Turtle Beach Recon 70 Gaming Headset for PlayStation 4 Pro review

Turtle Beach Recon 70 Gaming Headset for PlayStation 4 Pro review

Turtle Beach Recon 70 Gaming Headset for PlayStation 4 Pro review

FORAffordable price
Solid audio performance

AGAINST
Lacks surround sound
Made from cheaper materials

what we have today is a review on the turtle beach recon 70 they almost look like a spitting image of those recon 200s that we recently reviewed right and speaking about that how these recon 70s look similar to the Recon two hundreds I'm gonna start introducing a new review
format into this channel here which is kind of like it's gonna have like a comparison like let's say this or this whether it be a mouse or keyboard or headset which one we better eye review so many products it's something you know a lot of the products i review i really really like and

some years might be wondering well gee should i get that one or that one what's really different from that one of that was what can I do like I don't know if I want to call it a versus you know but it'll be like okay recon 70 or the recon 200 something like that or or verse whatever it may be just just a basic comparison now we're still gonna keep on doing our just basic product reviews right which we all love but again I'm just gonna kind of throw this in there just be a

quick little rundown of hey this one or this one but anyways let's want to get into the Recon 70 check this out right here it says bill for Battle Royale right over here on the side it says dominate the map and plush ear cushions that keep you comfortable from one hundred to one heck I just need to be comfortable from 100 and maybe like I don't know maybe 95 ,now first off as you guys see right here it says for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4

Pro right now this headset comes in black and green white and green blue and black white and black black and red and then this red and black here and each of the color schemes are for console obviously the green for Xbox the Blues for PlayStation this red here is a Best Buy exclusive and when we talk about that the different colors and for whichever system you use it on they are all 3.5 so they are all gonna work across every single platform so you don't gotta

worry about you can plug this into your xbox controller your PlayStation controller your PC or your Nintendo switch so just get whatever a stinking color you like and speaking of color y'all know I love me some red and black right you make something that's red and black I'm more than likely gonna scoop it up you know so that's why I picked up this set this headsets been out for I don't know maybe about a month or so but this color just released I think yesterday

actually you know so I was kind of waiting for this one and I'm not very happy with it I don't know if the camera really picks it up if you guys saw any close-ups there see it's so hard to tell but this red it's it's very kind of like maybe a little faded red kind of you kind of get more of a burgundy vibe from it you know what I mean like I'm looking at in the camera and it looks pretty stinking red but uh honestly when you're looking at in real life right here it feels like a faded red not that real crisp just punchy red so honestly if I could redo it I wish I would have

got the black and red set which is the Nintendo switch one because that red on there looks really punchy in contrasting with that black with the red accents looks really good but again that's just style that's not really you know downfall on that headset or anything like that but again just wanted to point it out that this is not that punchy kind of red so let's start like we always do number one comfort so I mean they are comfortable they're extremely light and

when you put them on your head like it's just that perfect fit it's not too tight it's not too loose it is right there as far as comfort you adjust the headset on the side just like that it just pulls up you have your clicks in between right there you have plenty of motion within the ear cups as you can see them going in and and then you can fold a flat back there so whatever shape a head glasses or anything they're gonna fit you perfect now you do just have that little padding on the top up there but honestly it's it's perfect it's just enough it grips on the side of your head and

then rest right up there and you honestly almost forget it's on your head it's that comfortable so we get a pass in the comfort department now let's go ahead and talk about sound now yes it says playstation 4 playstation 4 pro but like I said super 5 so use it across any device so I tested across every device well everything except the Xbox I did PlayStation Nintendo switch and PC and we're going to start with PC because that's what I play on the most and it didn't sound

good on PC to be honest with you yet I was a little disappointed you know what I mean they I just couldn't get them really just loud enough I'd say like the sound quality was fine maybe it's my old ears you know but I just couldn't get them loud enough and that's going through all my PC settings and then within the headset as well right which right back here as you saw on the closest before you have your volume rocker right there on the back and that's really the only

control on it now when we went to the Nintendo switch they sounded fantastic I mean they sounded really really good I was very shocked with it especially for the price and then I went ahead and plugged it into the PlayStation start place I'm on charter for Mamma Mia that's such a great game but anyways I started playing that didn't uh wow I don't know if it was the headset or the game but I just I sent they're testing them out for a lot longer than I intended on but like I said sitting me sitting there playing Uncharted on the PlayStation 4 I got really

