Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

Turtle Beach 推出了一款出色的 SteelSeries 耳机“克隆版”，价格便宜了 50 美元

Turtle Beach and SteelSeries’ new models can do wireless hi-res audio, but it’s not the key reason you should upgrade. Turtle Beach 和 SteelSeries 的新款耳机都支持无线高解析度音频，但这并不是你升级的主要理由。

I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn’t have to say much to get me excited about its successor. The $399 Nova Pro Omni that came out on May 5th has a similar design to the 2022 model, but with some new and improved features — support for wireless hi-res audio (24-bit / 96kHz audio over 2.4GHz), better mic quality, and compatibility with all consoles in every model, to name the big ones. All the $599 Nova Elite has on the Omni is better build materials and bigger drivers. 我非常喜欢 SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless，所以该公司无需多言就能让我对其继任者感到兴奋。5 月 5 日发布的 399 美元 Nova Pro Omni 在设计上与 2022 年的型号相似，但增加了一些新的改进功能——支持无线高解析度音频（通过 2.4GHz 传输 24-bit / 96kHz 音频）、更好的麦克风质量，以及所有型号对所有游戏主机的兼容性，这些都是主要亮点。而售价 599 美元的 Nova Elite 相比 Omni 的优势仅在于更好的制造材料和更大的驱动单元。

But things got interesting when, just a few weeks before the Omni was announced, Turtle Beach showed off its Stealth Pro 2. To say that it’s inspired by previous SteelSeries headsets is putting it lightly. It has swappable batteries, a battery-charging wireless base station, a companion app for quickly changing audio settings, and the ability to listen to 2.4GHz and Bluetooth audio simultaneously. To top it off, it offers wireless hi-res audio support, too, and a slightly cheaper $349 price tag. 但有趣的是，就在 Omni 发布前几周，Turtle Beach 展示了其 Stealth Pro 2。说它受到之前 SteelSeries 耳机的启发都算是客气的了。它拥有可更换电池、带充电功能的无线基站、用于快速更改音频设置的配套应用程序，以及同时收听 2.4GHz 和蓝牙音频的能力。最重要的是，它也提供了无线高解析度音频支持，且价格略低，为 349 美元。

So, I did what was necessary: I called in both to test them concurrently to see which I thought was the best value. What I realized was that SteelSeries’ $399 Arctis Nova Pro Omni and Turtle Beach’s $349 Stealth Pro 2 are both great for several reasons, but they aren’t worth buying based on their hi-res audio capabilities alone — a major selling point for both. I couldn’t notice the hi-res difference compared to the default bit rate (24-bit, 48kHz) on my Windows 11 PC. 所以我做了必要的事：我将两者都拿来同时测试，看看哪一款性价比最高。我意识到，SteelSeries 399 美元的 Arctis Nova Pro Omni 和 Turtle Beach 349 美元的 Stealth Pro 2 在很多方面都很出色，但仅凭它们的高解析度音频功能（这是两者的主要卖点）并不值得购买。在我的 Windows 11 PC 上，我无法察觉到高解析度音频与默认比特率（24-bit, 48kHz）之间的差异。

I tested out several albums’ worth of lossless tunes in Qobuz, and played a lot of Marathon, which is full of little location-based sounds that can hint at my impending doom. I can’t consider myself an audiophile because I have tinnitus, which prevents me from hearing some high-frequency sounds. Regardless, I’m in good company with many other people who cannot reliably spot the hi-res difference. It all sounded the same to me. Good, but not good enough to encourage you to spring for a new headset. 我在 Qobuz 上测试了几张无损专辑，并玩了大量的《Marathon》，游戏中充满了各种基于位置的细微声音，可以预示我即将到来的厄运。我不能称自己为发烧友，因为我有耳鸣，这使我无法听到某些高频声音。无论如何，我和许多其他无法可靠分辨高解析度差异的人一样。对我来说，听起来都一样。虽然不错，但还不足以鼓励你掏钱购买新耳机。

Functionally, the AirPods Max-inspired Stealth Pro 2 is the better option if you don’t have all of your gaming devices in a centralized location. Mine are sprinkled around my apartment, so I like that the Stealth Pro 2 has a button that toggles between transmitters (all while maintaining a simultaneous Bluetooth connection to my phone). 从功能上讲，如果你没有将所有游戏设备集中放在一个地方，那么受 AirPods Max 启发设计的 Stealth Pro 2 是更好的选择。我的设备散落在公寓各处，所以我很喜欢 Stealth Pro 2 上有一个可以在发射器之间切换的按钮（同时还能保持与手机的蓝牙连接）。

Both the Omni and the Stealth Pro 2 let you make on-the-fly adjustments to equalizer and mic settings through a mobile companion app over Bluetooth, so you won’t have to race to your PC to tweak settings. However, Turtle Beach’s headset gives you more on-device control options. You can shuffle through equalizers with a button on the Stealth Pro 2, and there are three dials to adjust USB source and Bluetooth volume independently and adjust game / chat mix levels. You can also customize what some of its additional inputs do in its app. SteelSeries delegates most of the controls to the GameHub station. Omni 和 Stealth Pro 2 都允许你通过蓝牙连接移动配套应用，实时调整均衡器和麦克风设置，因此你不必急着跑到 PC 前去调整。然而，Turtle Beach 的耳机为你提供了更多的设备端控制选项。你可以通过 Stealth Pro 2 上的按钮切换均衡器，还有三个旋钮可以独立调节 USB 音源和蓝牙音量，并调整游戏/语音混合比例。你还可以在其应用程序中自定义一些额外输入的功能。而 SteelSeries 则将大部分控制权交给了 GameHub 基站。

The Arctis Nova Pro Omni is a bit different in execution, but similar in function and design to the Nova Pro Wireless. Its station is the audio brain for all of your gaming gadgets, assuming all of them are within 5 feet for its two included USB-C-to-USB-A cables to reach. It can receive four wired audio sources (three USB-C, and one 3.5mm line-in audio), and mix up three at once, including Bluetooth. The mic works across platforms, too. The Omni is the best option if its USB audio source-swapping base station is always within reach. Arctis Nova Pro Omni 在执行上略有不同，但在功能和设计上与 Nova Pro Wireless 相似。它的基站是你所有游戏设备的大脑，前提是所有设备都在其附带的两根 USB-C 转 USB-A 线缆的 5 英尺（约 1.5 米）覆盖范围内。它可以接收四个有线音频源（三个 USB-C 和一个 3.5mm 线路输入），并能同时混合三个音频源（包括蓝牙）。麦克风也支持跨平台使用。如果它的 USB 音频源切换基站总是在你的触手可及之处，那么 Omni 是最佳选择。

These headsets are capable of rich, balanced audio that made me feel immersed in games. Even without their good active noise cancellation effects turned on, their ear pads muffle a good amount of outside sound. Both headsets’ software offers in-depth equalizer customization. 这些耳机能够提供丰富、平衡的音频，让我沉浸在游戏中。即使不开启它们出色的主动降噪效果，耳罩也能隔绝大部分外界噪音。两款耳机的软件都提供了深入的均衡器自定义功能。