you will not realised this type of stuff even when you have 3 or 4 headset. Most will mark it off as a minor, one time issue. You will only realised it when you had 20+ speciments to try lol. That is one think but we also had to factor in that most tech antusiast will not really care about consoles and most console users are shill/airhead... This is Dmitry's first console. Edit: Sorry if i talk to much, i am halfdrunk
@@04_ruizatanedy24 I had already realized it back on PS4 to be honest along with many other things reviews didn't mention that I noticed within a week of owning the console. I get we all use things differently but It's hard to tell if reviewers actually use their stuff sometimes
Wish I could give this video 10 thumbs up! Very thorough and detailed. Thank you for putting in the effort and providing feedback on how each product behaved. I like the fact that you guys managed to keep the video short and not fill it with bloat, just to get more runtime. Maybe you guys have already made a video about it but I'm just getting into the headphone space in gaming. I would absolutely appreciate a video about Dac/amp and how to use them with phones, PC, consoles, etc. Thanks again for this awesome video🙏
Because Bluetooth has massive latency for audio in the region of 100-300ms. And the standard Bluetooth audio profile does not support microphone, so you can't have high quality audio and microphone working at the same time. It needs to use the headset profile, which significantly reduces audio quality. These are limitations of the Bluetooth standard and there isn't much Sony can do about it.
People like to complain without finding the reason why things aren't the way that they are if you find the reason why things aren't the way that you would like it and it's a legitimate reason there you go if it's not a legitimate reason and it's just the company acting greedy then you have legitimate reasons to complain. Put people especially these days just complain because things art like they want it to be.. Thank you for explaining the reasoning behind this..
Ya, that's why i'm here. I know my ps3 i could pair any. Im trying to find all that work. Ive been using sony wired buds. Work good, but wireless more convenient
@@Chr15Paynevalid point, but doesn't the steam deck have Bluetooth as well? A personally think it was a cash grab on Sonys part but maybe they are concerned about the audio quality who knows..
I got the pulse elite. Exchanged for a new pair because they kept disconnecting mid game now the second pair is doing it too after a few games. I’m returning it and giving up on it which sucks because I enjoyed the sound quality and mic
I really don't understand how the engineers who design these consoles thought it was a good idea to have everything plug in where the heat is blasted out from. I always feel paranoid about the power and network cables getting melted.
Sound Blaster G3 works just as well & it's half the price of the G6. Just use the preamp option and theres more power then you'll ever need (unless your using 300 ohm cans). You get EQs, presets, game/chat mix. Low volume was my biggest gripe with wireless console headsets so I just switched to a sound card and I'm good😊
I’ve got the A40’s TR with the Astro HDMI adapter and that’s capping me at 60HZ by using it, what headset doesn’t cap me as I want good audio I can customise without giving up the original 120HZ
I plug in my xm4. With the 2 paired devices already being taken by phone and laptop, this is actually the best option for me. Didn't think of the battery drain on the controller though hopefully it's not too bad. Sound level is fine I have to lower it on the ps5 when I'm plugged in. I read the soundstage is smaller than PULSE but I find it works fine and I can hear where noises are in relation to me in 3d
I recently moved my PS5 to be used with my PC monitor. I saw this video after the fact. So quickly tried my Razer V2 Pro headset. It has a USB dongle and everything was seamless, didn't even need to mess with settings. Sound was great and wasn't quiet thankfully.
Cooler Master MH751 and MH752 are the best headsets to use on PS5 (and PS4) I have found through numerious testing. Just be sure to update the firmware on the MH752 for it to work properly on the PS consoles.
Sony limiting headsets is disgusting! Should be illegal! Theyre doing that as well as getting rid of optical port to force people to use theirs! Ps Portal doesnt even have Bluetooth so u have to use their headset. They're getting insanely greedy
Thank you so much for this detailed audio summary for PS5. I have the same problem for a very long time. PlayStation is somewhat a close ecosystem that doesn't have any speaker sold of their own. Deserves a sub!
0:53 Jumping in to say that this is not the case. My own is listed there, and that is NOT what my video does. I show the same legitimate workaround way to connect any Bluetooth audio device to the console that you mentioned, as do 99% of other videos in search. You still have the natural Bluetooth latency so not ideal, but it is equivalent in performance to a native Bluetooth feature. It's also a very widely known feature. Please do research properly in the future before throwing shade at other channels by calling them "fake", when you clearly never even clicked on any of them. 👍 Good video otherwise! 😊
I want to mention that when plugging in different headset dongles the PS5 seems to randomly adjust the master system volume. I’m curious if you checked that after each time you swapped headsets. I wonder if that could be causing the volume to be low on some of them.
The DAC chip inside the dualsense controller is Realtek ALC655 which outputs 50mW/20ohm. And with most headphones being around that many ohms, give or take, 50mW is plenty for those. However, when it comes to something like the Sennheiser HD600 (which are 300ohm) you need a little bit more juice.
8:07 I do have the Mayflower Mk2, how does it connect? 3.5mm to controller, something else? I also just bought a Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones which I didn't realize was going to get along with the PS5 better
Brother, DACs do not increase volume. Why are you putting them in and expecting the audio to suddenly be louder. If your issue is audio strengh then use an AMP not a DAC.
This is very useful. I think people should be quicker to hold Sony accountable here. Would have loved if you’d included the JBL Quantum 100/P and 910/P. With their signature sound would be interested to see how their PlayStation variants compare to the multi platform versions.
I use an external DAC and AMP through usb which works great on my HIFI 4xx headphones. I also use a blue yeti snowball mic which has been perfectly compatible with Playstation and has a good amount of sensitivity adjustment on the playstation side.
