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Audeze Maxwell 2 Review: Maxwell 1.5?
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
The Maxwell 2 is the second iteration of Audeze's impressive planar magnetic gaming headset, and it's very similar to the original. Maybe too similar.

Best Wireless Gaming Headsets 2026: Bluetooth, Budget, and More
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated
The best wireless gaming headsets for gamers, streamers, content creators, and casual (to not-so-casual) listeners.

HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 Wireless Review: 250-hour battery life and simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
But not 250-hour battery life with simultaneous dual-wireless connectivity.

Turtle Beach Atlas 200 Review: It sounds better than $60
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
The Turtle Beach Atlas 200 is a budget-friendly, lightweight wired headset with surprisingly solid audio performance.

Best Gaming Headsets 2026: Tested for Comfort, Connectivity, and Communication
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated
These are the best gaming headsets for listening to your virtual world for hours on end.

Audeze launches Maxwell 2 headset with better spatial immersion and bass
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
Audeze launched its new Maxwell 2 planar magnetic gaming headset at CES 2026, with improved audio and mic technology, and swappable side plates.

Asus teams up with HiFiMan for planar magnetic ROG Kithara gaming headset
By Matt Safford published
Asus’ latest ROG Kithara wired headset sports customized, open-back HiFiMan planar magnetic drivers, a removable MEMS boom mic, and a balanced cable with swappable plugs.

Hands-on with Valve's new Arm-powered Steam Frame headset
By Matt Safford published
New Steam Frame headset is a “streaming-first” device designed to run VR games from your PC, but it can also play traditional PC games via its Arm chip, thanks to the Fex translation layer.

Razer BlackShark V3 Pro Review: Highly connected, but you'll sound worse
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published
Razer's new BlackShark V3 Pro gaming headset features simultaneous dual wireless audio mixing, active noise cancellation, and a new microphone. But it's struggling to compete with its predecessor.

Razer's PC-compatible BlackShark V2 X Xbox gaming headset dips to $30 on Amazon
By Ash Hill published
Deals Right now at Amazon, you can find the Razer BlackShark V2 X Xbox gaming headset for $30 — one of the best prices we've seen for this 3.5mm wired PC-compatible headset since it was first released.
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