Turtle beach stealth 300 review in Spanish (full analysis)

Most headphones with 3.5mm analog connection are passive. This means that they connect to a headphone jack and are totally dependent on the device they are connected to for power and signaling. Turtle Beach Stealth 300 is a unique twist on this concept as it maintains the 3.5 analog jack but has a built in amplifier to power the handset and offer different EQ options. To make this possible, mount an internal battery that needs to be charged for the headset to work.

First of all, we thank Turtle Beach for the trust placed in ceding the product to us for analysis.

Turtle Beach Stealth 300: technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

The Turtle Beach Stealth 300 headset comes with a very good quality hard cardboard box, the brand always takes great care of all its products, and in this case it could not be an exception. The box has a design based on white and blue, the latter being a statement that it has been thought for PS4 users, something that the box itself is responsible for reminding us. The most interesting technical details appear on the back of the box. We open the box and find the headset accommodated in a plastic blister, next to it we find the documentation and a USB cable to charge the battery of the included amplifier.

Turtle Beach Stealth 300 features a color-based design inspired by the intended console. The headset is almost entirely made of black plastic, with fabric grilles on the inside of the headphones, and blue fabric that wraps around the bottom of the headband for the PS4 model. Despite being sold as a model for PS4, there is no reason for it beyond aesthetics. Thanks to its plastic construction, it feels really light on the head, something important in long gaming sessions.

The headband includes a height adjustment system, very useful for the headset to fully adapt to the user's head. This headband is very padded inside, thanks to this the pressure on the head will be less and will not bother us in long sessions.

Its large, oval ear muffs have black plastic domes and fairly padded ear cushions covered in breathable fabric. This design of the pads will make us sweat less than with the typical synthetic leather finishes, an important detail for the summer.

While it's a 3.5mm jack headset, the built-in amplifier and equalizer mean that you have more controls and options than your typical wired stereo headset. All of these accessories, along with the flip-top microphone and permanently attached headphone cord, fit into the left earcup. The power and mode buttons on the amp are located in the lower right corner of the rear panel of the headset. The built-in amplifier offers us four available EQ presets (base sound, bass boost, bass boost + treble, and treble boost).

This amp needs to be charged for the headset to work, it just won't work unless the amp is on. According to Turtle Beach, the amplifier's 900 mAh battery can last up to 30 hours between charges, which is a very remarkable time compared to wireless headphones.

Two buttons are located on the rear edge of the headset to adjust the volume of the microphone and the 50mm neodymium speakers. The headset does not have a microphone mute button, but it can be flipped up to rest against the earpiece for easy mute. How could it be otherwise, it includes a micro USB port to charge the amplifier battery with the included micro USB cable.

Final words and conclusion about Turtle Beach Stealth 300

As for the sound quality, Turtle Beach Stealth 300 can emit quite solid bass thanks to its included amplifier, in addition, it is able to offer a very high volume without distortion. Thanks to its different EQ modes, listening to music with this headset is a great experience, which is also helped by its fairly balanced sound, with a good presence of mids, and a good dose of bass and treble. The games sound great too, the different EQ settings mean you can go back from the low end if you want to focus more on the higher frequencies for positioning perception. The two bass boost settings make Battlefield 1 sound thunderous, with each shot coming in with a deep and powerful bass presence. In No Man's Sky, the bass boost modes make the constant sounds of engine noise and mining lasers seem full, but still have a lot of presence with the other EQ presets.

Turtle Beach Stealth 300 offers interesting hardware-based flexibility that most wired headphones lack, thanks to its built-in amplifier with different EQ presets. However, its reliance on the power amp means that you should treat it like a wireless headphone in terms of battery life, and that's a drawback compared to other wired headphones that offer equally great listening experiences without the need to worry about A battery.

The folding microphone has pleasantly surprised us, as it works really well and lives up to those seen in much more expensive headsets, which is surprising considering that the fixed plastic arm has no flexible component to adjust the position of the microphone. Simply the manufacturer has placed an excellent micro.

Turtle Beach Stealth 300 is for sale for an approximate price of 80 euros, with this it is in a position where the competition is very fierce, but we believe that it is a quite interesting proposal that manages to differentiate itself from the crowd, provided it is not one annoyance having to charge the battery of a wired headset.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
- THEY ARE VERY COMFORTABLE TO USE	- WITHOUT BATTERY THEY DO NOT WORK EVEN PASSIVE
- VERY GOOD SOUND QUALITY WITH A VERY NICE PROFILE
- 3.5 MM HIGH COMPATIBILITY CONNECTION
- 4 SOUND EQUALIZATION MODES
- GOOD MICROPHONE