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Turtle Beach Stealth 500
Logitech G435 LIGHTSPEED Wireless
Tested using Methodology v1.8
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TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless
Logitech G435 LIGHTSPEED Wireless
The Turtle Beach Stealth 500 are better gaming headphones than the Logitech G435 LIGHTSPEED Wireless. The Turtle Beach have a better microphone, Bluetooth support, almost twice the battery life, and a companion app for tweaking the sound to your liking. Still, the Logitech are more comfortable, have a better build quality, and are cheaper, so if you don't want to spend a lot, they're a great choice.
Variants
- Stealth 500 for PC (Black)
- Stealth 500 for PS (Black)
- Stealth 500 for Xbox (Black)
- G435 LIGHTSPEED (Black/Neon Yellow)
- G435 LIGHTSPEED (Blue/Raspberry)
- G435 LIGHTSPEED (Off White/Lilac)
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Black
Stealth 500 for PC
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G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Amazon.comBlack
Stealth 500 for PS
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Amazon.comBlue/Raspberry
G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Stealth 500 for Xbox
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G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Walmart.comMain Differences forNeutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
6.8
7.8
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
6.7
8.6
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
6.8
8.3
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
6.6
7.4
Passive Soundstage
5.5
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.5 lbs
0.35 lbs
Clamping Force
0.7 lbs
0.6 lbs
Controls
7.5
5.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Decent
Decent
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
No
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
Yes
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Bluetooth + Multi function
Volume Limiter + Sidetone
Breathability
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
Portability
5.4
5.8
Portability Picture
L
7.8" (19.7 cm)
7.0" (17.7 cm)
W
7.9" (20.0 cm)
6.6" (16.8 cm)
H
3.5" (8.8 cm)
2.8" (7.1 cm)
Volume
211.58 in³ (3,467.20 cm³)
128.84 in³ (2,111.30 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.0
6.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Sound Profile
Normalization Frequency
1,000 Hz
Bass Amount
-1.2 dB
-1.65 dB
Treble Amount
0.6 dB
-2.17 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.9
6.2
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
1 dB
0.86 dB
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
6.8
8.3
Bass Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
5.8 dB
2.29 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
65.89 Hz
36.15 Hz
Low Bass
-6.7 dB
-3.24 dB
Mid Bass
1.38 dB
1.33 dB
High Bass
4.69 dB
2.39 dB
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
6.7
8.6
Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.17 dB
1.87 dB
Low Mid
0.01 dB
1.45 dB
Mid-Mid
2.68 dB
-2.27 dB
High Mid
-3.85 dB
0.03 dB
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
6.6
7.4
Treble Profile: Target Compliance
RMS Deviation From Target
3.61 dB
3.82 dB
Low Treble
-1.32 dB
0.87 dB
Mid Treble
3.21 dB
-3.06 dB
High Treble
-2.75 dB
-8.14 dB
Imaging
8.9
8.1
Group Delay
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.27
0.18
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.28
14.6
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.22
0.63
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.62
1.94
Passive Soundstage
5.5
6.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
4.26 dB
2.26 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
8.21 dB
5.03 dB
PRTF Distance
10.05 dB
6.48 dB
Openness
6.0
7.0
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.8
4.9
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
2.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
On/Off
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No
Windows Sonic Spatial Audio
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.5
7.9
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.274
0.257
WHD @ 100
0.171
0.104
Test Settings
Firmware
V6.96.1480
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Wireless (Proprietary)
Wireless (Proprietary)
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 16-bit, 48kHz
Test Instrument
Audio Precision APx517B
EQ
Turtle Beach Signature Sound
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Boom
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation - Full Range
3.9
3.3
Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Overall Attenuation
-9.22 dB
-10.19 dB
Isolation Audio
Bass
1.32 dB
0.02 dB
Mid
-8.00 dB
-4.16 dB
Treble
-23.35 dB
-26.55 dB
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
3.9
Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
Airplane Noise Attenuation
-8.31 dB
Airplane Noise Isolation Audio
Office Noise Attenuation
-8.99 dB
Office Noise Isolation Audio
Street Noise Attenuation
-8.84 dB
Street Noise Isolation Audio
Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
Female Voice 1
Male Voice 1
Female Voice 2
Male Voice 2
ANC Wind Handling
ANC Wind Handling Graph
ANC Wind Noise
N/A
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
Yes
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.1
6.8
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
162.33 Hz
182.21 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
1.77 dB
6.17 dB
HFE
7,034.64 Hz
7,136.96 Hz
Weighted THD
0.371
1.079
Gain
18.76 dB
13.06 dB
Noise Handling
7.8
6.0
SpNR
17.22 dB
14.2 dB
Noise Gate
On/Off Toggle
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.0
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
6.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.8
8.5
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
37.5 hrs
19.8 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
37.5 hrs
19.8 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
1.7 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
7.5
0.0
App Picture
App Name
Swarm II
No App
iOS
Yes
No
Android
Yes
No
macOS
No
No
Windows
Yes
No
Equalizer
Graphic + Presets
No
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
Adjustable Level
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Wired Connection
0.0
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
N/A
N/A
Connector
No Wired Option
No Wired Option
Latency - Analog
N/A
N/A
Latency - USB
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency Connection
N/A
No Wired Audio
Bluetooth Connection
8.1
8.0
Bluetooth Version
5.2
5.1
Multi-Device Pairing
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
No
Quick Pair (Android)
No
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
334.65 ft (102.00 m)
324.15 ft (98.80 m)
Latency - SBC
182 ms
113 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
N/A
Latency - LDAC
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
SBC
SBC
AAC Support
No
Yes
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
8.3
8.2
Line Of Sight Range
147.64 ft (45.00 m)
128.94 ft (39.30 m)
Latency - Dongle
37 ms
42 ms
Recorded Latency
PC Compatibility
Analog
No
No
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
No
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog
No
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
No
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
3.4
3.4
Type
Wireless USB Dongle
Wireless USB Dongle
USB Input
Yes
Yes
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
USB
USB
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Black
Stealth 500 for PC
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Amazon.comBlack/Neon Yellow
G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Amazon.comBlack
Stealth 500 for PS
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Amazon.comBlue/Raspberry
G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Walmart.comBlack
Stealth 500 for Xbox
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Amazon.comOff White/Lilac
G435 LIGHTSPEED
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Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless
Logitech G435 LIGHTSPEED Wireless
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