Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 Wireless Headphones Review

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have a simple design that's similar to the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Wireless. The boom mic isn't detachable, but you can flip it up for a more casual look. You can get them in different color variants.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 are comfortable. They're quite lightweight, and the headband and the ear cups are well-padded. That said, the ear cups feel a bit tighter than the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Wireless as they clamp a bit more at the bottom of the ear.

These headphones have disappointing controls. While they're easy to use, there are only four buttons. There's a power button that also controls the Superman Hearing feature, which the manufacturer says amplifies in-game sounds, but we don't test for this. Unlike the Turtle Beach Recon 500, they also have a mode button that lets you choose between four EQ presets: 'Signature Sound', 'Bass Boost', 'Treble Boost', and 'Vocal Boost'. The volume wheel has notches at min and max volume. Finally, the mic monitoring wheel controls how much of your own voice you hear.

Like most over-ear gaming headsets, they aren't very portable. Their bulky design may not fit easily into your bag. Unlike the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Wireless, you can fold them into a slightly more compact format, which is convenient.

These headphones don't come with a carrying case.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have a decent build quality. They're mostly made of plastic, which feels dense and solid. The removable ear pads are made of cloth material, and the headband is covered in faux leather for a more comfortable fit. The hinges feel a lot more solid and durable than the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Wireless.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 are fairly stable headphones. They stay on your head while you're gaming, but more intense movements cause them to move off your ears or fall off your head. They aren't intended to be used while working out as they'll likely fall off. If you're looking for gaming headphones that do a better job of staying in place, consider the Astro A20 Gen 2 Wireless instead.

• Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 headphones
• USB transmitter
• USB-C charging cable
• Manuals
• Turtle Beach decal sticker

Update 05/05/2021: Some users have reported experiencing crackling and popping noises while using these headphones. One user suggested that an Audio Hub firmware update could help fix this issue. Although we didn't encounter this noise during our original tests, we plan to retest these headphones and update our review as soon as we can.

These headphones have a neutral sound profile that's suitable for a variety of audio content. Unfortunately, they're lacking a bit of low-bass, so action-packed scenes may feel like they're lacking punch. They have an inconsistent audio delivery, so they may not sound the same for everyone. Fortunately, you can customize the sound using the four EQ presets: 'Signature Sound', 'Bass Boost', 'Treble Boost', and 'Vocal Boost'.

These headphones have a disappointing frequency response consistency. They have an inconsistent delivery, especially in the bass and treble ranges, so they may sound different depending on their fit, seal, and positioning on your head.

These headphones have good bass accuracy. There's an underemphasis in the low and mid-bass, so the deep rumbles and thumps of explosions in your favorite games sound subdued.

The mid accuracy is impressive. The range is pretty well-balanced, which makes vocals and lead instruments sound clear and present. However, the underemphasis in the low-mids can make these same instruments sound a bit thin.

These headphones have good treble accuracy. The response is even and well-balanced, so vocals and sibilants sound present and detailed.

These headphones have fair peaks and dips performance. There's a bit of a mismatch between the left and right drivers of our unit. The peak in the high-bass adds a bit of boominess to the mix. The dip in the low-mids thins out vocals and lead instruments, and the dip in the low-treble can hurt the comprehensibility of these same instruments.

These headphones have very good imaging performance. Weighted group delay falls below the audibility threshold, ensuring tight bass and transparent treble. The L/R drivers of our unit are well-matched in phase and amplitude, but there's a bit of a frequency mismatch. As a result, it may seem like there's a hole in the stereo image at certain frequencies. However, these results are only valid for our test unit, and yours may perform differently.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have a passable passive soundstage performance. These over-ears interact with the outer ear, which is one of the key factors in creating a large soundstage. However, the soundstage isn't very open or spacious, and audio seems like it's coming from in your head instead of all around you.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 come with Turtle Beach's SuperHuman Hearing feature, which is advertised to amplify in-game sounds like footsteps, but it isn't considered a virtual surround feature and we didn't test it. The manufacturer also advertises that they have Windows Sonic Surround Sound on the Xbox One variant. Consider the Sony PULSE 3D Wireless if you want wireless gaming headphones with a 3D virtual surround sound feature.

These headphones have a decent WHD performance. There's a peak in the low-treble, but it shouldn't be too noticeable. The rest of its frequencies fall within good limits, so audio reproduction is clear and pure.

These are the settings we used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid when using these test settings. Note that the default EQ is the Signature Sound EQ.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have poor noise isolation. They don't isolate at all in the bass-range, so you hear bass-heavy sounds like bus engines. They struggle to block out higher frequency sounds like voices, too.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have a fair leakage performance. The overall leakage isn't too loud, so it shouldn't bother the people around you unless you're listening at very high volumes.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have a flip boom microphone.

The microphone's recording quality is decent. Your voice sounds natural and neutral, but it may also be a bit thin and muffled.

Update 12/01/2021: These headphones have been updated to test bench 1.5. In this update, we made changes to the way we test noise handling. We now use a subjective evaluation of our audio clips. This new method has resulted in different results than what we had reported in our previous test bench. As a result, the scoring of this box has changed, and we have updated our results.

The mic has a mediocre noise handling performance. In moderately noisy places, background noise is audible, but your voice is easy to understand, and there's no noticeable drop in quality. Ηowever, if you take a call in a noisy place like a busy street or subway station, it may be difficult to understand what you're saying.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have an amazing battery performance. Although they're advertised to have a continuous battery life of 15 hours, we measured over 23 hours, which is more than enough to get you through long gaming sessions. They automatically turn off after 5 minutes of inactivity so you don't drain the battery.

The Turtle Beach Audio Hub is a poor app that doesn't have a lot of customization features. You can use the app to update the headset and control the volume level of voice prompts.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 aren't Bluetooth-compatible. If you're looking for comparable gaming headphones that can connect to devices over Bluetooth, take a look at the Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 Wireless.

Update 09/09/2021: These headphones have been updated to test bench 1.5. In this update, we made changes to the way we test latency. We now use a click track in our software and we measure latency three times and average the results. This new method has resulted in different latency values than what we had reported in our previous test bench. As a result, we have updated our review to reflect these changes.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 have impressive non-Bluetooth wireless connectivity. They're compatible with PCs, PS4, and PS5 consoles and have low latency, so you shouldn't notice a delay between your game video and audio.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 can't be used wired. The USB-C cable is for charging only.

The PS4 variant of these headphones isn't compatible with the Xbox One, but you can buy an Xbox One variant.

The Turtle Beach Stealth 600 Gen 2 don't have a dock, but they come with a wireless USB dongle that works with PCs and PS4s.