Corsair - Virtuoso Pro Open Back Streaming Gaming Headset Carbon

Buying a wireless headset is always a waste of money if you are after pure audio quality since wireless still has some ways to go to reach the audiophile grade quality both its getting there. If I remember these puppies (PC38x) are available in some European retailer for 170 euros. Me I am from the West Balkans so you are in a better position than me when it comes to shopping. The thing about PC38x is that they are open back and sound way better than closed black, hmmm look for these ones, the got good reviews too: [https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/gaming-headsets/ca-9011370-na/virtuoso-pro-open-back-streaming-gaming-headset-carbon-ca-9011370-na?srsltid=AfmBOoosmw\_vVZ7eSBQHteXNuuZAcZGbgs-BkH8WB124v10VPaXsMCTp](https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/gaming-headsets/ca-9011370-na/virtuoso-pro-open-back-streaming-gaming-headset-carbon-ca-9011370-na?srsltid=AfmBOoosmw_vVZ7eSBQHteXNuuZAcZGbgs-BkH8WB124v10VPaXsMCTp)

I use virtuoso pro open back headphones.

+1 for the Virtuoso. It's a solid headset, great mic and has the benefit of using both wired and wireless channels simultaneously.

I’m very happy with my Corsair virtuoso. Solid build, good sound. I have younger kids who use and abuse it and it’s still trucking. Only thing I didn’t like is the headband and cups. The spray leather deteriorated, so I opted for valour fabric instead, very comfy

I'm replacing my virtuouso with the nova. The v's cups are too small for my ears and the headband fatigues my skull, they are super heavy aswell. I did like the build quality and the detachable mic though. Battery has been dieing much quicker after a year but that could be my fault.

Really didn't like it. Quite dull sound imo + USB micro. Still love my Corsair Virtuoso

I use the hyper x cloud 2 and Corsair virtuoso, both work great and I never get complaints about background noise..and there is quite a bit of it here

iCue constantly explodes, requiring a reinstall to fix, and the settings you put on the headset REQUIRE iCue to reapply every time the headset connects. I have the Virtuoso, and I HATE the green "not muted" light, and I hate the lack of control over which voice prompts they use. The cups degraded to shreds in under 2 years, the plastic holding one cup broke from an accidental drop onto the desk. 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. Needless to say, I have regrets, hence why I'm on this forum looking for alternatives

I should clarify, \*SOME\* options revert to factory. There are two ways for me to turn off the logo lighting, turning the color to black, and setting the brightness to zero. If I set it to black, it will restore its color when not running iCue, if I set brightness to zero, it holds that setting. The same cannot be said of the "enable green light while active" setting. There is seemingly no way to turn that green light off without having iCue running.

I was told to go back to Corsair Virtuoso headset because Maxwell mic sucked so bad. I disagree. And if I have to spend MORE money on a pricey headset to make it work well, then it has shit value

These are great, but with the right EQ settings, the Corsair Virtuoso easily outclasses them. Of course, that comes at a steep premium.

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 I will say my only complaint at the beginning was the comfort, it felt a bit too tight on my head but maybe that's just me

i use the corsair virtuoso and connect it to DOLBY ACCESS for 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.

Honestly stuff now has pretty decent mic quality. Unless you plan to get into content creation, a dedicated mic really doesn't matter much. 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. Is a dedicated mic better? Yeah I have one with DT770s but no one will hear the difference on discord or in games.

Gaming headsets uniformally have terrible ergonomics. If you must have something that's wireless with anc and don't care much about sound quality, I'd look into the JBL quantum line. They fit my large head/ears better than most others I've tried (arctis line, corsair void/virtuoso, hyperx cloud)