Is it possible to use the Elgato Wave: 3 as the microphone while also using the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless in wireless mode, i.e. not plugged into 3.5mm jack? So Elgato for mic and nova for wireless audio?
So by using a dac to improve the quality of the headset you're using, you need to have a desk setup so that the PS5 can be close to you because the dac's wires are too short to be able to be used in a living room setup, correct?
I have a legit concern. Not entirely sure if it was fully addressed here. I have a brand new wireless headset thst uses a USB-A dongle and I plug it into the front of my PS5. It seems that the wireless signal from the headset to the dongle is interfering with the Bluetooth from the controller to the console. It's not constantly but every few minutes the information sent from my controller will be delayed so much its like I'm holding a button or mashing buttons almost like my character is moving on their own. I never had this issue until I started using the headset.
@hardwarecanucks what are your midrange recommendations for universal use between PS5, PC, Xbox (in this priority order)? For regular gaming use and game recording as well. I use EVGA capture card to record PS5 on PC, I get audio on PC in this scenario (am I doing it right to get quality audio). And I like to hook up my consoles to TV and play there as well. Thanks in advance.
Question: how do you use an DAC in a wireless headset like the stealth 700 gen 2 max for ps5. I like the sound and overall feel but the volume is way too low.
Here’s something to add to the limit in sound when using a usb dac on the ps5. I did this and found the sound too low, so I bought an amplifier, this introduced electrical noise. I don’t know if that’s part of the reason for sound limits but it makes sense.
Hi, a bit unrelated but should i go for a phantom spirit 120se or a frost spirit 140 v3 (same price) ? Thank you ! (i watched your tests but i still don't know)
I love the arctis nova pro wireless but i get most time a significant input delay on controller in cod warzone when the base station is plugged in through usb. If i disconnect usb and connect the headset itself over 3.5mm jack into the controller the delay disappears. I will try the pulse elite and arctis 7p+ but i read the pulse elite get weird disconnects.
Great video by the way, if only you did it a couple months sooner I wouldn't have had to do these tests myself 😅 Anyway the external mic problem is real, more than half of them won't work well on the PS5 and they'll either be too sensitive or too quiet and adjusting it on the PS5 won't help much. After trying about 7 different mics $30-100 I settled on the Fifine AM8 microphone and it sounds pretty good my party chat agrees. Volume level is just about perfect you can adjust the gain and fine time mic level on the PS5. Only problem is you will have to buy a USB 3.1 or better cable to get it to work as the cable that comes with it won't.
I wonder if having a small audio jack to bluetooth adapter on the controller would reduce the sound latency. I have an usb->bluetooth adapter that works fine with the ps5 but I don't think I've seen an audio jack->bluetooth adapter (maybe it's a lack of power issue).
I'm looking for a headset with a good noise isolation and after testing many models like the maxwell, a50x, pulse elite, and others but they didn't conviced me so I'm betwen the stealth pro or the nova pro wireless wich one is a better options?
so to understand this right, it would be completely okay to use my headphones with an audio jack and plug it into the controller, right? are the original Sony headphones so much better than this solution with the controller?
Depends on the headset. The controller has a dac/amp in it, but it's not very powerful. If you have a power-hungry pair of headphones, the controller won't be powerful enough to drive them or get them loud enough.
I hope you can help me. I have to headsets, Elite and Maxwell. For now i don t have my ps5 no more so i need to ask you, can i leave 2 usb dongles in Ps5? I don t want to listen to both headsphone at the same time, i just want to use them separatly. But i will have my ps5 in a cabinet and i don t want to swap usb all the time.
Ok… so great video 👍. I have PS5 mic issues with the (not the Pro) Nova 7P wireless picking up every noise (like my shallow breathing), and especially in PS5 party chat mode. I think the bleed through on standard ear cups is the main problem and wondering if upgrade Wicked Cushions would be worth it? I will try to drop my mic volume both on PS5 and bring it down in the GG app from 100% to %25. Would this act as a type of noise gate or suppressor for the mic? Does anyone have any suggestions for the Nova 7P as far as sound Amp/DAC or should I just get new headphones? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I’m thinking of getting an external usb mic because I’m also a musician to and bought MacBook Air M2 to start recording our band. Wondering if I could kill two birds with one stone with a new gaming/studio headphones… Audio Technica has the studio monitor ATH-50X headphones that has a gaming variant with an amazing mic…
So, one question. Does anyone recommend buying and pairing the corsair virtuoso pro + sound blaster X on PS5? I'm looking for a great openback for the PS5...
Not mentioned here is the fact that the PS5, regardless of whether you plug into the controller or a compatible USB DAC, has reduced audio quality (like a compressed mp3) with all wired headsets. I don't know how wireless headsets fare, but I imagine they aren't any better. The controller's headphone amp is also a little noisy if you're using IEMs or something similar. The only way I've found around this is to get audio from the HDMI out instead, which is incredibly irritating. Glad you pointed out the audio latency with non-PCM formats, though, that has annoyed me for years (it's the same on Xbox).
The overheating on the back of the console was a SERIOUS problem during Evo last year. People had an expensive dongle they had to buy for their controllers because Sony made everyone play on Ps5, and their dongles were getting melted. They want everyone to just use a proprietary ps5 controller, and FGC players don’t tend to have those.
About the Astro A50X headset. They extract the audio signal from HDMI via the basestation. The Ps5 shouldn't even know that it's playing audio through a headset. Why is the audio capped/quieter? I don't get it.
I moved to pc then "no time for gaming at all", but i used to be a hardcore ps4 gamer. I used a usb headset that worked fine, and eventually moved to a USB mic (no issues) and a wired headset into the controller, and that was a perfect setup even in competitive settings. I just kept the controller connected 24/7 so battery was irrelevant
I prefer the Sony Inzone line. Not as good of sound as the maxwells but lighter and more comfortable. They can also use Sony's chat mix natively on the headset just like the pulse. They are superior in comfort and sound to all of the pulse line. Add some Yaxi SDPad2 earpads for supreme all day comfort.