sucked into and just immerse that the sound was good again is it the best headset you're gonna find it no but it's right so kind of take it like that like you're buying a headset it's not gonna be this you know rock and just punch and just crazy headset you know but for as far as sound on console I think we get a win again I don't recommend you scooping these up for PC maybe you want to look at the Atlas line or something like that but a four console I say we get a win now

one thing I do want to point out before we get into the mic test here is just the build quality right this kind of brings me back a little bit to the old turtlebeach style like again as you guys have seen any close up if you can see that arm right there there you go that's a little bit better you can see that arm is plastic and inside of it is plastic as well there's no honestly like looking over here there's no metal but as of right now how it is I'm stretching it and been in the build

quality it's there but like I said you might want to be a little more careful with this guy because it's all plastic now as far as the bike it is flip up to mute as you see it's right down there that's what it will be active and then you flip it up in its mute now there's no controls as we talked about before the only control on the back in the headset is the volume there's no voice chat no mic monitoring anything like that on here you can probably adjust all that stuff within your

system you're using whether it be Xbox or whatnot you know but as far as headset that is what you got alright so as you're hearing the mic through the headset that we're using right now it's not the best but honestly in my opinion for headset I think it passes so all in all I mean what do we think about the Recon 70 I like them I really do for a fantastic headset I get it for that you know what I mean sure that bill quality is not the best the sound quality

is not the best but again we got a class it in that price range right and at that price range I think it's good and that's where I'm gonna leave it right there at good and don't think just that I say it's good is me saying oh hey it's not worth getting or it's a piece of junk really not at all at that price range I think this is a pretty solid headset especially for your kids or something like that right you want to go off and buy some you know three four on your headset I think

they can be pretty happy with this a the comfort sound as far as console you got a win here right the only thing I would suggest in my opinion is don't get this all red version right get one of the other colors because again this red just looks cheesy to me so let me know that in the comments do you own the Recon 70s are you thinking about picking them up again at that price range I think we got a pretty good deal I'm sure these things are gonna go on sale and
when they hit that price range I think you're gonna have yourself a steal .

the Turtle Beach recon 70 now I do want to say that they have a Nintendo switch version an Xbox one and a ps4 version they're pretty much all the same they're just different color variations now the one thing that I do want to point out right off the bat this is a gaming headset so we have to keep that in mind because the first thing that I noticed is man this doesn't feel like normal gaming headsets well it's because the ones I'm normally trying out our way way way more so we all have to kind of keep in mind and who this is for so

before we get into all the details the one thing I do want to point out is the Nintendo switch version for some reason is available on Amazon but the PlayStation 4 the Xbox one shows release as May 1st so I think the official release date is May 1st but there will be links below to all three just in case you're interested so one of the things that I want to point out is on the top of the box under the fact that it says this is a Nintendo switch it also says that it works for the

ps4 the Xbox one all that so all three versions will work on either system it just depends on what your color preferences so in the box this is simple there's no accessories you open the box you just get the headset and you get some instructions which really you don't need instructions because there's no additional connections the wire on this is non detachable so it's already attached to this and that can be a plus or minus the big minus obviously is if something goes

wrong with the cable you're kind of screwed you can't just buy another cable but the big pro to this is you can't lose the cable either so if these are for a kid or somebody that's taking these on the go your cables always attached and it's just one less thing you have to keep up with now the cable itself is the rubber like coated silicon it's it's not extremely long but it definitely do the trick you don't want a long cable if you're gonna be plugging this like into your mobile device your switch or whatever on the go and have like 10 feet of cable so I get why they did this the

build quality of these now when I took them out of the box I felt they were really light and they're really plastic so obviously the you know warning sign is are these things gonna break easily once you start to bend them and twist them and stuff like that it makes you feel a little bit better a little bit better that these aren't gonna break now one thing I do want to point out that I noticed right around the headband area on the left and right hand side basically where the ear

pad stops you see this tiny little cable now that's the cable that runs from one side to the other you can see that thin little cable now at any given moment that could catch on something in a bag and yank that's gonna pull that headband piece out which to be honest is just a really thin little pleather not very much padding but again like I said this is one of the lightest headsets I've ever felt so padding is not necessary because when they're on your ears they're not heavy

