CorsairVirtuoso MAX Wireless Gaming Headset – Dolby Atmos, Active Noise Cancelling, Sonarworks SoundID, Simultaneous 2.4GHz Wireless & Bluetooth, 50mm Graphene Drivers, PC, Mac, PS5/PS4 – Carbon

Ok, I read many other reviews on this headset and was surprised to see so many people saying the sound quality is not good, and that the headset is uncomfortable. I completely disagree. I’ve been wearing them for 6 hours straight and my ears/head are not sore. They are light and have fabric EarPads. The ear pads are one of my favorite parts, they are soft, conform to my head nicely and block out a lot of background noise even with the noise canceling off. Out of the box, the audio quality was a bit unimpressive.But where this headset shines is truly within the software in icue app. I am using them with a pc and already had the icue app. The app immediately recognized the headset and connected to them. I updated the firmware and went through the setup for corsairs “soundID personalization” which takes about 5 minutes. It automatically sets an eq profile based on your hearing profile and adjusts each speaker individually to give you the best listening experience for your taste. It transformed the sound quality into something amazing. Seriously.. amazing. I am impressed. After playing a few hours in game and watching a movie I was even more impressed. It feels like I’m sitting in a theater. This headset supports Dolby atmos and sounds absolutely incredible. I also spent some time on discord with my brother and before I could tell him I got a new headset he had already made a comment about how clear my voice was coming through. Microphone works well.The sound in game was incredible. I Highly recommend spending the time to set up the soundID profile and downloading Dolby atmos. Both are super easy to do and took me almost no effort.. another cool feature is that while you have it connected to your pc, you can also connect your phone and it will play overlapping audio from both devices at the same time. Super cool.my previous experience with headsets that need software was with razer synapse and I was so frustrated with their software I swore that I would never buy another headset that needed software. I was pleased to find that you don’t have to have the software but i do highly recommend it.I was also a bit nervous about spending this much money on a headset because I was so disappointed with my high end razer headset. I feel this headset is worth the money and I finally feel like I got what I payed for. It is good quality and well made. I will update after I’ve used them for a few weeks.

I am extremely pleased with the Virtuoso Max, I am no audiophile, I don't know how a headset is "supposed" to sound I watched a bunch of reviews online and I ended up more confused than when I started looking.I finally decided for a Corsair product because I own a bunch of other corsair devices and having all centralized in a single software suite (Corsair's Icue) made sense for me. I had my share of problems with Icue over the years but I got to know it pretty well and I feel comfortable using it.I bought this headset for gaming and it delivers, it has the 5 features I needed:1.- Beautiful clean sound, no crackling or any kind of foreign noise, no distractions.2.- Active noise cancelation, it eliminates 95% of the noise produced by my rig's 10 fans and vacuum cleaner GPU, sitting next to me. I consider this a blessing3.- I can be gaming connected wirelessly through the 2.4ghz dongle and simultaneously be connected to my phone via Bluetooth and take phone calls without interrupting my gaming session. You can control the sound volume for each task independently.4.- Long battery life.5.- Comfortable enough to use for hours. I know some people complain about weight or earpads hardness, but I cant say its a issue to me.Overall I am very happy with my purchase, zero regrets. The Virtuoso Max delivers everything I need.

This review is for the Corsair Virtuoso MAX.PLEASE READ THE UPDATE TO THIS REVIEW BELOW! They no longer work after just two months!These headphones were used in comparison to the Asus ROG Delta II at the time of writing this review, you may check out the other review through my profile.The Corsair Virtuoso MAX have decent audio but not great. With or without Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), the audio was just good enough, at default equalization. The treble was soft and not the best, & the bass was loud & uncomfortable even at lower volumes. However, the Active Noise Cancellation makes up for the very mild loss in audio quality, with no doubt. In the tests done with these headphones, it quiets outside noise well enough but not completely, & the audio comes through clear & understandable. You can adjust your treble & bass through Corsair software to your needs.The microphone was put through several different VoIP applications, including feedback. It is loud & quite clear, not muffled at all. It also seemingly comes with it's own noise cancellation as it blocks out outside distractions even better than the audio portion of the headset could. Users listening to this microphone described it as being perfect & way better than an Razer Kraken 7.1 Surround Sound's microphone & the mentioned Asus headphones above. These Corsair headphones also can be used with other devices except for 3.5mm. Was not able to test USB-C to 3.5mm conversion possibility nor USB-C to USB-C possibility.In conclusion, the headphones are compatible with a multitude of modern devices through 2.4Ghz with computers, & Bluetooth with mobile & console. However USB-C & 3.5mm is uncertain in this review. The audio is acceptable with mildly uncomfortable bass at default equalizer, but becomes comfortable when the volume is lowered at the slight cost of audible treble. The microphone is way better than expected, especially in terminology of gaming headphones as most gaming headphones have subpar microphones, but this one does not as the microphone with the Corsair Virtuoso MAX sounds pretty great. The Active Noise Cancellation is a huge bonus. And these headphones are mostly made of metal, with hints of other materials, which makes them 'seemingly' durable.The verdict is, buy these headphones in mind that you are getting good audio, good Active Noise Cancellation, a great microphone, & good device compatibility, & 'possibly' great durability.Update 5/16/2025: Just about two months of ownership & the wrapping to the left headphone cushion is already falling off. Four stars removed. Durability is now under question compared to the original impression. In this day & age, a headset as expensive as this should not be falling apart so easily so soon, absolutely unacceptable.Update 5/20/2025: I turned the headphones off after just using them, took a few minute break, tried to turn them back on; nothing. Tried to charge them, tried pressing all the buttons & knobs, tried to access them in iCUE, & nothing. They are just dead, broken, & non-functional after two months.Update 6/15/2025: Still the same issue as on 5/20/2025.

This headset was a great upgrade from my previous headset being the corsair HS80 max ive never had a headset with noise cancellation and it really does make a differnce i usually game with my fan on and now with this headset if it is pointing away from me i forget that it is on