The Best USB Headsets

It is the lowest-priced USB headset here. Its noise-cancelling mic and ear-cup volume control are plug-and-play over USB-A or USB-C. On driver size it ties with the G432 at 50mm.

A wired USB sound card connection is unique to it among these picks, while the Cloud II uses a wired (USB and 3.5mm) connection. Like the Ozeino Wired, it has a boom mic microphone, while the CHU II DSP uses an inline mic microphone. It connects over USB, which also handles the audio processing on your PC.

No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the Ozeino Wired was closest. What it gives up: driver size of 50mm, behind the Cloud II (53mm); by contrast, the Cloud II comes in at 53mm.

It sits in the entry-level price tier. Its mic rotates 360 degrees with noise cancellation, and breathable protein ear pads keep it comfortable. RGB lights the ear cups.

It shares a boom mic microphone with the Vliveaudax; the G432 goes with a 6mm flip-to-mute boom microphone. USB and 3.5mm options let it move between a PC and a controller. You also get this: no charging or pairing needed.

On price it sat second of 5, between the cheaper Vliveaudax and the pricier CHU II DSP, at the time of writing. The maker doesn't give its driver size; if that figure matters, the Cloud II comes in at 53mm.

The 0.78mm cable can be swapped. Its aluminium-magnesium dome diaphragm sits in a cast alloy shell, and a USB-C DSP cable handles the tuning. It plugs straight into USB-C handhelds and phones.

You get a wired USB-C connection here, which sets it apart from the G432 and its a wired USB DAC and 3.5mm connection. No other pick in this guide offers an inline mic microphone; compare the G432, which has a 6mm flip-to-mute boom microphone. It connects over USB, which also handles the audio processing on your PC.

It was priced above the Ozeino Wired and below the G432 at the time of writing. There is no published driver size figure, whereas the Cloud II comes in at 53mm.

Its 6mm mic flips up to mute. On driver size it ties with the Vliveaudax at 50mm. A wired USB DAC and 3.5mm connection is unique to it among these picks, while the Cloud II uses a wired (USB and 3.5mm) connection.

It is the only pick here with a 6mm flip-to-mute boom microphone; the CHU II DSP has an inline mic microphone instead. It also offers 50mm drivers. USB and 3.5mm options let it move between a PC and a controller.

When we checked, only the CHU II DSP and cheaper picks cost less, and the Cloud II cost more. Driver size is its weakest area, and the Cloud II covers it better at 53mm.

It connects over USB or 3.5mm. Its 53mm driver size is the largest here; the Vliveaudax comes next at 50mm. No other pick in this guide offers a wired (USB and 3.5mm) connection; compare the CHU II DSP, which has a wired USB-C connection.

It also comes with memory foam ear pads and an aluminum frame. USB and 3.5mm options let it move between a PC and a controller. Another plus: no charging or pairing needed.

Before buying, weigh one limit: costs more than the Vliveaudax at the time of writing. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the G432.