Reddit reviews Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 450 Fully Wireless PC Gaming Headset with DTS Headphone:X 7.1 Surround Sound

I have spent way too long looking up reviews and the consensus is... they mostly all suck. Wirecutter has a decent writeup:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-gaming-headset/

The steelseries is their choice for wireless, but I couldn't handle the price tag.

I ended up going for the Ear Force Stealth 450, which you can get for $100. I've only had them for a few days, but so far they've been great. Good battery life, light weight. Only con so far is the voice status messages that I can't find a way to turn off.

Wireless headsets will almost all use their own soundcard, so no need to get anything extra. I don't have an opinion on the surround vs stereo thing - I've stuck with stereo on this headset though because I'm too lazy to install the software.

Great thread and thanks for sharing! I'm ordering some of what you listed.. :)

Here is what I have already purchased and am using:

Mini tripods for the base stations as I haven't set them up permanently yet:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006I1KQQI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wireless headset so I don't have to deal with the audio cable:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZC3S72I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Active HDMI cable as I'm running off my PC from the bedroom in my livingroom:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186DNFLI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Active USB 2.0 cable again as I'm running off my PC from the bedroom in my livingroom:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PLLA9U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also just ordered a set of 7' tripods for mounting the base stations:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HNZJLG4/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

this https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Memory-Foam-Replacement-Better/dp/B01HM4QB0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479173282&sr=8-1&keywords=vrcover or https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Memory-Foam-Face-Replacement/dp/B01J46XWXW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479173282&sr=8-2&keywords=vrcover

then for headphones i suggest those personally https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Stealth-Wireless-Headphone-Surround/dp/B00ZC3S72I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479173327&sr=8-1&keywords=ear+force+450 as you don't wanna share earbuds and wireless is really the way to go for roomscale

I have the Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 450. ~$100.

No complaints from me. Very comfortable for extended sessions and good battery life.

I've had the Turtle Beach Stealth 450s for 2 years now and they've been pretty good to me. I'm not super obsessed with having the best sound quality or mic quality, which are both fairly decent imo, so these worked perfectly for me. The headset has two different knobs for game volume and sidetone/mic monitoring along with a button for different presets of sound (bass boost, vocal boost etc.). The mic is detachable and the headset comes with a 3.5mm audio jack so it can be plugged into the controller, but I always used USB.

The only downside I had with the headset is that it stopped charging a couple months ago and since it only has a 1 year warranty from when it was bought, TB wouldn't replace it. After surfing different forums, I found it is a common problem people have. I tried to replace the battery in the headset which was a fairly simple process but was not successful. Could've been user error, could've been that it could not be fixed. I don't know.

Overall, it served its purpose and I had no complaints with its features other than it dying after about 2 years. Best of luck and hope this helped!

This headset is not bluetooth(I can't find which technology its using actually, just know its not bluetooth) so sadly I can't answer that. What ever technology this is using though, I can't perceive any latency at all. This is the headset if anyone can find out what it is using: http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Wireless-Headphone-Surround/dp/B00ZC3S72I

Just got this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZC3S72I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I like it a lot.

I'm using a Turtle Beach ear force stealth 450 wireless headset.

https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Wireless-Headphone-Surround-Windows/dp/B00ZC3S72I


Before I used cabled high-end studio headphones (Bayerdynamic DT770 Pro). It 's wonderful to be free of any sorts of additional cords. It's a big plus being able to just take of the headphones and put them to the side when you just want to get out of VR for a short interruption. They're affordable and the sound quality is absolutely decent enough for (VR) gaming.
It also fits pretty tight - but not too tight so it doesn't fling of your head from some more involved motions but also stays comfortable.


Additionally you can use the mic instead of the Vive mic which will help other players in multiplayer games hearing your heavy breathing. It also has a mute button for the mic on the side so you can easily mute yourself completely like that. The mic is detachable so if you wan to make it more minimalistic during single player sessions you can take that of as well.


Personally I did not encounter any of the issues people mention on the amazon reviews.

want to preface with not really looking for super high quality stuff. looking for comfort mostly, and wireless headset are really clutter free. from what ive read in the headphones community, those are two things really frowned upon, but i dont really feel like im looking for super duper high quality stuff ya know? still would like a recommendation to see what you guys think.

currently using turtle beach stealth 450, i really like it, but i cracked the arm, so looking to replace it before it breaks completely.

https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Force-Stealth-discontinued/dp/B00ZC3S72I it was $150 as a gift 1.5 years ago, and i wouldnt feel bad buying the same ones again for $90 bucks, but just wanted see if i could get something for better value, maybe with better build quality? didnt drop it or anything, so not sure how, or when it broke.

Budget - $100~ could push more if i see value

Source - desktop

Requirements for Isolation - some would be nice, but no strict requirement here

Will you be using these Headphones in Public? nope, only at home

Preferred Type of Headphone - over ear

Preferred tonal balance - dunno

Past headphones - covered above

Preferred Music - mostly using for gamging and voice comms, not really looking to listen to music

What would you like to improve on from your set-up - not unhappy perse, just seeing if i could get something better for around the same price range.

I have this Turtle Beach wireless headset and it's quite good. I managed to find a Warehouse Deal for $67, fortunately.

The G933's I'm using haven't been too bad - really the 2 biggest gripes I have are that I can't seem to charge them while using them (they restart every 5 minutes if I do this, even if the battery is full...) and that when I first turn on the headset, I have to manually pair them to the receiver. That said, if you're not all that worried about lighting and whatnot, the pair of headphones I had before, Turtle Beach's Stealth 450's were awesome. 15 hour battery life (I often only got about 12 to 14 hours), I could charge and use them at the same time, they still have the Sidetone feature (being able to hear yourself with whatever you're listening to), easy 40 foot wireless range, they sounded pretty great, and were fairly priced considering the average price of wireless headsets. If my G933's were to die in the near future, I'd honestly probably pick up another pair of the Stealth 450's.

I'm using Turtle Beach Stealth 450 and it works great. I mainly got them for PC gaming because they're wireless USB, but they also have an audio in port that works for the quest.

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https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Stealth-Wireless-Headphone/dp/B00ZC3S72I

Here you go.

http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Wireless-Headphone-Surround/dp/B00ZC3S72I

Just a little spendy for my blood. I wish there was a good $50 solution. I'm not a huge audiophile and just want something light and easy to work with the Vive.

I'm using the Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 450 works perfectly For the Switch. That's also my main headset for PC gaming :)

https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Stealth-Wireless-Headphone/dp/B00ZC3S72I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510310289&sr=1-1&keywords=turtle+beach+450

I bought my first wireless headset last year

https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Stealth-Wireless-Headphone/dp/B00ZC3S72I/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1523585474&sr=1-1&keywords=turtle+beach+stealth+450

These specific ones are discontinued now but if I had to upgrade I'd go for the newer models like the 800 series, can get a little pricey though.

I've always been a fan of Turtle Beach and the detachable mic is nice too as you can just use them for movies/music too.