SteelSeries Tusq – In-Ear Mobile Gaming Headset – Dual Microphone With Detachable Boom Mic – Ergonomic Suspension Design Earphones – For Mobile
Original price was: £44.99.£37.09Current price is: £37.09.
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TUSQ Full gaming headset functionality for mobile gaming
The SteelSeries Tusq in-ear mobile gaming headset has a dual microphone system with detachable boom mic for crystal clear voice chat. An ergonomic lightweight around-the-ear design plus 3 sizes of silicone ear tips ensure hours of comfort, and dynamic drivers provide superior audio on any platform.
Dynamic sound drivers
Industry-leading premium composite audio drivers provide superior gaming audio while on the go.
Dual microphone
Detachable boom mic for excellent voice quality in games, plus built-in backup microphone.
Lightweight ergonomic design
Lightweight around-the-ear suspension design stays secure and comfortable for hours of gaming.
Multiplatform functionality
Convenient analog 3.5mm connectivity for a seamless universal transition between nearly any system.
1 SOUND
2 MICROPHONE
3 DESIGN
4 MULTIPLATFORM
Dual microphone system with detachable boom microphone and built-in mic
Ergonomic design with 3 sizes of best-in class silicone ear tips
Lightweight around-the-ear suspension for hours of comfort
Dynamic composite sound drivers provide superior gaming audio while on the go
Multiplatform functionality for seamless compatibility via 3.5mm analog
Note: It is recommended that the firmware is updated regularly using SteelSeries Engine and that proper care and attention is used when operating/cleaning the headset as per the product guide
Customers say
Customers find the gaming headset’s sound quality excellent, with clear microphone performance and effective noise cancellation, while also appreciating its comfort during long gaming sessions and good battery life that lasts for hours. The build quality, functionality, value for money, and connectivity receive mixed reviews – while some find it excellent and works well with PS5, others report issues with reliability and random performance.
7 reviews for SteelSeries Tusq – In-Ear Mobile Gaming Headset – Dual Microphone With Detachable Boom Mic – Ergonomic Suspension Design Earphones – For Mobile
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D. Mclaughlin –
Arctis 9x is a Great Wireless Solution for XBOX and PC alike.
UPDATE: I had to return these headphones and lucky for me they were just inside warranty. The reason they had to go back was the hinge had broken loose from the housing. There was a piece of plastic rattling around inside the cup and the headset became a little uneven when place don my head. Really disappointed in having to return them. I would also like to mention I have never dropped these, neither have they ever been thrown down. I have no idea how this fracture came about as I try to look after all my kit. I am reluctant to get another pair, so keeping my eye on the market for a replacement ,tried 2 sets of ASTRO A50 were but they were rife with issues on the series X. The Base station kept freezing and switching off at random (was fine on PC though).Purchased these so I would have a dedicated pair of wireless headphones for my XBOX X. Previously used Sennheiser Game One (wired). But time and time again the jack port on the controller would end up cutting out the sound. So wireless it was. I looked at numerous products, bought a set of Plantronics RIG 800LX, they were DOA so returned them. Then I looked at gaming DACS to use with my Sennheiser. No dice as feedback was they were great but didn’t work with XBOX chat (unless using on your phone?) So naturally ended up looking at top of the range solutions. So AS50’s were my next port of call. Numerous reviews with people trashing them and others saying they were interstellar sound. My finger must have hovered over the purchase button numerous times. I thought no, 300 quid for some headphones just not paying it.BUILD QUALITY & AESTHETICSSo I looked at Steelseries. Various products and many reviews later I opted for the 9x. For my first steel series headset must say very impressed with it. Build quality is excellent, A metal headband frame, with a velcro adjusted elastic support band (this comes into contact directly with your head). Almost like a ski goggle band. I think these can be swapped out for other designs if you like to change things up.The ear cups are closed cup design (I’m used to the soundstage of open back) I prefer open back but these are great at reducing sound bleed so if playing in a room with other people it prevents others hearing them. The microweave cushion is very very soft and so comfortable long gaming sessions and no ear-ache from headphones pressing on your ears (you can buy velour or pleather replacements) . I imagine that depends on the size of your ears. But as a whole my ears fit within the ear cups. As per the headband you can change up the design on the outer part of the cups (purchased separately). Closed cup also prevent external sound getting in, not completely but enough. The earcups swivel so they can be laid flat on a table/shelf when packed away, which is a nice design feature.The battery life states 20 hours which is pretty accurate. I