds my capability of pain."
"The internal batter these have does last a long time."
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"The volume wheel has a mind of its own, can adjust system volume randomly, and may or may not skyrocket to 0 or 100% on its own."
"No, they are not good for fps. ... You can't hear enemies well with this headset. ... Everything gets drowned and masked in overdone bass."
"Corsair Virtuoso Max audio quality is insanely below others at the same price point."
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"The volume wheel has a mind of its own, can adjust system volume randomly, and may or may not skyrocket to 0 or 100% on its own."
"how do you wirelessly connect these to an xbox ... Yes, i turned it on but i cant hear anything ... No i turn and turn the knob and nothing. ... They dont even show up in the xbox accessories it works perfectly fine on my pc but not on the xbox"
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"no USB Audio mode ... Guess I ll exchange for the XT"
"no chatmix is crazy. ... I feel they could easily update through the IQ software to replace the Bluetooth wheel with chat mix but we'll see."
"Also why would they get rid of the USB connection when the SEs and XTs that was the premium audio connection?"
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"If you wear glasses, this one of the most odd headsets to wear glasses with because the pads are SOLID underneath the fabric material. ... It breaks whatever seal it barely makes anyways. ... But its gonna push those glasses hard unless they have really thin frames."
"Now we just waiting for them 3rd party ear cushions for better comfort. ... The ones that come with the headset are a bit thin on the cushion. ... there is only quarter 0.25 inch of cushion for the earcups but 1inch of depth. ... I would prefer more cushion however like the wicked cushions brand but these are still nice. ... The headband offers limited memory foam, adequate for short sessions. Pressure builds in the middle of my head after prolonged use. The ear cushions are MASSIVE but only provide about 0.25 inches of memory foam padding. Lack of adequate padding leads to discomfort during long sessions."
"After 30 minutes of gaming, my ears are burning."
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"iCue constantly explodes, requiring a reinstall to fix ... the settings you put on the headset REQUIRE iCue to reapply every time the headset connects. ... I have reinstalled iCue a number of times to try to make it work and its straight up ass IMO."
"In order to Equalize (EQ) this headset, you HAVE to disable any windows spatial/DTS/Dolby Atmos in order to use Icue to tune them."
"I HATE the green "not muted" light ... There is seemingly no way to turn that green light off without having iCue running. ... they made the Virtuoso default to factory LED settings whenever it was not connected to iCue, so I have to have it running to disable the LED."
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