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I had the A30 wireless and they were pretty good. One of the only things I didn't like was that even though I had the white PS version I could use them on my xbox as well. The problem was that if they weren't turned on, they had issues when wired to the xbox controller. Turn them on, and those issues went away. I think it was an echo or they picked up the fan above where I sit too easily when off. The mic settings when on would cut that out. Another problem was that they were only compatible with Ghub on my phone and not on the pc version. I ended up selling them when I stumbled on the TB stealth 700 gen 3 since I didn't need the A30, stealth 700 and my razer kaira pros. Edit: I saw a video last night where this girl had a headset on and I searched it up and it turned out to be the g735s. Those are pretty sweet looking as well.
Turtle Beach headsets are a love-hate story for me. For Battlefield games, I’ve never used anything I liked better. For whatever reason, starting with Battlefield 4 and the 1st gen Stealth 700, these always feel like a cheat code for footsteps in those game for me (and I don’t use superhuman hearing mode). But they use cheap plastic. That’s basically it. Amazing sound, but they’re going to break in time, no matter how gentle you are with them. In the end, I’ve decided that it’s worth it. Just ordered a gen 3 Stealth 700. New Battlefield equals another Stealth 700 that probably won’t live for more than a year. It’s the sound I want, so it is what it is.
I've tried all of these. The Turtle Beach stealth 700 Gen 3 (not Gen 2 max) is the best out of all the headsets. However, the Sony Explore Earbuds are also fantastic. Turtle Beach has the largest drivers with great mids and deep bass. The Explore uses the Audeze planar Magnetic tech and executes it FAR superior to the Sony Pulse Elite. Don't even consider Pulse 3D. The two I recommended have awesome spatial sound awareness and profiles. They're also exceptional for music and both can dual connect to your PS5 and phone.
The SteelSeries headsets do not have great microphones. They are fairly quiet but with their Sonar GG app you can adjust your mic to your liking. With that being said the Nova Pro are my favorite headset bc I don't care how much my mic sounds, but it would be hard to recommend if mic clarity is a want. I built a [list with headsets from different price points](https://goopfinder.com/compare/?slugs=logitech-g-pro-x%2Cturtle-beach-stealth-700-gen-3%2Clogitech-g-pro-x-2-lightspeed%2Crazer-blackshark-v3-x-hyperspeed) that I believe are good options for you... <$100 - Razer Blackshark v3 x Hyperspeed <$150 - Logitech G Pro X <$200 - Turtle Beach 700 Gen 3 <$250 - Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed IMO its all preference, find a headset within your comfortable price point with the features it claims to have. Purchase from Amazon or best buy (some where with a return policy) and try it out for a week and return if its not what you expected.
In short: If you aim for sound quality then Pro are better. If you aim for functionality then 700 ar better. Both sounds great, but pro has edge in sound performance, but lack certain funcions like folded mic, separate chat volume and the biggest con with pros is battery life. Yes you get two and swap them, but it is nothing compared to 700's 80h battery life, where you can game for weeks without charging.
Turtlebeach stealth 700 gen 3, I was always steelseries fan, till the day I tried Turtlebeach 3 years ago and now on my second one.. they sound amazing and feature packed, perfect value to money
Turtle Beach stealth 700 gen 3. Rocked the 600s for a while. So it was a no brainer for me when they dropped and it was upgrade time.
Not good Do the maxwells use planar magnetic drivers which are designed to be inherently flat and play audio in its purists form with little to no enhancements. You’ll get bass but not the rumbling/thumping bass you are probably use to hearing in standard dynamic drivers which 99.% if headsets use If you want bass I’d recommend the Astro A50x, Arctis nova pro wireless ore the Arctis nova 7ps. The turtle beach stealth 700 gen 3s are also a good choice The above will give you balanced audio with both bass and clarity/detail. The a50x and turtle beach headset are a smige more bass heavy but not overbearing though
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Best for Competitive FPS footstep tracking

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Best for Marathon gaming sessions

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Best for Mic isolation in shared rooms

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Astro (Logitech) - A50 Series





