So I recently got my stealth 600 in. Saw that there was an app to customize your headset. Great I can use it for whatever my needs are. So I downloaded it and what did you know it lay an egg. Don’t not want to connect or anything. So what is the point of having an app that doesn’t want to do said job that it was designed to do. Total waste of my time. Would give it Zero stars if it would let me.

This is not a review of the app which is a solid app that does what is supposed to do. but a review of the Stealth 600 gen three. these headphones are inconsistent with connection. coming from the stealth 600 gen one to the three i thought i would be upgrading. i was wrong. there has been one example of the headphones losing connection and taking over 10 seconds to reestablish connection. and in an online match those seconds are important. on top of that the headphones when in “super human hearing mode” the audio does this digital static sound that is completely distracting and unpredictable. i’ve returned the headphones for a new pair of the same model but it looks like it is the same issue for the brand across the board regardless of a fluke pair. This is a shame because i’ve grown to like Turtle beach as a brand and trusted them for my first purchase of my stealth 600 gen one. that pair lasted me almost 10 years had they not fallen apart from years of love and use. thanks for reading.

Firstly, any item that performs a singular task (in this case a headset that was purchased for an Xbox transmitting sound from that Xbox to the headset) SHOULD NOT NEED UPDATES. ITS A HEADSET. Secondly, ridiculous that basic controls like mic monitoring or eq are locked behind a mobile app that requires you to use BOTH transmitters to update even if you purchased it just for Xbox. What if I didn’t have another console or computer? What if I didn’t use a phone? Why are you forcing me to use both when I only want/need one to be working properly.On top of all of that, THE UPDATE DOESN’T EVEN WORK. Both transmitters will be plugged in and it’ll disconnect from one the second the update starts.For the love of god, make products work out of the box. Why are my controls locked behind an app I need to use on my phone. What does my phone have to do with my headset I purchased for my XBOX. Stop over complicating things. I loved the first gen stealth headset I purchased. Worked right out of the box. Connected instantly. No transmitters. Now you’ve improved nothing and made it unnecessarily complex, in addition to forcing updates for an extremely simple product. Wireless headset technology has existed for almost 2 decades. Never requiring ‘updates’. Turtle beach joining the trend of releasing half baked tech in hopes of fixing it down the line. Nice. Love to see it.

If you are looking for a new headset that requires you to use an app that never lets you get past the connect/update stage, then the turtle beach stealth 700 gen 3 is for you. The best part is this app will connect to your headset to “update” and then when it looks like it’s done, you get to connect and go through the same update again.. and again.. and again.. never getting past that part and being able to actually use the app….. I’ve had several turtle beach headsets over the years and was glad to see that this new gen updated the design where the older models would often break, but now this app has been introduced and it has me weighing out my options of returning this for a new one (again) or just taking it outside and running it over with my car as many times as it’s had me do this same exact update.