CorsairHS80 RGB WIRELESS Multiplatform Gaming Headset - Dolby Atmos - Lightweight Comfort Design - Broadcast Quality Microphone - iCUE Compatible - PC, Mac, PS5, PS4 - Black

As of writing this review I have owned the headset for two and a half years. The praise I have is that the sound and microphone quality of this headset is excellent, better than anything I've tried by a lot. My criticism will be the durability of the headset.First, the good. This headset sounds absolutely great. I'm mostly talking about the microphone quality. Literally everyone on discord immediately commented on how great the microphone sounded (apparently everyone has to turn up my volume a little bit) and the ear phones are also super clear. I'm not a huge audiophile nerd or anything so maybe my opinion isn't much but out of the ten or fifteen different microphones I've tried (including some studio-quality microphones with audio hubs) this one is easily the best.The headset is also extremely comfortable, even over my glasses which used to press painfully into my head with other headsets. It has a convenient audio wheel on the back of it and I can flip the microphone up or down to instantly mute myself if I want to eat or drink while in a call and easily tell whether or not my microphone has been muted on the hardware.On to the bad. The first is the durability. I had to replace the ear pads about three months in. I went with a $13 pair of black mesh ear pads that have lasted me very well until now. The pads are good and are still completely intact but just keep in mind the initial purchase is probably not the only time you'll be spending money on this headset. After owning the headset for about two years, I will occasionally get issues where the audio quality on the headphones gets noticeably awful. It's always fixed by unplugging and replugging the headset and typically only happens whenever I remove or put on the headset too forcefully. I was also completely unable to get the wireless functions to work, although I didn't really care about this very much.Even with all the criticisms, this is still by far the best value for my money of any headset I've purchased. If the one I own ever does need to be replaced for any reason, I'm going to replace it with another identical copy.

The headphones aren't bad either. I bought these used for a lower price, so that may be affecting my perception, but they really do sound great on both ends. If you watch reviews for them on YouTube, you really can't tell when they switch from using their professional microphones to using the audio from these. That's impressive for a headset, my god. The RGB lights are annoying, but that can be handled with their iCUE software on WIndows and Mac. For Linux users, you're kinda effed, but if you set the RGB profile the way you want while connected to a real OS, the profile will remain on the hardware no matter what Linux distro you're using them with. ( I use suicide BTW)They're comfortable on the ears, and the head, though they may not fit a small person/child. The build quality is excellent. I will make complaints as I have them, but for now I have none. They might be a little much in the high-frequency range, but that can be knocked out with an equalizer. Good product. They sound just as good as other headphones in their price range, maybe better, and then the mic sounds just as good as a dedicated omnidirectional you would buy for $50. Well worth the price IMO.

As the title states, these headphones feel and sound great to use! The microphone is also one of the more premium kinds that I have had the pleasure of using. Compared to my last pair of wireless headphones, the HyperX Cloud2s, the HS80s here are dang near the same level of quality except in 2 departments, one being good and the other pretty bad.For the good difference: Build Quality. This is actually a massive jump above the HyperX Cloud IIs as I managed to break multiple pair over the course of a few years from general use. But, so far this headset feels so much more durable! The Cloud IIs had shoddy materials used in the hinges that allow the headband to be adjustable, and I have also had issues with wired headsets of theirs give out too. Although I can excuse them a bit as they at least lasted over a year in terms of use, but the HS80s from Corsair feel like they could last me a few (3+) years in comparison.Next, the BAD difference: The main issue I have with the HS80s in comparison to the Cloud II's is the battery life, which is near ABYSSMAL. The battery on this headphone seems extremely bad for a headset of this quality and price-point. My HyperX pairs all lasted multiple DAYS between a full charge session. But the HS80 pair? It seems like I need to remember to charge them daily, even if I don’t end up using them, so when I do decide to play online with friends the headset has more than 40% battery. The other bad part is how fast the battery drains when in use. If at 40% when starting, it takes less than 2 hours to drain the battery to 0 and have the headset die in the middle of gaming. Another major complaint I have is the lack of notification of when the headset is low on battery. The Cloud II headset plays an audio noise when on to tell you its low on battery without needing to look at a task bar icon or anything. The HS80 set requires you to have access to the taskbar to be able to see the icon, which is a huge problem when the taskbar is hidden while playing any modern game in Fullscreen mode (borderless or otherwise) so I am in the dark on the power levels until all the sound vanishes and the headset just dies with no warning. This is a major gripe for me, a simple sound to notify me of a low battery would be leagues better than what is implemented now.Now while I have a fairly long USB-C cable to ensure the headset is powered while gaming, it seems like this headset doesn’t like being wireless as much as it does being wired.Final verdict:Would I recommend this headset? Yes. Though it’s battery is abysmal at best, overall the build quality, sound quality and Mic quality are all stellar for this price point. I just wish Corsair took a bit of initiative to make the battery be on the same level as the rest of the product. This headset gets a 4 out of 5!