CORSAIR VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS XT Multiplatform Gaming Headset With Bluetooth - Dolby Atmos - Broadcast Quality Microphone - iCUE Compatible- PC, Mac, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Mobile - Black

I've had a pair of Corsair HS70 pros for 2 years and they have been amazing but now the battery is failing and they very weathered looking. So having done a ton of research and knowing the quality of Corsairs kit I had to choose between Steel Series Nova Pro & the Virtuoso XTs. As well as watching 4k content with lossless sound? I needed a device with a great microphone. I was also prepared to tinker with Dolby Atmos and Corsairs IQ software which I'm familiar with,to get the best out of the headset. ( somthing which is a lot easier to do on the steel series using their custom LDAC plug in) Anyway , out of the box these headphones offer a flat eq setting, very underwhelming, but using Corsairs ICUE software amd customising the eq settings on wireless is essential. If like me you may watch movies and switch to USB connection? Using Dolby Atmos is also essential. I have never heard a pair of headphones sound as good as these once they are 'tuned' . Simply stunning audio. They also look and feel quality with mostly metal construction. Definitely have a premium look.and feel. In terms of comfort, some say the earphones are too shallow, can get uncomfortable over time etc. For me personally, I purchased some Wicked ear pads which are significantly deeper and cushioning? I have yet to use them. I love the leatherette earoads these come with as standard, but that's me, we all have different head shape, ear sizes etc. I would highly recommend these headphones.

EDIT: I'm still using this headset for my PS5 over a year since my purchase. I found somewhere that the RGB on the headset ruins the battery life (and they were correct!). I had to use the iCUE software on my PC to disable to RGB and the battery difference is crazy! I can use them for about 3 or 4 days at a time before they start compalining about charge. For reference, I play about 6 hours per day with this headset. I'd certainly recommend to remove the RGB lighting as soon as possible to prolong battery life. They have held up really well, you can tell how durable they are and they are so comfortable even after a year on. If these were to ever break completely, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the exact same pair again. I have changed my review from 4 to 5 stars after reviewing after a year. ORIGINAL: I have had this headset since July 2020 and it has been enough time for me to give my own verdict on this headset. I had to find a new headset after my Turtle Beaches began to snap on one earcup and they have been very faithful to me. COMFORT So this headset had circular earcups rather than your typical oval ones, so these may be uncomfortable for some people. At first, I did find them uncomfortable to use, but with more usage I have now got used to them. The actual material feels nice and doesn't put too much clamping force on your head. The headband is quite comfortable and is made of a memory foam type of material. The design of the headset does not make it heavy and gets straight to the point that it is a professional headset. MICROPHONE The microphone on this headset is brilliant. My friends on PS4 say that this is a crystal clear sounding microphone from their side and the sound coming in feels just as nice. There isn't a wind shield / foam cover for the microphone which I think it definitely needs, so you'll need to buy them separate. The microphone is detachable and the mute button is just underneath the back of the microphone. It's a very nice feature and subtle. The microphone cancels a lot of noise out from around you too. CONNECTIONS You can plug a 3.5mm to 3.5mm Jack into this to have a wired connection, although my friends did say this gave them some strange echo effect on my voice, so I went against using it. It connects to your device through a wireless dongle (USB) and needs to be turned on by a power switch on the right earcup. These can be charged with a type-c cable. There's a volume wheel on the right earcup too. BATTERY The one feature that ruins this headset for me. I just doesn't last long enough at all. It'll be on charge for ages and then will struggle to get through 8 hours ish. I'm sure I read it's got like a 20 hour battery in it, but it definitely doesn't feel like that. RGB The Corsair logo is on each earcup and can be lot up in various colours if you use their computer software to configure it. Very straight forward. It will also light up when it is on charge. SOUND The sound feels pretty good. I can enjoy listening to my friends or watching cutscenes / being in game with these on and feel immersed with the setting. I don't listen to music through them, so I wouldn't be able to get that opinion. VERDICT Overall, this headset takes time to get used to, especially with the circular earcups, and it can be off-putting for people. The microphone is one of the best I have used on the PlayStation and I'll be using it on the PS5 too. If the battery life was longer and consistent, I'd have given this 5 stars without thinking about it. I wouldn't let that out you off it though, as it could just be my pair. I do think the purchase for me was worth it and enjoy most of Corsairs products.

