Overall and Final Verdict
The overall design of the HS80 Max Wireless hasn’t changed too much from the original HS80 Wireless and because of that the HS80 Max is surprisingly fine tuned. They kept all of the aspects that worked well and improved the overall battery life. With that, the HS80 Max Wireless performed well in my testing, especially when it came to the microphone performance. You won’t have to crank the boost up for people to hear you well, it had my voice nice and loud when compared to previously tested microphones and headsets. That sensitivity did mean that the microphone was picking up smaller noises like my mouse clicks however so there is a trade-off. There weren’t any of the voice customization tools that Logitech has, but I didn’t find myself needing to make those adjustments with the performance out of the box. The audio performance was good, but like with most wireless headsets still not on the level of my wired setup. The suspension headband design worked great and was comfortable for short and long-term use. The earcups were thick and kept things off of my ears mostly and while it is a closed earcup design the fabric padding wasn’t hot or uncomfortable at all.
Because the HS80 Max Wireless has a Type-C charging port, you might not even have to use the included USB charging cable if you already have a Type-C charger at your desk for your phone. Charging won’t be too much of a concern at all really because the battery life on the HS80 Max Wireless was great with one big caveat. You get around 22-24 hours of battery life out of the box, but turning off the RGB lighting on the earcups extends that out to up to 65 hours. Really the two RGB Corsair logos are all you have for lighting, it’s crazy to not end up turning that lighting off to get to enjoy the huge battery life improvement it gets you. Beyond that, the only other issue I had was with the size of the included wireless dongle, and for most that isn’t going to be an issue at all.
The Corsair HS80 Max Wireless is available in black and white options and both have the same $149.99 selling price right now. That is down from the $179.99 MSRP and they have sold for as low as $134.99 earlier this month. That pricing is in line with the competition with similar suspension headband wireless headsets like the Arctis 9 being in that same range. But at the original MSRP, these would be a little expensive.
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