Gaming headset recs

Turtle Beach is dogshit, do not buy anything from them

For $100, you aren't beating this set. Stellar sound and mic quality. PC37X

If you're dead set on wireless, you'll have to up your budget to $175-200. Go with Arctis Pros

astro/logitech

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Do headsets now work on different consoles?

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Some do, some don't

Bought the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7P for my son to use which has a small USB-C dongle that allows him to play on the PC, Switch and PS5 but doesn't work with the Xbox. I "borrow" them from time to time and the sound quality is awesome, just wish there was a better way to gauge the battery levels in these headsets.

Just went to Arctis Nova 7x (pretty sure) since i needed one that does Xbox and PC...Not 100% happy that I still have to change the dongle (too lazy to blutooth them atm) but the sound quality is great and people have commented already that the mic sounds fantastic..

Got them on sale at BBuy for around 150 this week

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Go with Arctis

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I can barely hear shite because of decades of too loud metal, but I like the cheapo Arctis (Nova 1, $59) and they've done me well on PC. I ditched my speakers for the same reason (babies), and haven't gone back.

I have Steel series artic nova pro and I think they're great. I've had cheap Astros that worked and the Walmart Rigs that worked great but didn't last.

I tried the Phillips but didn't like them.

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Turtle Beach is dogshit,

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Disagree now. I’ve had stealth 700 gen 3s for awhile now and they’ve been a top tier headset.

I’ve had sennheiser 58x, Phillips shp, Astro a50s for trial, these 700s, and a few other higher end sets.

The 700s have great features and do very well in imaging when you put on the EQ. The ability to swap from pc to xbox with a button is great.

They are closed back and heavier than my others but are still very nice.

A50s were good but had a constant buzzing and bad software. Steelseries mic sounded like shite.

This is probably not a good option for most but wanted to put this out there for anyone that it would work for.

I love video games but never play online. I've been having issues with my sound being too loud for the house at night if I want to watch an action movie or a loud game. I was looking for a good headset that would allow me to switch between my PS5, XBOX and Apple TV box. Having a mic to be able to talk during online games is of no value to me but is probably important to most. I also wanted very good sound quality with good spatial audio.

I have a Sonos system that everything runs through and I recently bought the Sonos Ace headset. With the click of a button on the headset I can change the audio from going through my speakers to coming through my headphones. And the noise cancelling is very good.

This has been a game changer for me. It's not cheap for a pair and you need to already be in the Sonos system for these to be the best option. But it's easy and quick to switch to and the battery life is very good. Sound quality is very good and maybe a small step below the Air Pods Max. I do not play any online games so I don't know if you can use these to talk to other players during a game.

I have the Arctis 9x that i've really enjoyed. Easy to switch from xbox to pc or vice versa.

Sounds has been very good and really easy to use.

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You get a wider soundstage with open back cans, which makes directional audio clearer/better. But if you live in a noisy environment, closed backs are definitely better.

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Yeah I switched to open back a few years ago (Senn HD 6XX). I drive them with a dedicated DAC and headphone amp (Schiit) and was a big upgrade over my old setup.