Top Pick: The Ultimate Wireless Gaming Headset of 2024

Not many headsets have left such an immediately positive impression on us as the EPOS H3PRO Hybrid. With superb sound quality, great comfort, smart design, and loads of features, they do everything you could hope for from a wireless gaming headset.

The excellence starts with the number of features on offer. Not only do you get 2.4GHz wireless for your PC but Bluetooth too. Moreover, to really make this a travel-friendly headset, it offers active noise canceling to drown our your plane/train/noisy neighbors. Plus, you can remove the boom mic to make the headset more compact but miss out on none of the above features as the headset has internal mics too.

Next on this headset’s hitlist is that it’s incredibly comfortable. It’s surprisingly light weight combined with excellent earcup and headband padding means it seldom feels like it’s putting a strain on your head.

Then, of course, there’s this headset’s excellent sound quality, both from its mic and headphones. The latter offers loads of sonic detail and bass power but without having too much of a forced ‘gamer’ sound with big bass and boosted treble. You can tweak the EQ to better highlight in-game details too, though this headset is admittedly slightly more geared towards broader general use than gaining every sonic esports advantage.

The only negative thing we have to say about the headset is that its software suite can be a touch buggy, but you can opt not to use it.

As you might expect, the Epos H3Pro Hybrid isn’t cheap, normally, but its price is justified by the quality and number of features on offer.

The

Corsair HS65

Wireless offers terrific value considering its decent price. It offers both Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless connections, cutting the cord from its wired counterpart with minimal compromises. We’re yet to find a wireless headset that offers the same build quality, sound, and style offered by this cheap champion at its price point.

Featuring 50mm neodymium drivers, the HS65 Wireless offers a well-rounded sound signature that’s great for playing games, listening to music, or watching movies. Meanwhile, its microphone helps capture your comms with clarity that competes with more expensive rivals.

The main weakness of the Corsair HS65 Wireless comes down to its wired connectivity or lack thereof. Thankfully, with up to 24 hours of battery life, you shouldn’t need to reach for the charger often. Better still, you only need to juice it up for 15 minutes to get 6 hours of playback.

Read our full Corsair H65 Wireless review.

The

Razer

BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) has several qualities that particularly make it stand out as a go-to option for a dedicated esports headset. The first is that its overall design and feature set works great for just pure gaming. The headset has Bluetooth but it’s not the main focus. Instead, the chunky volume dial, flexible boom mic, and relatively lightweight design make this a headset that’s easy to use in the heat of battle.

The second key feature is a top-quality microphone. While in many instances a basic, low-quality mic is fine for simple voice comms, for more dedicated esports players, having a mic that is clear and full-sounding – and doesn’t require having a dedicated desktop gaming mic – is a must-have. And that’s what the BlackShark V 2 Pro (2023) possesses.

The final string to this headset’s bow is its smart game profiles. Assuming you have Razer’s software running in the background, this headset will detect what game you’ve fired up and set the headset’s EQ and other features for that game. That’s neat enough but what really sets this headset apart is that it comes with a handful of game EQs already optimized by professional players of those games. And from our testing they do work, enhancing the audibility of key in-game sounds.

Find out more in our full Razer BlackShark V2 review.

Sony isn’t necessarily the first name that springs to mind when you think of a gaming headset, but the Sony Inzone H9 is well worth putting on your shortlist if you own a modern PlayStation.

With a design that’s clearly inspired by the PS5 – with which it’s also compatible – the Inzone H9 is a slick-looking headset that’s an ideal match for other Sony hardware. Though it is a little brash-looking in its white color option, so wouldn’t be our choice for taking out on the streets.

With both 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth functionality onboard, this headset offers an easy wire-free experience, plus it has noise-canceling too, so you can drown out noisy neighbors. However, the boom mic isn’t detachable so this isn’t the most ideal headset for travel.

Sound quality is clear though this is a particularly bass-heavy headset by default. You can, though, tune the EQ more to your liking with the Inzone Hub software.

Read our Sony Inzone H9 review for the full low down.

A wireless gaming headset is great for some people, but if you don’t like the weight of a headset band pushing down on your head for long periods of time, perhaps earbuds are the wireless option for you. The best earbuds we’ve come across, though expensive, are the Sony WF-1000XM5.

The sound quality is fantastic, and they fit very comfortably into your ears. Even after long sessions, they’re not likely to cause you any irritation. They’re loose-fitting enough that if you move your head around a lot, you might find one falling out – this isn’t a huge problem, because it won’t happen often, but something to be mindful of in comparison to headsets.

They last a good eight hours without needing to be charged. After this time, you just pop them into the charging case, and in minutes you’ll gain several hours of more use. Once the case is drained too, most chargers will only take an hour or so to top it back up.

Its microphone is nice and clear too, with lots of impressive features to make communication as clear as possible. Music will stop automatically i it hears you talking, to ensure that you can hear the other person, and it even comes with Alexa built-in, in case you need to ask it to do something. If you’re not entirely sold on getting a wireless gaming headset, perhaps this is the path to go down.

If money’s no object when it comes to your next wireless gaming headset, look no further than the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. In addition to sounding phenomenal, these cans are stacked with features and conveniently connect to just about every device you’d want them to.

While they’re great by their own merit, the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is elevated above its peers thanks to the Wireless Base Station. This little box sits smartly atop your gaming desk and makes swapping between your PC and consoles as easy as the press of a button. Not only that, it holds and charges a spare battery pack, meaning you effectively never have to charge your headset as you’ll always have charge on hand.

This level of quality and robust feature set naturally demand a tall asking price, but it’s seriously worth it if you can afford it. With this in mind, it’s worth mentioning that the headset’s shallow earcups don’t suit every ear shape, as its drivers do protrude slightly.

Whereas most gaming headsets tend to omit RGB, wireless or otherwise, the

Roccat

Syn Pro Air bucks the trend, for better or worse. Don’t make the mistake of taking it for a gimmicky headset, though, as there’s plenty to love in addition to its lighting effects.

While the out-of-the-box sound signature is nice enough, the Roccat Syn Pro Air is well-suited for competitive FPS games thanks to the customization available in its software suite. Features like ‘Superhuman Hearing’ elevate the sound of gunshots and footsteps, helping you locate your enemies more easily.

You’ll want to make sure you always remember to charge the Roccat Syn Pro Air, mind, as you’re out of luck when it comes to wired connections. Don’t lose that dongle either, as it forgoes Bluetooth too.

Read our full Roccat Syn Pro Air review.

The Turtle Beach Stealth Pro may have an unassuming look and only come in black, but that’s because it wants no distractions getting in the way of the fact that it’s an incredible wireless gaming headset.

Unmatched immersive audio leads to a wealth of features that also include Superhuman Hearing, an addition that needs to be heard to be believed.

With Bluetooth, active noise canceling, a detachable boom mic and internal mics, and much more, this is an incredibly versatile headset that’s a keen rival to the Epos H3Pro Hybrid. Its Superhuman Hearing feature and hot-swappable batteries make it arguably better for gaming but the Epos is lighter and more comfortable so is better as an all-rounder.

Read our Turtle Beach Stealth Pro review for more.