The Best Gaming Headphones Wireless

It pairs that with DTS Headphone:X spatial audio and dual-chamber drivers in an aluminum frame. On battery life it leads this guide at 300 hours, ahead of the Cloud Alpha 2 (250 hours). You get a 2.4GHz wireless connection here, which sets it apart from the G522 and its a lightspeed 2.4GHz connection.

No other pick in this guide offers an included microphone; compare the BlackShark V3, which has a detachable microphone. It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. It was priced above the NUBWO G06 and below the G522 at the time of writing. There is no published driver size figure, whereas the Cloud Alpha 2 comes in at 53mm.

It runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth at the same time. Battery life reaches up to 250 hours over 2.4GHz, or 125 hours with a simultaneous connection. The included RGB base station works as an audio control hub with programmable buttons and macros.

It shares a detachable microphone with the BlackShark V3; the NUBWO G06 goes with a boom mic microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the BlackShark V3 and the rest.

That is the longest figure among the budget wireless headsets here. A 2.4GHz dongle keeps latency low, and the 1,200mAh battery is rated for up to 100 hours. It suits long sessions without charging.

Its 100 hours battery life ranks third of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha Wireless (300 hours) and ahead of the G522 (60 hours). No other pick in this guide offers a boom mic microphone; compare the BlackShark V3, which has a detachable microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the Cloud Alpha Wireless the next step up.

Esports-tuned EQ profiles and THX Spatial Audio 7.1.4 add positional cues, and the detachable HyperClear mic captures super-wideband voice. Its 70 hours battery life ranks fourth of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha Wireless (300 hours) and ahead of the G522 (60 hours). Like the Cloud Alpha 2, it has a detachable microphone, while the NUBWO G06 uses a boom mic microphone.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. When we checked, only the G522 and cheaper picks cost less, and the Cloud Alpha 2 cost more.

It weighs 280g and offers up to 60 hours with lighting off. On battery life it trails the group at 60 hours, while the Cloud Alpha Wireless runs for 300 hours. It is the only pick here with a lightspeed 2.4GHz connection; the Cloud Alpha Wireless has a 2.4GHz wireless connection instead.

You get a 48kHz/16-bit microphone here, which sets it apart from the BlackShark V3 and its a detachable microphone. It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper Cloud Alpha Wireless and the pricier BlackShark V3, at the time of writing.