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Turtle Beach RECON 500 Gamer Headset -- REVIEW
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Jun 22, 2024
Ready to level up your audio game but don't want to break the bank? Then you'll want to learn more about the Turtle Beach RECON 500 Gamer Headset. From its great sound - with 60mm dual drivers - to its background noise-reducing microphone, it's the real deal, but at an eminently affordable price. Tech expert and gamer Dave Taylor checks out the Turtle Beach RECON 500 Headset and talks about both what's great about it and a few design issues you'll want to know about before you make a purchase decision. Check 'em out at https://amzn.to/3wdNBM0 Check out Dave's Q&A site at https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ #turtlebeach #gamer #headsest #recon500 #review
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A solid gamer headset for a surprisingly low price. Let's check it out
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Could you see that? Oh, man. All right, fine. I'm out. Catch you later
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Oh, Dave Taylor here, and I'm checking out this. This is the Turtle Beach Recon 500 headset, and it's pretty darn sweet
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Features 60mm Eclipse dual drivers, and even has a master volume control on the left earpiece
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and has noise-canceling microphone, which is easy. You can remove it if you want
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And it has a nice big mute button on the ear. It makes it real easy to work with
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It's a pretty lightweight design. It's pretty comfortable. It doesn't smash your head like some, where you feel like you're in a vice grip
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And it's also glasses-friendly. The way they designed it is that if you have to wear glasses, no worry
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These will not push against the beams on the side, because that really stinks, and they know that
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So they got you covered. They also have memory foam ear cushions, so really, they're pretty darn comfortable
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There's also some memory foam up here, and it's a steel reinforced band. You think you can see that there
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And they actually are pretty sweet. Now, I wanted to give you a quick demo of the actual microphone
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So give me a second, and I'll spin some things around and plug some things in
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and then you'll be able to hear what this sounds like to someone on the other end of your dogfight or battle
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or, of course, if you're just talking to someone on a Zoom call. So, give me a sec
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So this is what it sounds like when I talk through the Turtle Beach Recon 500 headset
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I'm using Audacity to record my audio, and you can hear it's a pretty clean sound
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And you can tell that I'm using these headphones, because if I push on that mute button
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and when I push it again, I'm back. So that's pretty straightforward. Cool
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Now, let me jump on camera again. Pretty straightforward, actually. So it works with any system that uses a 3.5 millimeter jack
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because that's how they all work. There's actually a lot of compatibility
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So you can use this with Mac, with Windows, with a Chromebook, with a tablet
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If you have a smartphone that actually has a 3.5 millimeter jack, these will work with that
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Of course, what you really want to do, most likely, is use them with some sort of gaming device
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And they are super compatible across everything. PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One
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obviously the Nintendo Switch. All of these are compatible with this device
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and it all sounds really good, and you're going to sound really good, and at a budget price
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So, what are my issues with this? What do I not like about it
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Well, it feels a little bit budget in terms of its overall finish
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The top headband, not super thrilled with. And I have to say that I feel like the wire is a little short
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It's just a bit over four feet long. And I think maybe adding another foot or two would have been really easy for them
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and would have made these a little bit more comfortable. If you are playing, and you move around, or you need to spin to like grab a beverage or something, whatever
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it's a little bit short as a cable. I will, however, say that it is a braided fabric cable
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and it actually feels really nice, and it has a ton of flexibility
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But, you know, that's about all I have to say. Negative. Positive. It sounds really good
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In fact, just in terms of these being like for listening to music or something
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I was listening to some, you know, really exotic electronic music, and it sounded, you know, just fantastic
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Really terrific. There's a big soundstage. There's a lot of precision to this
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and they're a little bass-heavy, but that's exactly what you want for something designed for gaming
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So, you can get these, and you can use these for your next Zoom call, or your Skype meeting, or something like that
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and they'll work well, and you'll sound good, and then you can plug them into your Switch
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or to some other gaming device, and just rock out and have a great time
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So, lots to like here. Definitely worth checking out. Now, before I tell you the price, I'm going to ask, if you don't mind, go ahead and click and subscribe to my channel
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Appreciate when you do that. And leave me a comment if you want. Tell me what else you wish I would have covered, or what you appreciate that I did cover in this review
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All right. So, these are, this is, the Turtle Beach Recon 500 headset
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It comes in black, or there's a really cool Arctic camo, which I kind of wish they would have sent me instead
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but I'll live with these. In both cases, they're $79.99 at Amazon.com
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which is a pretty solid price for something with this quality of audio reproduction
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this level of flexibility, and this level of comfort. They're pretty dang comfortable
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So, these would make a great gift if you have a teen or someone in your family who's big into gaming
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No one complains when they get a second headset, because you never know when you need to switch to a backup
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So, definitely one worth checking out. I got to get back to my game
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so I will have to plug into my Switch, and I will have to catch up with you in my next video
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Thanks for watching
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