do have quite long gaming sessions at weekends, 3-4 hours during the day and possibly another 5/6 in the evening. So a single charge will hold. However you will need to keep on top of it. The XBXOX dash has an icon on battery along with the controller.SOUNDThe sound itself, at least to me is very good. I’m no audiophile but for gaming they work well. I use DOLBY ATMOS (sonic works just as well) with them and no complaints. There are 4 presets; Flat, Bass Boost, Smiley, Performance. I tweaked these to my liking, as we all look for something different in sound. A lot of people say the sound is poor on these until they tweak the profiles. In all honesty the ‘Smiley setting’ is a happy medium. You will however need to plug these into a Laptop or a Computer to adjust EQ within the ‘Steelseries Engine software’. If you don’t have a computer to do so the smiley setting is the all round setting. Nice clarity and not too muddy bass. I have sensitive ears from years of diving so keep the bass quite neutral. Which is also why I prefer open back headphones.MICROPHONE & EAR CUP CONTROLSThe Microphone has an adjustable wire neck which coils up into the ear cups. Unlike other gaming sets where you flip the MIC boom up to mute the mic you have a button on this set. The mic has a red LED which illuminates once muted. If I am totally honest the MIC works and is very sensitive. However I think it could do with a foam microphone cover as it can be a little too sensitive. You can adjust this in the Software as well as the side tone. The sidetone allows you to hear yourself through the MIC, this is great so you don’t end up shouting whilst using the MIC. As mentioned close cup headphones reduce the sound around you this includes your own voice.The Headphone volume is a small dial on the right earcup. The layout of the dials is clear and after a few uses you will navigate to them with ease. It is functional and works but from a design point of view, the actual dials could be bigger and less sensitive. More like click on each volume level would be better. Every time I take off the headset it is always at a different volume. So it is easy to move it by accident. A minor gripe but a gripe none the less. The EQ presets are on the right ear cup these are a single click of a button. You get a clear beep in the ear ranging from one to four to indicate the appropriate profile.The headsets works on the same tech as the XBOX X controller and pairs the same. It also powers the XBOX X on when the headset is powered up. The bluetooth works parallel to it so you can receive calls or listen to music via phone or ipad. This is a feature I didn’t think I would use much but have actually really started to use it more with Lockdown. I stream music from my phone whilst training. Works really well, connection wise it is seamless and have no issues at all.The Chat volume/Game volume ratio is on the left earcup and this is a great feature. You can adjust the balance of the two on the fly. So if you have someone in your chat who is really quiet you can increase the chat bias or vice versa.Overall I would say this is a really good headset, now and then when powering on the connection can be a little funny. But nothing a headset restart doesn’t fix. This isn’t all the time maybe one every ten times I use it. The sound quality has a fair bit of depth and can be adjusted to your liking, coupled with Windows sonic or if you wish to buy ATMOS. There isn’t much between them really. But they do make a difference and some games specifically support ATMOS. The price point, hmm I would say yeah maybe a little steep but they do have some decent features and wireless is great coupled with bluetooth. If you can pick them up for £150 even better,
MK –
Review for Arctis 9X
Disclaimer: I don’t like gaming headsets.I own several pairs of superb headphones for music, and reference – and every time I don a set of “gaming” headphones they tend to feel like a toy – that said, I felt these warrant a review.The build quality on the Arctis 9X are great – the sound quality is also very nice, but at this price point – you expect that. Different pre-sets subtly change the sound from more natural, through to some that are more bassy which are good for movies – but on the whole, they don’t have any gimmicky features like my old turtle beach set, which branded “saturated midtones that make my ears bleed, as a trade off for hearing footsteps louder” as “Superhuman hearing” or something similar.Connectivity:On my Xbox One X – I don’t think these have ever dropped out other than one time I forgot to charge them.Whilst my One. was being repaired, I temporarily re-used my old regular Xbox one. I noticed a fair few dropouts, needing me to turn the headset off and on again.