Microphone Performance

The detachable, unidirectional microphone of the Corsair HS75 XB Wireless was tested by connecting it to the Xbox wireless adapter. To review the microphone's sound and compare it to other similar headsets, I used the Adam A7X speakers and Shure SRH840 headphones, both being studio monitors, connected to Audiolab's M-DAC, a high-quality digital-to-analog converter that functions as an external sound card when connected to a PC. Testing was done in Discord, TeamSpeak, Skype, and Audacity, and I also used Audacity to record sound from the microphone. The sound was recorded with microphone sensitivity set to 100% and not post-processed or edited in any way.

For reference, this voice recording has been made with the Rode NT-USB, a high-quality studio microphone:



This is the sound recorded by using the microphone the Corsair HS75 XB Wireless is supplied with:


As far as wireless gaming headset microphones go, the one attached to the Corsair HS75 XB Wireless sounds very good. Even though my voice is audibly compressed, it's perfectly clear and loud, and even has a bit of depth. This microphone is a clear upgrade over the Corsair HS70 Wireless. In fact, it sounds better than most other wireless gaming headset microphones I've had a chance of testing. Just listen to the samples below.