Quick Overview
Priced at $89.86, the Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless Headset is Turtle Beach's entry in the wireless gaming headsets category. With 4,509 buyers rating it at 4.3 stars, it currently sits at #8 of 30 in our rankings. It's in the top quartile of the category, which is where most buyers should be looking.
Fit and Build
Headsets live or die on long-session comfort. Most users find them comfortable, though glasses-wearers and those with larger heads sometimes report pressure after a couple of hours.
By the Spec Sheet
- Brand: Turtle Beach
- Price: $89.86 (well below the $109.28 category average)
- Amazon rating: 4.3 of 5.0
- Reviews: 4,509
- Category rank: #8 of 30 in wireless gaming headsets
- Cheaper in category: 15 products
- Higher-rated in category: 9 products
- More-reviewed in category: 9 products
What 4,509 Buyers Say
A 4.3-star average from 4,509 buyers means most are happy, but a meaningful slice - roughly 15-20% - has at least some complaint. The pattern in the negative reviews matters more than the average itself.
What Else to Consider
At $89.86, the Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless Headset sits well below the $109.28 category average. 15 options are cheaper and 14 are more expensive.
The category leader is the Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless Headset ($101.54, 4.3★, 24,726 reviews). The Turtle Beach Stealth 500 Wireless Headset is $11.68 cheaper, which is the main reason to pick it over the leader.
Direct competitors at this price (±25%):
- Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless Headset - $101.54, 4.3★ (24,726 reviews) · Roughly comparable
- HyperX Cloud Stinger Core Wireless DTS - $79.99, 4.3★ (10,416 reviews) · Cheaper
- Logitech G535 Wireless Gaming Headset - $79.99, 4.2★ (5,410 reviews) · Cheaper
If rating alone is your filter, the highest-rated option in this category is the WESEARY 2.4GHz Wireless Gaming Headset at 4.8★. If pure price is the filter, the cheapest is the KOFIRE UG-06 Wireless Gaming Headset at $15.99.
Is It For You?
Maybe. Middle-of-the-pack on rating and price, no standout strengths. If a specific feature matches your need (look at the spec list), it's reasonable. Otherwise the top picks are safer bets.
Wrap-Up
8.5/10
Functional, mid-pack option. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing pushing it above the better-ranked alternatives either.