Great video. No lie with so many issues, i kinda got lost on what is best to use. I use cheap RIG 500 Pro headset words into the controller and I'm constantly being told they can't make out what I'm saying. Been looking for a better audio solution that won't break the bank
Great video! Can I ask, do the Arctis Nova pro have any lag issues when connected via Bluetooth though? And if so, is it better to connect them via the controller?
Other problem, when connecting a headset with a usb dongle, all other sound cut off, so you cannot use a buttkicker with an headset at the same time when racing
Sennheiser Game One work really well on ps5, mic is clear, sound is good and volume goes to a decent level. If you can get a pair (cos they discontinued now) i would highly recommend them
I've been using a pair of Razer Barracuda X with my PS5 for over a year and a half. They have their own volume knob and I have to keep it near the low end because they get EXTREMELY loud. Each charge lasts 39 to 40 hours consistently. The only problem I have ever had is maybe 3 times out of the 100 + times that I have used them, there was a crackling sound when they paired to the console. Easily fixed by removing the USB C dongle and plugging it back in.
I wonder how different imaging is for gaming headsets as opposed to regular stereo headphones. Since, I don't own a gaming headset, I plug my B&W P9 in the dual sense controller and the sound is great but I wonder if I would get a wider soundstage from a much cheaper pair of gaming gear.
If you want imaging and soundstage, gaming headsets are the last thing you want. Astros, Steelseries, and the like are abysmal. Get a good pair of headphones and the Soundblaster of your choice (I like the G6 and GC7) and you'll have a substantially better sounding setup.
This is a great video - I wish I saw this before I ordered my A50X Lightspeed. Super expensive for it to be put in "audio jail" - i wonder if there are software options to get out of this
awesome video; crazy that anything console or windows based can't figure out bluetooth audio. Took the Switch 5+ years to do it, and its a fvckin' mobile device!
Kinda old but you need to go into Synapse on the PC and activate sidetone. I did that and it saved to the headset and carried over to the PS5 which is my primary usage.
The 7p is louder than the Blackshark V2 Pro. It has a volume limiter on by default that you must turn off in the GG software. Once that's turned off the headset is extremely loud. I keep making mine at 70% volume as anything more just hurts my ears after awhile. The others I can keep at 90% without an issue
@@clawson32104 I've just bought the nova 7p but they suck!!! The volume is too low and once I close the volume it gives white noise inside my ear, I tried tuning and stuff but it doesn't work. Do you have any reccomendations?
I have the black shark v2 pro 2020 and they’re terribly quiet. Volume turned all the way up on the headset and in the PS5’s UI sounds like half volume on any other headset. The annoying thing is that they weren’t like this when I first got them. Happened after an update or something
Over the years, the only bugs I've run into with the PlayStations and wireless Cloud headsets involve the Cloud Alpha actually. At launch there was a bug with the noise gate, which was resolved by a firmware update pushed out by HyperX. Since then it has now moved into randomly having three times the gain it should have on kind of a coin flip. Putting the console to rest mode and bringing it back out of it may snap it out of it. I've had cloud flights and Cloud 2 wirelesses for years, neither had any issues at all on PS4 or 5. Just the alphas for some reason really hate this thing.
Loving the Sony Pulse for gaming. For my PC I used the Beyerdynamic DT 770Pro. To solve the lacking of power from any motherboard I’ve ever used, I rely on the Creative G6 Dac. Problem solved. Tried to use the G6 + DT 770 on the PS5, works, but the Pulse is more practical and good enough.
Please do not use those Magnetic adapters for anything other than low wattage charging. most of them are made extremely cheaply and will melt your USB devices.
Does using headset compatible with ps5 such as Arctis 7P will get better audio quality when running with usb dongle (proprietary lossless audio encoder) vs 3.5mm. I suppose sound get compressed when send to the controller wirelessly ?
It's sent over Bluetooth it's probably why it's shit, Bluetooth over audio is horrible. I use my corsair virtuoso dongle and it works fine, sounds amazing.
Audio quality with wireless headsets has come a long way. It wasn’t even a question about the audio quality between wireless and wired. Wired is still king with audio quality, but the difference now is minimal
@@bluej511 Bluetooth yes it’s horrible, but some of actual wireless dongles now have extremely low latency, almost none. My daily headset is the SteelSeries Nova 7 Wireless and that has extremely low latency that it’s almost non existent and great audio and imaging for a gaming headset
I have an issue with my headset mic volume when connected to my pc. It is too quiet and other people have to boost me to 200% in discord. I checked all audio setting available in discord and Windows 10 with not much luck to boost mic valume. I have also checked the physical cable connection. I use the Astro A10 Gen 2.
I've been struggling with the audio volume output for a while now on ps5. My problem is I have a Class D amplifier that I'm using to power a set of bookshelves with, with my pc and Bluetooth from my phone it's great but from the ps5 the output volume is extremely low and I have to max out my amp which isn't good. Funny enough if I plug a 3.5mm to rca cable from the controller to the amp the audio is loud just like my pc. I have even tried audio extractors and it still sucks, so my solution was to use a creative soindblaster Gc7 but I now get an audible hiss from the Gc7. Why sony decided to get rid of optical output I will never understand , my conclusion is they want you tp buy their products.
I Have looked into the pcm vs Dolby settings before and many channels that are deep into audio have said that these options are purely for Speakers/hdmi equipment like AV and headsets will always default to the standard tempest engine, therefore it does not matter.
