Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless High Fidelity Gaming Headset (7.1 Surround Sound, omnidirectional microphone with PC and PS4 compatibility) Carbon

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More importantly you can create custom profiles for your headset, such as for music and gaming, and each one can have its own EQ settings and lighting effects. Out of the box, you get five EQ presets, including a clean “pure direct” mode and presets intended for cinema, bass boost, and FPS gaming. On the lighting front, there are 17 options with typical color customizations. Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE - Gaming There’s DTS Headphone: X Spatial Audio sound too via HyperX’s Ngenuity software plus you can tweak the equaliser presets or create your own. There’s a dedicated USB dongle rather than Bluetooth support which is a little annoying but we’ll live with it when we have to charge so infrequently. then my system paired and i could unplug the headset still connected and all the settings accessible.

I decided to experiment. Installed iCue 3.4 - he saw everything, but he also could not control the rear fan and AIO. At that price, it we’d expect it to be an all-around great set of cans, something you could wear all day long for music before switching roles for gaming in the evening. Without even trying them on, you get the sense that Corsair know that; these are understated headphones that have more in common with, say, a high-end Beyerdynamic than Corsair’s own VOID Pro RGB SE headphones. Meanwhile, battery life is fairly below standard at 15 hours between charges when using all the features. With dual wireless connectivity and RGB lighting off, you can swing an extra five hours out of the headset. Charging to full took somewhere in the ballpark of three hours. There’s an accelerometer-based smart-sleep/wake function that can tell when you’ve placed the headset down or on one’s head in an effort to save battery life as well. If you’re the type to use your headset as a general wireless headphone without the mic, Bluetooth aptX HD sounds nearly as good as wired or 2.5Ghz, though the compression is slightly noticeable. If you care less about preserving battery life, the RGB lighting on the side will definitely turn heads in the wild. Corsair’s iCue software features the usual dashboard, which you can configure with PC stats like CPU temperature and fan status, along with the battery state of both PC and headphones.

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Effective externalisation and accurate localisation of virtual loudspeakers – essential for making correct mix decisions on headphones.

I also had a tab for my motherboard rgb which is gone now as well, but I can still see the temperature for my motherboard on the dashboard. Overall, once I installed iCue and was able to adjust the audio settings, sound quality was very good on the Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT, whether I was running and gunning in Doom Eternal or working while listening to the latest Portion Control EP. can any one at corsair confirm they're rolling out a fix? (and maybe nudge your QA team to actually do compatibility tests before rolling out an update?) Corsair says it attained this level of comfort by reducing the clamping force and adding some extra padding to the headstrap. And while that increases long-term comfort, it also makes for a headset that slips and slides a bit as I move on and off my treadmill desk to shift between taking photos, writing and editing. The headset never fell off during my testing, but I did need to reach up and readjust it a few times a day.

Wireless connectivity is the signature feature here. Corsair has built these headphones around its new, proprietary 2.4GHz “Slipstream” tech, which uses intelligent frequency shifting to keep the signal strong regardless of ambient RF activity at a range of up to 60 feet. In principle, this should avoid the many problems with traditional Bluetooth audio. To make Slipstream work, you need to plug the included USB dongle into either your PC or PS4. It sets up in seconds with no additional drivers required.

Your VIRTUOSO headset provides 7.1 surround sound to help make your gaming experience more immersive. I don't have a high statistic since I only tried one and I rely mostly on this single experience combined with people's comments about the other brands but my feeling is that if a good sound quality is important for you then avoid "gaming" brands at all cost and go with real headphone makers.Realistic virtual immersive mix/listening rooms, which can be customised acoustically for your own or other rooms.