Corsair Virtuoso Pro

Inle · Sep 19, 2023

The Corsair Virtuoso Pro is a high-end open-back analog gaming headset aimed toward streamers and hardcore gamers. Its custom graphene speaker drivers deliver excellent sound quality, and it's impressively comfortable too.

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mechtech · Sep 19, 2023

The open back is a plus for me with kids and pets I need to hear what’s going on around me at all times.

what I really want to know is how it compares to the game ones??

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Jomale · Sep 19, 2023

Are these le&ri 3,5mm connectors?

THU31 · Sep 19, 2023

How does the microphone fare with sound coming from the headphones? Does it pick up a lot?

I've always been a fan of open-back headphones, but using them with a microphone that's in close proximity is not a great experience.

mechtech · Sep 20, 2023

THU31 said:
How does the microphone fare with sound coming from the headphones? Does it pick up a lot?

I've always been a fan of open-back headphones, but using them with a microphone that's in close proximity is not a great experience.

Hmmmm interesting. I've never had an issue, but I don't listen to any crazy loud volume.

Inle · Sep 20, 2023

mechtech said:
The open back is a plus for me with kids and pets I need to hear what’s going on around me at all times.

what I really want to know is how it compares to the game ones??

Speaking from memory, which isn't all that great when it comes to audio... I remember the Game One sounding wider, but everything else is on the Virtuoso Pro's side, in terms of audio quality. It's also much more comfortable. The Game Ones have a significantly better microphone though.

Jomale said:
Are these le&ri 3,5mm connectors?

Yes.

THU31 said:
How does the microphone fare with sound coming from the headphones? Does it pick up a lot?

I've always been a fan of open-back headphones, but using them with a microphone that's in close proximity is not a great experience.

Didn't have any issues at all with the microphone picking up the audio from the headphones. That goes both for the supplied mic and an external condenser microphone I had mounted on a table arm.

THU31 · Sep 20, 2023

Inle said:
Didn't have any issues at all with the microphone picking up the audio from the headphones. That goes both for the supplied mic and an external condenser microphone I had mounted on a table arm.

Yeah when I was using a condenser mic 50 cm away, it didn't pick up my headphones. It picked up everything else, though (room fan, neighbors, outside noises).

I switched to a dynamic mic that sits 20 cm away. It doesn't pick up any of the noises I mentioned, but it does pick up quite a bit from my headphones. That's why I switched to the Sony MDR headphones. They sound great, but the sound stage is definitely smaller.

Audio is so difficult.

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