Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS XT vs Samsung AKG Type-C

The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT is pretty close to what I'm looking for except for the fact that the mic is omnidirectional. Budget - $300 CAD. Although willing to stretch to $400. Source/Amp - Plugged into onboard soundcard (mostly)

The best budget earbuds for small ears that we've tested are the Samsung AKG Type-C. These inexpensive earbuds have a comfortable fit that makes them suitable for long listening sessions. They have a solid, durable-feeling design and come with three differently-sized ear tips to help you get a good fit.

Heck, you'll probably mix up the two right here, they look so similar. Again, you got that full swivel and everything, metal arm adjustable right ther...

My original ones are still working a year later and these lasted a couple weeks (bought because soon wanted my original ones). They do work good with volume control and are comfortable to wear. I cannot comment on microphone issues though as I had none.

I've already tried the top 2, that being Steel Series Arctis Pro Wireless and the Corsair Virtuoso XT. Unfortunately, I had some problems with both of them though, so I ended up returning them. The Steel Series had a constant white noise sound in them that I couldn't get rid of no matter what I did.

Furthermore, I wear industrial ear muffs over them to keep the noise from around me out as these buds do not cancel out enough noise to do the job by themselves and I don't want to turn the volume up to compensate and risk damaging my ears. If you're an audiophile or looking for noise cancelling earbuds that work with a USB C port, these are not for you. But if you just need something for the occasional conference call and don't have to worry about background noise too much, then these will work. I give this product 3/5 stars

Even when using the default "Pure Direct" EQ settings or my tweaked EQ settings there is sometimes a crack/pop/distortion in both certain games/music which occurs that is very unpleasant. Yes I may have received a defective pair of cans but I cannot unhear the distorted audio. 2nd biggest issue from my perspective. Pads are a bit shallow for me personally and my ears touch the inside near the driver

These wired in-ears have a comfortable and lightweight design. Their slightly bass-heavy sound profile also delivers extra thump, rumble, and boom to audio, making them a solid choice if you like to listen to genres like EDM and hip-hop. Thanks to their in-line mic, it's easy to take calls on the go. It has a good recording quality, so your voice sounds clear and intelligible to the person on the other end of the line

UPDATE: I managed to install iCUE 4 on another computer, and I can confirm that with the LEDs off, the battery lasts much longer. Now, the issue is that it can't charge fast enough, even on a very good USB charger. Somewhere in the labyrinth of articles that corsair calls their help system, I read that for some reason, it should be charged from a standard USB port instead of a charger, but that didn't charge it fast enough either. Ten-ish hours of charging should be enough to fully charge it, but it's not

Two. Fiil T1XS is my go to as long as the battery lasts. And Samsung AKG earphones straight outta the box for gaming.

I bought them on sale, so with the earpads added it was something like $270 total. My head is small, so I bought it despite the reviews that warned me about this. I wanted a headset I could connect to both my home and work PC at the same time and these allowed for that due to the bluetooth. They're sturdy, good quality build, and the battery life is great

I haven't switched to the omni-present bluetooth buds since they lack the sound quality of the better corded models. I have a reasonably good ear having been a recording studio sideman guitarist in my youth. This is pretty good for most genres of music, though my Bose Noise-Cancelling buds have better audio - at many times the price. You really have to go over $100 to beat these ones

Even their much cheaper HS80s have that design. It is kind of crazy they didn't use it as it is just objectively more comfortable and these are so dang expensive. In the end, my biggest issue is Corsair putting these at a price point north of $250 and people having to buy aftermarket earpads for them to keep them on for more than 30 min without getting a headache. In the end, I don't think I'd recommend these to anyone given the price

Went to buy another for my son's pixel. Update: Dropping this to a 3 star since my original review, I purchased another pair of the same ones and its not the same quality. It looks the same, but when using it for calls on the phone or on zoom calls, the other end tells me I sound like a machine with lots of noise. Its a hit or miss for this price