Corsair HS75 XB Wireless Headset Review

A Closer Look & Performance

Does this headset look a little familiar to you too? Don’t worry about it, Corsair has used this overall design on a few headsets now, and it really does look fantastic! There are plenty of differences though, with materials, dimensions, finishes, all varying throughout the range, but still looking somewhat similar. Just like the HS60 I reviewed last week! Plus the HS70 Pro Wireless from the start of this year.

The branding is tastefully done too, with the new Corsair logo/font on one side of the headband.

Then a simple model number on the side of the mount.

The otherside of the headset has no writing on it. Honestly, it’s a little detail that just looks classy rather than forced.

Then you have this gorgeous two tone finish on the ear cups. The logo is a textured metal finish, and while it looks jet black from some angles…

It will catch the light and shine bright too. It really is a great looking badge, and there’s so much attention to detail on this headset.

The flow, fit and finish of every panel and join is beautifully crafted here.

The headband has a slider adjustment and the plastic casing has a matte finish and soft touch feel to it.

It’s quite a firm mechanism and tight at each step. Plus, it’s numbered to make it easy to remember where you set it. The headband is steel, and it does have some flex to it but it’s certainly very strong too.

The ear cups are a good size, designed to sit around the ear rather than on the ear. That’s much more comfortable for those long gaming sessions. Plus, you get those enormous leather pads with lots of thick memory foam.

The leather locks in the sound and also gives you a lot of passive noise isolation from ambient noise too. However, it’s much softer than it looks, and it’s exceptionally comfortable. That being said, Corsair headsets have long been some of the most comfortable for a long time now.

While the ear cups do not turn, they do tilt. You can angle them quite a bit too.

And tilt them back this way. Combined with the soft memory foam, it will ensure a clean fit around your ears regardless of your head size and shape; unless you’re Arnold Shortman.

Taking control mid-game is pretty easy too, as all the controls you’ll need are built into the headset. There’s a master volume control here.

There’s a nice and large button for microphone muting; always handy when you want a moments privacy, even more relevant these days with work Zoom meetings rather than just gaming with your mates.

There’s the USB C charging port too, as well as a rubber dust cap for the microphone mount. The battery life on this headset is good for 20 hours, which is awesome. Even when the battery is low, it’ll only take about 90 mins to charge, and you can do that while you’re gaming if needed; I use a power bank for mine.

There’s a master power button on this side, although the headset can shut down on its own if left inactive.

Finally, a game and chat mix. I love that this is built-in, as you can tune into your game and tune your friends out at any time. Handy when your friend won’t shut up in a cutscene… or in general.

The drivers on this headset are ones I’ve heard in previous Corsair headsets. They were great then and they’re really great still. The leather ear cup padding, as well as the tightly sealed driver housing really locks in the sound too. Even with fairly quiet music on, it blocked out all ambient noise for me, which meant I could just kick back and relax. I didn’t though, I cranked it up and wow does this headset have a kick to it. It’s not excessive bass as such, there’s just plenty of volume and it has a really tight and responsive sound; a good thing given how much Xoth (warning, loud metal music within). I’ve been listening to on it while writing this review.

The impressiveness continues though. The headset has a really good frequency response across the whole range and it sounds like a much bigger speaker setup too. Even at lower volumes, I found it still had real depth, especially for music. Gaming and movies on the other hand, they really benefit from the Dolby Atmos processing. While not all movies and games have height channel mixes, it still gives you tremendous accuracy for other mixes such at 3.1, 5.1, 7.1, etc, but because it’s object-based, it’s technically infinite positional speakers. The sound is remarkable, and as a long time user and fan of Atmos speakers and setups, Corsair backed the right horse here.

The microphone is simple enough to configure thanks to the very flexible boom. Just be sure to leave it around 2-inches from your mouth and off to the side for optimal performance.

The microphone does have a small pop filter built-in, but if you do need it, there’s a foam head in the box too. The microphone is surprisingly great, but then again this is a more expensive model and it does feature built-in noise-cancelling.