there's not weight on the top of your head they're actually really comfortable as far as the extenders go you can see that it just kind of extends within the top part of the headband they do not fold flat but they do swivel to lay flat the pleather ear pads honestly are really soft and there is a very big opening inside so these are considered over the ear and I think no matter what your ear size you're not gonna have an issue with these fitting the right way now as you can see

this one is red with the turtlebeach logo inside the ear pad now depending on which model you get it'll be blue or green the branding on the outside is really minimal that course it has turtlebeach right up top but it's just kind of like a little embossed it's not a bright color or anything obnoxious as far as comfort goes this is an extremely lightweight comfortable headset now on your left hand side on the back is your converter will that is just for game volume only

there's no way to control the microphone volume now the microphone on here is not detachable it is one of those that when you fold it down it turns it on and then when you fold it back up it'll turn it off so again I would have liked to have mic controls even if it was on the cable but speaking of the microphone let's do a mic test right here alright guys so here is the mic quality on the Turtle Beach recon 70 this again is what it's going to sound like if you're using it across

all the gaming systems now if you want to use it on PC you are going to need the splitter cable because this is just a single cable obviously PC has the input for the headphone and for the microphone but I think for again if you curb your expectations this is more than passable for a gaming headset now it's time to get into the big thing we got to talk about sound and I'll have to I think turtlebeach did a really good job here with the Recon

70 I think it falls in line with the HyperX stinger so I think sound wise is exactly where it needs to be these do not have like booming upfront bass like a lot of turtle beats headsets do to me they're really clear and I can tell that that's where the focus in this headset is it's more in the clarity and the mid-range so your troubles are extremely clear and again when they say that this is made for Battle Royale that's pretty much what this is

because in Battle Royale you really want to be able to pinpoint and hear where everybody is now this isn't a surround sound gaming headset but the sound imaging and their ability to kind of just space out your sound is really really impressive I would have liked for these to have a little more bass but that is a sound preference of mine most gamers their main focus is going to be on clarity and being able to pinpoint where stuff is located and these

really are impressive in that aspect I think if you're going in and you're just spending on a gaming headset you can't really expect this full spectrum of sound but booming bass but crystal clear highs and you know perfectly balanced mids but again the way that they altered and did this headset I'm impressed I really think going into it I was just expecting like boomy bass and more of a muddier sound more of a mainstream type headphone sound and that he can go with

that they went with a clearer sound picking up great mid-range which is so important in gaming that most people don't understand so that's my video on the turtlebeach Recon 70 definitely gets my approval I mean it ticks all the boxes and it's not doing anything you know over the top obviously you're getting what you're paying for but in this case I feel like you're
getting a little bit more than paying for .

Turtle Beach Recon 70 Gaming Headset for PlayStation 4 Pro review

the Turtle Beach recon 70 gaming headset the ps4 and ps4 pro which retails on Amazon for making it a super budget headset so inside the box you pretty much just get the headset and use a manual warranty packet nothing else is included no connections no extra parts this is very very simple the first thing you notice when you open the box is this kind of egg carton packaging it's not very attractive in the slightest but doesn't really matter I mean I'm

not really someone who cares about product packaging I usually just throw packaging away as soon as I get it I know there's a lot of people out there though who really value the way a product is packaged they really care about that initial feeling as soon as you open a product but when you're paying thirty pounds for a headset what else really do you expect I think it's absolutely fine for the price point but enough about the packaging because that kind of thing

doesn't really matter let's move on to the headset so the headset has a kind of gamer looking vibe to it the follows the color scheme of the ps4 with the blue which is a nice touch and I quite like the angular ear cups which can rotate 90 degrees and have a little bit of adjustment to properly fit your head personally I feel the design is just about right in terms of the look I'm not a huge fan of really game arelooking stuff but I think this works quite nicely the ear cups are over here like most gaming headsets on the market and if it's my ears pretty much perfectly

these headphones don't feature a noise cancellation but oddly because the ear cups fit so well they're actually quite effective at muting outside noise the ear cups also have a synthetic leather cushion to ensure long sessions are comfortable the headband itself features a blue foam cushion again helping to aid those long gaming sessions and the turtlebeach logo is embossed on the top the headset as you can see has quite a lot of flex to it it can be made much larger if you're someone with a bigger head I personally never really have to adjust headsets when I buy