I use a pair of Apple AirPod Pro’s 2 with an Antank Instant B35 USB Bluetooth adaptor, works fine. I use the mic built into the controller for chatting to people as Sony doesn’t allow the mic functionality built into AirPods for some reason. I find traditional over the head headsets with ear cups uncomfortable as they make my ears hot and sweaty. Using the Airpods stop all of that, it’s a game changer for me when I want to play Apex for a good few hours.
Audio was quite soft with my Cooler Master MH670's via the dongle. Nice and loud via the 3.5mm in the controller. Upgraded to EPOS H3Pro Hybrid and it is plenty loud with the USB dongle.
What a great video! I’m currently running the shure mv7 via usb and the beyerdynamic tygr 300 on my ps5 all works fine, but I can confirm sound is not that loud. Maybe due to having an open back headphone…
the Epos H6Pro connected to the controller has the best mic I've experience on PS5, it's sad that the volume is too quiet and it pinches my head a lot. if microphone is not an issue I recommend Sony's own pulse wireless but don't use it wired, it sounds cheap both on PC and PS5, the wireless on PC is ok but on PS5 it's like a premium headset, incredible audio quality for a sub $100 wireless headset.
A friend of mine was desperate for a headset to tie him over till he get's his own, I've had this very old Goji bluetooth headphones, connects via bluetooth without any warnings or issues.
The best PS5 headset is the $19 Apple Earpods with 3.5mm They have a Mic, they sound great. They don't squeeze or sweat your head. You never have to charge them. plug into the handset that is already IN your hands, so the small wire is never in the way. They are so light, you can hardly tell you have them on. You can still hear things in the room (if they aren't Too loud) I can not stand over the ear headphones. They drive me crazy.
Did you watch the video’s listed before branding them as ‘fake’? The Octorious video, for example, is about connecting headphones via a Bluetooth adaptor
I had the 2020 version and worked fine on ps5. I changed to the 2024 ps5 edition and they are capped 😮 The only diference between them its the dongle… 2024 version is usbc I think its that
I just purchased a PS5 and I am very disappointed with how my headphones perform when plugged into the controller. I have Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones and when plugged into the audio jack in the PS5 controller the sound is horrible. The thought that I may need to buy and try different headphones is very disappointing.
That was already so with PS4, even their own headset have terrible audio when using the jack in the controller. Just go with an original ps headset, that will give the best outcome. But it gets even weirder. Even the PS4 headset is very limited on PS5. I don't get audio profile presets, none of the spatial audio setting on the headphone work. Only volume up/down and mute. That's it
I just connect my headphones to my smart tv and the PS5 audio is routed to them. Not recommended if you care about latency but good enough for story focused games.
I have the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro 2023. Everything he said about it is true. The sound is good and the imaging and positional audio is pretty good as well. It’s a bit pricey at like 199$ but it’s a very good headset for the PS5 imo
Why is nobody else talking about this though? Especially with how Sony hyped up the way how ps5 handles audio before it launched
you will not realised this type of stuff even when you have 3 or 4 headset. Most will mark it off as a minor, one time issue. You will only realised it when you had 20+ speciments to try lol. That is one think but we also had to factor in that most tech antusiast will not really care about consoles and most console users are shill/airhead... This is Dmitry's first console.
Edit: Sorry if i talk to much, i am halfdrunk
@@04_ruizatanedy24 I had already realized it back on PS4 to be honest along with many other things reviews didn't mention that I noticed within a week of owning the console.
I get we all use things differently but It's hard to tell if reviewers actually use their stuff sometimes
Because nobody is allowed to say anything bad about Sony that's why
@@SApcGUY well, I didn't specifically mean Sony. But I also get that not everything can/will be covered
Most pc users are windows shills @@04_ruizatanedy24
Dude your videos are always so well laid out and to the point. Love em'
Thanks thanks 🙏
-D.
Wish I could give this video 10 thumbs up!
Very thorough and detailed. Thank you for putting in the effort and providing feedback on how each product behaved. I like the fact that you guys managed to keep the video short and not fill it with bloat, just to get more runtime.
Maybe you guys have already made a video about it but I'm just getting into the headphone space in gaming. I would absolutely appreciate a video about Dac/amp and how to use them with phones, PC, consoles, etc.
Thanks again for this awesome video🙏
It has Bluetooth yet most Bluetooth headphones don't fucking work. I was so annoyed about that in the PS4 days
Because Bluetooth has massive latency for audio in the region of 100-300ms. And the standard Bluetooth audio profile does not support microphone, so you can't have high quality audio and microphone working at the same time. It needs to use the headset profile, which significantly reduces audio quality. These are limitations of the Bluetooth standard and there isn't much Sony can do about it.
People like to complain without finding the reason why things aren't the way that they are if you find the reason why things aren't the way that you would like it and it's a legitimate reason there you go if it's not a legitimate reason and it's just the company acting greedy then you have legitimate reasons to complain.
Put people especially these days just complain because things art like they want it to be..
Thank you for explaining the reasoning behind this..
Ya, that's why i'm here. I know my ps3 i could pair any. Im trying to find all that work. Ive been using sony wired buds. Work good, but wireless more convenient
Because Bluetooth for gaming sucks. The switch is fine with it cause it's mostly farm sims on there latency doesn't matter
@@Chr15Paynevalid point, but doesn't the steam deck have Bluetooth as well?
A personally think it was a cash grab on Sonys part but maybe they are concerned about the audio quality who knows..
Next please do the best headsets for the PS5, any connection type.
The PS Pulse Elite headphones are posed to come out by the end of February. Looking forward to see the review on those!
It also has major connection issues. I am returning mine. Awful product.
I got the pulse elite. Exchanged for a new pair because they kept disconnecting mid game now the second pair is doing it too after a few games. I’m returning it and giving up on it which sucks because I enjoyed the sound quality and mic
@@mattwalker5106Did you plug the dongle into the ports on the back of the console?