- This was an issue I had read in some reviews after buying the headset, and I was concerned – I was never able to recreate the issue until I used an OG Xbox One, so in my personal experience. Perfect on the OneX – frustrating on a standard Xbox One.Volume: 10/10They are not deafeningly loud, (except in COD – which has the worst sound mix of a game ever.) but they definitely dont suffer with being too quiet. If they don’t go loud enough for you, then you’ve probably already done some damage to your hearing.Sound Quality: 8/10Comparing them to a set of high end reference headphones is unfair, they don’t reproduce a huge wide soundstage, with intricate highs mids and lows, however… after burn in – ive found that they perform better than most closed back headphones I own, the mids are far clearer on these for example, than on HD25s, HD280Pros, or aiaiai DJ headphones.Overall – I was surprised at how good these sound.Comfort: 10/10Aside from a pair of AKG702s i own – which is like wearing a pair of pillows on your head – these are the most comfortable headphones I own. I can play games in them for hours on end, and then settle into a movie before taking them off. Being over ear they are comfortable as they dont put pressure on you, the elasticated headband makes a clever snug fit to your head, without being tight – and they are heavy enough that you trust them not to fall apart, but not so heavy that they induce fatigue.Sound isolation: 8/10No complaints here, the isolation is really good, so if someone is sleeping next to you, and you are watching tv – you probably wont disturb them unless you have it cranked right up, or take them off to break the seal to your head.Battery Life: 10/10Incredibly long battery life. Since covid kicked in and we’ve all been working from home, ive had these on all day every day almost – as they pair to your phone to be a bluetooth headset too. There is an indicator light that changes colour depending on how much battery you have left.Connectivity: 9/10Being able to play games and listen to music off your phone, or take phone calls whilst gaming is almost seamless (with 1 caveat ill address in the downsides).Microphone: 10/10I’ve had several people join parties and query what mic I have because its so clear, they assume im using a dedicated mic like streamers use. It’s also very easy to mute the mic with the button just behind your right ear, and the mic has a light on it so you can see in your peripheral vision if you are muted.Price: 6/10I paid £130ish for these on Amazon in the sale. There are better “headphones” available for that pricerange, but in terms of gaming headsets, I dont know. they are feature rich, with a long battery life, and great reliability, but for £190 that they are currnetly listed at, Id rather they were more than just a gaming headset, which they could have done with some aesthetic changes – which would have pushed this score up to a 9 or 10.Ergonomics: 7/10On either headset cup at the back,there is a jogwheel, the left one changes chat+game mix (very useful when your super loud friend crashes the party) and the overall volume on the right one. The chat mix also has a marker point for the mix at 50:50 that you can feel without looking. The power button is convex, and the bluetooth/answer call buttons is convex. Without looking, you can easily feel exactly what is what.In principle – everything about the design is perfect.. Until you lean back against the sofa/pillow, and the jogwheel catches the seat/pillow behind you, and either turns the sound off, or cranks the volume to the max.Placing these controls under the earpieces, or on top of them instead of at the back would have made them perfect.Aesthetics: 6/10They nearly got this perfect, the earcups are minimally styled, and the matte black looks sleek – however they have a truly gharish green pattern to the headbands that makes them look a bit childish. It is also a real shame that the microphone doesnt sit flush when it retracts into the headset. This would be the difference between them being a set of headphones that never leave the house, and being a set of headphones that never leave my side… I just dont want to be on the tube in a set of headphones with a boom mic, and a gharish pattern on the headband.Charging: 7/10The problem I have with the charging isnt that it takes long, they seem to charge really fast! The issue is that if you are using them and put them on charge without turning them off, I dont really understand what they do.. but it doesnt seem to charge. Ive found that once i finish using them I either have to turn them off, then plug them in, or plug them in, and immediately remove the charger, and plug them in again. This could be by design so that when you first plug a usb in it works to connect to a PC or something, but it does mean that occasionally if you forget, you can plug your headset in – but it doesnt charge. Once you realise you need to see the slow pulsing light to know its charging, then you’ll probably be ok.Overall: 9/10My first headset from this company, due to the build quality I cant see myself replaceing them any time soon, and if in the same position again I wouldnt hesitate to get these. If you are looking for a great gaming headset thats comfortable to wear, these are my shout.If you want a set that doubles up as something you would use as wireless headphones out and about – the non-detachable/hidden mic might put you off, as it did me. If you are less vain than I am, then youll have a nice sounding set of headphones for your travels too. 🙂
Médéric Mabire –
Quel liberté de ne plus avoir de fil grâce à la connexion Bluetooth ^^.Casque léger avec un son très audible.Les molettes pour le chat et le son du jeu sont fonctionnel.La petite chose que j’apprécie vraiment, c’est la lumière rouge sur le micro qu’on on le mute.Je recommande