them so I suppose you could say I have a smaller head then I guess maybe average I never really have to adjust the sizing at all but if you ask someone with a larger head this headset should be fine in terms of actually adjusting the size you simply just have to pull down on the ear cups and you'll notice this part of the headset is also plastic which really helps to keep the price down on these headphones do I feel like these are less sturdy than a pair of maybe metal

banded headphones not particularly both should be fairly strong but if you're someone who throws around your head sets in fits of Rage these may not be good for you or they may break sooner for someone who looks after your stuff and looks after your equipment you should be fine the overall feel of the headset is quite plasticy but the good thing is that it makes the headphones light ensuring the long use without fatigue either way once the headset is on your

head nothing really matters other than comfort and sound so I wouldn't say the build quality is hugely important and for this price point I don't think you can complain so the headset is designed for ps4 and ps4 pro but it is also compatible with PC Xbox one and Nintendo switch and mobile device is equipped with the 3.5 millimeter jack now it does work with the Xbox one controllers with a 3.5 millimeter headset but other controllers require the headset audio

controller and if you have a PC with pink and green Jack's you will need a splitter now in terms of the sound the Recon 70 features 40 millimeter drivers in each ear Cup and I must say for the price point these sound pretty great when I play FPS I can hear enemies around me and I can position them really easily I was quite impressed as well by the overall sound quality nothing is blown treble and bass are really nicely balanced and overall the sound quality for this price is

really impressive now the microphone on that set uses a sort of flip out mechanism which actually is really easy and one really good thing about that is when you flip the microphone back again it actually mutes the mic it doesn't just put it backwards out of sight it actually mutes it so rather than having a button to mute which can sometimes be a little bit fiddly to get to and you need to meet your mic you simply just flip it up and Bank done your mic is muted

now in terms of the sound quality the mic does work well from what I've heard I asked a few friends if they could hear me clearly and they all said yep you know sounding really clear and really crisp which obviously is really important when you're playing with friends the worst thing ever is having someone in the party that has a bad microphone and you just can't hear them and you can't communicate with them so it's really important that the microphone on this

headset it's good and it seems that it is now volume control for this headset is done via a little ring on the back of the left ear cup now I don't really like these kind of rings simply because if you put the headset down sometimes the ring can be adjusted and then you put it back on and the volume has to be changed again every time you take it but I have noticed that this one seems to be quite well protected in the sense that I've not really encountered that issue much I have

another headset which uses this same mechanism and as soon as you put it down you pretty much have to guarantee that you need to turn that back up again but this one seems to be a lot better maybe it's just because of the design of the headset I'm not too sure but it is quite good I suppose just having it on the back of the headset you can just quickly adjust the sound personally I'm someone who prefers inline controls to a dial but this does work quite well and one thing I have noticed with other headphones that have inline controls sometimes if that runs

on a different driver or if it's a plug-and-play part of the headset sometimes I can break or die and the headset then is pretty much unusable so I guess it's quite good that it's built into the headset as well so overall do I like this headset I think it's really impressive for the price I don't really think anyone could argue otherwise the design is attractive enough while keeping a subtle gamer vibe and fans of the ps4 will really appreciate the blue accents the sound quality at this

price point again is really quite impressive and if you ask someone the place a lot of FPS you will be able to pinpoint enemies fairly easily I also like the lightweight design even though it is a little bit plasticky it enables you to play for long sessions without any fatigue and let's face it most of us gamers play for hours without even realizing so do I recommend the Turtle Beach Recon 70 for the price point I really don't think you can go wrong if you're looking at a new gaming headset definitely check out this one because I don't think you'll be disappointed so that

was my review of the Turtle Beach recon 17 gaming headset for the ps4 and ps4 pro what do you guys think let me know in the comment section below if you have any questions about the product leave them down below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible .

Turtle Beach now I don't normally do gaming stuff on this channel but I couldn't pass up featuring these because if you're in the market for a really solid headset at that budget price point I think the Recon 70s are the best option out there and the folks over at Turtle Beach were even kind enough to offer an extra pair to give away to one of you guys so just leave a comment down below if you're interested in winning these and I'll pick a winner at the end of the month

on June 30th so VM 70s are available for every major console the Xbox one ps4 and Nintendo switch and you can hook these up to your PC as well with the right adapter now turtlebeach technically sells specific color combinations to match with the consoles so green ones for the xbox blue for the PlayStation and so on but hardware wise there's actually no difference across any of the headsets they aren't made specifically for one console or the other so if you like the red and black ones and have an xbox they'll work fine if blues your color but you're rocking a

