Corsair VIRTUOSO RGB WIRELESS XT vs Skullcandy Hesh Evo

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 Skullcandy Hesh Evo is a cool-looking pair of over-ear wireless headphones. For $99.99, you get a supremely comfortable fit and a bass-forward experience, but not much else. There’s no app, no active noise cancellation, no exercise-focused features

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...

i will mostly use for music and online classes, so durable and good mic quality preferable.

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.

The noise cancelling is good, but there's definitely a reason. The batteries don't last more than 2 days, even if I turn it off. If I fall asleep with just the noise cancelling on and nothing playing it runs out in a day. Cheaper chinese brand NC headphones have definitely last longer, though the noise cancelling is definitely inferior

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

The sound stage is like nothing I expected and blew me out of the water. For just around $150, this set up was amazing.

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

When those eventually broke (2.5 years later) I was planning on replacing with the same, bet read the reviews for the Evo and decided to give these a try. The ONLY positive is longer battery life, while there are several negatives. First- the overall volume is noticeably less

Corsair mades ZERO replacements to their proprietary earpad design. If you buy the pads the same thickness as the stock ones that the headset came with, they are reviewed as not as comfortable as the stock pads..

Summary: All the pros (comfort, not having to pair with an app, accessible button controls, lightweight) were negated by the chirps I heard while the anc was on. To me, that is not worth $130.

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

The box arrived with a little damage but the headphones were fine. The controls on the right ear make it easy to turn them on and pair with a device, answer the phone, skip or repeat songs or say something to your voice assistant (Google). I haven't tried them on an airplane yet, they didn't arrive in time for my trip in December, but I will update this review after my next trip.

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

Price: I got these when they were on sale for $80, instead of the usual $133. For $80, totally worth it. But I don't know if these are worth over $100. THEY ARE NOT WATER PROOF, as I learned and had to get a replacement, btw SkullCandy did an amazing job when it comes to replacing/refunding their products