@@ThiagoTFA yes I did. I was so upset it would randomly disconnect and not reconnect.
Crap headphones, constant disconnect
I really don't understand how the engineers who design these consoles thought it was a good idea to have everything plug in where the heat is blasted out from. I always feel paranoid about the power and network cables getting melted.
Sound Blaster G3 works just as well & it's half the price of the G6. Just use the preamp option and theres more power then you'll ever need (unless your using 300 ohm cans). You get EQs, presets, game/chat mix. Low volume was my biggest gripe with wireless console headsets so I just switched to a sound card and I'm good😊
Can you explain me this. I have an turtle Beach wireless headset for ps5. How do you bump up the volume with a dac?
Idk how people use the Maxwell. My neck gets fatigued after an hour of wearing it. WAY too heavy for something designed to be worn for hours.
I’ve got the A40’s TR with the Astro HDMI adapter and that’s capping me at 60HZ by using it, what headset doesn’t cap me as I want good audio I can customise without giving up the original 120HZ
Great video!
I use the Fulla-Schitt DAC and it works great! Definitely worth checking out.
I plug in my xm4. With the 2 paired devices already being taken by phone and laptop, this is actually the best option for me. Didn't think of the battery drain on the controller though hopefully it's not too bad. Sound level is fine I have to lower it on the ps5 when I'm plugged in. I read the soundstage is smaller than PULSE but I find it works fine and I can hear where noises are in relation to me in 3d
I recently moved my PS5 to be used with my PC monitor. I saw this video after the fact. So quickly tried my Razer V2 Pro headset. It has a USB dongle and everything was seamless, didn't even need to mess with settings. Sound was great and wasn't quiet thankfully.
Hows that? I got a v2 pro new ps5 version but they are “caped” 😢
Can you explain better?
Cooler Master MH751 and MH752 are the best headsets to use on PS5 (and PS4) I have found through numerious testing. Just be sure to update the firmware on the MH752 for it to work properly on the PS consoles.
Sony limiting headsets is disgusting! Should be illegal! Theyre doing that as well as getting rid of optical port to force people to use theirs! Ps Portal doesnt even have Bluetooth so u have to use their headset. They're getting insanely greedy
Thank you so much for this detailed audio summary for PS5. I have the same problem for a very long time. PlayStation is somewhat a close ecosystem that doesn't have any speaker sold of their own.
Deserves a sub!
0:53 Jumping in to say that this is not the case. My own is listed there, and that is NOT what my video does. I show the same legitimate workaround way to connect any Bluetooth audio device to the console that you mentioned, as do 99% of other videos in search. You still have the natural Bluetooth latency so not ideal, but it is equivalent in performance to a native Bluetooth feature. It's also a very widely known feature.
Please do research properly in the future before throwing shade at other channels by calling them "fake", when you clearly never even clicked on any of them. 👍
Good video otherwise! 😊
I want to mention that when plugging in different headset dongles the PS5 seems to randomly adjust the master system volume. I’m curious if you checked that after each time you swapped headsets. I wonder if that could be causing the volume to be low on some of them.
Yes, I always checked the volume in the sound and audio settings with a new headset / USB device.
-D.
@@HardwareCanucks Thank you sir!
The DAC chip inside the dualsense controller is Realtek ALC655 which outputs 50mW/20ohm. And with most headphones being around that many ohms, give or take, 50mW is plenty for those. However, when it comes to something like the Sennheiser HD600 (which are 300ohm) you need a little bit more juice.
8:07 I do have the Mayflower Mk2, how does it connect? 3.5mm to controller, something else? I also just bought a Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones which I didn't realize was going to get along with the PS5 better
Brother, DACs do not increase volume. Why are you putting them in and expecting the audio to suddenly be louder. If your issue is audio strengh then use an AMP not a DAC.
There are amp/dacs, probably misspoke .
This was really helpful, thanks for the in-depth reviews on each headset!
This is very useful. I think people should be quicker to hold Sony accountable here. Would have loved if you’d included the JBL Quantum 100/P and 910/P. With their signature sound would be interested to see how their PlayStation variants compare to the multi platform versions.
Is that burn in on your Nova Pro OLED screen?
Yup. Pretty bad when you want to navigate within the menu.
-D.
@@HardwareCanucks yikes….sorry man
Just watching the video and it makes me glad I returned my Nova Pro Wireless now.
What are my mic options for couch gaming that aren't the Antlion mics? I don't want some ugly thing glued to my R70X headphones
I use an external DAC and AMP through usb which works great on my HIFI 4xx headphones. I also use a blue yeti snowball mic which has been perfectly compatible with Playstation and has a good amount of sensitivity adjustment on the playstation side.
Is it possible to use the Elgato Wave: 3 as the microphone while also using the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless in wireless mode, i.e. not plugged into 3.5mm jack? So Elgato for mic and nova for wireless audio?
So by using a dac to improve the quality of the headset you're using, you need to have a desk setup so that the PS5 can be close to you because the dac's wires are too short to be able to be used in a living room setup, correct?
I have a legit concern. Not entirely sure if it was fully addressed here. I have a brand new wireless headset thst uses a USB-A dongle and I plug it into the front of my PS5. It seems that the wireless signal from the headset to the dongle is interfering with the Bluetooth from the controller to the console. It's not constantly but every few minutes the information sent from my controller will be delayed so much its like I'm holding a button or mashing buttons almost like my character is moving on their own. I never had this issue until I started using the headset.
@hardwarecanucks what are your midrange recommendations for universal use between PS5, PC, Xbox (in this priority order)? For regular gaming use and game recording as well. I use EVGA capture card to record PS5 on PC, I get audio on PC in this scenario (am I doing it right to get quality audio). And I like to hook up my consoles to TV and play there as well. Thanks in advance.