TL;DR: + Amazing microphone quality - probably the best in the market + Wireless mode is well-designed and reliable - Average sound quality - Comfort can be a problem over long periods of use - Massive bug renders bundled app (Corsair iCUE) unusable Aside from this headset I have tested the Astro A50, Corsair HS70 Pro, and the SE version of the same headset. The Corsair Virtuoso (not SE) was the best of all four by a significant margin. Unless noted otherwise, everything I write in this review applies to the wireless mode. The best part of this headset is the microphone quality. Simply put, I don't think you will find a better microphone in any wireless headset currently on the market, period, even in much more expensive models. I confirmed this by rigorously comparing level-matched recordings, and you can also confirm it yourself if you look for sample recordings on YouTube. As far as wireless headsets go it is miles ahead of the competition in this regard. Even the best *wired* headsets have trouble keeping up. As with most headsets, the microphone sounds best if it's placed far away from your mouth, otherwise it clips. Note that the only difference between the Virtuoso and the Virtuoso SE appears to be the microphone - I tested both variants and they seemed identical in all other aspects. You might think that the Virtuoso SE, being more expensive, would have a better mic - and you'd be wrong! Counter-intuitively, the SE microphone is worse, though not by much. The sound quality of the headphones themselves is... average. It's not bad, but it's not great, either. The headset is definitely not designed for critical listening, but it is adequate for gaming. The biggest problem with the sound is lack of bass, which might be related to my glasses breaking the headphone seal. The lack of bass can be worked around with EQ, but if third-party frequency response measurements (e.g. Rtings) are to be believed, that will only do so much. Probably the biggest problem of this headset has to do with comfort. The headset is somewhat heavy, which makes sense for a wireless headset with a battery, but the weight is not well distributed by the headband, which means after ~one hour of use my head starts to hurt where the headband is. I modified the headband, adding a contraption based on acoustic foam (see picture) to work around the problem. It does work and the headset doesn't hurt anymore, but it seems silly that I had to do something like this. The Virtuoso uses a proprietary wireless protocol and does NOT support Bluetooth - you will need to use the bundled wireless transmitter, which acts as a USB sound device. This is typical for gaming headsets. The upside is low latency and good audio quality in both directions. Wireless range seemed great in my testing. I had to go a couple of rooms away before I started hearing dropouts. In normal usage ~1 meter away from the transmitter, I never noticed any kind of interference or dropouts, ever, in many hours of use. The wireless transmission seems really rock solid. I can't say the same about other wireless headsets, even much more expensive ones. When the headset is turned off, the computer sees the audio device as removed. This is great, because that means that if you have other audio devices (e.g. speakers, webcam mic) your computer will automatically switch back and forth as you turn the headset on/off. This might seem like a very basic feature, but you'd be surprised how few wireless headsets can do this. All other wireless headsets I tried act as audio devices that "stick around" even if the headset is turned off, which is just silly. Volume control on the headset operates on the software (OS) level. Again this stands in contrast to many other wireless headsets, where the volume control is purely analog on the headset itself. The digital volume control on the Virtuoso works better because it avoids having to deal with two separate gain stages which can get messed up in confusing ways. Aside from wireless, the Virtuoso comes with two wired connection options: 3.5mm Jack (TRRS) and, surprisingly, USB Audio - a rare find for this kind of product. The headset is charged through the USB-C port. Sadly, while charging the headset using a USB charger, all LEDs stay on at full brightness and there is no way to turn them off. That's just silly. It is possible to charge the headset while using it in wireless mode at the same time. The headset can be tweaked using an app, Corsair iCUE, which makes it possible to adjust the RGB lighting and EQ, among a few other things. Unfortunately, in my testing the app suffered from a severe bug where it would constantly mess with per-application Windows app mixer levels, turning them way too low and rendering the headset basically unusable for this reason. Because of this I had to uninstall the app. The headset can be used just fine without the app, but unfortunately the app settings do not persist if the app is closed. I have also used the headset on Linux (PulseAudio), where it works perfectly out-of-the-box. In conclusion, I can recommend this headset for gaming and voice chat - it is very well suited for this use case and your friends/family/coworkers will appreciate the pristine microphone quality. Just make sure to double check for comfort/fit issues. I wouldn't recommend it for music/movies due to its somewhat unremarkable sound quality - though to be fair it is easy to find much worse in this regard.

Good quality but it is unusable in wireless mode, i need to reinstall i cue every time i boot my PC in order for the wireless option to work

These are NOT comfortable. Especially when worn for 4+ hours. I didn't really believe the reviews mentioning how uncomfortable they are. I have small ears and assumed that everyone complaining about discomfort wouldn't affect me or would affect me much less. I actually bought these due to the mic. I needed a headset with a better-sounding microphone and many Youtubers recommended this headset. It was so uncomfortable that I actually ended up buying a separate microphone + boom arm so I could go back to using my previous headset.

Perfect headset. Comfortable to wear for hours. Has auto sleep after 10 mins, can be changed using corsair's program. I adjusted the sound a tiny bit on VoiceMeter Banana.

Daha önce de corsair'a ait bir kulaklık kullanmış birisi olarak bu kullaklıktan memnun kalacağıma emindim. Ve öylede oldu. Earpad leri çok ama çok rahat ses kalitesi/bağlantı kalitesi/mikrafon kalitesi de çok iyi. Equlizar ayarları sayesinde ses profilini de değiştirebiliyorsunuz böylece çok daha iyi bir performans alabiliyorsunuz

The sound and microphone met my expectations. However, there are two cons I noticed. First, it feels almost necessary to buy thicker earpads. I bought the WC FreeZe Virtuoso and am very happy with it. The stock earpads touch my ears and don’t seal well, which affects the sound quality when listening to music. Second, while this can be both a pro and a con, the headset is heavy, but also very durable. That's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.