Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Headset Review – A Good Starting Point
Technically the 600’s have 6 various noise presets readily available:
4 EQ Presets– Signature Noise, Bass Boost, Bass + Treble Boost, Vocal Boost
Superhuman Hearing
Online Surround Noise
The 4 EQ presets practically do specifically what they are identified as, no surprises there. Superhuman hearing is a feature a couple individuals had actually pointed out to me about the headphones, however I located that if anything it was a fancy name to a gain boost predetermined. Essentially it’s promoted to “pinpoint peaceful sound cues like adversary steps and also tool reloads” which definitely it does, but that’s due to the fact that it’s your “Transform it to 11!” notch. Where my ears located the most enjoyment and the pre-programmed that up my gameplay 10x was the virtual border audio. Promptly I went from thinking I was listening to where opponents were pretty well to absolute god setting and also “that person you yell at in a suit due to the fact that there is absolutely no chance they could have recognized you where there”– however below’s the key, they do know your there because DIGITAL SURROUND NOISE.
I was blown away by exactly how properly the noise this beginning headset drain can pinpoint opponent activity. Literally video game transforming!
MIC/COMMUNICATION
The mic and interaction top quality of my configuration has always been a high priority, which is most likely why Virtual Surround Sound blew me away so much. As I play a fair bit with my fellow Press Begin staff member, along with record as well as make material for the socials, the mic high quality has actually constantly needed to be clear, yet additionally have a solid equilibrium with gameplay audio. As well as this is most likely where my biggest complaint originates from with this headset.
Firstly, what it does well. The 600’s have a flip to turn on microphone, indicating you flip it down to activate as well as turn it back up to silence. I discovered this attribute very beneficial and easy when playing, as in the past I have actually had either a switch on the back of an ear, which was usually difficult to discover, or with a USB mic, I would certainly need to jump into the group conversation as well as actually transform my mic level off. It also has 2 very simple to discover and also utilize dials at the rear of the left ear– one for general volume as well as one for your microphone quantity (just how much you can hear on your own via your mic). The microphone top quality is also great and also clear in contrast to various other headsets at the exact same prices. I did a little test with my previous headset (comparable pricing) and also the 600’s– the old headset mic seem like I’m speaking with my head inside a commode, muffled yet weirdly echo-y at the exact same time; the 600’s mic is crystal clear, still a little echo because of the space I remained in, however it actually seemed like I was in a regular space, not down a commode.
However– as well as this is a factor which had journalism Begin team in a hot dispute for numerous hours– where the audio as well as mic mix of Turtle Coastline’s Stealth 600’s allow it down is in the reality that there is no seperate dial for voice chat quantity. Which means if you have an event conversation occurring with some really singing gamers, you’ll either need to tell them to deny their mic or simply experience the ear blood loss screams of them passing away, winning, taking revenge. The quantity dial on the headset dials up or down the total quantity, meaning on playstation as either just conversation sound or all audio is sent out via headphones, when you turn up the volume you show up both gameplay and conversation quantity.
Yes, party conversation as a “Non-Party Sound to Celebration Sound” slider– but come on, that thing really does not do anything. The only point this headset is missing out on is just one dial– Gameplay/Chat Equilibrium. Various other headsets in its price brace have this dial or button on them, yet Turtle Beach has determined to forgo it on the 600’s. It appears like a weird option to me to put in a Microphone Quantity dial as opposed to a Gameplay/Chat Balance dial, as just how much I can hear myself through the mic is something I can most definitely live without over a well balanced conversation as well as gameplay setup. Initially I believed I simply had not establish it up right, however upon trolling the internet it does without a doubt seem like my worst anxieties were proper.
Do not obtain me incorrect, there are work-arounds, like asking your squad mates to deny their mic, or making use of in-game chat and also attributes like in Modern War where you can readjust the conversation volume specifications. Yet having this quickly available on the back of my ear which I remain in full control over is just difficult not to live without (specifically after having a headset which might do this, but did not have in other locations).