Question: how do you use an DAC in a wireless headset like the stealth 700 gen 2 max for ps5. I like the sound and overall feel but the volume is way too low.
Here’s something to add to the limit in sound when using a usb dac on the ps5. I did this and found the sound too low, so I bought an amplifier, this introduced electrical noise. I don’t know if that’s part of the reason for sound limits but it makes sense.
Hi, a bit unrelated but should i go for a phantom spirit 120se or a frost spirit 140 v3 (same price) ?
Thank you !
(i watched your tests but i still don't know)
your cpu? use case?
@@vladsta3833I plan on upgrading to the 5800x3d but I will keep if I go with whatever am5 cpu in the future. Main use case is gaming at 1080p
I love the arctis nova pro wireless but i get most time a significant input delay on controller in cod warzone when the base station is plugged in through usb. If i disconnect usb and connect the headset itself over 3.5mm jack into the controller the delay disappears.
I will try the pulse elite and arctis 7p+ but i read the pulse elite get weird disconnects.
Golden information. Thank you, this is priceless.
What do you think about the turtle beach stealth pros for PlayStation?
Great video by the way, if only you did it a couple months sooner I wouldn't have had to do these tests myself 😅
Anyway the external mic problem is real, more than half of them won't work well on the PS5 and they'll either be too sensitive or too quiet and adjusting it on the PS5 won't help much. After trying about 7 different mics $30-100 I settled on the Fifine AM8 microphone and it sounds pretty good my party chat agrees. Volume level is just about perfect you can adjust the gain and fine time mic level on the PS5. Only problem is you will have to buy a USB 3.1 or better cable to get it to work as the cable that comes with it won't.
I wonder if having a small audio jack to bluetooth adapter on the controller would reduce the sound latency.
I have an usb->bluetooth adapter that works fine with the ps5 but I don't think I've seen an audio jack->bluetooth adapter (maybe it's a lack of power issue).
Most Bluetooth have latemcy, so depends on the transmitter
I'm looking for a headset with a good noise isolation and after testing many models like the maxwell, a50x, pulse elite, and others but they didn't conviced me so I'm betwen the stealth pro or the nova pro wireless wich one is a better options?
so to understand this right, it would be completely okay to use my headphones with an audio jack and plug it into the controller, right? are the original Sony headphones so much better than this solution with the controller?
Depends on the headset. The controller has a dac/amp in it, but it's not very powerful. If you have a power-hungry pair of headphones, the controller won't be powerful enough to drive them or get them loud enough.
I hope you can help me. I have to headsets, Elite and Maxwell. For now i don t have my ps5 no more so i need to ask you, can i leave 2 usb dongles in Ps5? I don t want to listen to both headsphone at the same time, i just want to use them separatly. But i will have my ps5 in a cabinet and i don t want to swap usb all the time.
I test pulse 3d in wired mode volume 100% normal but in wireless vol sound like 50%. That dongle issue ???
You find the problem? I have a same problem…..
Ok… so great video 👍. I have PS5 mic issues with the (not the Pro) Nova 7P wireless picking up every noise (like my shallow breathing), and especially in PS5 party chat mode. I think the bleed through on standard ear cups is the main problem and wondering if upgrade Wicked Cushions would be worth it? I will try to drop my mic volume both on PS5 and bring it down in the GG app from 100% to %25. Would this act as a type of noise gate or suppressor for the mic? Does anyone have any suggestions for the Nova 7P as far as sound Amp/DAC or should I just get new headphones? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I’m thinking of getting an external usb mic because I’m also a musician to and bought MacBook Air M2 to start recording our band. Wondering if I could kill two birds with one stone with a new gaming/studio headphones… Audio Technica has the studio monitor ATH-50X headphones that has a gaming variant with an amazing mic…
So, one question. Does anyone recommend buying and pairing the corsair virtuoso pro + sound blaster X on PS5? I'm looking for a great openback for the PS5...
Not mentioned here is the fact that the PS5, regardless of whether you plug into the controller or a compatible USB DAC, has reduced audio quality (like a compressed mp3) with all wired headsets. I don't know how wireless headsets fare, but I imagine they aren't any better. The controller's headphone amp is also a little noisy if you're using IEMs or something similar. The only way I've found around this is to get audio from the HDMI out instead, which is incredibly irritating. Glad you pointed out the audio latency with non-PCM formats, though, that has annoyed me for years (it's the same on Xbox).
The overheating on the back of the console was a SERIOUS problem during Evo last year. People had an expensive dongle they had to buy for their controllers because Sony made everyone play on Ps5, and their dongles were getting melted.
They want everyone to just use a proprietary ps5 controller, and FGC players don’t tend to have those.
I am thinking about getting the blackshark v2 x for my ps5 but it says it is not compatible for ps5. Is that true even if I plug into the controller?
About the Astro A50X headset. They extract the audio signal from HDMI via the basestation. The Ps5 shouldn't even know that it's playing audio through a headset. Why is the audio capped/quieter? I don't get it.
I moved to pc then "no time for gaming at all", but i used to be a hardcore ps4 gamer. I used a usb headset that worked fine, and eventually moved to a USB mic (no issues) and a wired headset into the controller, and that was a perfect setup even in competitive settings. I just kept the controller connected 24/7 so battery was irrelevant
I prefer the Sony Inzone line. Not as good of sound as the maxwells but lighter and more comfortable. They can also use Sony's chat mix natively on the headset just like the pulse. They are superior in comfort and sound to all of the pulse line. Add some Yaxi SDPad2 earpads for supreme all day comfort.
