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Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT - Slate (AP) $299 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Taken from their website.

Surround Sound: Yes
Detachable Microphone: Yes
Rechargeable Battery: Yes
Headset Frequency Response: 20Hz - 40 kHz
Headset Battery Life: Up to 15 hours
Headphone Sensitivity: 109dB (+/-3dB)
Headset Wireless Range: Up to 60ft
Impedance: 32 Ohms @ 2.5 kHz
Headset Type: Wireless
Headset Connector Type: USB Wireless Receiver
Headset Drivers: 50mm
Audio Dolby Atmos
Lighting RGB
Microphone Impedance: 2.2k Ohms
Microphone Type: Omni-directional
Microphone Frequency Response: 100Hz to 10kHz
Microphone Sensitivity: -42dB (+/-2dB)


I bought these on Friday, arrived on Sunday. Currently using them - feel pretty comfortable - happy with the mic & headset so far based on my limited usage (music and a teams meeting).

Couple of reviews:
https://soundguys.com/corsair-virtuoso-rgb-wireless-xt-revie…
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/corsair/virtuoso-r…
https://www.techradar.com/au/reviews/corsair-virtuoso-rgb-wi…

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  • -7

    This is in no way, shape, or form a bargain. The original Virtuoso (SE or not) is a $150-$200 headset with good marketing, and all this really has extra is bluetooth.

    With Bluetooth LE Audio and LC3/LC3 Plus codecs finally coming to market this year, this is not the time to be spending $350-$400 on a gaming-branded headset.

    There is no positional advantage from this gear: you're paying for the same wireless tech as the rest (not that good beyond low latency) and a semi-decent boom mic for a wireless headset. These features and quality are not worth this price.

    • +7

      Hey people rather than just anonymously downvoting this comment, would you care to explain why you disagree as this seems like good info to potential buyers?

      • +6

        a) his first neg before edit was literally just "This is in no way, shape, or form a bargain." with zero justification. it did not have the information that followed that sentence.

        b) if you look through his posts, he has been repeating comments with the exact same info about "this is not the time to be spending $350-$400 on a gaming-branded headset." - wait until later in the year.

        that isn't bad information, assuming it is correct and the "current tech" becomes cheaper and "newer tech" comes in at about the same price - but that remains to be seen & is also not really applicable given it is not currently available.

        it's the same as other industries like "wait for X phone or Y graphics card to come out" - some people, myself included, just don't care enough about waiting for what may or may not be.

        • +2

          Ahhh the old edit strikes again. I would've negged the original post too - cheers.

          • -8

            @Hinee: It's an exasperating process to repeat basic information on here sometimes… can't copy-paste or link previous comments either apparently.

            Can't win, can't help.

            • +3

              @jasswolf: Very happy for you to reply to this comment later this year when you find your promised equivalent headset with "Bluetooth LE Audio and LC3/LC3 Plus codecs" for $359 delivered buddy.

              • -2

                @peternow: The audio quality today doesn't beat $150 bluetooth headphones, and usually with much worse tonality and imaging. It's all about the latency improvements, and you can't sit here and expect me to believe that will cost another $200.

                Microphone quality on all headsets will shoot up due to more bandwidth being able to be allocated to the microphone transmission, but without machine learning based solutions, don't expect mic arrays in an earcup to sound better than a boom mic.

                Gaming audio gear has been mostly a scam for a while now, and their last bastion - low latency wireless audio - is about to be taken from them.

                • @jasswolf:

                  Gaming audio gear has been mostly a scam for a while

                  • @Diji1: Depends on how blindly you walk around through the hobby.

            • @jasswolf: Just let others decide mate.

              • -2

                @Oxxy: What do you think the links were for exactly? What do you think the information is for?

                I can't control your purchase or your thoughts… unreal that this is your mindset though.

                • -1

                  @jasswolf: You have no idea on my mindset, but you seem to be on some sort of crusade here, and getting down voted into oblivion. If you are doing this on multiple posts as someone mentioned above, it's perhaps not my mindset that is unreal.

                  • @Oxxy: I think you're overestimating how long it takes me to reply.

    • Wish the negative voters would reply and challenge your claims at least, but thank you for the in depth and detailed comment.

      • His claims come down to "don't buy now wait for the next best thing" which means nothing in two ways, people who need a headset now will want to buy it and 'the next best thing' is an endless loop of buyers anxiety.

        • -4

          If you read carefully, I've offered three options:

          1. Buy the almost identical product for as much as $190 less.
          2. Wait for a huge shift in how Bluetooth headphones work, wiping out the gaming headset market out for the vast majority of people.
          3. Don't buy crap wireless, go wired.

          Now you can debate that I didn't offer up #3 very clearly, but the other two are right there in the post. Feel free to revoke a negative vote if you placed one.

  • I've had this headset for a week and returned it back. It was the most uncomfortable one I've had.

    This is a comment from someone who've used a Logitech g930, Steelseries Siberia, Steelseries Arctis 7 and a HyperX Cloud II.

    Sound was great, design looks awesome but comfortability killed it for me. The ear cups are circular and it will bump your ear one way or another, so beware. If you've read reviews, most of them would have mentioned this issue and I don't have a big ear.

    Good luck.

    Edit: I used it for gaming and ear starts to hurt even after 30 minutes of gameplay.

    • +1

      Definitely agree with this comment - although it's not as deal breaking to me as it has been for kokoness.

      It was a bit uncomfortable due to the cups being so shallow, but I grabbed some thicker aftermarket ones and have been loving it since.

    • The original Virtuoso's were no better, returned them.

      Not very comfortable and battery life was atrocious with the RGB on.

    • definitely hurt like hell. 3D printed some adapters and bought some third party earcups and now theyre pretty awesome. of course not everyone should be bothered to do this, i definitely would not recomend the base product based on the comfort alone.

  • +1

    Dangerously close to Audeze Penrose prices.

  • I have these, only issue I have is no power off button? at least not on mine haha. Just want to turn them off sometimes :P

    Otherwise a great headset for me personally. No comfort issues.

    • +1

      if you're in wireless mode, turning it to wired mode will turn it off.

  • +1

    These did go up to $369, but they are back to $299 as of last night, got a pair and some fabric ear pads.

    • any link to the earpads in question? Eyeing the headphones off, but worried about the comfort issue.

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