Corsair Virtuoso Review: The best gaming headset around?

This is a review of the Corsair Virtuoso high fidelity gaming headset that's both WIRED and WIRELESS. WHAT?

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This is almost certainly the best gaming headset Corsair has crafted to date. For several different reasons.

1 - It comes with Corsair Slipstream wireless technology, as well as other connection options including USB-C and 3.5mm.

2 - It's a high-fidelity, high-res headset that is capable of 96kHz/24 bit audio when connected to a PC using the USB-C

3 - It has 20 hours of battery life before it needs charging.

4 - It has a premium design that includes large earcups and faux leather padding that blocks out external noise. As well as 50mm drivers and 7.1 virtual surround sound with customisable EQ options in the Corsair iCue software.

5 - A "broadcast quality" microphone that's suprisingly good. The voice over for this video was recorded with that mic to let you hear it for yourself.

One other thing that Corsair doesn't mention is the fact this headset also works with smartphones via USB-C to USB-C connection, but they don't supply a cable for it oddly.

be sure to check out my Corsair Virtuoso review and see how it compares with the Astro A50 as well.

Technical specs of the Corsair Virtuoso include:

Headphones
Frequency Response: 20Hz – 40,000Hz
Impedance: 32 Ohms @ 2.5kHz
Sensitivity: 109 dB (± 3 dB)
Drivers: Custom 50mm
neodymium, matched pairs

Microphone
Type: Omni-directional
Impedance: 2.0k Ohms
Frequency Response: 100Hz – 10,000Hz
Sensitivity: -42 dB (± 2 dB)
Wireless
Type: CORSAIR
SLIPSTREAM
WIRELESS 2.4Ghz
Connector: USB Type A
Range: Up to 60 feet (12m)
Battery Life: Up to 20 hours
USB Charging Cable: 1.5m
3.5mm Stereo Cable: 1.5m

Note that there is also an SE version with a more premium finish and an enhance microphone.

This headset is also compatible with Corsair iCue where to can adjust RGB lighting, tweak mic volume and sidetone, turn surround sound on and off and choose from various EQ presets including:


Pure Direct
Movie Theater
FPS Competition
Clear Chat
Bass Boost

0:00 Hellooo
0:30 Specifications
1:40 Audio
2:56 Wireless Audio quality
3:53 Corsair Virtuoso Design
4:47 Earcups
4:53 Microphone
5:33 Corsair IQ software
6:39 Earcup problem
7:37 Connecting to a phone
8:25 USB-C cable
9:38 NO Bluetooth connectivity!
10:38 battery life
11:02 Audio notifications
14:17 Conclusion

Recorded with:
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Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-32 mm Lens - https://amzn.to/2L9mm0O
Panasonic Lumix G Macro Lens - https://amzn.to/2ZCmTML
Blue Yeti mic - https://amzn.to/2Hz9GOE

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