Great video. No lie with so many issues, i kinda got lost on what is best to use. I use cheap RIG 500 Pro headset words into the controller and I'm constantly being told they can't make out what I'm saying. Been looking for a better audio solution that won't break the bank
Do my pc38x could do fine on PS5 ? I thought the controller 3,5mm was really bad
Great video!
Can I ask, do the Arctis Nova pro have any lag issues when connected via Bluetooth though? And if so, is it better to connect them via the controller?
Other problem, when connecting a headset with a usb dongle, all other sound cut off, so you cannot use a buttkicker with an headset at the same time when racing
i’ve been using ifi zen dac v2 + zen can with my sennheiser hd650 and hifiman ananda. best gaming experience 👌🏼
That's a really nice setup, bro. 😮
@@WeAreN1nja i’m just glad my gaming and audiophile hobby compliments each other.
@@mickeybreg1 Same, bro. It's expensive, but it's worth it.
@@mickeybreg1What do you do about using a mic?
@@LFCmonkey i’m playing on ps5 and i’m just using controller’s built in mic when i’m playing multiplayer.
Do you have to have the elgto wave 3 and a Pc to work on PlayStation 5? because I’m only a console player
Sennheiser Game One work really well on ps5, mic is clear, sound is good and volume goes to a decent level. If you can get a pair (cos they discontinued now) i would highly recommend them
Or pc38x
I've been using a pair of Razer Barracuda X with my PS5 for over a year and a half. They have their own volume knob and I have to keep it near the low end because they get EXTREMELY loud. Each charge lasts 39 to 40 hours consistently. The only problem I have ever had is maybe 3 times out of the 100 + times that I have used them, there was a crackling sound when they paired to the console. Easily fixed by removing the USB C dongle and plugging it back in.
They are much louder than when I plug a pair of Sennheiser HD 202 headphones into the controller.
You are the best. Thank u for testing.
Any recomandations for wireless headphones im a PC gamer and (i mainly use Logitech products).
I wonder how different imaging is for gaming headsets as opposed to regular stereo headphones. Since, I don't own a gaming headset, I plug my B&W P9 in the dual sense controller and the sound is great but I wonder if I would get a wider soundstage from a much cheaper pair of gaming gear.
If you want imaging and soundstage, gaming headsets are the last thing you want. Astros, Steelseries, and the like are abysmal.
Get a good pair of headphones and the Soundblaster of your choice (I like the G6 and GC7) and you'll have a substantially better sounding setup.
Thanks for the reply and info. I'll look into this!@@WeAreN1nja
This is a great video - I wish I saw this before I ordered my A50X Lightspeed. Super expensive for it to be put in "audio jail" - i wonder if there are software options to get out of this
i found discount in nova 7 its gonna work well for my ps5? or should i take nova 7p
They will work but you need to turn the volume limiter off in the GG software. It's on by default and cripples the max volume of the headset
awesome video; crazy that anything console or windows based can't figure out bluetooth audio. Took the Switch 5+ years to do it, and its a fvckin' mobile device!
How the Audeze compared to PULSE ELITE wireless headsets.
What is up with the crackling from the Modmic? How is that acceptable for anyone?
Hi I'm looking for the best headset for the ps5 what fo you recommend
Did you guys manage to get the sidetone working on the raser blackshark v2 pro 2023 on ps5? If so, how did you do it ?
Kinda old but you need to go into Synapse on the PC and activate sidetone. I did that and it saved to the headset and carried over to the PS5 which is my primary usage.
So sounds like the Blackshark and Nova 7P are the way to go for a PS5 headset that is under $200
The 7p is louder than the Blackshark V2 Pro. It has a volume limiter on by default that you must turn off in the GG software. Once that's turned off the headset is extremely loud. I keep making mine at 70% volume as anything more just hurts my ears after awhile. The others I can keep at 90% without an issue
@@clawson32104 I've just bought the nova 7p but they suck!!! The volume is too low and once I close the volume it gives white noise inside my ear, I tried tuning and stuff but it doesn't work. Do you have any reccomendations?
I have the black shark v2 pro 2020 and they’re terribly quiet. Volume turned all the way up on the headset and in the PS5’s UI sounds like half volume on any other headset. The annoying thing is that they weren’t like this when I first got them. Happened after an update or something
I have the inverse.
My 2020 version worked well, and Now the 2024 ps5 edition are capped 😮😮😮
The biggest issue is plugging a headset or earbuds into the 3.5mm aux port into dualsense causes huge delay..
How about connecting Corsair HS80 USB, is it compatible?
Over the years, the only bugs I've run into with the PlayStations and wireless Cloud headsets involve the Cloud Alpha actually. At launch there was a bug with the noise gate, which was resolved by a firmware update pushed out by HyperX. Since then it has now moved into randomly having three times the gain it should have on kind of a coin flip. Putting the console to rest mode and bringing it back out of it may snap it out of it. I've had cloud flights and Cloud 2 wirelesses for years, neither had any issues at all on PS4 or 5. Just the alphas for some reason really hate this thing.
for the nova7´s, do you know if its only good on the P version or is it them same on the X version too?
Same
Loving the Sony Pulse for gaming. For my PC I used the Beyerdynamic DT 770Pro. To solve the lacking of power from any motherboard I’ve ever used, I rely on the Creative G6 Dac. Problem solved. Tried to use the G6 + DT 770 on the PS5, works, but the Pulse is more practical and good enough.
Please do not use those Magnetic adapters for anything other than low wattage charging. most of them are made extremely cheaply and will melt your USB devices.
Does using headset compatible with ps5 such as Arctis 7P will get better audio quality when running with usb dongle (proprietary lossless audio encoder) vs 3.5mm. I suppose sound get compressed when send to the controller wirelessly ?
It's sent over Bluetooth it's probably why it's shit, Bluetooth over audio is horrible. I use my corsair virtuoso dongle and it works fine, sounds amazing.
