Comfort, Sound Quality, and Conclusion

The VOID PRO RGB Wireless SE has a comfortable fit, with generous memory foam padding for both ears and the headband. Like most headsets these lay flat with ear cups that can swivel 90 degrees.

The ear cups swivel smoothly for a comfortable fit

Adjustments to size are made at the upper part of the headband, and with each firm click it's obvious these will stay in place once a desired headband size is chosen.

At 390 grams (13.76 oz) these are about an average weight for a gaming headset, but the build is anything but average with a very sturdy, substantial feel. Corsair’s VOID design, with metal used for the swiveling earpiece mounts, is unique, and this VOID PRO headset exhibited virtually no plastic creaking. 

Just as with the VOID Surround headset I reviewed, this headset feels like it is built to last, with a rugged utilitarianism that is unusual in this product category. With plenty of padding and a moderate level of clamping force, it was very comfortable to wear and I have no complaints.

Sound Quality

I'll start with general (and admittedly subjective) observations about the way these sound, without any Dolby effects enabled. The VOID PRO feature a 50 mm Neodymium driver size, and I found the headset to offer plenty of bass, with slightly prominent midrange and a ‘warm’ overall sound signature (where bass and lower midrange are louder than upper frequencies). While warm sound is often preferred, especially when coupled with powerful bass, these had less overall clarity than I have experienced with some other headsets.

In a head-to-head (literally, in this case) comparison with the recently reviewed Logitech G433, I found the Logitech headset to offer better clarity and a very balanced sound, at the expense of the added bass and warmth of the Corsair headset. This is really a matter of preference: If you like your sound a little darker and more powerful, the signature of the VOID PRO might be preferred, as Logitech’s flatter frequency response can sound a little ‘thin’ in comparison.

Corsair's CUE software offers an easy interface for adjusting sound and RGB lighting

Surround effects create another experience entirely, with a sense of space that those familiar with simulated surround effects understand – and those new to this have to experience to really appreciate. My observations of Dolby Headphone effects are simple: they can really convince you that there are speakers in different places around you, and directional sound is more convincing that you might suspect considering just two drivers in total are being used. More than direction, however, is an immediate change to a spacious, more 'exciting' sound the moment Dolby Headphone is engaged. There are also some preset EQ settings, and the ability to customize the overall sound to your liking. This is all very easy to control with the CUE software.

The microphone is a flexible boom design, and this one holds onto its shape after bending very well. The mic is a unidirectional noise-cancelling design, and in my testing the reduction in background noise is very impressive. A recording using the mic was silent up to the point of actual speech, though there is a phone-like quality to the sound that is pretty typical for gaming headsets. It isn't as weak or ‘tinny’ as many that I've tested, but it still has that ‘headset mic’ sound – which is totally understandable, of course.

Conclusion

You may have noticed that I did not really talk about RGB effects, so I will touch on them briefly here. The effects are subtle with this new headset, with just the Corsair logo on either side lighting up as desired. The previous VOID RGB also included a light strip below the logo on both ear cups, so for those who can take or leave RGB this reduction is probably positive. In any case, the effect is simple to control using the CUE software, and I settled on a slow rainbow transition effect which looked cool – though the need to have lighting effects on the exterior of a headset has always been dubious to me. However, it works as intended and I have no complaints.

As this is a wireless headset, which only uses the USB connection for charging, range and battery life matter a lot to the overall experience. Fortunately, I found both of these aspects to be excellent. Wireless range was outstanding, and I was able to walk around my very-unfriendly-to-wireless 1920's home without losing a signal from the USB transmitter plugged into a laptop two rooms away. Battery life is rated at 16 hours, which means long, uninterrupted sessions – and useful life if you forget to plug them in (as I discovered).

The new Corsair VOID PRO RGB Wireless SE headset is extremely well made, comfortable, and produces a very warm and powerful sound. Dolby Headphone surround effects are very good, and the experience controlling both audio and lighting using the CUE software is a breeze. These are not the last word in clarity, but those who enjoy a deeper sound with a lot of bass should enjoy these quite a bit – and I doubt you'll find a better constructed headset. With an MSRP of $129.99 (and already the white and black version is listed for at $99.99 on Amazon) the wireless version of the VOID PRO RGB is in line with pricing from other vendors, and is a good value as a premium design.

If you are thinking about a new wireless surround gaming headset, this is a fine choice – and one that is decidedly less plasticky than most. In fact, after handling Corsair's new VOID PRO you might find the competition to feel almost flimsy in comparison.

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