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I've had the Pulse 3Ds since launch, only within the past 4 months did they start to peel. Got the Elite's for Christmas and have had no issues. Turtle Beaches headsets were (for me) the most garbage ass headsets I've ever had.
I've used both the Pulse 3D and the Pulse Elite and have had no issues
I use ps pulse elite's. They were a step up from the kraken v3 pro's I had before
I bought the Pulse 3D at the same time as the first PS5. I love it so much that I still use it on the Pro, and if I were to replace it, I would definitely get its successor, the Pulse Elite.
If u looking for budget then razer hyper speed v2 around (140 euro), i was sceptic but i used a sony ps pulse elite and that is nothing compare to hyper speed it has really good bass, warm and bright sound quality absolute best in this category. Also the connecting i have no issue with the RAZER but the SONY PS PULSE ELITE oh my boi. It’s okay for ps5 but it has really cheap materials not okay for 150 euro the ear cuffs draw the moisture it will end very soon in the end bad quality pieces for a relatively lot of money. Bass is not enough WITH EQ u can messing with the tones but it wont be perfect i tried a lot of combination sometimes the lows where too loud and bass pushed down other sounds lastly I wanted connect to tv and it paired but i had a really weird muffle noises, and stuttering every few seconds awful in conclusion. In the other hand Razer had everything that i expected I’m using an airpods pro 2 for iphone. The tricky part was u need to connect with a PC and after u have done every step with software update u ready to go it was just 10 minutes. To me the audio quality is my sensitive part but this headphone is absolute amazing for the money. Convenient, Very good sound quality in overall. Connection no issues whatsoever u want to use. A little tiny adjustment missing u cant see the battery life but it doesn’t matter around 3 hours charging u get roughly 70 hours battery life tell SONY 27 is PAST. I just recommend!! 10/9
Got both the Pulse 3D and Pulse Elite, plus the Pulse Explore buds. Worth every penny for each, but for different reasons and with caveats. Pulse 3D is solid, but doesn't support pairing with your smartphone or interact with PS Link stuff. Pulse Elite is amazing except for the weak sides, which break very easily. Fortunately there are 3D-print fixes for it. It also disconnects sometimes but reconnects really fast, allows you to get a fair distance away from the console without disconnecting, and has noise filtering. Pulse Explore is amazing for everyday stuff while still being able to be used on the PS if needed. It does disconnect a lot more from the console if you aren't fairly close and if your head moves a fair bit, which is annoying. Somehow they are much more stable with my phone than the console.
Mine does that if the dongle is plugged into the rear of the PS5, seems to come from interference
i have the original ps5 headphones, pulse elite earbuds(uncomfortable as fuck) and the arctis earbuds ( my favorite so far)
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/sony/pulse-elite-wireless There is review of Pulse Elite. As far as I know, it has much better microphone, but is less comfortable to wear. And wired headsets? You must plug them into Dualsense controller, which will shorten it's battery life (it must drive itself as usual and headphones on top of it). Count with stereo sound without advanced 3D sound features. Also, for other wireless headsets, you MUST choose one that specifically supports Playstation 5 and has its own wireless dongle. PlayStation 5 does not support Bluetooth audio protocol in order to have lower latency for its Bluetooth connected controllers.
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