![]() It’s better to have Dolby Atmos as an option than not. The feature also only works on PC, which is a limitation for a headset made to support so many different devices. I played hours of Battlefield 2042 with the feature enabled and caught more than a few enemies sneaking up on my flank, but I had just as easy a time picking them out with Dolby Atmos disabled. If you like hearing people talk, it at least has a knack for keeping voices loud and center. When Dolby Atmos is applied, it remixes the audio (whether it’s meant to or not), sometimes lowering elements of the mix that stand out louder in normal stereo. That spatial awareness applies whether I’ve gone through all the hoops to enable Dolby Atmos, which requires an extra app beyond iCue, or not.Įnabling Dolby Atmos for content that doesn’t support it has little clear benefit, and can actually detract from it. I’m able to get a pretty good sense of my surroundings with these headphones on, but that’s not a terribly unique feature for a decent set of cans. The HS80 Max Wireless has a firm clamping force, but even with its suspension band, I still get a hot spot of discomfort on the crown of my head after a little over an hour of wear. It’s not as bulky, but it’s still a lot of weight to have on your head for hours at a time. At 354 grams, it’s 10% heavier than the monstrously large Sony Inzone H9. It won’t be a problem for everyone, but it’ll be a problem for plenty. The weave of the material also has shown a knack for grabbing onto my facial hair. But the fabric finish of the ear cushions is a bit warmer, making it uncomfortable for long gaming sessions. It would be one thing if the noise leak came with an improvement to comfort or breathability like the cushions on most SteelSeries headsets do. ![]() Even then much of the bass passed through the headset to throw off the rhythm of what I was listening to. Sitting in a cafe with music playing overhead, I had to turn the Corsair headset up to an almost painful level to drown it out. This is a common downside to fabric ear cushions as opposed to leather or leatherette, which can seal out more sound. For one, they don’t offer a lot of noise isolation. The fabric finish of the ear cushions on the Corsair HS80 Max Wireless doesn’t win it any points. What we don’t like Comfort isn’t all that greatĭespite the robust headband, our reviewer still felt the weight after long gaming sessions. While you’ll be best off using the USB wireless transmitter for low-latency, high-bandwidth audio while gaming, the option to switch to Bluetooth when you want to save battery is a nice extra and provides more flexibility for the devices you can connect to. Over Bluetooth, Corsair claims the HS80 Max Wireless can run for 130 hours. Now we’re talking about the big leagues for wireless headset battery life. Turning the RGB lighting off can bump the runtime up to 65 hours. It’s just a little glowing Corsair logo on the earcups that’s not much to get excited about, and nothing you can actually see while wearing them. That runtime holds up, and is the lower-end runtime you’ll get with RGB lighting enabled. The Corsair HS80 Max Wireless advertises a 24-hour battery life, and I’ve hammered these cans with plenty of use over a couple of weeks and only charged them once. Unfortunately, it’s not a one-click setup (more on that later). From there, you can further customize your audio with various EQ presets of its own, or the option to create yet another 10-band EQ profile for yourself. This lets you tap into the virtualized surround feature using the Dolby Access app for Windows. To top it off, the headset includes a linked Dolby Atmos license. These settings are available on both PC and Mac versions of iCue. If you don’t want to use these EQ settings, it also offers SoundID, which can walk you through a hearing test and then help you select a sound profile that you like most. Corsair’s iCue app may not be my favorite, but it includes a 10-band equalizer so you can tune in the sound you want or choose from a handful of presets. ![]() ![]() While the audio from the HS80 Max Wireless is good out of the box, there are a lot of tools to tailor it to your liking. The iCue app works great as a personal sound mixer for the headphones. ![]()
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