switch go for it they're all the same standard 3.5 millimeter wired audio jack connection no matter the color style or what they say they go to and as far as the price they all come in at just which i think is a great price for these I'll of course leave a bunch of links down below in the video description to all the different colors and everything else so be sure to check those links if you want to learn more taking a look at the actual headset here you've got a very

simple and standard design the headset is extremely lightweight with a hard plastic build but it doesn't feel cheap at all the headset will flex and Bend without making any cracking or squeaking noises and overall the build quality I think is pretty good for the price and I'd expect that from a brand like turtlebeach the ear cups are that slightly larger over the ear design and because you'll likely be wearing these for a few hours at a time it's very important that they're

comfortable of course and I think turtlebeach does a nice job with a padding and cushion there's certainly enough for your ears the sort of pleather material is soft and light and there's just a bit more cushion across the top of the headband - I think my only comment here would be that I wish there was a bit more across the top but overall I still think they're very comfortable to wear you've got some wiggle room with the ear cups to ensure they sit tightly on your head the ear cups have just a bit of back and forth movement and the ability to twist

about 270 degrees which means the headset will certainly lay flat on a table or desk or when you're traveling for example and you stick it in a bag but keep in mind they don't fold up at all if you need to adjust the size you can do that as well with the headband extending out or in with that sort of clicky notched adjustment system and you'll get about an extra inch or so on each side like I mentioned earlier the headset is wired so you'll be plugging in this standard 3.5

millimeter connection into your controller or adapter the cable is a 48 inch long built-in rubber coated setup and you'll notice that there aren't any inline controls or anything like that that's because both your volume and mic controls are on the headset itself so your volume rocker that controls in-game volume only is found on the back of the ear cups and the mic is built into the headset as well it has that flip up design and the way this works is pretty simple when the mic is

down you're free to chat away in-game and when you flip it up your mic is automatically muted and I like that a lot actually I think it's a pretty straightforward way to control the mic and it also ensures it's up and out of the way when you don't want to use it okay so let's talk about how this headset works in game so first off as far as the cable length it seems a little short at first but that's good because when it's actually connected to my Xbox controller for example

there isn't a whole lot that's getting tangled around my feet or across my lap I definitely like the length since this is just your standard 3.5 millimeter connection at least on my xbox it was a really straightforward plug-and-play setup so no batteries to worry about no charging no settings to screw around with it's just as easy as it gets comfort wise they feel great I rocked them for a few hours at a time and didn't notice any discomfort at all the ear cups like I

mentioned are soft and light and very breathable and the whole headset itself is very light too so they feel great and they fit great with the in-game audio you're definitely getting a very solid experience especially with a directional sound and that sort of surround sound esque set up especially with games where you need to hear where certain things are coming from behind you off to the side would like apex legends here like I'm playing the headphones give you a good

sense of what's going on one thing this headset also does really well is noise cancellation with that over ear design like I mentioned they block out the outside world I'd say about 75% or more and once again for a headset at this price what's a great feature to have as far as the actual sound you'll be getting from these headphones the best way I can describe them is balanced and very neutral you're gonna get any booming bass there isn't that like thud that you

might experience with other headphones but the sound overall is great and I had no complaints with using these in any game it's clear it's crisp and you can hear nearly every detail that you need another thing worth mentioning and this might be because my hearing is just damaged from so many years of headphones but they don't get insanely loud you could crank this headset up all the way and still listen fairly comfortably now of course everyone is gonna be

different with this but I have certainly used other gaming headsets that are deafening and these won't be blowing out your eardrums at all one aspect of the Recon 70s that I was really impressed with was the mic quality and I got to be honest I was not expecting a whole lot here with a mic but it is as good as any other headset I've tried and it's easily comparable to some headsets it's certainly sensitive enough to capture a lot of detail in your voice but there's not any sort of like droning or humming there's not a whole lot of background noise

it's just an excellent mic setup overall for in-game voice so if you couldn't tell already I have really next to no complaints with these headphones and I can't recommend them enough I'm not sure that you find a better gaming headset for any console I think if anyone were to give these a try they'd be pleasantly surprised if you want to check these out for yourself or learn a bit more about them like I said I'll of course leave all the links down below

in the revuew description but hopefully you guys did enjoy this review let me know what game you're currently playing right now in the comments down below .