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Reddit Reviews
Big-Towel-4865I have the 2nd Gen Stealth 700s and they have constant echo issues and don't connect to the app whatsoever to fix. As well as I have to plug them into my laptop once a month to "restore" them. They also go on weekly shut offs where I can't use them for a week, this is when I have to "restore" them. Turtle Beach refuses to fix this issue, horrible customer support.
CrusaderOfDuskThinking about getting this for my Xbox. I have the a50x that I won last year but honestly have never been all that impressed with them,or more-so that I liked them but that theirs no way I’d spend $449.99 plus tax CAD on them. Just found out these and from what I’ve seen are a large fitting headset I think I’m gonna pick these up and sell the a50x. Only thing I will miss is the simultaneous Bluetooth using my phone and game like if I’m waiting in a lobby or if im following a guide or walk though, but I can live without that. Had a turtle beach stealth 700 gen 2 max before I won the a50x but just tossed it and bought a wired headset. they became awful with constant cutting in and out and worse when audio got loud. That with occasional disconnects and mic monitoring randomly activating and distorting the sound and having to turn the headset off and on to fix it.
fokusmok69Turtlebeach 700 max gen 2 You can listen music from your phone and eat with that short mic ;)
RagnarRodrog# Turtle Beach STEALTH 700 GEN2 MAX
sapphire-asterYes!!! I never had this issue until switching to ps5 with this headset. Can’t wait to get new pair.
xKrow19I have the Turtlebeach 700 gen2 max and I wear glasses when I play. They are very comfortable on the ears even though I have a big head. I would consider myself an audiophile and the quality is *chefs kiss*
Buckwild1339$600 is steep to most, but for a product I will be using about every single day it’s justifiable to me. Also I used to buy $200 turtle beaches every 1-2 years before they broke. Never had an issue with longevity on the Nova Pro’s and am hoping the same for these
I had the stealth 700 gen 2 and after a year of owning them they would be intermittent going out and losing connection and then mic functionality would just entirely stop working
Turtle beaches I had the stealth 700 Gen 2 awhile back, while they sounded nice, they absolutely killed my head when wearing glasses, literally it hurt to wear them because they indented my glasses frames into my skull lol. These just out of comfort alone take the win
Well there is a reason they have different priced headsets for all wants/needs. I’d rather spend money on something that will last instead of a turtle beach headset I used to have before these that was $200 and would break after a year of use
CynistairWardI don't know of any non gaming headsets that connect to Xbox. Connecting the Xbox without a dongle needs Xbox specific stuff that will only be on gaming headsets that have the right Xbox licensing. The Xbox won't necessarily recognise a device just because you connect a dongle either so I would check that with the headset manufacturer before buying one. I had the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 which I got the month they were first released and was very happy with them. They lasted right up until the month the Gen 3 versions came out (despite being dropped badly enough to crack the casing a couple of times in the first month). So I just switched to those and am just as happy. I've no issues with hearing anything in Hunt. Turtle Beach are far more comfortable than any alternative I've tried for ppl who wear glasses. That may or may not apply to you. My only complaint is that you can't use the phone app whenever a firmware update is available and the firmware update requires you connect your headset to an Xbox, PC and phone at the same time. It's a minor inconvenience for me since I rarely use my personal laptop so have to find where my kid has left the bloody thing every so often. But it would be a big issue if I didn't have a laptop/PC. Tbh though, I rarely need to use the phone app. Occasionally I'll accidentally mash the headphone buttons and spin all 3 volume wheels so lose track of where everything is. Having the app to be able to get better visual indicators of the settings makes getting the balance back where I like it much easier. If you do go with Turtle Beach, I wouldn't go cheaper than the Stealth 600s. One final tip, follow the advice Crytek gave recently. Either use Cryospacial and turn off any audio enhancement built into the console or use the built in audio enhancement and turn off Cryospacial. Picking Stereo Uncompressed in the Volume & Audio Output menu is how you turn off the built-in enhancements on Xbox. I used Cryospacial for a good while and found it worked well. But I play too many games and got sick of turning Windows Sonic on and off so I've switched to just using that now. Either option works well.
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