Audio quality with wireless headsets has come a long way. It wasn’t even a question about the audio quality between wireless and wired. Wired is still king with audio quality, but the difference now is minimal
@@famezy9103 correct, if using a dongle, Bluetooth is still shit in terms of reliability.
@@bluej511 Bluetooth yes it’s horrible, but some of actual wireless dongles now have extremely low latency, almost none. My daily headset is the SteelSeries Nova 7 Wireless and that has extremely low latency that it’s almost non existent and great audio and imaging for a gaming headset
@@famezy9103 yes but if it has a dongle it's not a Bluetooth dongle, most of the time it's proprietary or 2.4ghz :)
I have an issue with my headset mic volume when connected to my pc. It is too quiet and other people have to boost me to 200% in discord. I checked all audio setting available in discord and Windows 10 with not much luck to boost mic valume. I have also checked the physical cable connection. I use the Astro A10 Gen 2.
Look for guides on how to boost your mic in Equalizer APO. Works perfect.
I've been struggling with the audio volume output for a while now on ps5. My problem is I have a Class D amplifier that I'm using to power a set of bookshelves with, with my pc and Bluetooth from my phone it's great but from the ps5 the output volume is extremely low and I have to max out my amp which isn't good. Funny enough if I plug a 3.5mm to rca cable from the controller to the amp the audio is loud just like my pc. I have even tried audio extractors and it still sucks, so my solution was to use a creative soindblaster Gc7 but I now get an audible hiss from the Gc7. Why sony decided to get rid of optical output I will never understand , my conclusion is they want you tp buy their products.
I Have looked into the pcm vs Dolby settings before and many channels that are deep into audio have said that these options are purely for Speakers/hdmi equipment like AV and headsets will always default to the standard tempest engine, therefore it does not matter.
For Razer 3.5mm headphones i should set it on linear PCM?
I use a pair of Apple AirPod Pro’s 2 with an Antank Instant B35 USB Bluetooth adaptor, works fine.
I use the mic built into the controller for chatting to people as Sony doesn’t allow the mic functionality built into AirPods for some reason.
I find traditional over the head headsets with ear cups uncomfortable as they make my ears hot and sweaty. Using the Airpods stop all of that, it’s a game changer for me when I want to play Apex for a good few hours.
How’s the mic quality though? Do you have to speak really loud just for your friends to hear you?
I feel this video was made for me personally I’ve been looking at these for weeks lol
Audio was quite soft with my Cooler Master MH670's via the dongle. Nice and loud via the 3.5mm in the controller. Upgraded to EPOS H3Pro Hybrid and it is plenty loud with the USB dongle.
I have the G6, does chatmix work? I’m connecting my H6Pro.
What a great video! I’m currently running the shure mv7 via usb and the beyerdynamic tygr 300 on my ps5 all works fine, but I can confirm sound is not that loud. Maybe due to having an open back headphone…
the Epos H6Pro connected to the controller has the best mic I've experience on PS5, it's sad that the volume is too quiet and it pinches my head a lot. if microphone is not an issue I recommend Sony's own pulse wireless but don't use it wired, it sounds cheap both on PC and PS5, the wireless on PC is ok but on PS5 it's like a premium headset, incredible audio quality for a sub $100 wireless headset.
Anyone use the DT 900 pro x on ps5 w/o dac/amp? How was it directly into the controller.
A friend of mine was desperate for a headset to tie him over till he get's his own, I've had this very old Goji bluetooth headphones, connects via bluetooth without any warnings or issues.
Seeing you're a fan of DT 700 Pro X, maybe also test their wireless MMX 200 headset too.
The best PS5 headset is the $19 Apple Earpods with 3.5mm They have a Mic, they sound great. They don't squeeze or sweat your head. You never have to charge them. plug into the handset that is already IN your hands, so the small wire is never in the way. They are so light, you can hardly tell you have them on. You can still hear things in the room (if they aren't Too loud)
I can not stand over the ear headphones. They drive me crazy.
Did you watch the video’s listed before branding them as ‘fake’? The Octorious video, for example, is about connecting headphones via a Bluetooth adaptor
Lol I thought I was the only one with the low wireless headset volume issue. 😅
I'm glad I picked up a Playstation pulse elite then, I didn't know it was so finicky
Any update on ps5 wireless headsets? Maxwell is nice but so heavy
i just have a extention usb cable on the back for my headset dongle and have it routed on a high and not obvius spot even better than on front
hello what about razer blackshark v2 pro ? is loud as v2 pro 2023?
I had the 2020 version and worked fine on ps5.
I changed to the 2024 ps5 edition and they are capped 😮
The only diference between them its the dongle… 2024 version is usbc
I think its that
I just purchased a PS5 and I am very disappointed with how my headphones perform when plugged into the controller.
I have Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones and when plugged into the audio jack in the PS5 controller the sound is horrible.
The thought that I may need to buy and try different headphones is very disappointing.
That was already so with PS4, even their own headset have terrible audio when using the jack in the controller. Just go with an original ps headset, that will give the best outcome. But it gets even weirder. Even the PS4 headset is very limited on PS5. I don't get audio profile presets, none of the spatial audio setting on the headphone work. Only volume up/down and mute. That's it
Please don't recommend magnetic USB-C connectors at 1:52. They're known to damage devices. Please do your research.
how do they damage it?
I just connect my headphones to my smart tv and the PS5 audio is routed to them. Not recommended if you care about latency but good enough for story focused games.
What headset do you recommend? Just picked up a ps5.
I have the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro 2023. Everything he said about it is true. The sound is good and the imaging and positional audio is pretty good as well. It’s a bit pricey at like 199$ but it’s a very good headset for the PS5 imo