Corsair - VIRTUOSO MAX WIRELESS Gaming Headset (PC/PlayStation)
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Last updated: Aug 6, 2025 Scoring
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"The 50MM graphene drivers deliver vibrant sound. ... The audio is immersive; phone calls feel natural, music listening is akin to being at a concert, and gaming is detailed with elements I hadn’t noticed before. ... I think my high rating was initially because I had a great music listening experience with them."
"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."
"These are warmer with a decent audio range. Not too harsh. Warm and crisp. Crunchy. ... Plays metal music as if its coming out of my Fender amp next to me. Its got the felt that really filters the sound that way. ... They do sound good, they are warm, and do heavy metal guitar distortion fine."
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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."
"Lasts for DAYS on a charge"
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"ANC is crazy. ... I didnt think i would need it but damn its good"
"The Bluetooth sound has been massive improvement with anc working nice"
"The ANC quality is impressive, minimizing distortion and maintaining a natural sound. ... Overall Rating: 7/10."
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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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"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."
"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. ... I returned them because they are really underwhelming and uncomfortable. Cushion is almost nonexistent."
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"Side tone works barely <---- frankly worthless also trans mode is not a work around"
"Sidetone is barely noticeable until reaching 60-70% volume, but high volume introduces static feedback. ... side tone was definitely not performing well for a headset in this price range. ... In my opinion side tone for a closed back headset is essential, so it was unfortunate that it was a painful experience."
"Hopefully a firmware update can fix the... sidetone quality. ... The sidetone is a little bit louder but muffled compared to the Corsair XT's sidetone. ... I hope in the near future that a firmware update or driver update can help improve the sidetone clarity. ... Also can't use sidetone with transparency or noise canceling mode enabled."
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"No, they are not good for fps. ... You can't hear enemies well with this headset. ... Everything gets drowned and masked in overdone bass."
"Hopefully a firmware update can fix the... sidetone quality. ... The sidetone is a little bit louder but muffled compared to the Corsair XT's sidetone. ... I hope in the near future that a firmware update or driver update can help improve the sidetone clarity. ... Also can't use sidetone with transparency or noise canceling mode enabled."
"The sound is horrible, sounds all muddy and shit ... If you're not sensitive to sound quality, sure go ahead get them. But if you're sensitive to sound quality like me you're gonna hate them."
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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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"no USB Audio mode ... Guess I ll exchange for the XT"
"There is no USB audio mode. ... The Corsair Virtuoso XT Wireless had 2 symbols near the source toggle switch for (wireless and usb), while these new ones only have 3 symbols (Bluetooth, Wireless, Off)"
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