X –
Nachdem ich das Arctis 7 nun bereits über zwei Jahre nutze, muss ich wirklich mal eine Lanze für Steelseries brechen. Das Arctis 7 ist definitiv das beste Headset, welches ich mir bislang gekauft habe (unter anderem sind bislang Beyerdynamic und Razer in der Nutzung gewesen).+ das Arctis 7 sitzt für mich als Brillenträgerin unfassbar bequem auf dem Kopf und passt sich super an! Selbst nach einem 12h+ Tag im Homeoffice und zocken merke ich das Headset nicht auf dem Kopf. Weder an den Ohren, noch am Haaransatz (was ich vor allem bei anderen Headsets o.g. Marken hatte), oder an einer anderen Stelle schmerzt irgendetwas. Die Polster der Around-Ear Ohrmuscheln sind sehr weich und schmiegen sich perfekt an. Das Ski-Band ist ebenfalls sehr weich und flexibel und bietet hohen Tragekomfort. Zudem ist das Headset für meine Begriffe sehr leicht, was zusätzlich möglichen Druck vom Kopf nimmt.+ Die Funktionstasten am Headset sind sehr leicht und intuitiv zu bedienen. Das Headset lässt sich mit einem Griff an die linke Ohrmuschel muten sowie die Gesamtlautstärke über ein stufenlos einstellbares Rädchen anpassen. An der rechten Ohrmuschel befindet sich ein weiteres Rädchen, mit welchem man Gaming- und Sprachchatlautstärke separat lauter und leiser stellen kann. Möchte man hierfür keine getrennten Lautstärkeeinstellungen vornehmen, kann das Rädchen in der Mitte über ein kurzes “einrasten” arretiert werden. An der rechten Ohrmuschel befindet sich zudem auch der Ein-/Ausschalter.+ Meine Kollegen und Teammates verstehen mich immer einwandfrei. Ãber die Tonqualität des Mikrofons kann man also ebenfalls nicht klagen!+ SteelsSeries stellt eine kostenlose Software für das Einstellen aller möglichen Funktionen der vertriebenen Geräte zur Verfügung. Die von anderen Nutzern genannten Probleme wie bspw., dass Einstellungen nicht gespeichert würden, kann ich nicht bestätigen. Ich habe mir ein Profil erstellt und aktualisiere die Software regelmäÃig und habe damit noch nie ein Problem gehabt. Ich bin mit der Software sehr zufrieden.+ Die Akkulaufzeit ist sensationell! Ich habe sogar das Gefühl, dass das Headset mehr als 24h Inbetriebnahme aushält, da ich es gefühlt nie laden muss. Der Akkustand wird bequem über ein farbiges Blinken des Ein-/Ausschalters angezeigt. Grün = >50%, Gelb = 50 – 25/20%, Rot = <20% Akku. Zudem wird ein akustisches Signal ausgegeben, wenn das Headset bei ca. 10% angekommen ist. Es kann daher nicht passieren, dass das Headset mitten im Gespräch unerwartet ausgeht (ist mir zumindest nach über zwei Jahren Nutzung noch nicht passiert).+ Die wireless-Funktion funktioniert einwandfrei. Ich laufe ständig durch die Wohnung damit und habe quasi keinerlei Verbindungsprobleme. Erst, wenn ich drei dicke Wände mit teilweise geschlossenen Türen bei einer Distanz von +-10 Metern zu meinem Rechner erreicht habe, bricht manchmal die Verbindung ab. Das scheint mir aber normal zu sein, mein Partner hat zumindest mit einem Headset einer anderen Marke an den gleichen Stellen die gleichen Probleme ;)- Das einzige kleinere Manko, ist ein offensichtlicher bug bei der Färbung des Ein-/Ausschalters. Wenn der Akku des Headsets nämlich bspw. bei einem roten Blinken angekommen ist und man das Headset dann wieder auflädt bis es tatsächlich 100% erreicht hat (oder zumindest so viel, dass eine andere Farben blinken müsste) und man es dann vom Kabel nimmt und wieder einschaltet, dann blinkt das Licht weiterhin rot. Das hat mich Anfang sehr verwirrt, da ich dachte das Headset wäre defekt. Als ich über die Software allerdings den Ladestand bei 100% sehen konnte, habe ich das Problem gegoogelt und ich bin nicht die einzige Nutzerin mit diesem bug. Die Lösung ist allerdings sehr simpel: bevor man das Headset vom Ladekabel nimmt, schaltet man es einmal wieder ein. Dann leuchtet das Lämpchen auch wieder grün und der bug ist behoben. Für mich ist das ob der simplen Behebbarkeit allerdings auch kein groÃes Problem.Ich kann das Arctis 7 also wirklich nur JEDEM wärmstens empfehlen! Für seinerzeit 150â¬, die ich dafür bezahlt habe, ist es ein absolut unschlagbares wireless Headset, das das Geld wirklich wert ist!
Anna Kerber –
Ich habe mehrere Produkte probiert und das war das einzige “budget” Headset, welches mich überzeugt hat. Zum hören konnte man die alle benutzen aber das Mikro punktet bei der SteelSeries auch!
Andreas Schönberger –
Headset ist super, aber echt schade nach 2 Wochen ist dieses HS nicht mehr verfügbar dafür der Nachfolger um 175⬠und ich habe 201⬠für dieses bezahlt! Hier nsch so kurzer Zeit eine Preisänderungen zu sehen ärgert sehr! Da ich zufrieden bin mit dem gaming headset werde ich es nicht retour schicken und Rückerstattung beantragen
Papai Roy –
I use Arctis 5 as my main headset. But because I use headset for almost all the time and because of the bulkiness I needed a gaming earphone for multitasking. Thought it’d be a major downgrade from my Arctis 5 but surprisingly it’s very good. The surround sound is as clear as a gaming headset, the boom mic sounds just fine. Even thought it’s a gaming earphone, the bass quality in the music it’s very soothing. Although I’d suggest to use an external sound card to give it the efficient power and take the best out of it.