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Last year, Turtle Beach upgraded its popular Stealth 700 headset, improving both its performance and comfort. The build quality is solid, and I liked the “cooling gel-infused” memory foam ear cushions, which really fit my head nicely and played well with glasses. The headband is also sturdy and well-padded.

Turtle Beach says this Gen 2 model has improved 50mm Nanoclear drivers — the sound is more detailed and “precise,” — there’s a redesigned metal-reinforced headband and a larger, high-sensitivity flip-to-mute mic. Its engineers tuned it to deliver even “more detailed and precise sound.” I thought it sounded quite good, and the headset pairs to your phone and is good both for music listening and taking calls while you’re gaming. There’s a new Turtle Beach Hub app for iOS and Android that allows you to tweak the audio and remap buttons. 

This PS4/PS5 version includes a Mini-Wireless USB Transmitter for wireless use. Battery life is rated at 20 hours and the headset charges via USB-C.